ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail
(In thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Change
Industry Aug. June July Aug. Aug. Apr. May June July Aug. from:
2007 2008 2008p 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008p 2008p July 2008-
Aug. 2008p
Total nonfarm......... 137,524 138,676 137,208 137,121 137,756 137,764 137,717 137,617 137,557 137,473 -84
Total private........... 116,467 116,236 115,958 115,805 115,544 115,363 115,264 115,154 115,088 114,987 -101
Goods-producing............. 22,589 21,825 21,776 21,785 22,176 21,628 21,577 21,491 21,443 21,386 -57
Natural resources and mining.... 743 777 791 807 727 752 760 768 778 790 12
Logging...................... 62.6 57.5 59.4 60.3 59.5 60.8 59.5 57.3 57.7 57.8 .1
Mining......................... 680.3 719.4 731.8 747.1 667.2 690.9 700.6 710.2 720.0 731.8 11.8
Oil and gas extraction........ 149.0 162.1 164.7 166.9 147.0 154.2 158.3 160.1 162.3 164.3 2.0
Mining, except oil and gas (1) 233.6 238.0 239.9 243.3 226.4 225.8 229.6 230.9 231.9 234.9 3.0
Coal mining.................. 77.8 81.4 81.9 84.1 77.6 79.3 80.5 81.3 81.3 83.6 2.3
Support activities for mining. 297.7 319.3 327.2 336.9 293.8 310.9 312.7 319.2 325.8 332.6 6.8
Construction.................... 7,912 7,421 7,461 7,468 7,605 7,284 7,246 7,196 7,176 7,168 -8
Construction of buildings..... 1,803.0 1,659.8 1,668.8 1,672.9 1,751.2 1,648.2 1,634.9 1,621.5 1,619.4 1,617.9 -1.5
Residential building......... 975.7 867.9 868.8 866.2 945.2 863.9 855.5 845.0 838.5 834.1 -4.4
Nonresidential building...... 827.3 791.9 800.0 806.7 806.0 784.3 779.4 776.5 780.9 783.8 2.9
Heavy and civil engineering
construction................. 1,061.9 1,011.5 1,015.7 1,017.2 999.0 967.4 965.3 959.5 958.0 956.0 -2.0
Specialty trade contractors... 5,047.1 4,750.1 4,776.1 4,777.7 4,854.7 4,668.0 4,645.6 4,615.1 4,598.6 4,593.7 -4.9
Residential specialty trade
contractors................. 2,388.8 2,153.2 2,160.0 2,138.2 2,294.6 2,117.1 2,094.7 2,077.2 2,067.6 2,053.4 -14.2
Nonresidential specialty
trade contractors........... 2,658.3 2,596.9 2,616.1 2,639.5 2,560.1 2,550.9 2,550.9 2,537.9 2,531.0 2,540.3 9.3
Manufacturing................... 13,934 13,627 13,524 13,510 13,844 13,592 13,571 13,527 13,489 13,428 -61
Production workers........... 10,032 9,820 9,718 9,703 9,956 9,799 9,784 9,738 9,700 9,643 -57
Durable goods.................. 8,830 8,629 8,539 8,520 8,792 8,607 8,594 8,564 8,543 8,488 -55
Production workers........... 6,268 6,118 6,023 6,005 6,239 6,112 6,100 6,064 6,039 5,987 -52
Wood products................. 528.5 484.9 483.5 475.5 518.5 490.9 482.4 477.3 473.2 466.5 -6.7
Nonmetallic mineral products.. 511.1 490.0 488.1 486.0 501.2 486.3 482.1 479.3 477.1 476.2 -.9
Primary metals................ 455.2 449.7 444.8 443.4 452.7 450.1 448.7 446.8 445.0 441.5 -3.5
Fabricated metal products..... 1,566.6 1,543.6 1,534.8 1,539.1 1,562.8 1,544.1 1,544.2 1,537.1 1,534.9 1,536.2 1.3
Machinery..................... 1,188.1 1,200.9 1,203.2 1,196.7 1,187.5 1,193.1 1,195.1 1,194.4 1,197.0 1,196.0 -1.0
