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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 Dec.
2023		 Oct.
2024		 Nov.
2024(p)		 Dec.
2024(p)

Total private

 109,187 110,406 110,513 110,748

Goods-producing

 15,510 15,475 15,487 15,477

Mining and logging

 499 485 484 476

Construction

 5,946 6,030 6,032 6,032

Manufacturing

 9,065 8,960 8,971 8,969

Durable goods

 5,592 5,453 5,469 5,464

Nondurable goods

 3,473 3,507 3,502 3,505

Private service-providing

 93,677 94,931 95,026 95,271

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 24,363 24,601 24,581 24,615

Wholesale trade

 4,857.7 4,905.5 4,900.8 4,896.2

Retail trade

 13,348.3 13,439.0 13,416.9 13,464.6

Transportation and warehousing

 5,691.9 5,786.3 5,793.5 5,784.6

Utilities

 464.7 470.3 470.0 469.6

Information

 2,410 2,408 2,404 2,426

Financial activities

 6,949 6,988 6,998 7,010

Professional and business services

 18,033 18,011 17,992 18,014

Private education and health services

 22,498 23,292 23,371 23,466

Leisure and hospitality

 14,663 14,822 14,865 14,917

Other services

 4,761 4,809 4,815 4,823

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 2023 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Last Modified Date: January 10, 2025