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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    
 
 
    Feb 2024
Thousands of Persons
Name Period Value Preceding
Period
Year Ago
from Period
Total nonfarm
Feb 2024 156,555 155,414 153,817
Total private
Feb 2024 133,112 132,406 131,013
Goods-producing
Feb 2024 21,399 21,312 21,159
Mining and logging
Feb 2024 631 628 624
Logging
Feb 2024 41.9 41.8 45.0
Mining
Feb 2024 589.1 586.5 579.3
Oil and gas extraction
Feb 2024 118.1 119.0 115.3
Mining, except oil and gas
Feb 2024 184.5 183.7 182.5
Coal mining
Feb 2024 43.0 42.7 42.5
Support activities for mining
Feb 2024 286.5 283.8 281.5
Construction
Feb 2024 7,855 7,802 7,642
Construction of buildings
Feb 2024 1,809.3 1,802.9 1,760.0
Residential building
Feb 2024 916.2 913.8 906.9
Nonresidential building
Feb 2024 893.1 889.1 853.1
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Feb 2024 1,057.6 1,029.7 1,015.3
Specialty trade contractors
Feb 2024 4,987.9 4,969.8 4,866.8
Residential specialty trade contractors
Feb 2024 2,314.2 2,305.1 2,271.9
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors
Feb 2024 2,673.7 2,664.7 2,594.9
Manufacturing
Feb 2024 12,913 12,882 12,893
Durable goods
Feb 2024 8,126 8,106 8,055
Wood products
Feb 2024 413.7 411.2 419.7
Nonmetallic mineral products
Feb 2024 412.0 411.9 414.4
Primary metals
Feb 2024 371.2 370.8 370.8
Fabricated metal products
Feb 2024 1,470.5 1,462.8 1,446.9
Machinery
Feb 2024 1,139.5 1,140.0 1,126.5
Computer and electronic products
Feb 2024 1,102.2 1,102.4 1,106.1
Computer and peripheral equipment
Feb 2024 160.6 162.8 163.1
Communication equipment
Feb 2024 86.2 86.2 84.8
Semiconductors and electronic components
Feb 2024 391.0 391.1 398.8
Electronic instruments
Feb 2024 434.1 432.0 428.6
Electrical equipment and appliances
Feb 2024 412.3 410.2 414.0
Transportation equipment
Feb 2024 1,834.1 1,830.1 1,763.1
Motor vehicles and parts
Feb 2024 1,064.7 1,061.4 1,026.7
Furniture and related products
Feb 2024 345.9 344.8 363.9
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing
Feb 2024 624.7 622.0 629.5
Nondurable goods
Feb 2024 4,787 4,776 4,838
Food manufacturing
Feb 2024 1,722.4 1,718.5 1,718.7
Textile mills
Feb 2024 89.2 88.3 91.3
Textile product mills
Feb 2024 94.7 95.0 102.5
Apparel
Feb 2024 85.3 86.4 90.6
Paper and paper products
Feb 2024 350.8 351.1 361.9
Printing and related support activities
Feb 2024 363.4 364.4 373.7
Petroleum and coal products
Feb 2024 107.4 105.7 103.6
Chemicals
Feb 2024 894.7 892.7 904.6
Plastics and rubber products
Feb 2024 727.1 725.4 742.9
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing
Feb 2024 351.8 348.4 348.0
Private service-providing
Feb 2024 111,713 111,094 109,854
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Feb 2024 28,663 28,769 28,602
Wholesale trade
Feb 2024 6,121.7 6,113.5 6,055.8
Durable goods
Feb 2024 3,414.8 3,410.5 3,365.1
Nondurable goods
Feb 2024 2,197.6 2,194.9 2,178.1
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
Feb 2024 509.3 508.1 512.6
Retail trade
Feb 2024 15,488.6 15,574.3 15,431.6
Motor vehicles and parts dealers
Feb 2024 2,055.1 2,049.1 2,011.8
Automobile dealers
Feb 2024 1,287.3 1,286.5 1,264.9
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Feb 2024 428.5 430.6 440.5
Electronics and appliance stores
Feb 2024 399.2 404.0 427.2
Building material and garden supply stores
Feb 2024 1,338.9 1,338.2 1,381.9
Food and beverage stores
Feb 2024 3,246.0 3,238.8 3,229.1
Health and personal care stores
Feb 2024 1,102.8 1,105.0 1,101.8
Gasoline stations
Feb 2024 1,063.5 1,063.6 1,039.1
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
Feb 2024 1,124.0 1,167.0 1,124.2
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
Feb 2024 1,516.2 1,530.3 1,503.1
General merchandise stores
Feb 2024 3,214.4 3,247.7 3,172.9
Department stores
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Miscellaneous store retailers
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Nonstore retailers
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Transportation and warehousing
Feb 2024 6,467.3 6,497.7 6,549.3
Air transportation
Feb 2024 568.5 564.5 531.7
Rail transportation
Feb 2024 153.0 153.0 151.7
Water transportation
Feb 2024 69.7 69.6 64.7
Truck transportation
Feb 2024 1,524.5 1,529.6 1,553.5
Transit and ground passenger transportation
Feb 2024 445.9 438.7 439.9
Pipeline transportation
Feb 2024 52.5 52.2 51.7
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Feb 2024 26.2 25.2 22.8
Support activities for transportation
