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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 Mar.
2023		 Jan.
2024		 Feb.
2024(p)		 Mar.
2024(p)

Total private

 107,954 109,430 109,606 109,815

Goods-producing

 15,433 15,540 15,535 15,564

Mining and logging

 482 501 504 509

Construction

 5,853 5,971 5,977 6,010

Manufacturing

 9,098 9,068 9,054 9,045

Durable goods

 5,606 5,582 5,572 5,567

Nondurable goods

 3,492 3,486 3,482 3,478

Private service-providing

 92,521 93,890 94,071 94,251

Trade, transportation, and utilities

 24,285 24,355 24,394 24,411

Wholesale trade

 4,833.6 4,861.5 4,853.2 4,859.1

Retail trade

 13,254.5 13,357.1 13,364.8 13,379.6

Transportation and warehousing

 5,743.1 5,669.6 5,706.1 5,703.8

Utilities

 453.9 466.7 469.9 468.6

Information

 2,436 2,432 2,425 2,418

Financial activities

 6,892 6,948 6,957 6,963

Professional and business services

 18,065 18,082 18,097 18,115

Private education and health services

 21,774 22,600 22,678 22,760

Leisure and hospitality

 14,356 14,699 14,740 14,794

Other services

 4,713 4,774 4,780 4,790

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: April 05, 2024