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	Aug. 2025	June 2026	July 2026(p)	Aug. 2026(p)
Total private	109,965	110,622	110,597	110,747
Goods-producing	15,213	15,265	15,265	15,273
Mining and logging	451	457	456	457
Construction	5,981	6,052	6,053	6,067
Manufacturing	8,781	8,756	8,756	8,749
Durable goods	5,289	5,311	5,320	5,318
Nondurable goods	3,492	3,445	3,436	3,431
Private service-providing	94,752	95,357	95,332	95,474
Trade, transportation, and utilities	24,388	24,413	24,452	24,429
Wholesale trade	4,782.0	4,793.8	4,796.4	4,795.9
Retail trade	13,288.6	13,361.9	13,393.2	13,370.3
Transportation and warehousing	5,841.1	5,775.0	5,779.0	5,777.7
Utilities	476.2	482.3	483.1	485.1
Information	2,268	2,206	2,204	2,187
Financial activities	6,964	6,899	6,893	6,886
Professional and business services	17,559	17,723	17,724	17,741
Private education and health services	24,049	24,488	24,518	24,551
Leisure and hospitality	14,642	14,732	14,653	14,782
Other services	4,882	4,896	4,888	4,898
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: September 04, 2026