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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

   

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    Jan 1939    
 
 
    Aug 2023
Thousands of Persons
Name Period Value Preceding
Period
Year Ago
from Period
Total nonfarm
Aug 2023 156,419 156,232 153,332
Total private
Aug 2023 133,761 133,582 131,101
Goods-producing
Aug 2023 21,632 21,596 21,283
Mining and logging
Aug 2023 642 644 611
Logging
Aug 2023 46.3 47.2 45.6
Mining
Aug 2023 596.1 596.6 565.0
Oil and gas extraction
Aug 2023 118.7 118.3 115.6
Mining, except oil and gas
Aug 2023 186.5 187.6 183.5
Coal mining
Aug 2023 41.3 41.8 40.6
Support activities for mining
Aug 2023 290.9 290.7 265.9
Construction
Aug 2023 7,993 7,971 7,781
Construction of buildings
Aug 2023 1,800.3 1,796.1 1,752.5
Residential building
Aug 2023 924.6 922.2 924.5
Nonresidential building
Aug 2023 875.7 873.9 828.0
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Aug 2023 1,127.8 1,120.7 1,075.4
Specialty trade contractors
Aug 2023 5,064.8 5,053.7 4,952.9
Residential specialty trade contractors
Aug 2023 2,351.3 2,352.3 2,309.0
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors
Aug 2023 2,713.5 2,701.4 2,643.9
Manufacturing
Aug 2023 12,997 12,981 12,891
Durable goods
Aug 2023 8,148 8,136 8,018
Wood products
Aug 2023 423.7 420.6 430.3
Nonmetallic mineral products
Aug 2023 432.5 432.3 423.1
Primary metals
Aug 2023 370.7 371.6 364.2
Fabricated metal products
Aug 2023 1,455.4 1,450.8 1,437.2
Machinery
Aug 2023 1,135.1 1,131.5 1,108.7
Computer and electronic products
Aug 2023 1,104.1 1,106.0 1,095.5
Computer and peripheral equipment
Aug 2023 167.8 168.3 164.1
Communication equipment
Aug 2023 85.5 85.6 85.2
Semiconductors and electronic components
Aug 2023 386.5 387.0 391.9
Electronic instruments
Aug 2023 431.4 431.6 422.3
Electrical equipment and appliances
Aug 2023 408.9 405.2 405.0
Transportation equipment
Aug 2023 1,827.1 1,826.5 1,742.3
Motor vehicles and parts
Aug 2023 1,072.9 1,073.0 1,025.2
Furniture and related products
Aug 2023 358.9 360.5 380.2
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing
Aug 2023 631.8 631.3 631.7
Nondurable goods
Aug 2023 4,849 4,845 4,873
Food manufacturing
Aug 2023 1,715.3 1,713.3 1,700.6
Textile mills
Aug 2023 92.8 93.8 98.4
Textile product mills
Aug 2023 99.7 99.0 103.3
Apparel
Aug 2023 91.2 91.0 93.4
Paper and paper products
Aug 2023 349.4 349.8 361.1
Printing and related support activities
Aug 2023 375.8 376.1 383.1
Petroleum and coal products
Aug 2023 106.2 105.4 104.4
Chemicals
Aug 2023 919.6 914.8 911.7
Plastics and rubber products
Aug 2023 738.2 741.9 762.3
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing
Aug 2023 360.8 359.9 354.8
Private service-providing
Aug 2023 112,129 111,986 109,818
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Aug 2023 28,848 28,868 28,777
Wholesale trade
Aug 2023 6,070.1 6,065.4 5,995.5
Durable goods
Aug 2023 3,354.0 3,350.3 3,306.4
Nondurable goods
Aug 2023 2,186.4 2,188.3 2,167.7
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
Aug 2023 529.7 526.8 521.4
Retail trade
Aug 2023 15,544.9 15,538.6 15,513.4
Motor vehicles and parts dealers
Aug 2023 2,041.5 2,038.6 2,012.8
Automobile dealers
Aug 2023 1,260.2 1,258.3 1,253.5
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Aug 2023 435.0 435.8 455.5
Electronics and appliance stores
Aug 2023 412.3 415.9 455.3
Building material and garden supply stores
Aug 2023 1,369.0 1,369.2 1,417.6
Food and beverage stores
Aug 2023 3,246.9 3,246.3 3,210.2
Health and personal care stores
Aug 2023 1,098.4 1,103.8 1,102.4
Gasoline stations
Aug 2023 1,075.0 1,074.0 1,042.0
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
Aug 2023 1,144.1 1,137.9 1,146.0
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
Aug 2023 1,534.9 1,533.9 1,536.6
General merchandise stores
Aug 2023 3,191.9 3,186.9 3,139.2
Department stores
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Miscellaneous store retailers
. . . .
Nonstore retailers
. . . .
Transportation and warehousing
Aug 2023 6,675.3 6,709.5 6,712.1
Air transportation
Aug 2023 547.2 543.8 511.0
Rail transportation
Aug 2023 150.2 150.3 146.5
Water transportation
Aug 2023 68.8 67.5 65.6
Truck transportation
Aug 2023 1,567.6 1,604.3 1,600.0
Transit and ground passenger transportation
Aug 2023 441.4 435.9 416.6
Pipeline transportation
Aug 2023 47.4 47.4 48.6
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Aug 2023 37.5 36.9 31.9
Support activities for transportation
