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	May 2025	Mar. 2026	Apr. 2026(p)	May 2026(p)
Total private	109,984	110,423	110,642	110,835
Goods-producing	15,289	15,258	15,272	15,281
Mining and logging	459	451	456	461
Construction	6,013	6,045	6,051	6,052
Manufacturing	8,817	8,762	8,765	8,768
Durable goods	5,307	5,290	5,295	5,313
Nondurable goods	3,510	3,472	3,470	3,455
Private service-providing	94,695	95,165	95,370	95,554
Trade, transportation, and utilities	24,385	24,337	24,396	24,396
Wholesale trade	4,808.5	4,769.4	4,781.4	4,779.2
Retail trade	13,264.3	13,327.5	13,352.5	13,366.3
Transportation and warehousing	5,836.9	5,758.8	5,779.1	5,767.4
Utilities	475.5	481.6	482.5	483.5
Information	2,288	2,224	2,222	2,218
Financial activities	6,974	6,928	6,920	6,906
Professional and business services	17,606	17,639	17,680	17,693
Private education and health services	23,890	24,367	24,416	24,451
Leisure and hospitality	14,683	14,779	14,841	14,994
Other services	4,869	4,891	4,895	4,896
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: June 05, 2026