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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    
 
 
    Oct 2023
Thousands of Persons
Name Period Value Preceding
Period
Year Ago
from Period
Total nonfarm
Oct 2023 156,923 156,773 154,006
Total private
Oct 2023 134,031 133,932 131,744
Goods-producing
Oct 2023 21,639 21,650 21,384
Mining and logging
Oct 2023 646 645 616
Logging
Oct 2023 47.4 47.5 45.1
Mining
Oct 2023 598.4 597.9 571.1
Oil and gas extraction
Oct 2023 119.1 118.8 116.6
Mining, except oil and gas
Oct 2023 185.8 186.8 184.8
Coal mining
Oct 2023 40.8 41.3 40.9
Support activities for mining
Oct 2023 293.5 292.3 269.7
Construction
Oct 2023 8,033 8,010 7,814
Construction of buildings
Oct 2023 1,815.8 1,809.5 1,763.8
Residential building
Oct 2023 935.5 931.8 929.5
Nonresidential building
Oct 2023 880.3 877.7 834.3
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Oct 2023 1,131.0 1,129.4 1,073.8
Specialty trade contractors
Oct 2023 5,085.7 5,071.5 4,976.0
Residential specialty trade contractors
Oct 2023 2,372.8 2,362.8 2,323.2
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors
Oct 2023 2,712.9 2,708.7 2,652.8
Manufacturing
Oct 2023 12,960 12,995 12,954
Durable goods
Oct 2023 8,111 8,147 8,059
Wood products
Oct 2023 422.1 422.3 428.8
Nonmetallic mineral products
Oct 2023 433.8 433.8 426.2
Primary metals
Oct 2023 369.7 370.6 368.0
Fabricated metal products
Oct 2023 1,457.1 1,456.3 1,446.7
Machinery
Oct 2023 1,134.0 1,135.7 1,113.3
Computer and electronic products
Oct 2023 1,097.3 1,099.0 1,097.5
Computer and peripheral equipment
Oct 2023 166.1 166.9 166.3
Communication equipment
Oct 2023 86.6 86.0 85.3
Semiconductors and electronic components
Oct 2023 383.5 384.4 392.4
Electronic instruments
Oct 2023 428.3 428.5 421.6
Electrical equipment and appliances
Oct 2023 406.9 406.5 406.0
Transportation equipment
Oct 2023 1,805.2 1,835.1 1,758.9
Motor vehicles and parts
Oct 2023 1,045.2 1,078.4 1,032.9
Furniture and related products
Oct 2023 356.0 357.5 380.8
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing
Oct 2023 628.4 630.1 632.8
Nondurable goods
Oct 2023 4,849 4,848 4,895
Food manufacturing
Oct 2023 1,727.4 1,721.2 1,707.6
Textile mills
Oct 2023 93.0 92.9 97.2
Textile product mills
Oct 2023 97.5 98.7 102.4
Apparel
Oct 2023 90.8 91.3 93.3
Paper and paper products
Oct 2023 348.7 348.1 362.7
Printing and related support activities
Oct 2023 372.8 371.7 380.9
Petroleum and coal products
Oct 2023 104.8 105.2 105.0
Chemicals
Oct 2023 914.0 916.6 916.9
Plastics and rubber products
Oct 2023 740.1 743.2 768.8
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing
Oct 2023 360.2 359.0 360.0
Private service-providing
Oct 2023 112,392 112,282 110,360
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Oct 2023 28,884 28,885 28,815
Wholesale trade
Oct 2023 6,090.7 6,081.3 6,019.6
Durable goods
Oct 2023 3,371.2 3,367.6 3,321.8
Nondurable goods
Oct 2023 2,187.6 2,184.7 2,173.1
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
Oct 2023 531.9 529.0 524.7
Retail trade
Oct 2023 15,546.1 15,545.4 15,496.7
Motor vehicles and parts dealers
Oct 2023 2,060.0 2,054.1 2,015.2
Automobile dealers
Oct 2023 1,273.1 1,267.2 1,255.0
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Oct 2023 438.3 436.4 452.7
Electronics and appliance stores
Oct 2023 403.1 408.4 431.1
Building material and garden supply stores
Oct 2023 1,369.1 1,372.2 1,420.4
Food and beverage stores
Oct 2023 3,252.6 3,249.2 3,210.4
Health and personal care stores
Oct 2023 1,100.9 1,101.2 1,108.8
Gasoline stations
Oct 2023 1,076.3 1,078.5 1,049.2
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
Oct 2023 1,138.4 1,135.7 1,153.2
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
Oct 2023 1,527.1 1,530.1 1,536.9
General merchandise stores
Oct 2023 3,180.1 3,179.4 3,105.9
Department stores
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Miscellaneous store retailers
. . . .
Nonstore retailers
. . . .