Aug 2023 815.7 815.5 796.6
Couriers and messengers
Aug 2023 1,100.3 1,109.3 1,144.7
Warehousing and storage
Aug 2023 1,899.2 1,898.6 1,950.6
Utilities
Aug 2023 557.3 554.8 555.5
Information
Aug 2023 3,051 3,066 3,110
Publishing industries, except Internet
Aug 2023 933.4 929.3 951.5
Motion picture and sound recording industries
Aug 2023 437.6 454.4 461.9
Broadcasting, except Internet
Aug 2023 348.8 352.4 358.1
Telecommunications
Aug 2023 637.7 641.3 667.3
Data processing, hosting and related services
Aug 2023 504.5 498.7 477.1
Other information services
Aug 2023 189.2 190.1 194.5
Financial activities
Aug 2023 9,158 9,154 9,066
Finance and insurance
Aug 2023 6,728.2 6,724.8 6,686.4
Monetary authorities - central bank
Aug 2023 22.0 22.0 21.4
Credit intermediation and related activities
Aug 2023 2,660.7 2,666.4 2,688.5
Depository credit intermediation
Aug 2023 1,782.0 1,784.3 1,765.9
Commercial banking
Aug 2023 1,371.0 1,372.5 1,367.3
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts
Aug 2023 1,087.0 1,085.5 1,057.4
Insurance carriers and related activities
Aug 2023 2,958.5 2,950.9 2,919.1
Real estate and rental and leasing
Aug 2023 2,429.3 2,428.8 2,379.9
Real estate
Aug 2023 1,850.2 1,849.2 1,819.3
Rental and leasing services
Aug 2023 556.5 557.2 538.2
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
Aug 2023 22.6 22.4 22.4
Professional and business services
Aug 2023 23,015 22,996 22,707
Professional and technical services
Aug 2023 10,935.8 10,915.2 10,595.3
Legal services
Aug 2023 1,175.7 1,179.9 1,176.6
Accounting and bookkeeping services
Aug 2023 1,166.7 1,164.0 1,123.5
Architectural and engineering services
Aug 2023 1,688.8 1,684.8 1,622.7
Computer systems design and related services
Aug 2023 2,527.2 2,516.8 2,468.8
Management and technical consulting services
Aug 2023 1,883.7 1,884.4 1,802.9
Management of companies and enterprises
Aug 2023 2,521.7 2,519.8 2,496.5
Administrative and waste services
Aug 2023 9,557.3 9,561.0 9,615.3
Administrative and support services
Aug 2023 9,058.3 9,064.3 9,133.7
Employment services
Aug 2023 3,722.5 3,737.5 3,906.4
Temporary help services
Aug 2023 2,935.5 2,954.4 3,120.0
Business support services
Aug 2023 753.5 757.3 793.8
Services to buildings and dwellings
Aug 2023 2,287.4 2,280.7 2,207.2
Waste management and remediation services
Aug 2023 499.0 496.7 481.6
Education and health services
Aug 2023 25,520 25,418 24,496
Educational services
Aug 2023 3,939.2 3,934.5 3,827.3
Health care and social assistance
Aug 2023 21,580.8 21,483.5 20,668.8
Health care
Aug 2023 17,014.3 16,943.4 16,378.6
Ambulatory health care services
Aug 2023 8,482.6 8,442.7 8,164.5
Offices of physicians
Aug 2023 2,920.5 2,906.4 2,818.8
Outpatient care centers
Aug 2023 1,067.4 1,062.4 1,041.6
Home health care services
Aug 2023 1,640.2 1,629.0 1,539.9
Hospitals
Aug 2023 5,345.2 5,330.7 5,183.2
Nursing and residential care facilities
Aug 2023 3,186.5 3,170.0 3,030.9
Nursing care facilities
Aug 2023 1,428.3 1,419.4 1,359.7
Social assistance
Aug 2023 4,566.5 4,540.1 4,290.2
Child day care services
Aug 2023 1,009.3 1,006.0 965.9
Leisure and hospitality
Aug 2023 16,655 16,615 15,935
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Aug 2023 2,474.5 2,457.8 2,310.6
Performing arts and spectator sports
Aug 2023 538.8 533.9 506.9
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions
Aug 2023 174.0 171.8 161.2
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
Aug 2023 1,761.7 1,752.1 1,642.5
Accommodation and food services
Aug 2023 14,180.9 14,157.4 13,624.0
Accommodation
Aug 2023 1,874.4 1,865.8 1,792.1
Food services and drinking places
Aug 2023 12,306.5 12,291.6 11,831.9
Other services
Aug 2023 5,882 5,869 5,727
Repair and maintenance
Aug 2023 1,453.6 1,451.9 1,398.5
Personal and laundry services
Aug 2023 1,543.1 1,536.6 1,494.6
Membership associations and organizations
Aug 2023 2,885.7 2,880.7 2,834.0
Government
Aug 2023 22,658 22,650 22,231
Federal
Aug 2023 2,941 2,931 2,865
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
Aug 2023 2,332.0 2,325.4 2,264.4
U.S. Postal Service
Aug 2023 608.5 605.7 600.4
State government
Aug 2023 5,226 5,226 5,109
State government education
Aug 2023 2,512.2 2,517.1 2,451.7
State government, excluding education
Aug 2023 2,713.6 2,708.4 2,657.0
Local government
Aug 2023 14,491 14,493 14,257
Local government education
Aug 2023 7,867.2 7,877.4 7,827.3
Local government, excluding education
Aug 2023 6,624.0 6,615.1 6,430.0
   

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