Federal Reserve Economic Data

Current Employment Statistics (Establishment Data)

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

   

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    Jan 1939    
 
 
    Dec 2024
Thousands of Persons
Name Period Value Preceding
Period
Year Ago
from Period
Total nonfarm
Dec 2024 159,536 159,280 157,304
Total private
Dec 2024 136,020 135,797 134,228
Goods-producing
Dec 2024 21,823 21,831 21,723
Mining and logging
Dec 2024 634 637 643
Logging
Dec 2024 38.4 38.4 42.5
Mining
Dec 2024 595.8 598.5 600.2
Oil and gas extraction
Dec 2024 118.7 119.6 118.1
Mining, except oil and gas
Dec 2024 188.6 189.4 188.5
Coal mining
Dec 2024 42.6 43.3 42.8
Support activities for mining
Dec 2024 288.5 289.5 293.6
Construction
Dec 2024 8,316 8,308 8,120
Construction of buildings
Dec 2024 1,886.9 1,883.2 1,837.1
Residential building
Dec 2024 960.5 957.0 933.6
Nonresidential building
Dec 2024 926.4 926.2 903.5
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Dec 2024 1,159.9 1,159.3 1,134.7
Specialty trade contractors
Dec 2024 5,269.5 5,265.1 5,148.2
Residential specialty trade contractors
Dec 2024 2,418.1 2,417.6 2,394.0
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors
Dec 2024 2,851.4 2,847.5 2,754.2
Manufacturing
Dec 2024 12,873 12,886 12,960
Durable goods
Dec 2024 8,060 8,076 8,148
Wood products
Dec 2024 410.6 411.7 414.3
Nonmetallic mineral products
Dec 2024 426.7 426.6 424.3
Primary metals
Dec 2024 370.9 371.1 372.4
Fabricated metal products
Dec 2024 1,457.4 1,458.2 1,464.3
Machinery
Dec 2024 1,127.3 1,129.9 1,142.0
Computer and electronic products
Dec 2024 1,083.1 1,089.3 1,107.9
Computer and peripheral equipment
Dec 2024 158.8 159.4 163.2
Communication equipment
Dec 2024 84.3 84.8 86.9
Semiconductors and electronic components
Dec 2024 380.0 384.1 392.8
Electronic instruments
Dec 2024 429.3 429.8 434.8
Electrical equipment and appliances
Dec 2024 401.0 402.4 413.8
Transportation equipment
Dec 2024 1,827.6 1,830.7 1,831.3
Motor vehicles and parts
Dec 2024 1,056.6 1,060.7 1,063.1
Furniture and related products
Dec 2024 335.3 337.2 349.7
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing
Dec 2024 620.1 619.0 627.5
Nondurable goods
Dec 2024 4,813 4,810 4,812
Food manufacturing
Dec 2024 1,740.9 1,742.9 1,729.0
Textile mills
Dec 2024 89.3 89.3 89.3
Textile product mills
Dec 2024 95.0 94.6 95.3
Apparel
Dec 2024 83.0 83.4 87.6
Paper and paper products
Dec 2024 346.8 348.1 353.6
Printing and related support activities
Dec 2024 359.5 360.1 364.1
Petroleum and coal products
Dec 2024 107.4 107.3 109.2
Chemicals
Dec 2024 904.0 903.1 895.0
Plastics and rubber products
Dec 2024 718.3 717.1 727.1
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing
Dec 2024 369.1 364.2 361.4
Private service-providing
Dec 2024 114,197 113,966 112,505
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Dec 2024 29,091 29,042 28,867
Wholesale trade
Dec 2024 6,191.8 6,195.3 6,159.5
Durable goods
Dec 2024 3,450.3 3,453.6 3,425.3
Nondurable goods
Dec 2024 2,226.6 2,227.4 2,218.9
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
Dec 2024 514.9 514.3 515.3
Retail trade
Dec 2024 15,677.1 15,633.7 15,602.7
Motor vehicles and parts dealers
Dec 2024 2,075.4 2,077.1 2,071.8
Automobile dealers
Dec 2024 1,307.5 1,307.5 1,292.9
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Dec 2024 420.2 420.6 426.2
Electronics and appliance stores
Dec 2024 403.5 403.3 403.5
Building material and garden supply stores
Dec 2024 1,348.9 1,360.3 1,399.6
Food and beverage stores
Dec 2024 3,273.5 3,272.0 3,247.4
Health and personal care stores
Dec 2024 1,103.2 1,096.2 1,093.2
Gasoline stations
Dec 2024 1,084.0 1,080.9 1,071.0
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
Dec 2024 1,141.2 1,118.6 1,145.8
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
Dec 2024 1,544.0 1,534.2 1,535.2
General merchandise stores
Dec 2024 3,283.2 3,270.5 3,209.1
Department stores
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Miscellaneous store retailers
. . . .
Nonstore retailers
. . . .
Transportation and warehousing
Dec 2024 6,630.2 6,620.6 6,520.6
Air transportation
Dec 2024 578.0 575.5 569.9
Rail transportation
Dec 2024 150.3 150.3 153.1
Water transportation
Dec 2024 74.3 74.2 70.9
Truck transportation
Dec 2024 1,545.9 1,546.7 1,551.8
Transit and ground passenger transportation
Dec 2024 456.0 454.8 431.4
Pipeline transportation
Dec 2024 55.0 54.7 51.8
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Dec 2024 32.7 32.7 33.0
Support activities for transportation
