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Current Employment Statistics - CES (National)

Employment and Earnings Table B-6b

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-6b. Employment of production and nonsupervisory employees on private nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, not seasonally adjusted(1)
[In thousands]
Industry 2022 NAICS code Feb.
2023
Oct.
2023
Nov.
2023
Dec.
2023
Jan.
2024(p)
Feb.
2024(p)

Total private

  106,478 109,513 109,887 109,784 107,596 108,206

Goods-producing

  15,131 15,614 15,565 15,460 15,155 15,243

Mining and logging

  471 502 497 499 489 494

Logging

1133

37.0 38.5 37.0 36.2 35.2 -

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

21

434.1 463.2 460.3 462.6 454.0 -

Oil and gas extraction

211

69.6 81.5 81.6 82.5 84.6 -

Mining (except oil and gas)

212

143.5 145.8 145.3 144.5 141.9 -

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

2123

72.1 75.6 75.0 74.2 72.1 -

Stone mining and quarrying

21231

31.9 34.1 34.0 34.0 33.4 -

Support activities for mining

213

221.0 235.9 233.4 235.6 227.5 -

Support activities for oil and gas operations

213112

178.7 190.5 190.2 189.3 185.9 -

Construction

23

5,576 6,075 6,007 5,878 5,653 5,688

Construction of buildings

236

1,093.4 1,162.4 1,154.2 1,147.9 1,116.9 -

Residential building construction

2361

558.0 582.4 578.5 574.9 557.2 -

New single-family housing construction (except for-sale builders)

236115

231.0 241.0 235.0 233.0 223.1 -

Residential remodelers

236118

278.6 289.0 291.3 289.3 281.6 -

Nonresidential building construction

2362

535.4 580.0 575.7 573.0 559.7 -

Industrial building construction

23621

107.6 117.0 118.2 115.8 113.2 -

Commercial and institutional building construction

23622

427.8 463.0 457.5 457.2 446.5 -

Heavy and civil engineering construction

237

779.5 935.5 909.7 854.0 791.4 -

Utility system construction

2371

452.0 492.3 483.3 466.4 442.9 -

Water and sewer line and related structures construction

23711

153.4 164.7 163.8 161.5 152.3 -

Oil and gas pipeline and related structures construction

23712

109.6 129.7 123.0 112.5 106.7 -

Power and communication line and related structures construction

23713

189.0 197.9 196.5 192.4 183.9 -

Highway, street, and bridge construction

2373

225.4 323.5 307.7 274.3 241.0 -

Specialty trade contractors

238

3,702.7 3,976.6 3,942.9 3,876.4 3,745.1 -

Foundation, structure, and building exterior contractors

2381

727.8 808.0 796.5 773.3 732.5 -

Poured concrete foundation and structure contractors

23811

198.3 218.3 213.8 203.3 188.6 -

Structural steel and precast concrete contractors

23812

74.5 70.5 68.7 68.4 67.2 -

Framing contractors

23813

68.8 70.0 71.5 69.5 68.4 -

Masonry contractors

23814

109.6 126.9 122.0 117.0 106.9 -

Glass and glazing contractors

23815

47.7 48.0 48.5 48.8 49.6 -

Roofing contractors

23816

165.5 187.1 187.4 183.4 172.5 -

Building equipment contractors

2382

1,803.0 1,880.4 1,884.4 1,891.3 1,865.4 -

Electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors

23821

797.3 842.0 844.1 848.5 835.4 -

Plumbing, heating, and air-conditioning contractors

23822

891.9 931.3 932.4 934.3 924.4 -

Other building equipment contractors

23829

113.8 107.1 107.9 108.5 105.6 -

Building finishing contractors

2383

625.3 643.7 634.4 619.3 595.9 -

Drywall and insulation contractors

23831

198.5 204.6 206.9 204.6 196.7 -

Painting and wall covering contractors

23832

154.9 172.4 167.6 155.4 147.3 -

Flooring contractors

23833

59.1 57.6 53.8 55.6 54.5 -

Finish carpentry contractors

23835

108.6 107.0 107.6 106.6 104.3 -

Other specialty trade contractors

2389

546.6 644.5 627.6 592.5 551.3 -

Site preparation contractors

23891

295.5 339.1 332.6 322.3 302.0 -

All other specialty trade contractors

23899

251.1 305.4 295.0 270.2 249.3 -

Manufacturing

  9,084 9,037 9,061 9,083 9,013 9,061

Durable goods

  5,601 5,552 5,586 5,608 5,555 5,583

Wood product manufacturing

321

327.7 319.0 318.2 318.2 315.0 317.8

Sawmills and wood preservation

3211

74.6 71.0 71.2 71.6 71.0 -

Millwork

32191

76.9 72.5 72.5 72.3 70.8 -

Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

327

306.1 307.6 302.8 300.8 289.2 287.9

Cement and concrete product manufacturing

3273

150.2 156.6 154.5 151.3 143.2 -

Ready-mix concrete manufacturing

32732

79.0 86.5 85.7 84.7 80.2 -

Cement and concrete pipe, brick, block, and other concrete product manufacturing

32731,3,9

71.2 70.1 68.8 66.6 63.0 -

Primary metal manufacturing

331

290.8 287.3 289.8 292.1 287.5 285.4

Foundries

3315

87.7 85.1 86.0 87.2 86.3 -

Fabricated metal product manufacturing

332

1,054.6 1,050.2 1,051.8 1,053.7 1,046.6 1,055.3

Forging and stamping

3321

72.9 70.5 70.0 70.6 70.9 -

Architectural and structural metals manufacturing

3323

292.1 300.0 302.8 302.2 301.4 -

Plate work and fabricated structural product manufacturing

33231

129.6 133.5 136.6 136.2 135.9 -

Fabricated structural metal manufacturing

332312

73.5 77.6 79.9 79.9 79.2 -

Ornamental and architectural metal products manufacturing

33232

162.5 166.5 166.2 166.0 165.5 -

Sheet metal work manufacturing

332322

84.0 85.1 85.0 85.2 85.8 -

Machine shops; turned product; and screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing

