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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 May
2023		 Mar.
2024		 Apr.
2024(p)		 May
2024(p)

Total private

 108,310 109,757 109,852 110,009

Goods-producing

 15,448 15,529 15,513 15,529

Mining and logging

 489 505 497 488

Construction

 5,866 5,993 5,997 6,018

Manufacturing

 9,093 9,031 9,019 9,023

Durable goods

 5,598 5,557 5,549 5,542

Nondurable goods

 3,495 3,474 3,470 3,481

Private service-providing

 92,862 94,228 94,339 94,480

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 24,317 24,442 24,476 24,497

Wholesale trade

 4,830.6 4,857.3 4,850.7 4,852.6

Retail trade

 13,292.0 13,385.8 13,411.9 13,420.3

Transportation and warehousing

 5,737.5 5,730.9 5,745.6 5,755.1

Utilities

 456.9 468.1 467.8 469.4

Information

 2,436 2,423 2,411 2,410

Financial activities

 6,902 6,961 6,961 6,968

Professional and business services

 18,128 18,110 18,112 18,150

Private education and health services

 21,929 22,757 22,848 22,928

Leisure and hospitality

 14,423 14,747 14,733 14,723

Other services

 4,727 4,788 4,798 4,804

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 2023 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.
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Last Modified Date: June 07, 2024