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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.
2023
Aug.
2024
Sept.
2024(p)
Oct.
2024(p)

Total private

108,843 110,237 110,389 110,352

Goods-producing

15,456 15,542 15,555 15,502

Mining and logging

496 489 489 487

Construction

5,922 6,029 6,046 6,048

Manufacturing

9,038 9,024 9,020 8,967

Durable goods

5,555 5,515 5,511 5,455

Nondurable goods

3,483 3,509 3,509 3,512

Private service-providing

93,387 94,695 94,834 94,850

Trade, transportation, and utilities

24,366 24,575 24,612 24,604

Wholesale trade

4,850.4 4,895.2 4,899.8 4,912.9

Retail trade

13,337.5 13,425.7 13,452.0 13,434.1

Transportation and warehousing

5,715.8 5,785.3 5,788.2 5,786.9

Utilities

462.1 469.1 471.6 470.5

Information

2,385 2,400 2,402 2,407

Financial activities

6,923 6,978 6,990 6,984

Professional and business services

18,059 18,059 18,053 17,984

Private education and health services

22,286 23,113 23,204 23,262

Leisure and hospitality

14,601 14,767 14,765 14,790

Other services

4,767 4,803 4,808 4,819

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 2023 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: November 01, 2024