3327

263.0 257.6 257.3 256.3 254.0 -

Machine shops

33271

206.5 200.2 200.3 198.9 197.4 -

Turned product and screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing

33272

56.5 57.4 57.0 57.4 56.6 -

Coating, engraving, heat treating, and allied activities

3328

102.2 100.4 100.4 101.5 99.8 -

Cutlery, handtool, and other fabricated metal product manufacturing

3329

212.9 214.7 213.6 213.1 212.2 -

Machinery manufacturing

333

730.6 724.5 727.0 730.3 729.5 731.0

Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery manufacturing

3331

152.1 146.7 148.4 148.2 146.9 -

Industrial machinery manufacturing

3332

71.6 68.1 68.1 67.5 67.3 -

All other industrial machinery manufacturing

333248

40.6 39.9 40.2 39.5 39.4 -

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

3333

59.7 61.3 61.7 61.5 61.5 -

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

3335

111.6 108.0 107.2 108.9 107.9 -

Special die and tool, die set, jig, and fixture manufacturing

333514

39.7 39.7 39.4 39.8 38.4 -

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

3336

64.6 63.3 63.6 66.2 65.6 -

Computer and electronic product manufacturing

334

680.1 670.9 674.4 680.5 677.3 678.8

Communications equipment manufacturing

3342

42.9 50.6 50.2 51.3 50.7 -

Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing

3344

263.8 250.8 253.2 255.7 254.7 -

Capacitor, resistor, coil, transformer, other inductor, electronic connector, and other electronic component manufacturing

334416,7,9

79.3 73.1 73.4 75.4 74.8 -

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

3345

255.8 253.0 253.8 254.8 253.7 -

Electrical equipment, appliance, and component manufacturing

335

276.5 270.5 271.1 270.8 267.4 269.8

Electrical equipment manufacturing

3353

94.7 93.8 94.4 95.0 94.1 -

Other electrical equipment and component manufacturing

3359

103.9 103.0 103.9 103.7 103.5 -

Transportation equipment manufacturing

336

1,263.9 1,263.7 1,295.2 1,306.3 1,292.7 1,304.2

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

3361,2,3

815.5 810.6 838.7 850.4 835.8 844.7

Motor vehicle manufacturing

3361

235.3 223.6 241.4 244.8 235.4 -

Motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing

3362

138.5 139.8 140.2 141.7 139.0 -

Motor vehicle parts manufacturing

3363

441.7 447.2 457.1 463.9 461.4 -

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

3364

308.5 317.6 320.8 320.6 320.9 -

Aircraft manufacturing

336411

131.5 134.2 135.8 134.9 134.7 -

Furniture and related product manufacturing

337

261.9 245.7 245.3 244.7 241.5 245.1

Household and institutional furniture and kitchen cabinet manufacturing

3371

174.7 167.0 167.1 166.8 165.5 -

Wood kitchen cabinet and countertop manufacturing

33711

91.1 90.1 89.6 89.6 88.9 -

Household and institutional furniture manufacturing

33712

83.6 76.9 77.5 77.2 76.6 -

Miscellaneous manufacturing

339

408.9 412.8 410.7 410.1 408.3 408.0

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

3391

220.4 224.2 221.6 220.3 219.3 -

Other miscellaneous manufacturing

3399

188.5 188.6 189.1 189.8 189.0 -

Sign manufacturing

33995

43.7 43.9 43.1 43.3 43.0 -

Doll, toy, game, office supplies (except paper), and all other miscellaneous manufacturing

