Current Employment Statistics (Establishment Data)

Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail, Not seasonally adjusted



   

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    Jan 1939    
 
 
    Mar 2026
Thousands of Persons
Name Period Value Preceding
Period
Year Ago
from Period
Total nonfarm
Mar 2026 157,775 157,204 157,540
Total private
Mar 2026 134,127 133,631 133,646
Goods-producing
Mar 2026 21,253 21,123 21,284
Mining and logging
Mar 2026 599 594 615
Logging
Mar 2026 37.4 36.9 40.9
Mining
Mar 2026 561.1 557.4 573.6
Oil and gas extraction
Mar 2026 115.8 115.4 117.7
Mining, except oil and gas
Mar 2026 183.6 182.5 186.1
Coal mining
Mar 2026 38.1 38.8 40.0
Support activities for mining
Mar 2026 261.7 259.5 269.8
Construction
Mar 2026 8,108 8,005 8,049
Construction of buildings
Mar 2026 1,843.8 1,825.3 1,828.0
Residential building
Mar 2026 915.7 907.4 919.4
Nonresidential building
Mar 2026 928.1 917.9 908.6
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Mar 2026 1,147.7 1,115.5 1,122.2
Specialty trade contractors
Mar 2026 5,116.4 5,063.7 5,098.7
Residential specialty trade contractors
Mar 2026 2,306.1 2,282.8 2,331.0
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors
Mar 2026 2,810.3 2,780.9 2,767.7
Manufacturing
Mar 2026 12,546 12,524 12,620
Durable goods
Mar 2026 7,799 7,778 7,831
Wood products
Mar 2026 392.2 390.7 405.7
Nonmetallic mineral products
Mar 2026 415.8 410.0 410.7
Primary metals
Mar 2026 362.4 363.4 364.5
Fabricated metal products
Mar 2026 1,444.3 1,438.7 1,432.7
Machinery
Mar 2026 1,085.8 1,083.5 1,092.8
Computer and electronic products
Mar 2026 984.3 984.0 1,001.8
Computer and peripheral equipment
Mar 2026 99.1 98.5 100.0
Communication equipment
Mar 2026 80.5 81.0 79.1
Semiconductors and electronic components
Mar 2026 367.5 367.2 384.5
Electronic instruments
Mar 2026 411.1 410.5 409.8
Electrical equipment and appliances
Mar 2026 435.9 433.8 428.0
Transportation equipment
Mar 2026 1,740.2 1,733.1 1,743.7
Motor vehicles and parts
Mar 2026 951.3 948.8 972.9
Furniture and related products
Mar 2026 331.5 333.1 337.1
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing
Mar 2026 606.9 608.1 613.6
Nondurable goods
Mar 2026 4,747 4,746 4,789
Food manufacturing
Mar 2026 1,765.5 1,770.0 1,770.6
Textile mills
Mar 2026 78.9 79.3 82.5
Textile product mills
Mar 2026 94.4 94.6 94.3
Apparel
Mar 2026 73.5 73.4 80.1
Paper and paper products
Mar 2026 358.0 354.7 354.7
Printing and related support activities
Mar 2026 340.8 339.8 345.5
Petroleum and coal products
Mar 2026 106.6 106.9 109.3
Chemicals
Mar 2026 892.6 897.3 898.8
Plastics and rubber products
Mar 2026 696.0 693.4 707.8
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing
Mar 2026 340.2 336.3 345.0
Private service-providing
Mar 2026 112,874 112,508 112,362
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Mar 2026 28,405 28,377 28,554
Wholesale trade
Mar 2026 6,033.7 6,020.3 6,040.6
Durable goods
Mar 2026 3,394.2 3,388.1 3,399.7
Nondurable goods
Mar 2026 2,201.8 2,193.4 2,196.2
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
Mar 2026 437.7 438.8 444.7
Retail trade
Mar 2026 15,277.0 15,253.3 15,301.8
Motor vehicles and parts dealers
Mar 2026 2,038.0 2,038.7 2,046.5
Automobile dealers
Mar 2026 1,286.8 1,288.6 1,290.5
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Mar 2026 387.8 388.9 400.2
Electronics and appliance stores
Mar 2026 362.7 364.4 373.9
Building material and garden supply stores
Mar 2026 1,342.3 1,310.8 1,386.5
Food and beverage stores
Mar 2026 3,244.5 3,247.2 3,232.6
Health and personal care stores
Mar 2026 1,045.9 1,043.0 1,057.7
Gasoline stations
Mar 2026 1,049.0 1,050.0 1,036.8
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
Mar 2026 1,117.3 1,116.3 1,105.7
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
Mar 2026 1,499.3 1,500.2 1,464.0
General merchandise stores
Mar 2026 3,190.2 3,193.8 3,197.9
Department stores
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Miscellaneous store retailers
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Nonstore retailers
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Transportation and warehousing
Mar 2026 6,490.5 6,499.1 6,612.3
Air transportation
Mar 2026 575.2 571.1 566.8
Rail transportation
Mar 2026 150.0 150.0 156.1
Water transportation
Mar 2026 69.1 68.4 67.3
Truck transportation
Mar 2026 1,442.6 1,440.4 1,469.0
Transit and ground passenger transportation
Mar 2026 505.8 505.4 502.1
Pipeline transportation
Mar 2026 55.9 56.2 55.1
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Mar 2026 26.7 25.3 24.6
