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	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)
Total private	109,756	110,236	110,309	110,108
Goods-producing	15,308	15,247	15,267	15,227
Mining and logging	466	451	450	448
Construction	6,002	6,019	6,052	6,039
Manufacturing	8,840	8,777	8,765	8,740
Durable goods	5,334	5,286	5,281	5,268
Nondurable goods	3,506	3,491	3,484	3,472
Private service-providing	94,448	94,989	95,042	94,881
Trade, transportation, and utilities	24,426	24,290	24,295	24,270
Wholesale trade	4,813.6	4,773.6	4,768.1	4,765.7
Retail trade	13,263.1	13,276.2	13,288.5	13,297.5
Transportation and warehousing	5,873.8	5,760.6	5,758.0	5,725.0
Utilities	475.1	479.7	480.5	481.5
Information	2,300	2,265	2,243	2,229
Financial activities	6,964	6,977	6,957	6,965
Professional and business services	17,622	17,575	17,593	17,583
Private education and health services	23,706	24,222	24,334	24,294
Leisure and hospitality	14,583	14,773	14,728	14,645
Other services	4,847	4,887	4,892	4,895
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: March 06, 2026