33993,4,9

103.5 102.7 103.6 103.9 103.9 -

Nondurable goods

  3,483 3,485 3,475 3,475 3,458 3,478

Food manufacturing

311

1,342.7 1,358.1 1,353.4 1,354.7 1,343.7 1,351.1

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

3114

140.5 143.6 132.6 131.4 129.2 -

Dairy product manufacturing

3115

114.4 115.9 117.1 117.5 117.5 -

Animal slaughtering and processing

3116

470.3 480.1 480.5 482.6 481.2 -

Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing

3118

240.0 242.1 244.3 246.1 245.0 -

Textile mills

313

70.6 70.4 70.2 70.1 69.2 69.5

Textile product mills

314

75.5 70.1 69.4 69.9 69.1 68.3

Apparel manufacturing

315

68.2 65.0 62.8 62.3 61.7 61.6

Paper manufacturing

322

277.1 269.5 270.3 271.8 269.1 267.7

Paperboard container manufacturing

32221

120.3 114.9 115.4 115.4 114.1 -

Printing and related support activities

323

254.3 246.6 248.3 246.0 246.3 246.0

Chemical manufacturing

325

566.1 560.7 558.8 564.1 565.6 571.6

Basic chemical manufacturing

3251

104.8 107.5 108.2 108.6 106.4 -

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

3254

192.9 193.9 199.7 200.8 199.9 -

Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation manufacturing

3256

72.4 74.4 74.2 75.8 77.3 -

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

326

560.8 556.1 557.2 556.5 554.7 558.8

Plastics product manufacturing

3261

458.9 452.6 452.7 452.3 450.5 -

Other plastics product manufacturing

32619

252.2 250.7 250.4 250.8 250.5 -

Rubber product manufacturing

3262

101.9 103.5 104.5 104.2 104.2 -

Private service-providing

  91,347 93,899 94,322 94,324 92,441 92,963

Trade, transportation, and utilities

  24,105 24,442 24,881 25,075 24,275 24,179

Wholesale trade

42

4,809.6 4,853.8 4,862.5 4,867.5 4,824.9 4,831.8

Merchant wholesalers, durable goods

423

2,667.4 2,706.6 2,716.4 2,722.0 2,709.5 -

Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers

4231

306.7 318.0 322.5 322.4 320.2 -

Automobile and other motor vehicle merchant wholesalers

42311

115.1 120.8 120.7 121.1 120.6 -

Motor vehicle supplies and new parts merchant wholesalers

42312

143.6 147.3 152.5 151.9 150.2 -

Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers

4232

92.0 85.3 83.1 83.0 84.0 -

Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers

4233

208.7 220.0 217.6 215.9 214.1 -

Lumber, plywood, millwork, and wood panel merchant wholesalers

42331

92.1 96.3 95.7 95.5 95.0 -

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

4234

581.3 585.7 586.0 592.4 590.3 -

Computer and computer peripheral equipment and software merchant wholesalers

42343

185.1 183.2 182.8 185.6 183.8 -

Medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

42345

240.8 242.3 244.4 247.3 247.7 -

Metal and mineral (except petroleum) merchant wholesalers

4235

109.6 112.4 114.7 115.6 113.6 -

Household appliances and electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers

4236

286.9 295.2 296.9 295.5 293.9 -

Electrical apparatus and equipment, wiring supplies, and related equipment merchant wholesalers

42361

150.2 156.7 157.2 156.5 156.0 -

Household appliances, electric housewares, consumer electronics, and other electronic parts and equipment merchant wholesalers

42362,9

136.7 138.5 139.7 139.0 137.9 -

Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

4237

237.4 241.8 240.8 244.3 244.4 -

Hardware merchant wholesalers

42371

73.5 73.3 73.7 74.8 73.7 -

Plumbing, heating, and hydronics equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

42372

92.0 94.5 94.5 95.9 96.7 -

Warm air heating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

42373,4

71.9 74.0 72.6 73.6 74.0 -

Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

4238

598.8 602.5 603.3 602.6 597.4 -

Construction and mining (except oil well) machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers

42381

81.1 85.5 86.3 87.9 86.7 -

Farm and garden machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers

42382

94.6 92.4 90.8 90.2 88.6 -

Industrial machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers

42383

267.0 275.8 276.0 275.6 276.7 -

Industrial supplies merchant wholesalers

42384

82.7 78.8 79.1 77.1 75.4 -

Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers

4239

246.0 245.7 251.5 250.3 251.6 -

Sporting and recreational goods and supplies merchant wholesalers

42391

47.8 50.0 50.5 50.4 50.2 -

Recyclable material merchant wholesalers

42393

85.1 82.8 82.7 82.2 81.4 -

Merchant wholesalers, nondurable goods

424

1,746.2 1,753.4 1,752.4 1,754.9 1,732.0 -

Paper and paper product merchant wholesalers

4241

92.9 90.8 88.9 90.8 90.9 -

Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers

4243

113.8 119.9 117.9 118.8 116.6 -

Clothing and clothing accessories merchant wholesalers

42435

80.5 80.2 80.4 80.7 80.3 -

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers

4244

656.4 661.4 664.7 667.0 658.5 -

General line grocery merchant wholesalers

42441

202.7 201.4 200.5 203.2 205.7 -

Fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers

42448

78.1 78.8 78.4 76.8 75.3 -

Chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers

4246

114.3 110.6 112.1 112.3 110.7 -

Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers

4247

82.7 80.8 81.7 82.5 82.8 -

Beer, wine, and distilled alcoholic beverage merchant wholesalers

4248

176.4 179.6 179.1 179.5 177.4 -

Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

4249

256.1 261.4 260.5 259.3 257.5 -

Farm supplies merchant wholesalers

42491

92.5 96.1 95.2 94.7 95.7 -

Wholesale trade agents and brokers

425

396.0 393.8 393.7 390.6 383.4 -

Retail trade

  13,139.4 13,352.3 13,653.4 13,758.5 13,311.4 13,235.0

Motor vehicle and parts dealers

441

1,664.4 1,719.9 1,718.7 1,721.1 1,703.2 -

Automobile dealers

4411

1,069.7 1,089.2 1,092.8 1,095.6 1,087.5 -

New car dealers

44111

925.6 947.0 950.8 955.4 950.2 -

Used car dealers

44112

144.1 142.2 142.0 140.2 137.3 -

Other motor vehicle dealers

4412

136.5 140.6 134.7 132.6 128.6 -

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire retailers

4413

458.2 490.1 491.2 492.9 487.1 -

Automotive parts and accessories retailers

44133

304.1 321.2 321.4 321.8 317.0 -

Tire dealers

44134

154.1 168.9 169.8 171.1 170.1 -

Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers

444

1,103.3 1,105.5 1,102.8 1,122.7 1,075.6 -

Building material and supplies dealers

4441

965.8 953.3 951.1 974.9 940.2 -

Hardware retailers

44414

128.0 125.0 126.2 125.5 123.1 -

Home centers, paint, wallpaper, and other building material dealers

44411,2,8

837.8 828.3 824.9 849.4 817.1 -

Lawn and garden equipment and supplies retailers

4442

137.5 152.2 151.7 147.8 135.4 -

Food and beverage retailers

445

2,876.6 2,888.2 2,927.5 2,933.1 2,884.2 -

Grocery and convenience retailers

4451

2,554.5 2,556.8 2,586.2 2,597.7 2,571.6 -

Supermarkets and other grocery retailers (except convenience retailers)