Transportation and warehousing
Oct 2023 6,686.2 6,698.3 6,741.7
Air transportation
Oct 2023 555.1 551.6 516.8
Rail transportation
Oct 2023 150.2 150.2 147.6
Water transportation
Oct 2023 70.3 69.1 66.2
Truck transportation
Oct 2023 1,578.6 1,583.6 1,605.4
Transit and ground passenger transportation
Oct 2023 434.2 434.9 417.0
Pipeline transportation
Oct 2023 48.0 48.5 48.1
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Oct 2023 36.0 36.4 34.0
Support activities for transportation
Oct 2023 815.0 816.4 801.3
Couriers and messengers
Oct 2023 1,127.8 1,125.2 1,156.1
Warehousing and storage
Oct 2023 1,871.0 1,882.4 1,949.2
Utilities
Oct 2023 560.7 559.9 556.9
Information
Oct 2023 3,027 3,036 3,116
Publishing industries, except Internet
Oct 2023 925.3 929.8 950.3
Motion picture and sound recording industries
Oct 2023 428.2 433.6 463.5
Broadcasting, except Internet
Oct 2023 347.7 347.4 357.0
Telecommunications
Oct 2023 640.5 639.1 663.9
Data processing, hosting and related services
Oct 2023 494.6 495.6 480.4
Other information services
Oct 2023 190.2 190.3 200.5
Financial activities
Oct 2023 9,153 9,155 9,086
Finance and insurance
Oct 2023 6,708.8 6,716.6 6,700.0
Monetary authorities - central bank
Oct 2023 21.9 22.0 21.6
Credit intermediation and related activities
Oct 2023 2,639.8 2,649.8 2,694.4
Depository credit intermediation
Oct 2023 1,773.3 1,778.7 1,777.8
Commercial banking
Oct 2023 1,361.0 1,366.8 1,374.3
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts
Oct 2023 1,089.8 1,088.6 1,063.3
Insurance carriers and related activities
Oct 2023 2,957.3 2,956.2 2,920.7
Real estate and rental and leasing
Oct 2023 2,443.8 2,438.7 2,385.8
Real estate
Oct 2023 1,856.6 1,853.3 1,835.5
Rental and leasing services
Oct 2023 564.5 562.7 527.7
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
Oct 2023 22.7 22.7 22.6
Professional and business services
Oct 2023 23,027 23,012 22,791
Professional and technical services
Oct 2023 10,952.6 10,935.6 10,664.8
Legal services
Oct 2023 1,181.9 1,181.9 1,179.0
Accounting and bookkeeping services
Oct 2023 1,158.7 1,158.4 1,134.6
Architectural and engineering services
Oct 2023 1,687.2 1,684.6 1,633.5
Computer systems design and related services
Oct 2023 2,524.7 2,518.0 2,488.7
Management and technical consulting services
Oct 2023 1,893.6 1,891.0 1,813.4
Management of companies and enterprises
Oct 2023 2,524.4 2,526.9 2,505.9
Administrative and waste services
Oct 2023 9,549.9 9,549.5 9,620.0
Administrative and support services
Oct 2023 9,054.6 9,052.8 9,136.6
Employment services
Oct 2023 3,709.4 3,712.0 3,897.4
Temporary help services
Oct 2023 2,948.5 2,941.9 3,141.4
Business support services
Oct 2023 739.2 746.7 779.3
Services to buildings and dwellings
Oct 2023 2,287.0 2,287.3 2,217.3
Waste management and remediation services
Oct 2023 495.3 496.7 483.4
Education and health services
Oct 2023 25,692 25,603 24,661
Educational services
Oct 2023 3,962.8 3,951.3 3,846.5
Health care and social assistance
Oct 2023 21,729.0 21,651.8 20,814.5
Health care
Oct 2023 17,123.6 17,065.2 16,487.1
Ambulatory health care services
Oct 2023 8,541.7 8,509.3 8,217.0
Offices of physicians
Oct 2023 2,945.9 2,933.3 2,836.0
Outpatient care centers
Oct 2023 1,074.8 1,066.7 1,045.7
Home health care services
Oct 2023 1,658.9 1,649.4 1,550.8
Hospitals
Oct 2023 5,382.7 5,364.6 5,219.6
Nursing and residential care facilities
Oct 2023 3,199.2 3,191.3 3,050.5
Nursing care facilities
Oct 2023 1,433.0 1,428.6 1,364.7
Social assistance
Oct 2023 4,605.4 4,586.6 4,327.4
Child day care services
Oct 2023 1,011.6 1,008.8 975.8
Leisure and hospitality
Oct 2023 16,722 16,703 16,135
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Oct 2023 2,505.6 2,485.2 2,360.2
Performing arts and spectator sports
Oct 2023 564.5 554.2 520.0
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions
Oct 2023 175.1 174.5 162.0
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
Oct 2023 1,766.0 1,756.5 1,678.2
Accommodation and food services
Oct 2023 14,216.8 14,217.6 13,775.0
Accommodation
Oct 2023 1,892.0 1,885.3 1,819.1
Food services and drinking places
Oct 2023 12,324.8 12,332.3 11,955.9
Other services
Oct 2023 5,887 5,888 5,756
Repair and maintenance
Oct 2023 1,458.0 1,457.0 1,410.5
Personal and laundry services
Oct 2023 1,551.1 1,554.6 1,505.4
Membership associations and organizations
Oct 2023 2,877.8 2,876.7 2,839.9
Government
Oct 2023 22,892 22,841 22,262
Federal
Oct 2023 2,951 2,948 2,871
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
Oct 2023 2,343.1 2,340.7 2,269.6
U.S. Postal Service
Oct 2023 608.0 607.2 601.7
State government
Oct 2023 5,281 5,271 5,104
State government education
Oct 2023 2,548.5 2,546.0 2,446.0
State government, excluding education
Oct 2023 2,732.7 2,725.3 2,658.4
Local government
Oct 2023 14,660 14,622 14,287
Local government education
Oct 2023 8,002.8 7,976.4 7,826.8
Local government, excluding education
Oct 2023 6,657.2 6,645.3 6,460.4
   

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