Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail
[In thousands]
Industry Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted
Aug.
2011
June
2012
July
2012(p)
Aug.
2012(p)
Aug.
2011
June
2012
July
2012(p)
Aug.
2012(p)
Change from:
July2012 - Aug.2012(p)

Total nonfarm

131,278 134,057 132,840 133,092 131,492 133,063 133,204 133,300 96

Total private

110,386 112,162 112,183 112,349 109,426 111,135 111,297 111,400 103

Goods-producing

18,491 18,607 18,687 18,744 18,067 18,316 18,339 18,323 -16

Mining and logging

811 851 855 857 798 840 840 838 -2

Logging

50.2 50.0 51.6 52.0 47.9 50.1 49.7 49.3 -0.4

Mining

760.7 800.8 803.6 805.1 749.7 790.1 789.9 789.1 -0.8

Oil and gas extraction

178.0 197.4 198.6 199.9 176.8 195.0 196.2 197.3 1.1

Mining, except oil and gas(1)

227.7 223.5 224.3 225.0 219.8 216.9 217.4 216.7 -0.7

Coal mining

87.6 84.6 83.2 82.9 87.2 84.0 83.3 82.8 -0.5

Support activities for mining

355.0 379.9 380.7 380.2 353.1 378.2 376.3 375.1 -1.2

Construction

5,806 5,716 5,779 5,813 5,498 5,514 5,514 5,515 1

Construction of buildings

1,270.2 1,251.1 1,263.8 1,268.5 1,216.7 1,217.3 1,220.5 1,217.0 -3.5

Residential building

583.6 579.6 589.4 590.1 558.6 559.9 564.9 563.8 -1.1

Nonresidential building

686.6 671.5 674.4 678.4 658.1 657.4 655.6 653.2 -2.4

Heavy and civil engineering construction

891.9 878.8 896.8 908.3 824.8 832.5 839.4 842.2 2.8

Specialty trade contractors

3,643.4 3,586.5 3,618.7 3,635.9 3,456.2 3,463.7 3,454.2 3,456.0 1.8

Residential specialty trade contractors

1,525.4 1,519.3 1,531.1 1,541.6 1,448.5 1,459.9 1,459.0 1,467.2 8.2

Nonresidential specialty trade contractors

2,118.0 2,067.2 2,087.6 2,094.3 2,007.7 2,003.8 1,995.2 1,988.8 -6.4

Manufacturing

11,874 12,040 12,053 12,074 11,771 11,962 11,985 11,970 -15

Durable goods

7,345 7,535 7,532 7,529 7,300 7,484 7,506 7,489 -17

Wood products

339.3 336.1 336.8 336.3 330.8 329.3 329.4 328.0 -1.4

Nonmetallic mineral products

376.9 371.7 372.2 370.8 365.5 361.4 361.2 359.9 -1.3

Primary metals

393.3 410.3 410.5 409.3 393.3 408.7 410.6 408.0 -2.6

Fabricated metal products

1,361.8 1,414.4 1,415.8 1,415.0 1,350.6 1,404.9 1,408.3 1,405.2 -3.1

Machinery

1,068.0 1,113.2 1,109.8 1,108.6 1,064.5 1,106.0 1,105.1 1,106.8 1.7

Computer and electronic products(1)

1,115.3 1,113.9 1,114.5 1,112.8 1,111.7 1,109.9 1,110.2 1,108.4 -1.8

Computer and peripheral equipment

160.2 166.4 167.0 167.9 160.1 166.5 166.7 168.0 1.3

Communications equipment

115.0 109.3 109.4 108.5 114.6 108.8 109.4 108.7 -0.7

Semiconductors and electronic components

389.0 389.5 390.5 389.0 386.9 388.1 388.5 386.8 -1.7

Electronic instruments

405.1 403.8 403.2 402.2 404.1 402.0 401.3 400.1 -1.2

Electrical equipment and appliances

370.2 375.6 375.8 373.3 368.0 373.9 373.1 371.8 -1.3

Transportation equipment(1)

