Current Employment Statistics (Establishment Data)

Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, Seasonally adjusted

			Thousands of Persons
	Name	Period	Value	Preceding Period	Year Ago from Period
	Total nonfarm	Dec 2019	151,795	151,668	149,809
	Total private	Dec 2019	129,069	128,959	127,298
	Goods-producing	Dec 2019	20,980	21,023	20,900
	Mining and logging	Dec 2019	693	705	743
	Logging	Dec 2019	48.3	50.1	49.0
	Mining	Dec 2019	644.7	655.0	693.5
	Oil and gas extraction	Dec 2019	141.9	141.8	141.1
	Mining, except oil and gas	Dec 2019	187.0	188.7	193.5
	Coal mining	Dec 2019	47.8	49.3	52.2
	Support activities for mining	Dec 2019	315.8	324.5	358.9
	Construction	Dec 2019	7,527	7,541	7,396
	Construction of buildings	Dec 2019	1,673.9	1,672.1	1,649.9
	Residential building	Dec 2019	827.0	830.4	812.7
	Nonresidential building	Dec 2019	846.9	841.7	837.2
	Heavy and civil engineering construction	Dec 2019	1,091.6	1,095.4	1,068.9
	Specialty trade contractors	Dec 2019	4,761.8	4,773.5	4,677.0
	Residential specialty trade contractors	Dec 2019	2,097.5	2,101.7	2,058.4
	Nonresidential specialty trade contractors	Dec 2019	2,664.3	2,671.8	2,618.6
	Manufacturing	Dec 2019	12,760	12,777	12,761
	Durable goods	Dec 2019	7,973	7,983	8,000
	Wood products	Dec 2019	410.3	411.1	404.9
	Nonmetallic mineral products	Dec 2019	415.0	418.0	420.8
	Primary metals	Dec 2019	380.8	382.6	387.0
	Fabricated metal products	Dec 2019	1,470.5	1,477.1	1,489.3
	Machinery	Dec 2019	1,117.9	1,119.1	1,129.1
	Computer and electronic products	Dec 2019	1,043.2	1,042.7	1,028.1
	Computer and peripheral equipment	Dec 2019	123.0	122.6	121.8
	Communication equipment	Dec 2019	86.3	85.7	84.5
	Semiconductors and electronic components	Dec 2019	375.4	376.4	371.6
	Electronic instruments	Dec 2019	426.1	425.8	416.2
	Electrical equipment and appliances	Dec 2019	400.0	400.2	405.8
	Transportation equipment	Dec 2019	1,729.1	1,726.6	1,729.7
	Motor vehicles and parts	Dec 2019	983.1	984.7	1,008.3
	Furniture and related products	Dec 2019	385.1	386.2	390.5
	Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing	Dec 2019	621.2	619.0	614.4
	Nondurable goods	Dec 2019	4,787	4,794	4,761
	Food manufacturing	Dec 2019	1,660.5	1,662.8	1,628.3
	Textile mills	Dec 2019	105.7	106.4	110.7
	Textile product mills	Dec 2019	112.4	113.2	115.6
	Apparel	Dec 2019	105.9	106.5	111.8
	Paper and paper products	Dec 2019	363.8	364.1	366.0
	Printing and related support activities	Dec 2019	420.5	422.3	428.9
	Petroleum and coal products	Dec 2019	113.1	113.2	115.3
	Chemicals	Dec 2019	856.4	856.0	842.4
	Plastics and rubber products	Dec 2019	728.9	729.6	734.7
	Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing	Dec 2019	320.0	320.1	307.1
	Private service-providing	Dec 2019	108,089	107,936	106,398
	Trade, transportation, and utilities	Dec 2019	27,758	27,687	27,580
	Wholesale trade	Dec 2019	5,898.4	5,893.0	5,871.4
	Durable goods	Dec 2019	3,215.0	3,215.0	3,177.6
	Nondurable goods	Dec 2019	2,164.1	2,157.5	2,161.0
