Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1) [In thousands]
Industry	Oct. 2025	Aug. 2026	Sept. 2026(p)	Oct. 2026(p)
Total private	109,849	110,760	110,773	110,894
Goods-producing	15,232	15,277	15,287	15,284
Mining and logging	452	456	454	452
Construction	5,989	6,065	6,079	6,075
Manufacturing	8,791	8,756	8,754	8,757
Durable goods	5,290	5,318	5,320	5,330
Nondurable goods	3,501	3,438	3,434	3,427
Private service-providing	94,617	95,483	95,486	95,610
Trade, transportation, and utilities	24,315	24,452	24,463	24,491
Wholesale trade	4,780.3	4,795.9	4,795.7	4,795.8
Retail trade	13,292.3	13,378.1	13,383.9	13,403.0
Transportation and warehousing	5,765.5	5,793.8	5,799.4	5,807.8
Utilities	476.8	483.8	484.1	483.9
Information	2,267	2,194	2,187	2,191
Financial activities	6,977	6,884	6,871	6,874
Professional and business services	17,514	17,741	17,722	17,778
Private education and health services	24,138	24,553	24,575	24,617
Leisure and hospitality	14,522	14,756	14,761	14,741
Other services	4,884	4,903	4,907	4,918
Footnotes (1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls. (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: November 06, 2026