1,382.8 1,463.7 1,462.0 1,464.1 1,384.5 1,457.9 1,476.2 1,468.0 -8.2

Motor vehicles and parts(2)

714.7 778.6 771.6 775.4 717.6 774.2 788.2 780.7 -7.5

Furniture and related products

360.0 352.1 352.1 355.5 354.5 349.2 349.7 351.3 1.6

Miscellaneous manufacturing

577.1 583.6 582.2 583.6 576.1 582.5 582.0 581.5 -0.5

Nondurable goods

4,529 4,505 4,521 4,545 4,471 4,478 4,479 4,481 2

Food manufacturing

1,492.5 1,468.8 1,487.3 1,508.9 1,456.0 1,463.7 1,463.4 1,468.2 4.8

Beverages and tobacco products

198.6 202.5 205.3 205.6 193.2 197.8 199.2 198.9 -0.3

Textile mills

121.9 120.2 119.5 119.1 121.3 119.3 119.4 118.8 -0.6

Textile product mills

118.1 115.6 114.0 114.1 118.0 113.8 113.1 113.0 -0.1

Apparel

152.0 149.1 147.4 146.4 150.9 147.8 147.1 145.6 -1.5

Leather and allied products

29.0 29.6 28.5 29.4 28.8 29.6 29.3 29.2 -0.1

Paper and paper products

393.8 394.5 393.0 391.9 391.8 392.4 391.1 390.3 -0.8

Printing and related support activities

472.4 458.4 457.1 457.8 471.6 456.3 456.2 456.4 0.2

Petroleum and coal products

114.2 115.3 116.2 115.1 111.0 112.7 112.9 112.7 -0.2

Chemicals

794.4 801.2 801.9 800.8 792.1 797.3 797.7 797.4 -0.3

Plastics and rubber products

641.7 650.2 650.9 655.7 636.5 647.2 649.6 650.4 0.8

Private service-providing

91,895 93,555 93,496 93,605 91,359 92,819 92,958 93,077 119

Trade, transportation, and utilities

25,068 25,386 25,332 25,357 25,060 25,310 25,321 25,350 29

Wholesale trade

5,563.6 5,669.9 5,671.5 5,663.7 5,538.3 5,630.0 5,638.8 5,646.7 7.9

Durable goods

2,772.2 2,810.7 2,814.5 2,810.4 2,758.4 2,794.2 2,798.0 2,800.9 2.9

Nondurable goods

1,952.0 1,996.6 1,991.9 1,985.2 1,943.2 1,976.9 1,978.3 1,978.8 0.5

Electronic markets and agents and brokers

839.4 862.6 865.1 868.1 836.7 858.9 862.5 867.0 4.5

Retail trade

14,678.4 14,756.7 14,753.2 14,768.7 14,664.4 14,747.0 14,745.2 14,751.3 6.1

Motor vehicle and parts dealers(1)

1,712.8 1,736.0 1,732.2 1,734.2 1,693.8 1,718.3 1,714.1 1,716.5 2.4

Automobile dealers

1,067.5 1,090.7 1,089.5 1,092.2 1,059.6 1,084.8 1,082.5 1,084.7 2.2

Furniture and home furnishings stores

435.8 443.3 444.2 449.5 442.3 451.2 450.8 455.2 4.4

Electronics and appliance stores

516.5 496.5 495.5 491.1 524.2 502.7 501.6 498.2 -3.4

Building material and garden supply stores

1,148.5 1,211.7 1,189.1 1,160.4 1,139.3 1,151.5 1,154.7 1,146.8 -7.9

Food and beverage stores

2,848.7 2,897.6 2,900.5 2,897.8 2,834.3 2,874.9 2,878.9 2,883.1 4.2

Health and personal care stores

983.3 993.4 996.6 997.2 983.4 993.1 997.9 998.4 0.5

Gasoline stations

845.2 842.1 841.8 843.7 830.0 831.8 829.2 829.9 0.7

Clothing and clothing accessories stores

1,353.4 1,346.1 1,362.2 1,385.3 1,354.7 1,370.6 1,372.9 1,375.7 2.8

Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores

579.0 565.2 563.2 576.5 579.4 578.4 573.9 571.3 -2.6

General merchandise stores(1)

