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    
 
 
    Apr 2026
Thousands of Persons
Name Period Value Preceding
Period
Year Ago
from Period
Total nonfarm
Apr 2026 158,695 157,769 158,368
Total private
Apr 2026 135,049 134,125 134,457
Goods-producing
Apr 2026 21,401 21,239 21,430
Mining and logging
Apr 2026 603 598 617
Logging
Apr 2026 35.0 37.4 39.8
Mining
Apr 2026 567.5 560.8 577.6
Oil and gas extraction
Apr 2026 113.8 115.8 117.9
Mining, except oil and gas
Apr 2026 188.5 183.5 188.3
Coal mining
Apr 2026 39.0 38.2 39.9
Support activities for mining
Apr 2026 265.2 261.5 271.4
Construction
Apr 2026 8,248 8,088 8,190
Construction of buildings
Apr 2026 1,850.8 1,834.1 1,839.4
Residential building
Apr 2026 916.1 912.1 925.0
Nonresidential building
Apr 2026 934.7 922.0 914.4
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Apr 2026 1,198.0 1,144.1 1,167.1
Specialty trade contractors
Apr 2026 5,199.1 5,109.8 5,183.6
Residential specialty trade contractors
Apr 2026 2,330.0 2,301.2 2,372.2
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors
Apr 2026 2,869.1 2,808.6 2,811.4
Manufacturing
Apr 2026 12,550 12,553 12,623
Durable goods
Apr 2026 7,809 7,804 7,838
Wood products
Apr 2026 391.5 391.2 406.9
Nonmetallic mineral products
Apr 2026 420.1 414.1 416.3
Primary metals
Apr 2026 364.4 363.0 364.4
Fabricated metal products
Apr 2026 1,444.8 1,442.8 1,434.7
Machinery
Apr 2026 1,080.0 1,084.8 1,095.5
Computer and electronic products
Apr 2026 986.0 985.6 997.3
Computer and peripheral equipment
Apr 2026 99.3 99.1 98.9
Communication equipment
Apr 2026 80.8 80.6 78.8
Semiconductors and electronic components
Apr 2026 367.7 367.3 382.6
Electronic instruments
Apr 2026 411.0 411.5 408.7
Electrical equipment and appliances
Apr 2026 436.2 435.4 427.1
Transportation equipment
Apr 2026 1,744.1 1,746.6 1,743.0
Motor vehicles and parts
Apr 2026 957.2 959.5 972.1
Furniture and related products
Apr 2026 333.3 333.2 338.5
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing
Apr 2026 608.3 607.3 614.2
Nondurable goods
Apr 2026 4,741 4,749 4,785
Food manufacturing
Apr 2026 1,761.7 1,766.2 1,770.0
Textile mills
Apr 2026 78.2 79.0 82.2
Textile product mills
Apr 2026 93.3 93.8 93.5
Apparel
Apr 2026 71.1 73.6 80.5
Paper and paper products
Apr 2026 355.6 357.7 354.8
Printing and related support activities
Apr 2026 339.8 341.2 345.3
Petroleum and coal products
Apr 2026 109.2 107.3 109.3
Chemicals
Apr 2026 894.0 892.5 896.9
Plastics and rubber products
Apr 2026 694.7 696.4 705.6
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing
Apr 2026 343.3 341.1 347.3
Private service-providing
Apr 2026 113,648 112,886 113,027
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Apr 2026 28,494 28,417 28,543
Wholesale trade
Apr 2026 6,053.6 6,038.6 6,053.3
Durable goods
Apr 2026 3,402.7 3,398.4 3,402.5
Nondurable goods
Apr 2026 2,210.5 2,200.6 2,205.9
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
Apr 2026 440.4 439.6 444.9
Retail trade
Apr 2026 15,348.7 15,285.9 15,335.3
Motor vehicles and parts dealers
Apr 2026 2,042.7 2,039.9 2,051.8
Automobile dealers
Apr 2026 1,285.7 1,287.9 1,289.6
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Apr 2026 385.4 388.1 395.8
Electronics and appliance stores
Apr 2026 360.9 363.4 371.6
Building material and garden supply stores
Apr 2026 1,403.0 1,343.8 1,421.3
Food and beverage stores
Apr 2026 3,235.1 3,242.0 3,237.7
Health and personal care stores
Apr 2026 1,044.5 1,045.5 1,049.5
Gasoline stations
Apr 2026 1,053.5 1,049.4 1,038.4
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
Apr 2026 1,108.4 1,119.0 1,100.0
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
Apr 2026 1,519.6 1,503.9 1,471.0
General merchandise stores
Apr 2026 3,195.6 3,190.9 3,198.2
Department stores
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Miscellaneous store retailers
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Nonstore retailers
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Transportation and warehousing
Apr 2026 6,485.9 6,488.0 6,556.9
Air transportation
Apr 2026 575.9 576.1 571.1
Rail transportation
Apr 2026 150.0 150.0 156.2
Water transportation
Apr 2026 70.2 69.1 68.1
Truck transportation
Apr 2026 1,456.6 1,442.3 1,476.7
Transit and ground passenger transportation
Apr 2026 496.4 504.6 504.2
Pipeline transportation
Apr 2026 55.9 56.0 55.8
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Apr 2026 26.9 25.7 28.0
Support activities for transportation
Apr 2026 816.3 821.9 832.0