44511

2,391.5 2,388.1 2,415.9 2,425.7 2,401.5 -

Convenience retailers and vending machine operators

44513

163.0 168.7 170.3 172.0 170.1 -

Specialty food retailers

4452

189.3 191.7 198.3 192.9 176.1 -

Meat, fish, and seafood retailers

44524,5

61.9 62.8 69.4 65.0 55.9 -

Beer, wine, and liquor retailers

4453

132.8 139.7 143.0 142.5 136.5 -

Furniture, home furnishings, electronics, and appliance retailers

449

703.0 673.4 682.2 696.2 666.5 -

Furniture and home furnishings retailers

4491

362.6 351.1 357.5 363.8 349.4 -

Furniture retailers

44911

173.4 165.1 164.1 165.5 160.5 -

Home furnishings retailers

44912

189.2 186.0 193.4 198.3 188.9 -

Floor covering retailers

449121

55.5 53.3 53.5 54.0 53.6 -

Window treatment and all other home furnishings retailers

449122,9

133.7 132.7 139.9 144.3 135.3 -

Electronics and appliance retailers

4492

340.4 322.3 324.7 332.4 317.1 -

General merchandise retailers

455

2,992.0 3,075.0 3,198.7 3,234.4 3,063.6 -

Health and personal care retailers

456

844.2 843.3 860.1 866.4 850.4 -

Pharmacies and drug retailers

45611

547.0 532.7 537.8 541.4 537.7 -

Cosmetics, beauty supplies, and perfume retailers

45612

146.0 153.0 165.9 170.0 156.7 -

Gasoline stations and fuel dealers

457

874.8 900.4 903.6 904.2 898.4 -

Gasoline stations

4571

816.3 843.9 846.6 844.5 839.5 -

Gasoline stations with convenience stores

45711

732.6 757.1 760.2 758.4 754.7 -

Other gasoline stations

45712

83.7 86.8 86.4 86.1 84.8 -

Fuel dealers

4572

58.5 56.5 57.0 59.7 58.9 -

Clothing, clothing accessories, shoe, and jewelry retailers

458

891.1 920.0 993.3 1,016.2 946.8 -

Clothing and clothing accessories retailers

4581

676.0 693.5 758.3 777.5 715.7 -

Shoe retailers

4582

119.7 132.7 133.5 134.0 133.0 -

Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods retailers

4583

95.4 93.8 101.5 104.7 98.1 -

Sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, book, and miscellaneous retailers