	Electronic markets and agents and brokers	Dec 2019	519.3	520.5	532.8
	Retail trade	Dec 2019	15,550.1	15,509.6	15,635.3
	Motor vehicles and parts dealers	Dec 2019	2,044.9	2,044.6	2,025.4
	Automobile dealers	Dec 2019	1,306.9	1,304.7	1,297.4
	Furniture and home furnishings stores	Dec 2019	492.0	490.0	494.0
	Electronics and appliance stores	Dec 2019	485.9	492.4	493.0
	Building material and garden supply stores	Dec 2019	1,298.1	1,297.8	1,294.9
	Food and beverage stores	Dec 2019	3,138.1	3,141.8	3,136.7
	Health and personal care stores	Dec 2019	1,078.2	1,080.4	1,109.0
	Gasoline stations	Dec 2019	1,029.9	1,027.7	1,007.8
	Clothing and clothing accessories stores	Dec 2019	1,338.1	1,283.2	1,393.8
	Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	Dec 2019	1,564.2	1,568.1	1,555.2
	General merchandise stores	Dec 2019	3,080.7	3,083.6	3,125.5
	Department stores	.	.	.	.
	Miscellaneous store retailers	Dec 2019	492.3	489.0	479.1
	Nonstore retailers	Dec 2019	576.5	578.6	565.6
	Transportation and warehousing	Dec 2019	5,760.3	5,735.9	5,521.6
	Air transportation	Dec 2019	513.1	511.2	498.2
	Rail transportation	Dec 2019	163.6	165.3	183.4
	Water transportation	Dec 2019	67.3	67.7	65.6
	Truck transportation	Dec 2019	1,516.9	1,520.9	1,520.7
	Transit and ground passenger transportation	Dec 2019	492.6	491.7	496.0
	Pipeline transportation	Dec 2019	52.0	51.9	50.4
	Scenic and sightseeing transportation	Dec 2019	34.3	35.1	35.2
	Support activities for transportation	Dec 2019	758.7	757.4	746.4
	Couriers and messengers	Dec 2019	878.0	862.2	757.7
	Warehousing and storage	Dec 2019	1,283.8	1,272.5	1,168.0
	Utilities	Dec 2019	548.8	548.1	551.2
	Information	Dec 2019	2,891	2,885	2,851
	Publishing industries, except Internet	Dec 2019	836.6	836.7	803.3
	Motion picture and sound recording industries	Dec 2019	437.3	433.6	446.5
	Broadcasting, except Internet	Dec 2019	380.4	380.8	375.5
	Telecommunications	Dec 2019	708.7	709.5	733.1
	Data processing, hosting and related services	Dec 2019	355.8	353.0	331.5
	Other information services	Dec 2019	171.7	171.2	160.6
	Financial activities	Dec 2019	8,823	8,814	8,661
	Finance and insurance	Dec 2019	6,480.0	6,474.8	6,380.1
	Monetary authorities - central bank	Dec 2019	19.4	19.9	19.8
	Credit intermediation and related activities	Dec 2019	2,663.8	2,660.0	2,646.6
	Depository credit intermediation	Dec 2019	1,782.5	1,779.5	1,768.9
	Commercial banking	Dec 2019	1,395.5	1,393.6	1,388.7
	Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts	Dec 2019	964.0	962.2	959.5
	Insurance carriers and related activities	Dec 2019	2,832.8	2,832.7	2,754.2
	Real estate and rental and leasing	Dec 2019	2,343.1	2,339.0	2,280.5
	Real estate	Dec 2019	1,738.5	1,734.3	1,685.9
	Rental and leasing services	Dec 2019	581.6	581.8	571.3
	Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets	Dec 2019	23.0	22.9	23.3
	Professional and business services	Dec 2019	21,467	21,487	21,196
	Professional, scientific, and technical services	Dec 2019	9,637.2	9,627.8	9,385.1
