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	Sept. 2025	July 2026	Aug. 2026(p)	Sept. 2026(p)
Total private	110,060	110,581	110,721	110,737
Goods-producing	15,242	15,272	15,281	15,293
Mining and logging	450	456	456	455
Construction	5,997	6,055	6,070	6,084
Manufacturing	8,795	8,761	8,755	8,754
Durable goods	5,297	5,321	5,316	5,323
Nondurable goods	3,498	3,440	3,439	3,431
Private service-providing	94,818	95,309	95,440	95,444
Trade, transportation, and utilities	24,373	24,459	24,440	24,447
Wholesale trade	4,788.2	4,798.5	4,800.4	4,805.7
Retail trade	13,301.0	13,393.3	13,366.5	13,366.7
Transportation and warehousing	5,806.9	5,784.7	5,788.6	5,789.8
Utilities	476.5	482.8	484.3	485.1
Information	2,274	2,206	2,197	2,193
Financial activities	6,976	6,891	6,883	6,873
Professional and business services	17,536	17,714	17,724	17,721
Private education and health services	24,103	24,515	24,550	24,570
Leisure and hospitality	14,676	14,637	14,748	14,738
Other services	4,880	4,887	4,898	4,902
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: October 02, 2026