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	Apr 2026	158,736	158,621	158,485
	Total private	Apr 2026	135,428	135,305	134,917
	Goods-producing	Apr 2026	21,523	21,513	21,555
	Mining and logging	Apr 2026	606	603	622
	Logging	Apr 2026	37.7	37.6	41.7
	Mining	Apr 2026	568.1	565.6	579.8
	Oil and gas extraction	Apr 2026	115.2	115.9	118.7
	Mining, except oil and gas	Apr 2026	188.2	187.1	189.3
	Coal mining	Apr 2026	38.7	38.4	40.0
	Support activities for mining	Apr 2026	264.7	262.6	271.8
	Construction	Apr 2026	8,321	8,312	8,271
	Construction of buildings	Apr 2026	1,870.3	1,866.2	1,858.8
	Residential building	Apr 2026	926.5	928.0	933.6
	Nonresidential building	Apr 2026	943.8	938.2	925.2
	Heavy and civil engineering construction	Apr 2026	1,201.3	1,200.5	1,179.0
	Specialty trade contractors	Apr 2026	5,249.0	5,245.3	5,233.4
	Residential specialty trade contractors	Apr 2026	2,353.0	2,361.9	2,395.1
	Nonresidential specialty trade contractors	Apr 2026	2,896.0	2,883.4	2,838.3
	Manufacturing	Apr 2026	12,596	12,598	12,662
	Durable goods	Apr 2026	7,826	7,824	7,853
	Wood products	Apr 2026	392.5	392.7	407.7
	Nonmetallic mineral products	Apr 2026	421.4	420.3	418.0
	Primary metals	Apr 2026	364.8	363.3	364.6
	Fabricated metal products	Apr 2026	1,446.3	1,444.4	1,436.3
	Machinery	Apr 2026	1,083.7	1,085.5	1,096.0
	Computer and electronic products	Apr 2026	989.6	989.2	1,001.7
	Computer and peripheral equipment	Apr 2026	99.6	99.7	99.9
	Communication equipment	Apr 2026	81.2	80.8	79.0
	Semiconductors and electronic components	Apr 2026	369.3	368.8	384.0
	Electronic instruments	Apr 2026	411.8	412.2	410.0
	Electrical equipment and appliances	Apr 2026	436.5	435.4	427.7
	Transportation equipment	Apr 2026	1,747.4	1,751.0	1,747.3
	Motor vehicles and parts	Apr 2026	956.4	959.4	972.1
	Furniture and related products	Apr 2026	334.4	334.3	339.6
	Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing	Apr 2026	609.2	608.3	614.0
	Nondurable goods	Apr 2026	4,770	4,774	4,809
	Food manufacturing	Apr 2026	1,781.4	1,779.9	1,783.7
	Textile mills	Apr 2026	78.9	79.2	82.2
	Textile product mills	Apr 2026	93.6	93.7	93.5
	Apparel	Apr 2026	72.5	74.3	80.3
	Paper and paper products	Apr 2026	355.5	357.2	355.6
	Printing and related support activities	Apr 2026	340.4	340.9	345.1
	Petroleum and coal products	Apr 2026	109.1	109.1	109.7
	Chemicals	Apr 2026	895.3	892.9	898.6
	Plastics and rubber products	Apr 2026	695.6	696.6	706.5
	Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing	Apr 2026	347.7	350.2	353.4
	Private service-providing	Apr 2026	113,905	113,792	113,362
	Trade, transportation, and utilities	Apr 2026	28,724	28,664	28,783
	Wholesale trade	Apr 2026	6,065.5	6,059.5	6,066.9
	Durable goods	Apr 2026	3,407.2	3,405.9	3,408.9
	Nondurable goods	Apr 2026	2,214.7	2,211.5	2,210.4
	Electronic markets and agents and brokers	Apr 2026	443.6	442.1	447.6
	Retail trade	Apr 2026	15,466.3	15,444.5	15,461.6
	Motor vehicles and parts dealers	Apr 2026	2,046.2	2,047.2	2,051.8
	Automobile dealers	Apr 2026	1,288.4	1,290.0	1,290.9
	Furniture and home furnishings stores	Apr 2026	389.3	388.4	399.6
	Electronics and appliance stores	Apr 2026	367.5	369.1	378.5
	Building material and garden supply stores	Apr 2026	1,365.7	1,353.2	1,393.4
	Food and beverage stores	Apr 2026	3,255.0	3,259.6	3,259.5
	Health and personal care stores	Apr 2026	1,047.1	1,048.3	1,059.2
	Gasoline stations	Apr 2026	1,058.3	1,059.7	1,045.6
	Clothing and clothing accessories stores	Apr 2026	1,148.3	1,148.2	1,136.5
	Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	Apr 2026	1,535.0	1,528.4	1,494.6
	General merchandise stores	Apr 2026	3,253.9	3,242.4	3,242.9
	Department stores	.	.	.	.
	Miscellaneous store retailers	.	.	.	.
	Nonstore retailers	.	.	.	.
