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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.
2020		 Oct.
2021		 Nov.
2021(p)		 Dec.
2021(p)

Total private

 98,617 103,266 103,474 103,567

Goods-producing

 14,360 14,733 14,789 14,837

Mining and logging

 426 485 488 493

Construction

 5,463 5,535 5,556 5,570

Manufacturing

 8,471 8,713 8,745 8,774

Durable goods

 5,149 5,342 5,352 5,374

Nondurable goods

 3,322 3,371 3,393 3,400

Private service-providing

 84,257 88,533 88,685 88,730

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 22,855 23,385 23,468 23,489

Wholesale trade

 4,453.4 4,568.1 4,584.1 4,598.7

Retail trade

 12,936.1 13,199.5 13,204.9 13,207.0

Transportation and warehousing

 5,039.3 5,190.0 5,251.2 5,255.1

Utilities

 425.8 427.0 427.4 427.7

Information

 2,092 2,220 2,219 2,218

Financial activities

 6,667 6,713 6,715 6,717

Professional and business services

 16,534 17,180 17,222 17,225

Education and health services

 20,370 20,763 20,764 20,753

Leisure and hospitality

 11,287 13,562 13,581 13,590

Other services

 4,452 4,710 4,716 4,738

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 2020 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Last Modified Date: January 07, 2022