Computer and electronic
products (1)................. 1,270.3 1,251.9 1,250.6 1,254.8 1,265.6 1,253.8 1,250.1 1,247.1 1,245.6 1,250.7 5.1
Computer and peripheral
equipment................... 186.1 185.7 185.7 187.6 186.1 186.7 186.2 184.6 184.9 187.2 2.3
Communications equipment..... 128.0 132.4 130.4 130.4 128.5 130.9 130.4 131.8 130.3 130.8 .5
Semiconductors and electronic
components.................. 442.3 424.1 425.6 425.6 439.9 426.7 424.2 422.1 423.2 424.2 1.0
Electronic instruments....... 445.1 446.3 445.8 448.1 442.5 445.7 445.6 444.9 444.1 445.5 1.4
Electrical equipment and
appliances................... 428.1 424.8 424.7 422.0 426.1 421.5 422.1 422.0 422.5 420.3 -2.2
Transportation equipment (1).. 1,707.9 1,648.2 1,588.1 1,579.5 1,705.7 1,630.6 1,636.8 1,631.9 1,624.9 1,580.2 -44.7
Motor vehicles and parts (2). 993.1 916.2 863.1 861.7 991.2 908.6 908.4 902.8 902.4 863.4 -39.0
Furniture and related products 535.4 505.0 496.4 490.4 533.0 506.4 503.5 499.5 495.1 488.3 -6.8
Miscellaneous manufacturing... 638.8 630.1 624.5 632.9 638.8 630.2 629.1 628.8 627.9 632.4 4.5
Nondurable goods............... 5,104 4,998 4,985 4,990 5,052 4,985 4,977 4,963 4,946 4,940 -6
Production workers........... 3,764 3,702 3,695 3,698 3,717 3,687 3,684 3,674 3,661 3,656 -5
Food manufacturing............ 1,516.8 1,476.8 1,491.3 1,502.9 1,480.6 1,473.8 1,473.5 1,472.4 1,468.6 1,468.7 .1
Beverages and tobacco products 201.5 196.5 197.6 196.8 196.1 193.3 193.7 192.5 191.9 191.3 -.6
Textile mills................. 166.2 153.5 148.5 149.8 166.4 156.4 155.1 152.2 149.5 150.2 .7
Textile product mills......... 157.1 150.0 148.3 147.7 156.9 152.2 151.0 149.3 148.4 147.7 -.7
Apparel....................... 211.3 199.9 195.5 196.2 211.3 198.0 196.6 196.4 195.6 195.8 .2
Leather and allied products... 33.0 35.0 33.1 33.9 33.3 33.9 33.7 34.6 33.8 34.0 .2
Paper and paper products...... 460.2 459.4 458.7 455.5 459.1 458.4 458.1 456.6 456.0 454.7 -1.3
Printing and related support
activities................... 620.3 604.6 598.6 599.9 621.0 611.7 607.3 601.9 598.8 600.2 1.4
Petroleum and coal products... 115.3 116.9 118.2 117.2 112.5 112.2 113.4 113.8 114.7 114.1 -.6
Chemicals..................... 868.3 865.9 863.2 859.2 864.2 861.3 861.6 859.8 857.4 855.7 -1.7
Plastics and rubber products.. 753.5 739.0 731.9 731.2 750.2 734.1 732.8 733.9 731.0 727.9 -3.1
Service-providing........... 114,935 116,851 115,432 115,336 115,580 116,136 116,140 116,126 116,114 116,087 -27
Private service-providing.. 93,878 94,411 94,182 94,020 93,368 93,735 93,687 93,663 93,645 93,601 -44
Trade, transportation, and
utilities...................... 26,614 26,474 26,367 26,320 26,640 26,496 26,451 26,431 26,392 26,357 -35
Wholesale trade................ 6,066.8 6,072.4 6,052.1 6,025.1 6,047.1 6,043.9 6,038.4 6,034.6 6,018.3 6,007.8 -10.5
Durable goods................. 3,152.5 3,122.0 3,113.0 3,094.9 3,141.9 3,118.1 3,109.8 3,103.6 3,094.5 3,085.1 -9.4
