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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 Apr.
2024
Feb.
2025
Mar.
2025(p)
Apr.
2025(p)

Total private

109,361 110,486 110,598 110,732

Goods-producing

15,412 15,390 15,394 15,400

Mining and logging

491 470 466 465

Construction

5,973 6,018 6,023 6,035

Manufacturing

8,948 8,902 8,905 8,900

Durable goods

5,448 5,369 5,367 5,368

Nondurable goods

3,500 3,533 3,538 3,532

Private service-providing

93,949 95,096 95,204 95,332

Trade, transportation, and utilities

24,420 24,672 24,682 24,707

Wholesale trade

4,840.1 4,890.7 4,885.6 4,881.7

Retail trade

13,302.2 13,365.6 13,392.4 13,403.0

Transportation and warehousing

5,808.9 5,944.1 5,930.6 5,950.3

Utilities

469.1 472.0 473.1 472.2

Information

2,363 2,355 2,346 2,347

Financial activities

6,901 6,985 6,988 6,989

Professional and business services

17,838 17,749 17,752 17,772

Private education and health services

22,934 23,698 23,759 23,828

Leisure and hospitality

14,654 14,757 14,781 14,796

Other services

4,839 4,880 4,896 4,893

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: May 02, 2025