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Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1)

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-6. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted(1) [In thousands]
Industry Jan.
2024		 Nov.
2024		 Dec.
2024(p)		 Jan.
2025(p)

Total private

 108,985 109,960 110,230 110,286

Goods-producing

 15,447 15,386 15,377 15,384

Mining and logging

 494 474 467 467

Construction

 5,950 6,009 6,011 6,006

Manufacturing

 9,003 8,903 8,899 8,911

Durable goods

 5,495 5,374 5,366 5,371

Nondurable goods

 3,508 3,529 3,533 3,540

Private service-providing

 93,538 94,574 94,853 94,902

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 24,298 24,511 24,611 24,624

Wholesale trade

 4,841.8 4,875.7 4,885.8 4,886.1

Retail trade

 13,274.0 13,310.7 13,351.2 13,379.0

Transportation and warehousing

 5,714.6 5,853.4 5,903.4 5,888.5

Utilities

 467.6 471.4 470.2 470.3

Information

 2,382 2,352 2,371 2,355

Financial activities

 6,900 6,939 6,959 6,965

Professional and business services

 17,866 17,701 17,711 17,680

Private education and health services

 22,681 23,468 23,554 23,622

Leisure and hospitality

 14,600 14,739 14,778 14,779

Other services

 4,811 4,864 4,869 4,877

Footnotes
(1) Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory employees in the service-providing industries. These groups account for approximately four-fifths of the total employment on private nonfarm payrolls.
(p) Preliminary

NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Last Modified Date: April 24, 2025