Nondurable goods.............. 2,081.8 2,103.7 2,091.9 2,082.7 2,072.7 2,086.9 2,089.3 2,088.4 2,079.1 2,075.6 -3.5
Electronic markets and agents
and brokers.................. 832.5 846.7 847.2 847.5 832.5 838.9 839.3 842.6 844.7 847.1 2.4
Retail trade...................15,493.8 15,302.7 15,282.9 15,271.8 15,502.3 15,355.7 15,331.8 15,324.2 15,306.1 15,286.2 -19.9
Motor vehicle and parts
dealers (1).................. 1,931.2 1,902.8 1,889.5 1,872.7 1,914.7 1,897.6 1,892.9 1,883.3 1,871.4 1,857.3 -14.1
Automobile dealers........... 1,253.5 1,223.3 1,212.3 1,199.4 1,245.6 1,228.8 1,224.2 1,215.2 1,204.7 1,193.1 -11.6
Furniture and home furnishings
stores....................... 573.4 562.0 559.8 561.8 579.2 569.0 568.5 568.9 568.5 568.1 -.4
Electronics and appliance
stores....................... 533.8 527.8 527.4 525.5 542.7 534.7 539.3 534.9 535.1 534.1 -1.0
Building material and garden
supply stores................ 1,334.1 1,296.7 1,269.5 1,256.8 1,315.6 1,240.5 1,240.3 1,238.2 1,229.8 1,235.2 5.4
Food and beverage stores...... 2,863.9 2,897.7 2,896.4 2,875.3 2,852.2 2,882.4 2,880.7 2,879.2 2,879.7 2,869.1 -10.6
Health and personal care
stores....................... 989.6 992.8 986.9 984.2 989.4 993.4 990.9 990.4 990.4 985.9 -4.5
Gasoline stations............. 872.2 854.5 853.9 851.1 860.8 847.4 841.2 844.4 842.4 840.3 -2.1
Clothing and clothing
accessories stores........... 1,522.7 1,460.0 1,492.0 1,519.5 1,501.5 1,495.4 1,494.5 1,494.8 1,495.7 1,499.3 3.6
Sporting goods, hobby, book,
and music stores............. 651.2 633.7 625.0 649.5 661.8 651.5 653.2 654.5 650.1 658.1 8.0
General merchandise stores (1) 2,928.6 2,895.4 2,904.3 2,897.1 2,978.9 2,939.0 2,928.5 2,939.6 2,947.9 2,944.8 -3.1
Department stores............ 1,532.4 1,475.5 1,482.0 1,471.9 1,573.0 1,528.1 1,514.7 1,516.3 1,519.1 1,512.2 -6.9
Miscellaneous store retailers. 867.9 860.6 859.3 857.4 869.7 863.3 860.8 858.9 858.7 859.1 .4
Nonstore retailers............ 425.2 418.7 418.9 420.9 435.8 441.5 441.0 437.1 436.4 434.9 -1.5
Transportation and warehousing. 4,494.6 4,536.4 4,468.4 4,462.0 4,535.4 4,538.3 4,524.1 4,514.0 4,509.3 4,505.0 -4.3
Air transportation............ 498.2 501.4 498.8 495.6 494.6 504.5 501.3 497.6 496.1 492.6 -3.5
Rail transportation........... 236.5 231.3 230.1 229.3 234.4 233.5 233.0 230.0 229.4 227.6 -1.8
Water transportation.......... 68.5 63.9 64.5 63.8 65.1 62.3 61.3 61.8 61.9 60.7 -1.2
Truck transportation.......... 1,457.3 1,418.8 1,411.4 1,418.7 1,438.2 1,415.2 1,409.8 1,400.1 1,398.1 1,399.5 1.4
Transit and ground passenger
transportation............... 345.9 413.6 355.1 350.4 413.3 418.3 412.9 416.4 416.1 416.7 .6
Pipeline transportation....... 40.3 43.2 43.8 43.7 40.1 41.3 42.2 42.8 43.3 43.4 .1
Scenic and sightseeing
transportation............... 37.7 37.4 40.0 39.4 29.3 31.3 31.1 31.3 31.0 31.0 .0
Support activities for
transportation............... 582.9 590.0 588.5 586.2 583.7 588.2 587.1 587.0 587.8 587.1 -.7
Couriers and messengers....... 570.8 583.5 579.8 577.3 579.2 585.0 587.2 587.7 586.8 588.1 1.3