459

1,190.0 1,226.6 1,266.5 1,264.2 1,222.7 -

Sporting goods, hobby, and musical instrument retailers

4591

396.1 399.0 433.1 432.8 412.4 -

Sporting goods retailers

45911

238.6 246.0 256.7 258.9 250.2 -

Book retailers and news dealers

4592

55.5 54.3 55.1 55.4 55.0 -

Florists

4593

53.2 50.5 53.7 55.4 52.7 -

Office supplies, stationery, and gift retailers

4594

152.9 167.0 167.0 166.4 155.1 -

Office supplies and stationery retailers

45941

53.9 52.1 51.8 51.6 51.8 -

Gift, novelty, and souvenir retailers

45942

99.0 114.9 115.2 114.8 103.3 -

Used merchandise retailers

4595

169.6 179.7 179.9 180.3 178.3 -

Other miscellaneous retailers

4599

362.7 376.1 377.7 373.9 369.2 -

Pet and pet supplies retailers

45991

106.5 110.6 112.5 112.5 110.0 -

Tobacco, electronic cigarette, and other smoking supplies retailers

459991

90.1 97.5 97.6 96.1 98.1 -

Transportation and warehousing

  5,707.3 5,773.8 5,903.0 5,983.7 5,674.4 5,645.2

Air transportation

481

467.0 503.1 505.2 505.3 504.6 -

Truck transportation

484

1,345.6 1,363.3 1,363.9 1,358.1 1,329.0 -

General freight trucking

4841

961.3 959.8 961.4 960.7 940.8 -

General freight trucking, local

48411

250.3 262.7 263.4 263.7 253.6 -

General freight trucking, long-distance

48412

711.0 697.1 698.0 697.0 687.2 -

Specialized freight trucking

4842

384.3 403.5 402.5 397.4 388.2 -

Used household and office goods moving

48421

77.2 79.5 78.9 78.0 75.2 -

Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, local

48422

191.5 208.6 207.9 205.2 198.5 -

Specialized freight (except used goods) trucking, long-distance

48423

115.6 115.4 115.7 114.2 114.5 -

Transit and ground passenger transportation

485

391.3 400.1 396.0 397.9 390.5 -

School and employee bus transportation

4854

178.4 182.7 179.1 181.5 179.0 -

Other transit and ground passenger transportation

4859

91.2 93.0 93.0 92.8 91.6 -

Support activities for transportation

488

675.3 698.5 700.7 711.3 704.1 -

Support activities for air transportation

4881

224.1 229.1 231.8 235.9 234.8 -

Support activities for road transportation

4884

96.1 101.9 101.5 101.5 101.4 -

Freight transportation arrangement

4885

209.4 213.2 211.4 214.0 209.9 -

Couriers and messengers

492

938.1 951.5 1,073.7 1,156.3 931.8 -

Warehousing and storage

493

1,659.8 1,613.8 1,624.7 1,616.8 1,578.9 -

General warehousing and storage

49311

1,551.8 1,506.1 1,516.9 1,510.7 1,472.6 -

Utilities

22

448.2 462.5 462.3 465.1 464.6 466.8

Electric power generation, transmission and distribution

2211

314.5 325.0 325.8 328.7 328.4 -

Electric power generation

22111

111.0 118.4 119.0 120.9 121.7 -

Fossil fuel electric power generation

221112

57.7 60.6 60.8 60.2 61.0 -

Electric power transmission, control, and distribution

22112

203.5 206.6 206.8 207.8 206.7 -

Natural gas distribution

2212

90.4 92.5 92.6 92.7 92.8 -

Water, sewage, and other systems

2213

43.3 45.0 43.9 43.7 43.4 -

Information

51

2,405 2,388 2,412 2,418 2,388 2,399

Motion picture and sound recording industries

512

318.1 329.2 349.0 354.8 331.6 -

Publishing industries

513

725.5 722.4 726.0 726.1 714.3 -

Newspaper, periodical, book, and directory publishers

5131

226.8 216.4 217.7 216.7 210.3 -

Newspaper publishers

51311

77.9 70.6 70.6 70.8 68.1 -

Periodical publishers

51312

51.4 51.0 51.0 50.4 50.0 -

Software publishers

5132

498.7 506.0 508.3 509.4 504.0 -

Broadcasting and content providers

516

276.0 269.4 269.3 270.9 270.1 -

Radio and television broadcasting stations

5161

100.2 98.3 98.2 98.4 97.8 -

Media streaming distribution services, social networks, and other media networks and content providers

5162

175.8 171.1 171.1 172.5 172.3 -

Telecommunications

517

553.8 533.1 534.3 533.9 541.7 -

Wired and wireless telecommunications (except satellite)

5171

507.2 486.2 487.2 486.2 493.8 -

Wired and wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)

51711

472.4 454.1 455.3 454.6 462.0 -

Wired telecommunications carriers

517111

400.2 387.3 388.7 387.7 393.8 -

Wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite)

517112

72.2 66.8 66.6 66.9 68.2 -

Telecommunications resellers

51712

34.8 32.1 31.9 31.6 31.8 -

All other telecommunications

5174,8

46.6 46.9 47.1 47.7 47.9 -

Computing infrastructure providers, data processing, web hosting, and related services

518

382.1 389.9 387.9 389.6 387.6 -

Web search portals, libraries, archives, and other information services

519

149.9 144.0 145.0 142.5 142.9 -

Financial activities

  6,838 6,948 6,953 6,971 6,909 6,916

Credit intermediation and related activities

522

1,969.9 1,933.7 1,930.0 1,932.7 1,921.0 -

Depository credit intermediation

5221

1,326.0 1,311.8 1,314.3 1,317.3 1,316.3 -

Commercial banking

52211

1,022.2 1,003.9 1,006.2 1,007.7 1,006.6 -

Credit unions

52213

233.9 237.1 236.6 238.0 238.1 -

Savings institutions and other depository credit intermediation

52218

69.9 70.8 71.5 71.6 71.6 -

Nondepository credit intermediation

5222

408.7 397.0 396.1 397.0 388.3 -

Consumer lending

522291

66.3 67.0 65.6 66.9 65.9 -

Real estate credit

522292

166.1 153.3 150.6 150.3 147.0 -

International, secondary market, and all other nondepository credit intermediation

522299

64.4 67.4 67.7 67.8 68.2 -

Activities related to credit intermediation

5223

235.2 224.9 219.6 218.4 216.4 -

Securities, commodity contracts, funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles, investments, and related activities

523,5

786.0 806.3 816.0 818.5 814.5 -

Securities and commodity contracts brokerage, intermediation, and exchanges

5231,2

348.9 342.1 348.3 351.9 354.3 -

Investment banking and securities intermediation

52315

328.6 319.2 324.6 329.9 331.9 -

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles and investment activities

5239,50

437.1 464.2 467.7 466.6 460.2 -

Portfolio management and investment advice

52394

354.7 372.5 375.0 374.8 370.5 -

Insurance carriers and related activities

524

2,278.8 2,321.2 2,325.1 2,328.1 2,319.0 -

Insurance carriers

5241

1,267.1 1,264.9 1,264.3 1,265.1 1,262.9 -

Direct life, health, and medical insurance carriers

52411

690.5 687.7 688.8 689.7 688.3 -

Direct insurance (except life, health, and medical) carriers

52412

554.8 555.7 554.1 554.0 553.4 -

Reinsurance carriers

52413

21.8 21.5 21.4 21.4 21.2 -

Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities

5242

1,011.7 1,056.3 1,060.8 1,063.0 1,056.1 -

Insurance agencies and brokerages

52421

715.3 743.6 745.6 748.6 747.0 -

Other insurance related activities

52429

296.4 312.7 315.2 314.4 309.1 -

Pharmacy benefit management and other third party administration of insurance and pension funds

524292

168.6 172.1 173.7 174.6 172.6 -

Real estate

531

1,321.3 1,364.8 1,365.0 1,376.5 1,351.8 -

Lessors of real estate

5311

459.2 466.3 467.3 469.4 463.3 -

Lessors of residential buildings and dwellings

53111

270.9 276.2 275.1 274.5 274.8 -

Lessors of nonresidential buildings (except miniwarehouses)

