Current Employment Statistics (Establishment Data)

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

			Thousands of Persons
	Name	Period	Value	Preceding Period	Year Ago from Period
	Total nonfarm	Jan 2026	156,714	159,363	156,382
	Total private	Jan 2026	133,507	135,718	132,896
	Goods-producing	Jan 2026	21,100	21,405	21,151
	Mining and logging	Jan 2026	596	602	615
	Logging	Jan 2026	37.0	37.7	41.2
	Mining	Jan 2026	559.1	563.9	574.0
	Oil and gas extraction	Jan 2026	115.6	116.8	120.2
	Mining, except oil and gas	Jan 2026	183.7	186.0	184.7
	Coal mining	Jan 2026	39.6	39.4	40.5
	Support activities for mining	Jan 2026	259.8	261.1	269.1
	Construction	Jan 2026	7,988	8,201	7,938
	Construction of buildings	Jan 2026	1,815.1	1,846.2	1,819.5
	Residential building	Jan 2026	904.4	924.2	917.6
	Nonresidential building	Jan 2026	910.7	922.0	901.9
	Heavy and civil engineering construction	Jan 2026	1,098.1	1,163.5	1,075.8
	Specialty trade contractors	Jan 2026	5,074.3	5,191.6	5,042.3
	Residential specialty trade contractors	Jan 2026	2,286.6	2,346.5	2,315.1
	Nonresidential specialty trade contractors	Jan 2026	2,787.7	2,845.1	2,727.2
	Manufacturing	Jan 2026	12,516	12,602	12,598
	Durable goods	Jan 2026	7,776	7,817	7,821
	Wood products	Jan 2026	393.2	394.4	406.0
	Nonmetallic mineral products	Jan 2026	409.0	415.8	408.9
	Primary metals	Jan 2026	362.9	363.7	361.9
	Fabricated metal products	Jan 2026	1,437.2	1,440.0	1,432.0
	Machinery	Jan 2026	1,084.4	1,085.1	1,095.0
	Computer and electronic products	Jan 2026	986.0	990.2	1,003.8
	Computer and peripheral equipment	Jan 2026	99.2	98.9	101.5
	Communication equipment	Jan 2026	80.7	80.6	78.7
	Semiconductors and electronic components	Jan 2026	367.4	369.2	386.0
	Electronic instruments	Jan 2026	411.0	413.5	408.8
	Electrical equipment and appliances	Jan 2026	433.8	431.5	426.7
	Transportation equipment	Jan 2026	1,729.9	1,748.4	1,739.3
	Motor vehicles and parts	Jan 2026	946.6	963.9	965.7
	Furniture and related products	Jan 2026	331.3	334.5	335.9
	Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing	Jan 2026	608.0	613.7	611.4
	Nondurable goods	Jan 2026	4,740	4,785	4,777
	Food manufacturing	Jan 2026	1,766.6	1,786.9	1,765.8
	Textile mills	Jan 2026	79.7	81.0	83.2
	Textile product mills	Jan 2026	94.8	94.2	95.0
	Apparel	Jan 2026	71.9	75.0	80.8
	Paper and paper products	Jan 2026	354.9	354.9	354.6
	Printing and related support activities	Jan 2026	339.2	341.9	347.1
	Petroleum and coal products	Jan 2026	104.9	107.4	108.0
	Chemicals	Jan 2026	894.3	901.4	895.2
	Plastics and rubber products	Jan 2026	696.0	698.0	705.5
	Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing	Jan 2026	337.3	344.3	342.2
	Private service-providing	Jan 2026	112,407	114,313	111,745
	Trade, transportation, and utilities	Jan 2026	28,550	29,355	28,760
	Wholesale trade	Jan 2026	6,019.6	6,067.2	6,051.6
	Durable goods	Jan 2026	3,389.4	3,413.3	3,393.4
	Nondurable goods	Jan 2026	2,191.8	2,210.3	2,200.3