Feb 2024 834.6 832.0 816.9
Couriers and messengers
Feb 2024 1,025.9 1,056.8 1,062.8
Warehousing and storage
Feb 2024 1,766.5 1,776.1 1,853.6
Utilities
Feb 2024 585.7 583.5 565.3
Information
Feb 2024 2,996 2,973 3,028
Publishing industries, except Internet
Feb 2024 922.2 920.5 949.4
Motion picture and sound recording industries
Feb 2024 428.0 409.7 399.3
Broadcasting, except Internet
Feb 2024 341.6 340.8 354.0
Telecommunications
Feb 2024 633.0 631.5 658.1
Data processing, hosting and related services
Feb 2024 493.7 493.2 483.4
Other information services
Feb 2024 177.6 177.3 184.1
Financial activities
Feb 2024 9,180 9,178 9,097
Finance and insurance
Feb 2024 6,718.8 6,717.8 6,690.0
Monetary authorities - central bank
Feb 2024 22.5 22.5 22.5
Credit intermediation and related activities
Feb 2024 2,590.8 2,597.3 2,645.5
Depository credit intermediation
Feb 2024 1,781.4 1,782.9 1,804.8
Commercial banking
Feb 2024 1,373.6 1,374.1 1,402.7
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts
Feb 2024 1,107.9 1,105.7 1,080.7
Insurance carriers and related activities
Feb 2024 2,997.6 2,992.3 2,941.3
Real estate and rental and leasing
Feb 2024 2,461.1 2,460.2 2,407.2
Real estate
Feb 2024 1,859.8 1,856.6 1,828.5
Rental and leasing services
Feb 2024 578.3 580.7 556.2
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
Feb 2024 23.0 22.9 22.5
Professional and business services
Feb 2024 22,683 22,548 22,533
Professional and technical services
Feb 2024 10,982.9 10,912.6 10,731.5
Legal services
Feb 2024 1,186.7 1,183.2 1,175.0
Accounting and bookkeeping services
Feb 2024 1,235.7 1,192.4 1,209.1
Architectural and engineering services
Feb 2024 1,665.9 1,660.1 1,619.3
Computer systems design and related services
Feb 2024 2,531.8 2,525.4 2,477.6
Management and technical consulting services
Feb 2024 1,876.4 1,874.2 1,835.6
Management of companies and enterprises
Feb 2024 2,551.7 2,548.9 2,542.2
Administrative and waste services
Feb 2024 9,148.3 9,086.8 9,259.1
Administrative and support services
Feb 2024 8,642.7 8,583.9 8,770.9
Employment services
Feb 2024 3,482.0 3,435.0 3,675.2
Temporary help services
Feb 2024 2,717.1 2,668.4 2,915.8
Business support services
Feb 2024 716.6 722.7 757.0
Services to buildings and dwellings
Feb 2024 2,100.2 2,091.1 2,067.7
Waste management and remediation services
Feb 2024 505.6 502.9 488.2
Education and health services
Feb 2024 26,129 25,754 25,069
Educational services
Feb 2024 3,994.3 3,757.7 3,928.9
Health care and social assistance
Feb 2024 22,134.3 21,996.7 21,139.7
Health care
Feb 2024 17,396.3 17,298.4 16,673.5
Ambulatory health care services
Feb 2024 8,676.7 8,623.9 8,321.3
Offices of physicians
Feb 2024 2,997.1 2,987.3 2,868.5
Outpatient care centers
Feb 2024 1,076.5 1,079.3 1,057.9
Home health care services
Feb 2024 1,705.6 1,680.1 1,578.4
Hospitals
Feb 2024 5,486.7 5,456.6 5,260.3
Nursing and residential care facilities
Feb 2024 3,232.9 3,217.9 3,091.9
Nursing care facilities
Feb 2024 1,451.0 1,445.1 1,386.8
Social assistance
Feb 2024 4,738.0 4,698.3 4,466.2
Child day care services
Feb 2024 1,064.0 1,057.2 1,024.0
Leisure and hospitality
Feb 2024 16,243 16,078 15,801
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Feb 2024 2,412.7 2,375.9 2,222.3
Performing arts and spectator sports
Feb 2024 576.0 553.7 490.1
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions
Feb 2024 163.8 163.7 154.1
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
Feb 2024 1,672.9 1,658.5 1,578.1
Accommodation and food services
Feb 2024 13,830.1 13,702.4 13,578.6
Accommodation
Feb 2024 1,826.4 1,817.4 1,784.3
Food services and drinking places
Feb 2024 12,003.7 11,885.0 11,794.3
Other services
Feb 2024 5,819 5,794 5,724
Repair and maintenance
Feb 2024 1,460.9 1,457.3 1,417.1
Personal and laundry services
Feb 2024 1,529.7 1,523.3 1,506.6
Membership associations and organizations
Feb 2024 2,828.3 2,813.8 2,800.1
Government
Feb 2024 23,443 23,008 22,804
Federal
Feb 2024 2,972 2,958 2,880
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service
Feb 2024 2,364.8 2,353.5 2,276.4
U.S. Postal Service
Feb 2024 607.1 604.8 603.2
State government
Feb 2024 5,557 5,330 5,344
State government education
Feb 2024 2,791.9 2,570.5 2,665.9
State government, excluding education
Feb 2024 2,765.3 2,759.3 2,678.5
Local government
Feb 2024 14,914 14,720 14,580
Local government education
Feb 2024 8,312.9 8,155.2 8,185.1
Local government, excluding education
Feb 2024 6,601.1 6,564.4 6,394.5
   

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