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Current Employment Statistics (Establishment Data):
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, Seasonally adjusted

   
    Jan 1939    
 
 
    Nov 2021
Thousands of Persons
Name Period Value Preceding
Period
Year Ago
from Period
Total nonfarm
Nov 2021 148,611 148,401 142,809
Total private
Nov 2021 126,711 126,476 121,321
Goods-producing
Nov 2021 20,724 20,664 20,146
Mining and logging
Nov 2021 645 647 597
Logging
Nov 2021 42.5 42.7 44.9
Mining
Nov 2021 602.7 604.3 552.5
Oil and gas extraction
Nov 2021 139.8 141.0 139.4
Mining, except oil and gas
Nov 2021 183.2 183.1 176.2
Coal mining
Nov 2021 42.1 42.4 39.3
Support activities for mining
Nov 2021 279.7 280.2 236.9
Construction
Nov 2021 7,533 7,502 7,353
Construction of buildings
Nov 2021 1,715.6 1,705.6 1,651.2
Residential building
Nov 2021 888.9 884.8 836.7
Nonresidential building
Nov 2021 826.7 820.8 814.5
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Nov 2021 1,064.6 1,056.5 1,036.2
Specialty trade contractors
Nov 2021 4,753.1 4,740.1 4,665.6
Residential specialty trade contractors
Nov 2021 2,187.1 2,180.9 2,132.2
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors
Nov 2021 2,566.0 2,559.2 2,533.4
Manufacturing
Nov 2021 12,546 12,515 12,196
Durable goods
Nov 2021 7,800 7,785 7,580
Wood products
Nov 2021 414.5 412.5 398.8
Nonmetallic mineral products
Nov 2021 400.6 397.9 396.7
Primary metals
Nov 2021 358.4 357.7 350.0
Fabricated metal products
Nov 2021 1,438.3 1,430.4 1,383.1
Machinery
Nov 2021 1,081.9 1,087.9 1,055.6
Computer and electronic products
Nov 2021 1,091.8 1,093.1 1,071.0
Computer and peripheral equipment
Nov 2021 167.7 167.3 162.2
Communication equipment
Nov 2021 84.7 85.3 85.0
Semiconductors and electronic components
Nov 2021 374.8 375.4 367.4
Electronic instruments
Nov 2021 430.1 430.7 422.2
Electrical equipment and appliances
Nov 2021 385.6 382.3 372.1
Transportation equipment
Nov 2021 1,625.4 1,629.2 1,594.7
Motor vehicles and parts
Nov 2021 923.7 933.8 906.9
Furniture and related products
Nov 2021 361.5 361.8 355.0
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing
Nov 2021 641.7 631.7 602.7
Nondurable goods
Nov 2021 4,746 4,730 4,616
Food manufacturing
Nov 2021 1,660.5 1,653.1 1,629.1
Textile mills
Nov 2021 99.4 98.8 95.6
Textile product mills
Nov 2021 108.3 108.4 103.9
Apparel
Nov 2021 93.9 93.1 89.2
Paper and paper products
Nov 2021 357.4 355.2 355.6
Printing and related support activities
Nov 2021 379.8 379.9 370.7
Petroleum and coal products
Nov 2021 101.5 101.5 103.9
Chemicals
Nov 2021 862.8 862.8 839.6
Plastics and rubber products
Nov 2021 740.9 739.3 717.8
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing
Nov 2021 341.7 338.2 310.4
Private service-providing
Nov 2021 105,987 105,812 101,175
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Nov 2021 27,751 27,714 26,983
Wholesale trade
Nov 2021 5,747.3 5,739.3 5,602.4
Durable goods
Nov 2021 3,163.7 3,155.7 3,064.4
Nondurable goods
Nov 2021 2,105.0 2,105.1 2,058.2
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
Nov 2021 478.6 478.5 479.8
Retail trade
Nov 2021 15,434.0 15,454.4 15,129.7
Motor vehicles and parts dealers
Nov 2021 1,987.1 1,986.0 1,941.0
Automobile dealers
Nov 2021 1,251.6 1,251.4 1,229.7
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Nov 2021 446.7 447.0 432.8
Electronics and appliance stores
Nov 2021 427.1 428.4 435.3
Building material and garden supply stores
Nov 2021 1,373.3 1,366.0 1,402.8
Food and beverage stores
Nov 2021 3,115.1 3,106.5 3,139.2
Health and personal care stores
Nov 2021 1,031.1 1,026.7 950.1
Gasoline stations
Nov 2021 960.5 958.2 937.4
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
Nov 2021 1,044.4 1,062.1 966.8
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
Nov 2021 484.0 492.9 456.4
General merchandise stores
Nov 2021 3,091.4 3,111.8 3,091.3
Department stores
. . . .
Miscellaneous store retailers
Nov 2021 828.9 828.6 773.2
Nonstore retailers
Nov 2021 644.4 640.2 603.4
Transportation and warehousing
Nov 2021 6,033.1 5,983.4 5,711.3
Air transportation
Nov 2021 470.4 467.0 394.3
Rail transportation
Nov 2021 142.5 142.2 143.3
Water transportation
Nov 2021 59.0 58.5 59.8
Truck transportation
Nov 2021 1,521.3 1,515.7 1,472.8
Transit and ground passenger transportation
Nov 2021 403.5 404.4 372.7
Pipeline transportation
Nov 2021 49.7 49.5 50.2
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Nov 2021 37.6 35.1 25.1
Support activities for transportation