53112

111.5 107.3 110.4 112.6 107.1 -

Offices of real estate agents and brokers

5312

271.0 278.5 271.9 274.4 262.4 -

Activities related to real estate

5313

591.1 620.0 625.8 632.7 626.1 -

Real estate property managers

53131

508.6 530.4 536.0 542.7 540.7 -

Residential property managers

531311

391.9 408.7 413.3 418.9 417.1 -

Nonresidential property managers

531312

116.7 121.7 122.7 123.8 123.6 -

Rental and leasing services

532

449.8 489.2 484.5 482.6 470.6 -

Home health equipment rental

532283

26.1 25.7 25.8 26.2 26.5 -

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment rental and leasing

5324

150.9 157.4 158.8 158.7 155.5 -

Professional and business services

  17,857 18,280 18,254 18,120 17,745 17,854

Professional, scientific, and technical services

54

8,156.4 8,246.3 8,275.7 8,282.2 8,230.0 -

Legal services

5411

875.0 881.6 886.2 890.3 872.7 -

Offices of lawyers

54111

799.0 810.2 814.6 818.1 801.4 -

Other legal services

54119

76.0 71.4 71.6 72.2 71.3 -

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

5412

891.3 809.8 821.0 842.5 871.6 -

Offices of certified public accountants

541211

397.1 372.9 371.2 374.1 383.6 -

Payroll services

541214

169.2 187.5 189.1 192.2 183.6 -

Architectural, engineering, and related services

5413

1,204.8 1,250.5 1,245.3 1,239.0 1,229.7 -

Architectural services

54131

150.5 151.4 152.3 149.7 149.1 -

Landscape architectural services

54132

23.2 23.2 22.1 21.5 20.7 -

Engineering and drafting services

54133,4

827.5 860.0 858.4 857.3 853.8 -

Building inspection, surveying, and mapping services

54135,6,7

72.1 75.4 74.8 75.0 75.6 -

Testing laboratories and services

54138

131.5 140.5 137.7 135.5 130.5 -

Specialized design services

5414

106.5 111.1 112.0 110.8 109.8 -

Graphic design services

54143

42.9 43.5 44.4 44.7 45.1 -

Computer systems design and related services

5415

1,942.1 1,954.0 1,965.6 1,957.3 1,954.3 -

Custom computer programming services

541511

863.5 869.0 874.3 872.1 871.1 -

Computer systems design services

541512

909.8 920.3 925.3 919.1 917.6 -

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

5416

1,388.7 1,417.9 1,420.1 1,421.2 1,392.9 -

Management consulting services

54161

1,163.4 1,179.0 1,180.5 1,182.2 1,156.8 -

Administrative management and general management consulting services

541611

616.6 630.8 636.1 642.4 627.2 -

Marketing consulting services

541613

231.4 234.7 230.4 224.3 219.4 -

Process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting services

541614

135.7 138.6 139.3 140.2 136.5 -

Scientific research and development services

5417

688.3 709.3 713.7 715.1 713.9 -

Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences

54171

638.3 658.1 660.6 661.5 661.4 -

Research and development in the physical, engineering, and life sciences, except nanotechnology and biotechnology

541715

410.3 431.6 434.6 433.9 433.5 -

Research and development in the social sciences and humanities

54172

50.0 51.2 53.1 53.6 52.5 -

Advertising, public relations, and related services

5418

369.8 383.5 383.4 384.1 379.1 -

Advertising agencies

54181

161.4 164.8 162.3 163.7 163.3 -

Public relations agencies

54182

44.7 45.6 45.0 45.0 43.4 -

Advertising material distribution and other services related to advertising

54187,9

91.0 96.7 98.9 98.8 96.5 -

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

5419

689.9 728.6 728.4 721.9 706.0 -

Marketing research and public opinion polling

54191

50.4 48.6 48.2 48.0 47.8 -

Veterinary services

54194

386.3 404.1 405.5 404.5 394.4 -

Management of companies and enterprises

55

1,632.9 1,622.1 1,619.1 1,620.8 1,604.9 -

Offices of bank and other holding companies

551111,2

64.8 69.6 71.3 71.1 69.3 -

Corporate, subsidiary, and regional managing offices

551114

1,568.1 1,552.5 1,547.8 1,549.7 1,535.6 -

Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services

56

8,067.6 8,411.5 8,359.5 8,217.0 7,910.3 -

Administrative and support services

561

7,667.8 7,992.3 7,936.6 7,795.2 7,490.8 -

Office administrative services

5611

456.0 480.0 480.7 473.5 472.9 -

Facilities support services

5612

147.2 152.8 152.5 152.3 151.6 -

Employment services

5613

3,397.5 3,437.6 3,422.8 3,369.0 3,177.6 -

Employment placement agencies and executive search services

56131

275.3 275.1 276.6 273.5 270.5 -

Temporary help services

56132

2,749.0 2,757.1 2,739.8 2,687.0 2,504.0 -

Professional employer organizations

56133

373.2 405.4 406.4 408.5 403.1 -

Business support services

5614

632.8 611.1 614.9 616.0 597.4 -

Telephone call centers

56142

361.9 339.7 341.3 343.2 333.0 -

Business service centers

56143

63.8 64.3 66.1 65.7 65.8 -

Collection agencies

56144

77.8 74.9 74.2 75.3 71.0 -

Travel arrangement and reservation services

5615

136.0 153.1 155.4 150.8 153.4 -

Travel agencies

56151

58.6 65.0 67.9 64.6 67.8 -

Investigation and security services

5616

883.2 889.0 897.3 900.3 890.4 -

Investigation, guard, and armored car services

56161

758.3 763.5 771.7 774.4 767.8 -

Security systems services

56162

124.9 125.5 125.6 125.9 122.6 -

Services to buildings and dwellings

5617

1,746.3 1,976.9 1,927.3 1,848.1 1,770.7 -

Exterminating and pest control services

56171

108.7 116.5 113.9 112.2 110.6 -

Janitorial services

56172

934.6 961.9 958.6 962.2 947.7 -

Landscaping services

56173

594.8 780.7 740.7 662.5 605.6 -

Other support services

5619

268.8 291.8 285.7 285.2 276.8 -

All other support services

56199

175.3 192.6 188.4 185.6 180.1 -

Waste management and remediation services

562

399.8 419.2 422.9 421.8 419.5 -

Waste collection

5621

175.5 188.1 188.2 187.1 187.9 -

Private education and health services

  21,801 22,506 22,666 22,636 22,436 22,765

Health care and social assistance

62

18,489.7 19,158.7 19,287.5 19,347.0 19,273.0 -

Health care(3)

