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 Mar.
2017		 Jan.
2018		 Feb.
2018(p)		 Mar.
2018(p)

Total private

 101,941 103,392 103,636 103,725

Goods-producing

 14,398 14,673 14,750 14,747

Mining and logging

 474 522 527 534

Construction

 5,219 5,315 5,368 5,347

Manufacturing

 8,705 8,836 8,855 8,866

Durable goods

 5,300 5,385 5,407 5,417

Nondurable goods

 3,405 3,451 3,448 3,449

Private service-providing

 87,543 88,719 88,886 88,978

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 23,085 23,338 23,403 23,435

Wholesale trade

 4,710.5 4,771.0 4,781.3 4,792.4

Retail trade

 13,477.3 13,548.1 13,597.5 13,602.7

Transportation and warehousing

 4,448.3 4,574.3 4,579.7 4,592.0

Utilities

 448.4 445.0 444.6 447.9

Information

 2,264 2,223 2,218 2,219

Financial activities

 6,540 6,607 6,619 6,623

Professional and business services

 16,611 16,869 16,915 16,948

Education and health services

 20,235 20,577 20,610 20,632

Leisure and hospitality

 14,053 14,286 14,299 14,304

Other services

 4,755 4,819 4,822 4,817

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 2017 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

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Last Modified Date: April 06, 2018