	Transportation and warehousing	Apr 2026	6,584.3	6,554.0	6,655.4
	Air transportation	Apr 2026	576.1	575.9	571.1
	Rail transportation	Apr 2026	149.3	149.9	155.7
	Water transportation	Apr 2026	71.3	71.5	69.6
	Truck transportation	Apr 2026	1,469.6	1,465.3	1,490.6
	Transit and ground passenger transportation	Apr 2026	482.5	490.0	489.3
	Pipeline transportation	Apr 2026	55.7	55.9	55.6
	Scenic and sightseeing transportation	Apr 2026	32.3	33.1	33.2
	Support activities for transportation	Apr 2026	820.8	824.1	836.3
	Couriers and messengers	Apr 2026	1,096.0	1,058.1	1,072.7
	Warehousing and storage	Apr 2026	1,830.7	1,830.2	1,881.3
	Utilities	Apr 2026	607.6	605.7	599.1
	Information	Apr 2026	2,773	2,786	2,865
	Publishing industries, except Internet	Apr 2026	896.7	898.6	905.2
	Motion picture and sound recording industries	Apr 2026	328.8	334.8	358.6
	Broadcasting, except Internet	Apr 2026	335.8	334.8	342.6
	Telecommunications	Apr 2026	574.5	577.0	598.0
	Data processing, hosting and related services	Apr 2026	457.7	461.6	481.3
	Other information services	Apr 2026	179.3	179.2	179.5
	Financial activities	Apr 2026	9,119	9,130	9,205
	Finance and insurance	Apr 2026	6,682.3	6,687.9	6,740.4
	Monetary authorities - central bank	Apr 2026	18.7	18.8	20.0
	Credit intermediation and related activities	Apr 2026	2,537.6	2,538.2	2,565.1
	Depository credit intermediation	Apr 2026	1,775.6	1,774.7	1,779.8
	Commercial banking	Apr 2026	1,357.4	1,357.2	1,372.3
	Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts	Apr 2026	1,169.5	1,165.3	1,133.9
	Insurance carriers and related activities	Apr 2026	2,956.5	2,965.6	3,021.4
	Real estate and rental and leasing	Apr 2026	2,436.5	2,441.9	2,464.8
	Real estate	Apr 2026	1,847.7	1,849.4	1,861.3
	Rental and leasing services	Apr 2026	567.4	571.0	581.6
	Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets	Apr 2026	21.4	21.5	21.9
	Professional and business services	Apr 2026	22,445	22,438	22,470
	Professional, scientific, and technical services	Apr 2026	10,817.0	10,805.1	10,786.7
	Legal services	Apr 2026	1,237.1	1,234.7	1,216.3
	Accounting and bookkeeping services	Apr 2026	1,130.5	1,129.3	1,124.7
	Architectural and engineering services	Apr 2026	1,762.9	1,759.0	1,722.4
	Computer systems design and related services	Apr 2026	2,368.9	2,367.9	2,411.3
	Management and technical consulting services	Apr 2026	1,879.7	1,875.7	1,866.6
	Management of companies and enterprises	Apr 2026	2,611.8	2,615.3	2,623.4
	Administrative and waste services	Apr 2026	9,016.3	9,017.7	9,059.7
	Administrative and support services	Apr 2026	8,491.2	8,492.5	8,538.4
	Employment services	Apr 2026	3,173.1	3,171.6	3,224.2
	Temporary help services	Apr 2026	2,485.1	2,477.2	2,527.5
	Business support services	Apr 2026	628.1	629.9	662.1
	Services to buildings and dwellings	Apr 2026	2,310.2	2,316.5	2,294.2
	Waste management and remediation services	Apr 2026	525.1	525.2	521.3
	Education and health services	Apr 2026	27,834	27,788	27,216
	Educational services	Apr 2026	4,025.2	4,033.0	4,063.5
	Health care and social assistance	Apr 2026	23,808.5	23,754.6	23,152.0
	Health care	Apr 2026	18,446.3	18,409.0	17,989.9
	Ambulatory health care services	Apr 2026	9,197.2	9,179.0	8,957.4
	Offices of physicians	Apr 2026	3,046.9	3,044.6	2,993.1
	Outpatient care centers	Apr 2026	1,196.3	1,198.0	1,174.9
	Home health care services	Apr 2026	1,867.9	1,857.1	1,766.9
	Hospitals	Apr 2026	5,762.1	5,757.8	5,625.3
	Nursing and residential care facilities	Apr 2026	3,487.0	3,472.2	3,407.2
	Nursing care facilities	Apr 2026	1,585.4	1,579.1	1,541.2
	Social assistance	Apr 2026	5,362.2	5,345.6	5,162.1
	Child day care services	Apr 2026	1,091.5	1,093.7	1,098.5
	Leisure and hospitality	Apr 2026	16,978	16,964	16,836
	Arts, entertainment, and recreation	Apr 2026	2,702.7	2,690.6	2,667.9
	Performing arts and spectator sports	Apr 2026	619.4	611.2	587.6
	Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	Apr 2026	182.0	181.4	178.5
	Amusements, gambling, and recreation	Apr 2026	1,901.3	1,898.0	1,901.8
	Accommodation and food services	Apr 2026	14,275.5	14,273.3	14,168.1
	Accommodation	Apr 2026	1,919.1	1,934.1	1,946.2
	Food services and drinking places	Apr 2026	12,356.4	12,339.2	12,221.9
	Other services	Apr 2026	6,032	6,022	5,987
	Repair and maintenance	Apr 2026	1,471.7	1,473.0	1,468.4
	Personal and laundry services	Apr 2026	1,609.7	1,601.2	1,595.9
	Membership associations and organizations	Apr 2026	2,950.7	2,947.4	2,923.1
	Government	Apr 2026	23,308	23,316	23,568
	Federal	Apr 2026	2,665	2,674	2,976
	Federal, except U.S. Postal Service	Apr 2026	2,068.8	2,076.0	2,376.9
	U.S. Postal Service	Apr 2026	596.5	598.3	598.7
	State government	Apr 2026	5,472	5,471	5,522
	State government education	Apr 2026	2,603.8	2,602.5	2,645.5
	State government, excluding education	Apr 2026	2,867.7	2,868.0	2,876.1
	Local government	Apr 2026	15,171	15,171	15,070
	Local government education	Apr 2026	8,231.3	8,236.2	8,203.9
	Local government, excluding education	Apr 2026	6,939.6	6,934.7	6,865.9