Nov 2021 741.5 739.0 694.5
Couriers and messengers
Nov 2021 1,099.6 1,072.8 1,063.9
Warehousing and storage
Nov 2021 1,508.0 1,499.2 1,434.7
Utilities
Nov 2021 536.1 536.5 539.5
Information
Nov 2021 2,791 2,793 2,650
Publishing industries, except Internet
Nov 2021 774.3 773.4 755.2
Motion picture and sound recording industries
Nov 2021 345.2 348.6 258.4
Broadcasting, except Internet
Nov 2021 236.8 237.3 247.9
Telecommunications
Nov 2021 669.6 672.3 679.0
Data processing, hosting and related services
Nov 2021 379.8 380.0 352.7
Other information services
Nov 2021 385.7 381.6 357.0
Financial activities
Nov 2021 8,905 8,892 8,756
Finance and insurance
Nov 2021 6,570.4 6,561.1 6,532.8
Monetary authorities - central bank
Nov 2021 20.2 20.1 20.3
Credit intermediation and related activities
Nov 2021 2,661.5 2,663.6 2,668.9
Depository credit intermediation
Nov 2021 1,718.9 1,721.5 1,754.7
Commercial banking
Nov 2021 1,326.6 1,329.3 1,368.3
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts
Nov 2021 1,016.9 1,008.1 971.6
Insurance carriers and related activities
Nov 2021 2,871.8 2,869.3 2,872.0
Real estate and rental and leasing
Nov 2021 2,334.1 2,330.7 2,223.6
Real estate
Nov 2021 1,784.8 1,779.9 1,712.5
Rental and leasing services
Nov 2021 526.9 528.3 488.6
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
Nov 2021 22.4 22.5 22.5
Professional and business services
Nov 2021 21,400 21,310 20,391
Professional and technical services
Nov 2021 10,076.1 10,032.3 9,466.2
Legal services
Nov 2021 1,156.3 1,153.6 1,122.8
Accounting and bookkeeping services
Nov 2021 1,085.5 1,077.9 997.6
Architectural and engineering services
Nov 2021 1,596.8 1,594.8 1,521.6
Computer systems design and related services
Nov 2021 2,307.5 2,298.0 2,190.0
Management and technical consulting services
Nov 2021 1,682.5 1,670.5 1,535.5
Management of companies and enterprises
Nov 2021 2,347.8 2,343.9 2,339.9
Administrative and waste services
Nov 2021 8,975.6 8,934.0 8,584.8
Administrative and support services
Nov 2021 8,517.1 8,474.7 8,134.8
Employment services
Nov 2021 3,461.4 3,437.7 3,176.2
Temporary help services
Nov 2021 2,791.8 2,785.6 2,558.5
Business support services
Nov 2021 787.6 781.9 800.3
Services to buildings and dwellings
Nov 2021 2,158.3 2,147.9 2,130.8
Waste management and remediation services
Nov 2021 458.5 459.3 450.0
Education and health services
Nov 2021 23,772 23,768 23,278
Educational services
Nov 2021 3,622.5 3,624.8 3,388.2
Health care and social assistance
Nov 2021 20,149.0 20,143.3 19,889.4
Health care
Nov 2021 16,041.9 16,039.8 15,935.4
Ambulatory health care services
Nov 2021 7,940.3 7,923.3 7,680.4
Offices of physicians
Nov 2021 2,731.3 2,728.9 2,660.1
Outpatient care centers
Nov 2021 1,015.3 1,012.8 998.4
Home health care services
Nov 2021 1,525.7 1,526.0 1,508.8
Hospitals
Nov 2021 5,145.9 5,149.8 5,136.3
Nursing and residential care facilities
Nov 2021 2,955.7 2,966.7 3,118.7
Nursing care facilities
Nov 2021 1,348.1 1,356.5 1,439.0
Social assistance
Nov 2021 4,107.1 4,103.5 3,954.0
Child day care services
Nov 2021 938.4 940.5 870.1
Leisure and hospitality
Nov 2021 15,581 15,558 13,632
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Nov 2021 2,226.8 2,221.7 1,816.5
Performing arts and spectator sports
Nov 2021 487.9 480.4 329.3
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions
Nov 2021 147.7 148.0 133.5
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
Nov 2021 1,591.2 1,593.3 1,353.7
Accommodation and food services
Nov 2021 13,354.1 13,336.5 11,815.6
Accommodation
Nov 2021 1,802.6 1,796.0 1,453.6
Food services and drinking places
Nov 2021 11,551.5 11,540.5 10,362.0
Other services
Nov 2021 5,787 5,777 5,485
Repair and maintenance
Nov 2021 1,396.4 1,386.3 1,311.9
Personal and laundry services
Nov 2021 1,444.7 1,449.7 1,311.6
Membership associations and organizations
Nov 2021 2,945.6 2,940.9 2,861.6
Government
Nov 2021 21,900 21,925 21,488
Federal
Nov 2021 2,879 2,877 2,888
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
Nov 2021 2,270.4 2,272.7 2,283.7
U.S. Postal Service
Nov 2021 608.9 604.2 604.2
State government
Nov 2021 5,030 5,039 4,931
State government education
Nov 2021 2,398.4 2,401.4 2,245.3
State government, excluding education
Nov 2021 2,631.7 2,637.8 2,685.8
Local government
Nov 2021 13,991 14,009 13,669
Local government education
Nov 2021 7,643.7 7,656.3 7,334.8
Local government, excluding education
Nov 2021 6,347.7 6,352.2 6,333.8
   

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