Couriers and messengers
Apr 2026 1,023.2 1,021.8 1,001.1
Warehousing and storage
Apr 2026 1,814.5 1,820.5 1,863.7
Utilities
Apr 2026 605.6 604.6 597.3
Information
Apr 2026 2,762 2,772 2,854
Publishing industries, except Internet
Apr 2026 891.6 896.3 901.5
Motion picture and sound recording industries
Apr 2026 324.1 326.5 354.1
Broadcasting, except Internet
Apr 2026 336.3 333.1 343.1
Telecommunications
Apr 2026 574.2 575.9 595.3
Data processing, hosting and related services
Apr 2026 458.6 460.9 481.0
Other information services
Apr 2026 177.6 178.9 179.0
Financial activities
Apr 2026 9,073 9,073 9,156
Finance and insurance
Apr 2026 6,659.3 6,666.5 6,716.1
Monetary authorities - central bank
Apr 2026 18.6 18.6 19.9
Credit intermediation and related activities
Apr 2026 2,534.8 2,534.7 2,560.1
Depository credit intermediation
Apr 2026 1,771.4 1,772.8 1,775.6
Commercial banking
Apr 2026 1,353.4 1,356.9 1,369.9
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts
Apr 2026 1,159.3 1,154.8 1,124.9
Insurance carriers and related activities
Apr 2026 2,946.6 2,958.4 3,011.2
Real estate and rental and leasing
Apr 2026 2,414.1 2,406.1 2,439.7
Real estate
Apr 2026 1,835.3 1,828.9 1,847.3
Rental and leasing services
Apr 2026 557.6 556.0 570.7
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
Apr 2026 21.2 21.2 21.7
Professional and business services
Apr 2026 22,478 22,214 22,450
Professional, scientific, and technical services
Apr 2026 10,847.5 10,783.6 10,813.3
Legal services
Apr 2026 1,228.4 1,224.6 1,209.7
Accounting and bookkeeping services
Apr 2026 1,190.1 1,197.8 1,192.0
Architectural and engineering services
Apr 2026 1,752.5 1,736.1 1,708.0
Computer systems design and related services
Apr 2026 2,371.7 2,342.6 2,410.1
Management and technical consulting services
Apr 2026 1,875.0 1,860.4 1,858.2
Management of companies and enterprises
Apr 2026 2,606.3 2,607.3 2,613.7
Administrative and waste services
Apr 2026 9,023.7 8,823.4 9,023.2
Administrative and support services
Apr 2026 8,502.0 8,304.0 8,504.3
Employment services
Apr 2026 3,176.2 3,126.0 3,191.7
Temporary help services
Apr 2026 2,487.3 2,434.7 2,504.0
Business support services
Apr 2026 629.0 627.1 659.0
Services to buildings and dwellings
Apr 2026 2,316.7 2,191.3 2,299.0
Waste management and remediation services
Apr 2026 521.7 519.4 518.9
Education and health services
Apr 2026 27,962 27,883 27,340
Educational services
Apr 2026 4,186.3 4,174.9 4,232.9
Health care and social assistance
Apr 2026 23,775.5 23,707.9 23,107.3
Health care
Apr 2026 18,409.7 18,364.3 17,942.6
Ambulatory health care services
Apr 2026 9,182.7 9,152.1 8,939.2
Offices of physicians
Apr 2026 3,036.8 3,033.2 2,985.2
Outpatient care centers
Apr 2026 1,192.4 1,197.9 1,172.7
Home health care services
Apr 2026 1,864.6 1,853.1 1,763.8
Hospitals
Apr 2026 5,751.0 5,751.0 5,607.1
Nursing and residential care facilities
Apr 2026 3,476.0 3,461.2 3,396.3
Nursing care facilities
Apr 2026 1,576.2 1,572.5 1,533.6
Social assistance
Apr 2026 5,365.8 5,343.6 5,164.7
Child day care services
Apr 2026 1,102.5 1,102.7 1,109.2
Leisure and hospitality
Apr 2026 16,851 16,543 16,704
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Apr 2026 2,634.6 2,515.2 2,609.9
Performing arts and spectator sports
Apr 2026 627.7 577.5 599.9
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions
Apr 2026 179.3 173.2 174.9
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
Apr 2026 1,827.6 1,764.5 1,835.1
Accommodation and food services
Apr 2026 14,216.4 14,027.3 14,093.8
Accommodation
Apr 2026 1,870.8 1,863.6 1,897.5
Food services and drinking places
Apr 2026 12,345.6 12,163.7 12,196.3
Other services
Apr 2026 6,028 5,984 5,980
Repair and maintenance
Apr 2026 1,477.0 1,469.3 1,471.3
Personal and laundry services
Apr 2026 1,608.9 1,585.6 1,595.1
Membership associations and organizations
Apr 2026 2,941.8 2,929.3 2,913.6
Government
Apr 2026 23,646 23,644 23,911
Federal
Apr 2026 2,671 2,672 2,978
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
Apr 2026 2,070.6 2,070.7 2,373.7
U.S. Postal Service
Apr 2026 600.0 601.5 604.1
State government
Apr 2026 5,630 5,618 5,682
State government education
Apr 2026 2,766.3 2,758.1 2,813.1
State government, excluding education
Apr 2026 2,863.7 2,859.5 2,868.9
Local government
Apr 2026 15,345 15,354 15,251
Local government education
Apr 2026 8,481.1 8,518.3 8,464.8
Local government, excluding education
Apr 2026 6,863.5 6,835.3 6,786.4
   

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