	Electronic markets and agents and brokers	Jan 2026	438.4	443.6	457.9
	Retail trade	Jan 2026	15,353.7	15,808.0	15,411.8
	Motor vehicles and parts dealers	Jan 2026	2,031.8	2,048.7	2,028.5
	Automobile dealers	Jan 2026	1,286.0	1,294.5	1,280.7
	Furniture and home furnishings stores	Jan 2026	395.5	406.9	406.3
	Electronics and appliance stores	Jan 2026	372.9	402.2	382.4
	Building material and garden supply stores	Jan 2026	1,305.7	1,353.9	1,342.5
	Food and beverage stores	Jan 2026	3,251.3	3,285.7	3,242.0
	Health and personal care stores	Jan 2026	1,045.4	1,063.6	1,075.8
	Gasoline stations	Jan 2026	1,054.9	1,059.9	1,035.8
	Clothing and clothing accessories stores	Jan 2026	1,150.6	1,247.4	1,159.2
	Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	Jan 2026	1,505.9	1,557.7	1,489.1
	General merchandise stores	Jan 2026	3,239.7	3,382.0	3,250.2
	Department stores	.	.	.	.
	Miscellaneous store retailers	.	.	.	.
	Nonstore retailers	.	.	.	.
	Transportation and warehousing	Jan 2026	6,572.2	6,873.5	6,700.4
	Air transportation	Jan 2026	565.7	570.7	560.7
	Rail transportation	Jan 2026	151.7	151.7	155.5
	Water transportation	Jan 2026	69.3	69.4	65.8
	Truck transportation	Jan 2026	1,443.4	1,471.0	1,474.0
	Transit and ground passenger transportation	Jan 2026	503.6	513.1	498.6
	Pipeline transportation	Jan 2026	56.0	56.9	55.8
	Scenic and sightseeing transportation	Jan 2026	24.3	28.4	23.5
	Support activities for transportation	Jan 2026	824.8	827.6	830.0
	Couriers and messengers	Jan 2026	1,112.1	1,309.5	1,160.2
	Warehousing and storage	Jan 2026	1,821.3	1,875.2	1,876.3
	Utilities	Jan 2026	604.9	606.5	595.8
	Information	Jan 2026	2,801	2,867	2,851
	Publishing industries, except Internet	Jan 2026	900.6	908.9	903.7
	Motion picture and sound recording industries	Jan 2026	338.2	354.4	341.5
	Broadcasting, except Internet	Jan 2026	334.0	342.5	338.1
	Telecommunications	Jan 2026	582.6	606.6	603.2
	Data processing, hosting and related services	Jan 2026	467.2	473.0	482.0
	Other information services	Jan 2026	178.2	181.1	182.2
	Financial activities	Jan 2026	9,117	9,220	9,145
	Finance and insurance	Jan 2026	6,711.3	6,757.0	6,722.0
	Monetary authorities - central bank	Jan 2026	18.8	19.0	20.1
	Credit intermediation and related activities	Jan 2026	2,560.7	2,569.2	2,563.1
	Depository credit intermediation	Jan 2026	1,789.2	1,790.8	1,782.3
	Commercial banking	Jan 2026	1,371.7	1,373.0	1,377.1
	Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts	Jan 2026	1,153.1	1,166.3	1,116.2
	Insurance carriers and related activities	Jan 2026	2,978.7	3,002.5	3,022.6
	Real estate and rental and leasing	Jan 2026	2,405.4	2,463.1	2,422.5
	Real estate	Jan 2026	1,836.4	1,876.1	1,838.9
	Rental and leasing services	Jan 2026	547.8	565.1	561.9
	Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets	Jan 2026	21.2	21.9	21.7
	Professional and business services	Jan 2026	22,056	22,442	22,085
	Professional, scientific, and technical services	Jan 2026	10,784.1	10,824.7	10,753.3