Dec 2024 860.9 859.1 831.9
Couriers and messengers
Dec 2024 1,106.8 1,104.4 1,059.9
Warehousing and storage
Dec 2024 1,770.3 1,768.2 1,766.9
Utilities
Dec 2024 591.6 591.9 583.8
Information
Dec 2024 3,004 2,994 3,012
Publishing industries, except Internet
Dec 2024 928.5 926.0 931.7
Motion picture and sound recording industries
Dec 2024 460.6 449.8 431.3
Broadcasting, except Internet
Dec 2024 327.9 331.9 343.0
Telecommunications
Dec 2024 616.1 616.9 634.8
Data processing, hosting and related services
Dec 2024 493.9 492.3 493.6
Other information services
Dec 2024 177.0 177.1 177.6
Financial activities
Dec 2024 9,286 9,273 9,233
Finance and insurance
Dec 2024 6,771.2 6,762.0 6,737.6
Monetary authorities - central bank
Dec 2024 23.6 23.4 22.5
Credit intermediation and related activities
Dec 2024 2,571.6 2,576.8 2,603.8
Depository credit intermediation
Dec 2024 1,768.0 1,772.5 1,785.3
Commercial banking
Dec 2024 1,354.6 1,359.4 1,377.7
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts
Dec 2024 1,126.6 1,125.7 1,114.6
Insurance carriers and related activities
Dec 2024 3,049.4 3,036.1 2,996.7
Real estate and rental and leasing
Dec 2024 2,514.6 2,511.4 2,495.7
Real estate
Dec 2024 1,889.5 1,891.2 1,872.8
Rental and leasing services
Dec 2024 601.1 596.3 599.7
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
Dec 2024 24.0 23.9 23.2
Professional and business services
Dec 2024 22,978 22,950 22,882
Professional and technical services
Dec 2024 11,053.5 11,044.1 10,934.4
Legal services
Dec 2024 1,182.5 1,183.7 1,193.5
Accounting and bookkeeping services
Dec 2024 1,166.9 1,166.8 1,157.6
Architectural and engineering services
Dec 2024 1,727.9 1,720.5 1,672.6
Computer systems design and related services
Dec 2024 2,545.4 2,547.8 2,524.9
Management and technical consulting services
Dec 2024 1,912.2 1,907.1 1,890.8
Management of companies and enterprises
Dec 2024 2,570.3 2,560.3 2,558.0
Administrative and waste services
Dec 2024 9,354.5 9,345.1 9,389.2
Administrative and support services
Dec 2024 8,824.9 8,817.2 8,881.1
Employment services
Dec 2024 3,449.5 3,443.0 3,533.4
Temporary help services
Dec 2024 2,660.2 2,654.9 2,764.5
Business support services
Dec 2024 673.9 681.1 723.7
Services to buildings and dwellings
Dec 2024 2,315.4 2,309.7 2,266.1
Waste management and remediation services
Dec 2024 529.6 527.9 508.1
Education and health services
Dec 2024 26,802 26,722 25,831
Educational services
Dec 2024 3,911.9 3,900.8 3,842.5
Health care and social assistance
Dec 2024 22,890.2 22,820.7 21,988.5
Health care
Dec 2024 17,974.6 17,928.5 17,293.3
Ambulatory health care services
Dec 2024 8,983.6 8,963.0 8,635.0
Offices of physicians
Dec 2024 3,074.7 3,064.3 2,985.1
Outpatient care centers
Dec 2024 1,090.7 1,093.5 1,075.9
Home health care services
Dec 2024 1,850.7 1,835.5 1,680.4
Hospitals
Dec 2024 5,648.7 5,637.2 5,439.9
Nursing and residential care facilities
Dec 2024 3,342.3 3,328.3 3,218.4
Nursing care facilities
Dec 2024 1,492.3 1,485.7 1,444.4
Social assistance
Dec 2024 4,915.6 4,892.2 4,695.2
Child day care services
Dec 2024 1,070.0 1,066.4 1,056.8
Leisure and hospitality
Dec 2024 17,101 17,058 16,816
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Dec 2024 2,693.4 2,686.8 2,599.7
Performing arts and spectator sports
Dec 2024 654.3 653.9 613.6
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions
Dec 2024 181.7 180.7 175.7
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
Dec 2024 1,857.4 1,852.2 1,810.4
Accommodation and food services
Dec 2024 14,407.4 14,371.6 14,216.4
Accommodation
Dec 2024 1,942.7 1,936.7 1,924.2
Food services and drinking places
Dec 2024 12,464.7 12,434.9 12,292.2
Other services
Dec 2024 5,935 5,927 5,864
Repair and maintenance
Dec 2024 1,475.4 1,476.2 1,473.2
Personal and laundry services
Dec 2024 1,576.7 1,569.3 1,542.5
Membership associations and organizations
Dec 2024 2,882.8 2,881.2 2,848.3
Government
Dec 2024 23,516 23,483 23,076
Federal
Dec 2024 3,010 3,004 2,961
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
Dec 2024 2,411.1 2,402.6 2,359.7
U.S. Postal Service
Dec 2024 598.5 601.6 601.1
State government
Dec 2024 5,531 5,521 5,404
State government education
Dec 2024 2,674.8 2,670.9 2,637.0
State government, excluding education
Dec 2024 2,856.2 2,850.5 2,766.5
Local government
Dec 2024 14,975 14,958 14,711
Local government education
Dec 2024 8,136.6 8,129.7 8,038.7
Local government, excluding education
Dec 2024 6,838.2 6,828.4 6,671.9
   

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