3,054.6 3,016.6 3,019.9 3,019.2 3,078.5 3,059.1 3,053.4 3,054.4 1.0

Department stores

1,523.9 1,479.9 1,481.5 1,483.5 1,544.8 1,521.3 1,515.2 1,515.2 0.0

Miscellaneous store retailers

774.0 781.7 781.2 783.8 769.3 776.4 778.4 782.5 4.1

Nonstore retailers

426.6 426.5 426.8 430.0 435.2 439.0 439.4 439.3 -0.1

Transportation and warehousing

4,268.6 4,392.0 4,345.4 4,356.3 4,301.9 4,369.1 4,379.7 4,385.4 5.7

Air transportation

460.6 462.2 462.0 460.4 457.3 458.7 458.6 457.1 -1.5

Rail transportation

231.9 234.4 232.7 232.6 231.7 233.0 232.0 230.7 -1.3

Water transportation

64.0 67.8 69.3 69.4 61.9 66.3 67.4 66.8 -0.6

Truck transportation

1,325.9 1,362.8 1,368.5 1,376.4 1,302.5 1,344.6 1,350.1 1,351.5 1.4

Transit and ground passenger transportation

374.5 421.9 372.3 374.3 439.4 424.8 433.3 438.3 5.0

Pipeline transportation

42.7 44.2 43.9 43.9 42.6 44.0 43.6 43.9 0.3

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

37.0 38.7 39.4 38.8 28.6 31.0 30.0 30.2 0.2

Support activities for transportation

566.1 586.2 583.2 581.4 564.5 583.0 581.8 581.1 -0.7

Couriers and messengers

517.0 521.0 514.3 516.9 525.5 526.8 523.7 526.0 2.3

Warehousing and storage

648.9 652.8 659.8 662.2 647.9 656.9 659.2 659.8 0.6

Utilities

557.7 567.3 561.7 568.6 555.7 564.3 557.7 566.5 8.8

Information

2,625 2,640 2,642 2,652 2,615 2,629 2,637 2,640 3

Publishing industries, except Internet

750.1 738.5 741.8 742.0 748.7 738.2 739.1 740.2 1.1

Motion picture and sound recording industries

371.6 378.7 379.9 387.5 361.8 370.3 375.7 377.1 1.4

Broadcasting, except Internet

280.2 281.8 279.6 278.3 280.9 281.0 279.8 278.8 -1.0

Telecommunications

818.0 829.5 829.6 828.5 818.2 830.5 831.7 829.4 -2.3

Data processing, hosting and related services

241.1 242.1 240.6 242.1 243.0 241.0 241.4 242.5 1.1

Other information services

164.0 169.1 170.6 173.3 162.6 167.8 169.1 171.5 2.4

Financial activities

7,726 7,787 7,801 7,793 7,681 7,737 7,735 7,742 7

Finance and insurance

5,759.8 5,793.2 5,802.2 5,801.8 5,751.9 5,779.1 5,781.1 5,792.3 11.2

Monetary authorities - central bank

19.4 19.0 19.4 19.4 19.2 19.0 19.2 19.2 0.0

Credit intermediation and related
activities(1)

2,559.5 2,592.1 2,597.4 2,596.5 2,556.8 2,587.1 2,588.8 2,592.5 3.7

Depository credit intermediation(1)

1,747.6 1,751.0 1,753.9 1,750.0 1,741.1 1,746.6 1,744.9 1,743.8 -1.1

Commercial banking

1,320.8 1,319.6 1,321.2 1,318.4 1,316.4 1,317.0 1,315.1 1,313.5 -1.6

Securities, commodity contracts, investments

813.6 805.8 807.8 808.3 811.5 804.1 804.9 806.7 1.8

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,283.0 2,291.4 2,292.3 2,292.6 2,280.1 2,284.1 2,283.1 2,289.0 5.9

Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles

84.3 84.9 85.3 85.0 84.3 84.8 85.1 84.9 -0.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,965.9 1,994.2 1,999.1 1,991.6 1,929.1 1,958.0 1,954.1 1,949.3 -4.8

Real estate

1,424.5 1,439.2 1,443.2 1,438.0 1,404.0 1,419.8 1,417.3 1,412.1 -5.2

Rental and leasing services

517.1 531.6 532.4 530.3 501.0 514.7 513.5 513.8 0.3

Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets

24.3 23.4 23.5 23.3 24.1 23.5 23.3 23.4 0.1

Professional and business services

17,514 18,015 17,997 18,078 17,382 17,883 17,930 17,958 28

Professional and technical services(1)

7,696.0 7,906.3 7,925.2 7,943.1 7,732.5 7,937.0 7,957.0 7,983.8 26.8

Legal services

1,120.5 1,131.2 1,132.8 1,120.0 1,115.7 1,118.8 1,120.3 1,118.9 -1.4

Accounting and bookkeeping services

854.4 883.3 873.0 877.4 929.1 952.2 951.5 955.0 3.5

Architectural and engineering services

1,316.8 1,338.1 1,341.5 1,346.4 1,298.2 1,323.6 1,323.3 1,327.1 3.8

Computer systems design and related services

1,546.6 1,596.0 1,613.5 1,623.2 1,540.8 1,598.7 1,609.3 1,619.9 10.6

Management and technical consulting services

1,084.3 1,137.3 1,145.0 1,155.1 1,082.0 1,136.8 1,142.5 1,151.2 8.7

Management of companies and enterprises

1,926.8 1,960.0 1,963.0 1,960.9 1,917.9 1,948.6 1,952.3 1,952.7 0.4

Administrative and waste services

7,890.7 8,149.0 8,108.9 8,174.3 7,731.2 7,997.1 8,020.5 8,021.0 0.5

Administrative and support services(1)

7,516.3 7,769.6 7,726.5 7,794.5 7,364.6 7,623.7 7,647.1 7,648.8 1.7

Employment services(1)

3,001.5 3,213.3 3,173.3 3,246.8 2,954.5 3,182.9 3,201.8 3,202.2 0.4

Temporary help services

2,347.6 2,548.5 2,510.0 2,559.0 2,317.7 2,522.7 2,529.4 2,524.5 -4.9

Business support services

804.1 807.9 807.8 814.2 813.0 819.2 822.7 825.0 2.3

Services to buildings and dwellings

1,878.2 1,896.8 1,893.1 1,869.1 1,777.0 1,780.4 1,777.9 1,771.7 -6.2

Waste management and remediation services

374.4 379.4 382.4 379.8 366.6 373.4 373.4 372.2 -1.2

Education and health services

19,592 20,091 19,998 20,019 19,931 20,294 20,332 20,354 22

Educational services

2,926.6 3,109.0 3,032.4 3,015.2 3,243.1 3,319.2 3,329.9 3,330.8 0.9

Health care and social assistance

16,665.0 16,982.3 16,965.4 17,004.2 16,688.3 16,975.1 17,001.9 17,023.6 21.7

Health care(3)

14,116.9 14,366.6 14,392.1 14,413.7 14,088.1 14,346.7 14,366.0 14,382.7 16.7

Ambulatory health care services(1)

6,182.3 6,339.7 6,350.5 6,373.8 6,174.8 6,335.9 6,348.2 6,362.4 14.2

Offices of physicians

2,365.0 2,426.3 2,427.8 2,429.1 2,363.6 2,424.4 2,426.4 2,427.1 0.7

Outpatient care centers

624.0 659.9 663.6 664.6 623.7 659.5 663.8 665.0 1.2

Home health care services

1,147.0 1,190.0 1,193.7 1,204.0 1,147.7 1,190.4 1,194.7 1,201.9 7.2

Hospitals

4,746.0 4,818.2 4,831.1 4,829.6 4,735.6 4,811.7 4,817.3 4,823.0 5.7

Nursing and residential care facilities(1)