621,2,3

14,598.1 15,097.1 15,194.6 15,250.3 15,183.3 -

Ambulatory health care services

621

7,069.7 7,320.2 7,368.7 7,404.3 7,343.9 -

Offices of physicians

6211

2,411.1 2,523.5 2,543.7 2,558.6 2,541.6 -

Offices of dentists

6212

855.4 863.6 867.0 870.4 856.7 -

Offices of other health practitioners

6213

919.1 956.1 965.7 971.8 958.1 -

Offices of chiropractors

62131

106.4 108.6 108.4 108.8 109.0 -

Offices of optometrists

62132

119.9 123.4 123.7 126.7 123.8 -

Offices of mental health practitioners (except physicians)

62133

158.6 175.9 178.3 179.4 179.8 -

Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists

62134

391.8 402.1 405.0 405.1 397.6 -

Offices of all other health practitioners

62139

142.4 146.1 150.3 151.8 147.9 -

Outpatient care centers

6214

892.8 902.7 908.5 911.1 906.4 -

Outpatient mental health and substance abuse centers

62142

238.6 246.7 246.3 247.0 248.3 -

Other outpatient care centers

62141,9

654.2 656.0 662.2 664.1 658.1 -

Freestanding ambulatory surgical and emergency centers

621493

162.9 160.3 162.0 165.9 162.2 -

Family planning and all other outpatient care centers

621410,98

210.6 221.4 223.4 226.0 224.6 -

Medical and diagnostic laboratories

6215

258.9 254.2 254.4 257.5 256.5 -

Medical laboratories

621511

186.8 174.8 175.1 177.3 176.8 -

Diagnostic imaging centers

621512

72.1 79.4 79.3 80.2 79.7 -

Home health care services

6216

1,436.6 1,517.0 1,526.3 1,532.3 1,523.7 -

Other ambulatory health care services

6219

295.8 303.1 303.1 302.6 300.9 -

Ambulance services

62191

147.0 149.7 150.5 151.0 150.8 -

All other ambulatory health care services

62199

148.8 153.4 152.6 151.6 150.1 -

Hospitals

622

4,826.5 4,976.3 4,999.9 5,016.4 5,022.0 -

General medical and surgical hospitals

6221

4,422.2 4,558.8 4,579.2 4,593.0 4,596.3 -

Nursing and residential care facilities

623

2,701.9 2,800.6 2,826.0 2,829.6 2,817.4 -

Skilled nursing care facilities

6231

1,230.3 1,275.8 1,284.7 1,284.6 1,278.9 -

Residential intellectual and developmental disability, mental health, and substance abuse facilities

6232

524.5 545.8 550.9 554.4 552.7 -

Residential intellectual and developmental disability facilities

62321

318.7 330.6 333.8 335.3 335.0 -

Residential mental health and substance abuse facilities

62322

205.8 215.2 217.1 219.1 217.7 -

Continuing care retirement communities and assisted living facilities for the elderly

6233

817.3 846.8 858.1 857.8 853.0 -

Continuing care retirement communities

623311

410.1 423.7 427.7 429.0 423.9 -

Assisted living facilities for the elderly

623312

407.2 423.1 430.4 428.8 429.1 -

Other residential care facilities

6239

129.8 132.2 132.3 132.8 132.8 -

Social assistance

624

3,891.6 4,061.6 4,092.9 4,096.7 4,089.7 -

Individual and family services

6241

2,603.1 2,738.6 2,755.8 2,759.8 2,758.0 -

Child and youth services

62411

174.2 181.0 183.3 184.1 180.3 -

Services for the elderly and persons with disabilities

62412

2,033.8 2,152.2 2,162.8 2,164.8 2,165.1 -

Other individual and family services

62419

395.1 405.4 409.7 410.9 412.6 -

Community food and housing, and emergency and other relief services

6242

164.7 171.3 175.4 176.8 172.1 -

Vocational rehabilitation services

6243

235.9 244.5 245.2 244.1 241.9 -

Child care services

6244

887.9 907.2 916.5 916.0 917.7 -

Leisure and hospitality

  13,686 14,573 14,384 14,359 13,983 14,131

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

71

1,846.4 2,142.2 2,037.9 2,049.4 1,986.8 -

Performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

711

389.9 509.6 483.5 483.5 446.1 -

Performing arts companies

7111

110.0 125.7 122.6 123.9 107.6 -

Spectator sports

7112

102.5 181.9 164.5 161.2 160.6 -

Arts and sports promoters and agents and managers for public figures

7113,4

135.4 149.8 145.8 144.8 133.2 -

Independent artists, writers, and performers

7115

42.0 52.2 50.6 53.6 44.7 -

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

712

116.9 138.2 134.9 131.8 126.2 -

Museums

71211

67.0 76.0 75.5 74.8 72.7 -

Historical sites, zoos, botanical gardens, nature parks, and other similar institutions