Support activities for transportation
Mar 2026 823.3 822.6 828.9
Couriers and messengers
Mar 2026 1,019.2 1,035.4 1,070.7
Warehousing and storage
Mar 2026 1,822.7 1,824.3 1,871.7
Utilities
Mar 2026 604.1 604.4 599.5
Information
Mar 2026 2,772 2,769 2,856
Publishing industries, except Internet
Mar 2026 897.9 893.6 904.4
Motion picture and sound recording industries
Mar 2026 328.1 327.6 350.7
Broadcasting, except Internet
Mar 2026 332.8 334.5 340.0
Telecommunications
Mar 2026 572.1 572.5 598.7
Data processing, hosting and related services
Mar 2026 461.2 462.4 482.8
Other information services
Mar 2026 179.7 177.9 179.5
Financial activities
Mar 2026 9,076 9,102 9,145
Finance and insurance
Mar 2026 6,669.6 6,691.5 6,723.6
Monetary authorities - central bank
Mar 2026 18.6 18.7 19.9
Credit intermediation and related activities
Mar 2026 2,533.9 2,543.4 2,563.3
Depository credit intermediation
Mar 2026 1,772.4 1,777.4 1,780.6
Commercial banking
Mar 2026 1,356.6 1,361.3 1,374.7
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts
Mar 2026 1,153.3 1,157.7 1,122.5
Insurance carriers and related activities
Mar 2026 2,963.8 2,971.7 3,017.9
Real estate and rental and leasing
Mar 2026 2,406.7 2,410.4 2,421.8
Real estate
Mar 2026 1,829.6 1,838.6 1,838.8
Rental and leasing services
Mar 2026 555.9 550.6 561.5
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
Mar 2026 21.2 21.2 21.5
Professional and business services
Mar 2026 22,189 22,148 22,220
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Mar 2026 10,775.2 10,820.5 10,768.0
Legal services
Mar 2026 1,223.9 1,228.3 1,207.0
Accounting and bookkeeping services
Mar 2026 1,197.2 1,196.5 1,200.4
Architectural and engineering services
Mar 2026 1,734.9 1,734.2 1,695.2
Computer systems design and related services
Mar 2026 2,343.8 2,381.0 2,384.5
Management and technical consulting services
Mar 2026 1,857.7 1,865.6 1,849.1
Management of companies and enterprises
Mar 2026 2,606.1 2,602.3 2,613.0
Administrative and waste services
Mar 2026 8,807.7 8,725.5 8,839.2
Administrative and support services
Mar 2026 8,287.5 8,207.7 8,326.2
Employment services
Mar 2026 3,133.3 3,101.9 3,160.7
Temporary help services
Mar 2026 2,434.2 2,412.6 2,477.5
Business support services
Mar 2026 626.0 628.0 660.7
Services to buildings and dwellings
Mar 2026 2,179.9 2,137.3 2,165.7
Waste management and remediation services
Mar 2026 520.2 517.8 513.0
Education and health services
Mar 2026 27,882 27,799 27,231
Educational services
Mar 2026 4,173.9 4,160.9 4,193.6
Health care and social assistance
Mar 2026 23,707.9 23,637.7 23,037.3
Health care
Mar 2026 18,363.5 18,303.9 17,991.7
Ambulatory health care services
Mar 2026 9,150.4 9,116.9 8,994.7
Offices of physicians
Mar 2026 3,036.5 3,010.7 2,976.5
Outpatient care centers
Mar 2026 1,198.9 1,193.5 1,170.9
Home health care services
Mar 2026 1,851.5 1,844.0 1,833.6
Hospitals
Mar 2026 5,752.4 5,736.0 5,602.8
Nursing and residential care facilities
Mar 2026 3,460.7 3,451.0 3,394.2
Nursing care facilities
Mar 2026 1,571.6 1,567.1 1,531.7
Social assistance
Mar 2026 5,344.4 5,333.8 5,045.6
Child day care services
Mar 2026 1,105.6 1,102.7 1,103.2
Leisure and hospitality
Mar 2026 16,564 16,338 16,406
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Mar 2026 2,530.4 2,453.0 2,504.3
Performing arts and spectator sports
Mar 2026 588.5 559.4 564.2
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions
Mar 2026 173.7 168.5 171.5
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
Mar 2026 1,768.2 1,725.1 1,768.6
Accommodation and food services
Mar 2026 14,033.6 13,885.4 13,901.4
Accommodation
Mar 2026 1,862.1 1,839.7 1,870.3
Food services and drinking places
Mar 2026 12,171.5 12,045.7 12,031.1
Other services
Mar 2026 5,986 5,975 5,950
Repair and maintenance
Mar 2026 1,470.3 1,469.5 1,465.4
Personal and laundry services
Mar 2026 1,586.1 1,589.4 1,579.6
Membership associations and organizations
Mar 2026 2,929.9 2,915.8 2,904.6
Government
Mar 2026 23,648 23,573 23,894
Federal
Mar 2026 2,660 2,670 2,991
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
Mar 2026 2,058.4 2,068.1 2,391.2
U.S. Postal Service
Mar 2026 601.5 602.3 599.4
State government
Mar 2026 5,624 5,612 5,675
State government education
Mar 2026 2,767.9 2,759.0 2,807.9
State government, excluding education
Mar 2026 2,856.2 2,852.6 2,867.1
Local government
Mar 2026 15,364 15,291 15,228
Local government education
Mar 2026 8,526.5 8,479.1 8,476.6
Local government, excluding education
Mar 2026 6,837.4 6,811.9 6,751.5
   

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