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	Dec. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Dec. 2025(p)
Total private	110,284	110,878	110,972	111,021
Goods-producing	15,379	15,347	15,357	15,352
Mining and logging	468	455	455	451
Construction	6,011	6,028	6,038	6,040
Manufacturing	8,900	8,864	8,864	8,861
Durable goods	5,370	5,335	5,335	5,340
Nondurable goods	3,530	3,529	3,529	3,521
Private service-providing	94,905	95,531	95,615	95,669
Trade, transportation, and utilities	24,613	24,631	24,634	24,610
Wholesale trade	4,887.9	4,873.3	4,874.8	4,872.9
Retail trade	13,340.3	13,415.6	13,418.8	13,394.3
Transportation and warehousing	5,913.8	5,867.2	5,864.4	5,866.3
Utilities	470.5	474.8	475.8	476.7
Information	2,374	2,322	2,321	2,319
Financial activities	6,955	7,005	7,003	7,013
Professional and business services	17,768	17,668	17,675	17,684
Private education and health services	23,555	24,146	24,195	24,239
Leisure and hospitality	14,769	14,863	14,879	14,891
Other services	4,871	4,896	4,908	4,913
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 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026