	Legal services	Jan 2026	1,232.6	1,240.9	1,205.2
	Accounting and bookkeeping services	Jan 2026	1,155.5	1,124.2	1,143.2
	Architectural and engineering services	Jan 2026	1,733.7	1,743.4	1,699.1
	Computer systems design and related services	Jan 2026	2,381.8	2,385.7	2,426.7
	Management and technical consulting services	Jan 2026	1,867.1	1,890.5	1,848.3
	Management of companies and enterprises	Jan 2026	2,608.7	2,634.9	2,604.7
	Administrative and waste services	Jan 2026	8,663.0	8,982.1	8,726.9
	Administrative and support services	Jan 2026	8,147.8	8,463.2	8,211.5
	Employment services	Jan 2026	3,061.6	3,233.2	3,122.0
	Temporary help services	Jan 2026	2,371.4	2,529.1	2,431.3
	Business support services	Jan 2026	629.7	653.2	665.8
	Services to buildings and dwellings	Jan 2026	2,128.6	2,215.4	2,103.9
	Waste management and remediation services	Jan 2026	515.2	518.9	515.4
	Education and health services	Jan 2026	27,654	27,762	26,865
	Educational services	Jan 2026	3,989.4	4,097.6	3,971.1
	Health care and social assistance	Jan 2026	23,664.9	23,664.7	22,893.8
	Health care	Jan 2026	18,344.9	18,361.9	17,899.4
	Ambulatory health care services	Jan 2026	9,154.2	9,165.7	8,948.7
	Offices of physicians	Jan 2026	3,051.5	3,063.3	2,972.0
	Outpatient care centers	Jan 2026	1,191.9	1,193.8	1,163.0
	Home health care services	Jan 2026	1,838.8	1,839.5	1,816.5
	Hospitals	Jan 2026	5,730.6	5,726.4	5,581.8
	Nursing and residential care facilities	Jan 2026	3,460.1	3,469.8	3,368.9
	Nursing care facilities	Jan 2026	1,569.3	1,575.6	1,516.0
	Social assistance	Jan 2026	5,320.0	5,302.8	4,994.4
	Child day care services	Jan 2026	1,103.4	1,103.6	1,090.8
	Leisure and hospitality	Jan 2026	16,272	16,666	16,136
	Arts, entertainment, and recreation	Jan 2026	2,414.9	2,512.8	2,417.5
	Performing arts and spectator sports	Jan 2026	528.1	588.0	532.6
	Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	Jan 2026	171.4	178.4	166.3
	Amusements, gambling, and recreation	Jan 2026	1,715.4	1,746.4	1,718.6
	Accommodation and food services	Jan 2026	13,857.2	14,153.3	13,718.2
	Accommodation	Jan 2026	1,831.5	1,881.4	1,841.0
	Food services and drinking places	Jan 2026	12,025.7	12,271.9	11,877.2
	Other services	Jan 2026	5,957	6,001	5,903
	Repair and maintenance	Jan 2026	1,455.1	1,466.0	1,449.1
	Personal and laundry services	Jan 2026	1,589.8	1,606.3	1,574.5
	Membership associations and organizations	Jan 2026	2,912.0	2,928.3	2,879.4
	Government	Jan 2026	23,207	23,645	23,486
	Federal	Jan 2026	2,680	2,740	3,003
	Federal, except U.S. Postal Service	Jan 2026	2,088.2	2,138.4	2,399.8
	U.S. Postal Service	Jan 2026	592.0	601.6	602.8
	State government	Jan 2026	5,382	5,571	5,463
	State government education	Jan 2026	2,535.4	2,706.0	2,606.7
	State government, excluding education	Jan 2026	2,846.5	2,864.5	2,856.2
	Local government	Jan 2026	15,145	15,334	15,020
	Local government education	Jan 2026	8,343.1	8,492.8	8,304.5
	Local government, excluding education	Jan 2026	6,801.7	6,841.0	6,715.4