71212,3,9

49.9 62.2 59.4 57.0 53.5 -

Amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

713

1,339.6 1,494.4 1,419.5 1,434.1 1,414.5 -

Gambling industries

7132

95.8 100.6 101.0 100.0 98.6 -

Golf courses and country clubs

71391

250.3 357.3 309.1 280.3 244.4 -

Skiing facilities

71392

74.8 19.2 35.5 80.8 106.7 -

Marinas

71393

24.4 29.5 26.6 24.5 22.8 -

Fitness and recreational sports centers

71394

509.3 532.9 537.5 543.1 547.6 -

Accommodation and food services

72

11,839.3 12,430.4 12,346.4 12,309.1 11,996.3 -

Accommodation

721

1,473.1 1,628.8 1,584.3 1,586.7 1,551.7 -

Traveler accommodation

7211

1,437.5 1,570.6 1,538.8 1,544.6 1,511.0 -

Hotels (except casino hotels) and motels

72111

1,210.5 1,327.6 1,305.7 1,307.4 1,275.2 -

Recreational vehicle (RV) parks and recreational camps

7212

35.6 58.2 45.5 42.1 40.7 -

Food services and drinking places

722

10,366.2 10,801.6 10,762.1 10,722.4 10,444.6 -

Special food services

7223

583.2 711.4 689.9 690.1 613.6 -

Food service contractors

72231

443.2 506.0 495.4 493.6 454.0 -

Caterers and mobile food services

72232,3

140.0 205.4 194.5 196.5 159.6 -

Drinking places, alcoholic beverages

7224

354.1 397.0 395.5 388.7 379.5 -

Restaurants and other eating places

7225

9,428.9 9,693.2 9,676.7 9,643.6 9,451.5 -

Full-service restaurants

722511

4,645.9 4,770.9 4,773.2 4,750.6 4,661.8 -

Limited-service restaurants

722513

3,952.8 4,073.4 4,065.4 4,065.1 3,988.1 -

Cafeterias, grill buffets, and buffets

722514

63.9 68.8 69.5 68.8 63.6 -

Snack and nonalcoholic beverage bars

722515

766.3 780.1 768.6 759.1 738.0 -

Other services

81

4,655 4,762 4,772 4,745 4,705 4,719

Repair and maintenance

811

1,134.1 1,172.5 1,173.1 1,168.8 1,160.7 -

Automotive repair and maintenance

8111

800.0 821.0 820.6 814.0 811.5 -

Automotive mechanical and electrical repair and maintenance

81111

328.8 334.1 332.1 332.3 329.4 -

General automotive repair

811111

297.0 303.5 299.9 301.2 299.2 -

Specialized automotive repair

811114

31.8 30.6 32.2 31.1 30.2 -

Automotive body, paint, interior, and glass repair

81112

236.7 244.3 248.6 247.0 248.3 -

Other automotive repair and maintenance

81119

234.5 242.6 239.9 234.7 233.8 -

Car washes

811192

151.1 155.8 153.8 152.9 152.4 -

Automotive oil change and lubrication shops and all other automotive repair and maintenance

811191,8

83.4 86.8 86.1 81.8 81.4 -

Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

8112

82.3 83.9 82.9 83.3 82.4 -

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment (except automotive and electronic) repair and maintenance

8113

187.6 200.0 202.6 204.1 199.8 -

Personal and household goods repair and maintenance

8114

64.2 67.6 67.0 67.4 67.0 -

Personal and laundry services

812

1,260.6 1,302.8 1,306.5 1,289.2 1,275.9 -

Personal care services

8121

609.5 623.1 621.3 614.8 610.7 -

Hair, nail, and skin care services

81211

452.3 466.5 461.8 457.0 452.3 -

Other personal care services

81219

157.2 156.6 159.5 157.8 158.4 -

Death care services

8122

110.4 113.2 113.2 113.0 110.2 -

Drycleaning and laundry services

8123

217.6 223.8 222.9 222.4 221.1 -

Linen and uniform supply

81233

109.3 113.2 113.9 115.1 116.1 -

Other personal services

8129

323.1 342.7 349.1 339.0 333.9 -

Pet care (except veterinary) services

81291

142.4 155.5 159.2 153.7 152.4 -

Parking lots and garages

81293

103.9 107.6 109.2 106.4 104.8 -

Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations

813

2,260.3 2,286.9 2,292.0 2,286.5 2,268.4 -

Grantmaking and giving services

8132

132.7 135.1 135.5 136.1 133.5 -

Grantmaking foundations

813211

72.0 74.2 74.7 74.4 72.4 -

Social advocacy organizations

8133

189.8 204.0 205.3 207.1 205.5 -

Human rights organizations

813311

43.3 43.1 43.5 43.9 43.6 -

Environment, conservation, wildlife, and other social advocacy organizations

813312,9

146.5 160.9 161.8 163.2 161.9 -

Civic and social organizations

8134

274.2 285.7 288.8 287.3 280.9 -

Business, professional, labor, political, and similar organizations

8139

354.3 358.8 359.1 352.7 345.2 -

Business associations

81391

83.1 83.5 84.4 83.2 82.3 -

Professional organizations

81392

59.4 58.9 59.1 58.5 58.4 -

Labor unions and similar labor organizations

81393

84.2 84.8 86.9 85.7 82.0 -

Political and other similar organizations (except business, professional, and labor organizations)

81394,9

127.6 131.6 128.7 125.3 122.5 -

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.
(2) Includes motor vehicle manufacturing, motor vehicle body and trailer manufacturing, and motor vehicle parts manufacturing.
(3) Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
(p) Preliminary

Dash indicates data unavailable.

Last Modified Date: March 8, 2024