	Legal services	Dec 2019	1,157.8	1,157.3	1,143.4
	Accounting and bookkeeping services	Dec 2019	1,025.2	1,019.3	1,007.9
	Architectural and engineering services	Dec 2019	1,532.2	1,528.2	1,491.0
	Computer systems design and related services	Dec 2019	2,213.6	2,218.9	2,154.4
	Management and technical consulting services	Dec 2019	1,562.9	1,560.4	1,500.2
	Management of companies and enterprises	Dec 2019	2,530.5	2,529.1	2,495.9
	Administrative and waste services	Dec 2019	9,299.1	9,329.8	9,315.0
	Administrative and support services	Dec 2019	8,840.8	8,872.1	8,871.2
	Employment services	Dec 2019	3,581.3	3,609.4	3,649.9
	Temporary help services	Dec 2019	2,936.6	2,951.1	2,979.3
	Business support services	Dec 2019	865.6	866.0	889.3
	Services to buildings and dwellings	Dec 2019	2,177.2	2,181.6	2,156.3
	Waste management and remediation services	Dec 2019	458.3	457.7	443.8
	Education and health services	Dec 2019	24,428	24,391	23,852
	Educational services	Dec 2019	3,752.4	3,751.6	3,719.3
	Health care and social assistance	Dec 2019	20,675.5	20,639.6	20,132.6
	Health care	Dec 2019	16,421.6	16,404.5	16,087.1
	Ambulatory health care services	Dec 2019	7,826.6	7,806.6	7,565.0
	Offices of physicians	Dec 2019	2,711.4	2,704.4	2,636.0
	Outpatient care centers	Dec 2019	991.7	984.8	946.1
	Home health care services	Dec 2019	1,539.2	1,537.4	1,489.2
	Hospitals	Dec 2019	5,220.4	5,217.3	5,157.2
	Nursing and residential care facilities	Dec 2019	3,374.6	3,380.6	3,364.9
	Nursing care facilities	Dec 2019	1,583.0	1,589.5	1,605.0
	Social assistance	Dec 2019	4,253.9	4,235.1	4,045.5
	Child day care services	Dec 2019	1,042.9	1,038.1	994.6
	Leisure and hospitality	Dec 2019	16,805	16,761	16,412
	Arts, entertainment, and recreation	Dec 2019	2,468.6	2,458.6	2,393.9
	Performing arts and spectator sports	Dec 2019	517.8	518.1	515.5
	Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	Dec 2019	174.4	173.3	169.4
	Amusements, gambling, and recreation	Dec 2019	1,776.4	1,767.2	1,709.0
	Accommodation and food services	Dec 2019	14,336.1	14,301.9	14,017.6
	Accommodation	Dec 2019	2,118.2	2,095.1	2,049.5
	Food services and drinking places	Dec 2019	12,217.9	12,206.8	11,968.1
	Other services	Dec 2019	5,917	5,911	5,846
	Repair and maintenance	Dec 2019	1,352.5	1,354.5	1,332.1
	Personal and laundry services	Dec 2019	1,555.0	1,549.3	1,515.8
	Membership associations and organizations	Dec 2019	3,009.0	3,006.8	2,998.2
	Government	Dec 2019	22,726	22,709	22,511
	Federal	Dec 2019	2,837	2,842	2,808
	Federal, except U.S. Postal Service	Dec 2019	2,233.9	2,234.9	2,198.4
	U.S. Postal Service	Dec 2019	603.5	607.3	609.3
	State government	Dec 2019	5,251	5,248	5,176
	State government education	Dec 2019	2,553.7	2,550.6	2,492.8
	State government, excluding education	Dec 2019	2,696.9	2,697.8	2,683.6
	Local government	Dec 2019	14,638	14,619	14,527
	Local government education	Dec 2019	8,033.4	8,028.9	7,983.0
	Local government, excluding education	Dec 2019	6,604.7	6,589.8	6,543.5