Warehousing and storage....... 656.5 653.3 656.4 657.6 657.5 658.7 658.2 659.3 658.8 658.3 -.5
Utilities...................... 558.4 562.7 563.7 561.5 555.1 557.7 557.1 558.1 558.5 557.9 -.6
Information..................... 3,031 3,021 2,997 2,989 3,024 3,007 3,002 2,997 2,988 2,985 -3
Publishing industries, except
Internet..................... 898.8 878.0 876.8 874.5 897.0 882.8 879.7 877.0 874.2 873.0 -1.2
Motion picture and sound
recording industries......... 383.0 398.4 385.1 383.1 376.3 382.5 380.9 382.0 378.3 378.0 -.3
Broadcasting, except Internet. 326.6 320.3 320.7 318.9 325.2 320.8 321.2 319.6 319.9 318.1 -1.8
Telecommunications............ 1,022.9 1,021.5 1,015.7 1,013.4 1,025.1 1,018.0 1,017.7 1,018.9 1,015.9 1,015.6 -.3
Data processing, hosting and
related services............. 271.2 272.1 267.1 266.3 272.3 272.2 272.1 269.8 268.1 267.7 -.4
Other information services.... 128.1 130.9 131.6 132.9 127.6 130.7 130.1 130.0 131.2 132.3 1.1
Financial activities............ 8,363 8,274 8,281 8,259 8,312 8,229 8,226 8,213 8,210 8,207 -3
Finance and insurance.......... 6,156.5 6,108.0 6,107.4 6,089.1 6,148.4 6,103.8 6,098.8 6,088.0 6,084.6 6,083.0 -1.6
Monetary authorities - central
bank......................... 21.3 21.0 21.1 21.0 21.1 21.1 21.0 20.9 20.9 20.9 .0
Credit intermediation and
related activities (1)....... 2,875.4 2,804.4 2,801.9 2,788.2 2,870.4 2,807.9 2,800.5 2,794.0 2,789.8 2,785.0 -4.8
Depository credit
intermediation (1).......... 1,832.2 1,822.0 1,824.7 1,822.2 1,825.8 1,822.9 1,820.6 1,818.1 1,816.7 1,816.5 -.2
Commercial banking.......... 1,352.3 1,347.3 1,347.6 1,347.0 1,347.3 1,344.2 1,343.4 1,343.1 1,341.7 1,342.2 .5
Securities, commodity
contracts, investments....... 853.8 869.8 862.6 866.8 852.6 867.2 866.6 866.0 862.3 866.3 4.0
Insurance carriers and related
activities................... 2,317.4 2,325.2 2,333.8 2,324.6 2,315.4 2,319.7 2,323.2 2,319.2 2,323.7 2,322.3 -1.4
Funds, trusts, and other
financial vehicles........... 88.6 87.6 88.0 88.5 88.9 87.9 87.5 87.9 87.9 88.5 .6
Real estate and rental and
leasing....................... 2,206.6 2,166.1 2,173.2 2,169.7 2,163.3 2,124.9 2,127.3 2,125.1 2,125.4 2,124.0 -1.4
Real estate................... 1,522.3 1,492.3 1,492.7 1,494.1 1,493.9 1,465.7 1,466.4 1,466.2 1,464.4 1,463.9 -.5
Rental and leasing services... 653.5 641.7 647.3 643.2 638.9 627.4 629.5 627.2 628.7 628.1 -.6
Lessors of nonfinancial
intangible assets............ 30.8 32.1 33.2 32.4 30.5 31.8 31.4 31.7 32.3 32.0 -.3
Professional and business
services....................... 18,157 18,090 18,021 17,994 17,979 18,031 17,982 17,927 17,910 17,857 -53
Professional and technical
services (1).................. 7,653.4 7,834.3 7,837.1 7,815.3 7,688.0 7,845.6 7,839.1 7,850.3 7,858.8 7,864.8 6.0
Legal services............... 1,177.4 1,188.4 1,184.5 1,172.8 1,174.2 1,172.5 1,172.2 1,171.3 1,170.3 1,169.9 -.4
Accounting and bookkeeping
services.................... 874.7 910.2 896.4 894.1 954.0 986.1 973.8 978.0 979.1 981.8 2.7
Architectural and engineering