3,188.6 3,208.7 3,210.5 3,210.3 3,177.7 3,199.1 3,200.5 3,197.3 -3.2

Nursing care facilities

1,675.3 1,666.8 1,667.0 1,665.8 1,670.9 1,662.5 1,663.0 1,660.4 -2.6

Social assistance(1)

2,548.1 2,615.7 2,573.3 2,590.5 2,600.2 2,628.4 2,635.9 2,640.9 5.0

Child day care services

795.1 813.1 774.9 787.9 843.7 832.5 836.6 835.8 -0.8

Leisure and hospitality

13,979 14,198 14,278 14,284 13,344 13,597 13,625 13,659 34

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,175.3 2,161.5 2,215.7 2,183.6 1,909.6 1,914.7 1,915.1 1,921.6 6.5

Performing arts and spectator sports

417.0 420.5 427.5 428.3 388.9 400.1 399.9 400.3 0.4

Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions

145.3 147.3 147.3 145.4 132.8 133.8 132.7 134.0 1.3

Amusements, gambling, and recreation

1,613.0 1,593.7 1,640.9 1,609.9 1,387.9 1,380.8 1,382.5 1,387.3 4.8

Accommodation and food services

11,803.9 12,036.7 12,062.5 12,100.7 11,434.1 11,682.7 11,709.6 11,737.6 28.0

Accommodation

1,954.0 1,913.5 1,970.1 1,961.0 1,812.6 1,817.5 1,818.8 1,818.5 -0.3

Food services and drinking places

9,849.9 10,123.2 10,092.4 10,139.7 9,621.5 9,865.2 9,890.8 9,919.1 28.3

Other services

5,391 5,438 5,448 5,422 5,346 5,369 5,378 5,374 -4

Repair and maintenance

1,166.1 1,171.4 1,171.5 1,167.0 1,159.7 1,158.5 1,164.1 1,160.8 -3.3

Personal and laundry services

1,297.1 1,312.1 1,307.8 1,308.1 1,290.1 1,295.9 1,298.4 1,299.0 0.6

Membership associations and organizations

2,928.2 2,954.9 2,968.7 2,946.5 2,896.3 2,914.9 2,915.4 2,914.6 -0.8

Government

20,892 21,895 20,657 20,743 22,066 21,928 21,907 21,900 -7

Federal

2,864.0 2,829.0 2,823.0 2,819.0 2,847.0 2,813.0 2,801.0 2,804.0 3.0

Federal, except U.S. Postal Service

2,240.0 2,218.6 2,209.5 2,209.8 2,219.3 2,199.5 2,190.6 2,193.5 2.9

U.S. Postal Service

623.7 610.8 613.1 608.8 627.6 613.5 610.4 610.4 0.0

State government

4,804.0 4,829.0 4,748.0 4,774.0 5,075.0 5,054.0 5,046.0 5,040.0 -6.0

State government education

2,103.1 2,154.7 2,083.3 2,114.8 2,392.5 2,402.5 2,400.8 2,398.1 -2.7

State government, excluding education

2,700.4 2,673.9 2,664.4 2,659.2 2,682.6 2,651.6 2,645.3 2,642.3 -3.0

Local government

13,224.0 14,237.0 13,086.0 13,150.0 14,144.0 14,061.0 14,060.0 14,056.0 -4.0

Local government education

6,779.8 7,800.4 6,598.6 6,718.6 7,880.7 7,797.5 7,799.0 7,797.1 -1.9

Local government, excluding education

6,444.5 6,436.8 6,487.1 6,431.4 6,263.1 6,263.7 6,260.8 6,258.7 -2.1

Footnotes
(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

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Last Modified Date: September 07, 2012