services.................... 1,458.9 1,482.7 1,492.9 1,485.5 1,439.0 1,464.9 1,464.9 1,466.2 1,467.6 1,466.8 -.8
Computer systems design and
related services............ 1,372.5 1,413.3 1,421.8 1,427.2 1,371.2 1,403.9 1,408.9 1,411.7 1,419.6 1,425.9 6.3
Management and technical
consulting services......... 962.9 1,016.4 1,024.4 1,025.0 956.3 1,001.3 1,006.9 1,014.6 1,017.5 1,019.1 1.6
Management of companies and
enterprises................... 1,855.6 1,847.9 1,841.9 1,839.9 1,849.2 1,841.0 1,836.4 1,837.8 1,835.0 1,835.0 .0
Administrative and waste
services...................... 8,647.5 8,407.3 8,341.6 8,338.5 8,441.3 8,344.4 8,306.0 8,239.2 8,216.6 8,156.9 -59.7
Administrative and support
services (1)................. 8,283.1 8,035.7 7,967.6 7,964.3 8,083.4 7,978.9 7,939.8 7,873.5 7,850.5 7,788.9 -61.6
Employment services (1)...... 3,670.6 3,391.3 3,335.3 3,362.9 3,570.2 3,462.2 3,421.8 3,363.3 3,336.6 3,283.2 -53.4
Temporary help services..... 2,660.5 2,436.9 2,381.8 2,409.3 2,589.4 2,487.1 2,451.6 2,415.3 2,391.8 2,354.9 -36.9
Business support services.... 796.2 781.1 777.8 771.1 803.8 792.8 789.2 785.2 784.8 781.0 -3.8
Services to buildings and
dwellings................... 1,960.8 1,991.6 1,988.1 1,974.7 1,858.0 1,864.6 1,865.9 1,867.4 1,867.2 1,870.8 3.6
Waste management and
remediation services......... 364.4 371.6 374.0 374.2 357.9 365.5 366.2 365.7 366.1 368.0 1.9
Education and health services... 18,068 18,700 18,592 18,640 18,422 18,757 18,820 18,891 18,942 18,997 55
Educational services........... 2,632.8 2,876.0 2,776.3 2,781.4 2,981.3 3,030.5 3,047.3 3,099.2 3,113.5 3,129.8 16.3
Health care and social
assistance....................15,434.7 15,823.5 15,815.9 15,858.3 15,440.8 15,726.1 15,772.4 15,791.3 15,828.9 15,867.0 38.1
Health care (3)...............13,031.8 13,328.3 13,372.1 13,402.0 12,997.8 13,236.3 13,274.7 13,298.3 13,338.1 13,365.0 26.9
Ambulatory health care
services (1)................ 5,514.2 5,682.0 5,698.9 5,710.2 5,504.4 5,632.8 5,649.9 5,667.7 5,692.2 5,698.8 6.6
Offices of physicians....... 2,214.9 2,275.9 2,283.6 2,285.2 2,211.7 2,259.6 2,265.2 2,273.1 2,281.8 2,281.7 -.1
Outpatient care centers..... 507.2 516.7 519.8 521.5 507.2 514.9 516.6 516.7 519.9 521.6 1.7
Home health care services... 925.0 957.7 962.8 965.7 923.0 946.1 951.0 954.5 960.5 962.6 2.1
Hospitals.................... 4,546.0 4,650.9 4,677.3 4,686.5 4,533.4 4,616.2 4,635.0 4,642.9 4,657.2 4,672.0 14.8
Nursing and residential care
facilities (1).............. 2,971.6 2,995.4 2,995.9 3,005.3 2,960.0 2,987.3 2,989.8 2,987.7 2,988.7 2,994.2 5.5
Nursing care facilities..... 1,609.4 1,611.0 1,609.8 1,614.7 1,604.8 1,610.7 1,612.1 1,608.9 1,609.0 1,610.6 1.6
Social assistance (1)......... 2,402.9 2,495.2 2,443.8 2,456.3 2,443.0 2,489.8 2,497.7 2,493.0 2,490.8 2,502.0 11.2
Child day care services...... 812.5 842.8 788.2 799.5 850.7 858.1 860.2 848.8 839.9 843.6 3.7
Leisure and hospitality......... 14,108 14,251 14,329 14,254 13,494 13,690 13,679 13,679 13,674 13,670 -4
Arts, entertainment, and
recreation.................... 2,235.6 2,264.7 2,308.2 2,268.1 1,970.5 2,021.1 2,013.1 2,011.7 2,008.4 2,010.6 2.2
Performing arts and spectator
sports....................... 437.8 464.8 463.7 465.6 409.2 436.4 434.7 438.0 437.2 438.1 .9
Museums, historical sites,
zoos, and parks.............. 141.6 144.0 146.7 144.1 131.1 132.6 133.9 132.7 132.7 133.3 .6
Amusements, gambling, and
recreation................... 1,656.2 1,655.9 1,697.8 1,658.4 1,430.2 1,452.1 1,444.5 1,441.0 1,438.5 1,439.2 .7
Accommodation and food services11,872.3 11,985.9 12,020.8 11,986.2 11,523.6 11,668.7 11,665.8 11,667.4 11,665.7 11,659.7 -6.0
Accommodation................. 1,977.4 1,927.7 1,978.2 1,959.6 1,844.1 1,853.0 1,849.0 1,843.4 1,837.8 1,829.5 -8.3
Food services and drinking
places....................... 9,894.9 10,058.2 10,042.6 10,026.6 9,679.5 9,815.7 9,816.8 9,824.0 9,827.9 9,830.2 2.3
Other services.................. 5,537 5,601 5,595 5,564 5,497 5,525 5,527 5,525 5,529 5,528 -1
Repair and maintenance........ 1,265.0 1,261.1 1,250.2 1,237.9 1,259.6 1,254.0 1,251.7 1,245.6 1,242.9 1,234.7 -8.2
Personal and laundry services. 1,311.4 1,331.7 1,322.4 1,320.1 1,305.7 1,309.9 1,310.6 1,312.8 1,313.6 1,315.1 1.5
Membership associations and
organizations................ 2,960.1 3,007.7 3,021.9 3,006.4 2,931.2 2,961.4 2,964.3 2,966.5 2,972.1 2,978.2 6.1
Government...................... 21,057 22,440 21,250 21,316 22,212 22,401 22,453 22,463 22,469 22,486 17
Federal........................ 2,745 2,757 2,776 2,767 2,724 2,734 2,740 2,744 2,748 2,747 -1
Federal, except U.S. Postal
Service...................... 1,984.8 2,031.9 2,043.6 2,047.4 1,963.4 1,996.0 2,006.5 2,013.1 2,017.8 2,023.6 5.8
U.S. Postal Service........... 759.8 725.3 732.3 719.4 760.6 737.9 733.3 731.0 729.7 723.0 -6.7
State government............... 4,854 4,980 4,906 4,924 5,123 5,170 5,174 5,179 5,188 5,191 3
State government education.... 2,019.0 2,127.1 2,054.8 2,081.7 2,313.6 2,340.8 2,344.4 2,354.3 2,364.3 2,370.8 6.5
State government, excluding
education.................... 2,835.4 2,852.8 2,850.9 2,842.5 2,809.5 2,829.1 2,829.7 2,824.9 2,823.3 2,819.9 -3.4
Local government............... 13,458 14,703 13,568 13,625 14,365 14,497 14,539 14,540 14,533 14,548 15
Local government education.... 6,914.8 8,055.1 6,855.7 6,961.6 7,972.0 8,032.1 8,060.0 8,053.2 8,037.2 8,037.2 .0
Local government, excluding
education.................... 6,543.1 6,648.3 6,712.3 6,663.5 6,393.4 6,465.0 6,479.2 6,486.8 6,496.2 6,511.2 15.0
1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
2 Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and motor vehicle parts.
3 Includes ambulatory health care services, hospitals, and nursing and residential care facilities.
p = preliminary.
NOTE: Data reflect the conversion to the 2007 version of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)
as the basis for the assignment and tabulation of economic data by industry, replacing NAICS 2002.
See http://www.bls.gov/ces/cesnaics07.htm for more details.
Bureau of Labor Statistics
