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

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
Industry	Nov. 2019	Sept. 2020	Oct. 2020(p)	Nov. 2020(p)	Nov. 2019	Sept. 2020	Oct. 2020(p)	Nov. 2020(p)	Change from: Oct.2020 - Nov.2020(p)
Total nonfarm	153,177	141,901	143,488	144,005	151,814	141,774	142,384	142,629	245
Total private	130,023	120,109	121,551	122,071	129,155	119,976	120,853	121,197	344
Goods-producing	21,209	20,257	20,361	20,315	21,131	20,075	20,182	20,237	55

Mining and logging	729	628	629	628	724	621	623	624	1
Logging	55.3	51.8	52.4	51.9	53.7	50.7	50.8	50.6	-0.2
Mining	674.0	576.5	576.8	575.8	670.5	570.4	572.0	573.3	1.3
Oil and gas extraction	156.7	158.4	160.4	160.0	155.9	157.9	159.1	159.6	0.5
Mining, except oil and gas	191.2	183.6	182.0	181.7	190.7	181.1	180.0	180.0	0.0
Coal mining	52.2	45.9	44.8	44.9	52.2	45.5	44.5	44.2	-0.3
Metal ore mining	40.8	40.5	40.5	40.3	41.1	40.7	40.7	40.7	0.0
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	98.2	97.2	96.7	96.5	97.4	94.9	94.8	95.1	0.3
Support activities for mining	326.1	234.5	234.4	234.1	323.9	231.4	232.9	233.7	0.8

Construction	7,609	7,424	7,512	7,430	7,539	7,261	7,333	7,360	27
Construction of buildings	1,680.5	1,642.3	1,667.4	1,654.4	1,670.4	1,626.0	1,644.4	1,649.3	4.9
Residential building	837.2	836.3	849.6	844.4	830.2	828.3	833.9	835.2	1.3
Nonresidential building	843.3	806.0	817.8	810.0	840.2	797.7	810.5	814.1	3.6
Heavy and civil engineering construction	1,104.6	1,068.9	1,085.1	1,055.2	1,086.3	1,007.7	1,020.6	1,030.1	9.5
Specialty trade contractors	4,823.9	4,713.0	4,759.4	4,720.8	4,781.8	4,627.5	4,668.0	4,680.9	12.9
Residential specialty trade contractors	2,106.7	2,109.4	2,138.5	2,130.5	2,091.1	2,083.0	2,098.0	2,112.1	14.1
Nonresidential specialty trade contractors	2,717.2	2,603.6	2,620.9	2,590.3	2,690.7	2,544.5	2,570.0	2,568.8	-1.2

Manufacturing	12,871	12,205	12,220	12,257	12,868	12,193	12,226	12,253	27

Durable goods	8,065	7,593	7,598	7,636	8,064	7,604	7,620	7,642	22
Wood products	411.7	393.7	397.3	399.3	410.9	393.6	398.1	398.6	0.5
Nonmetallic mineral products	427.3	407.3	407.2	407.2	423.5	403.2	402.5	404.4	1.9
Primary metals	378.0	336.9	339.6	340.3	379.0	338.3	343.1	341.4	-1.7
Fabricated metal products	1,490.2	1,390.4	1,393.0	1,394.3	1,489.7	1,396.9	1,401.2	1,399.2	-2.0
Machinery	1,115.7	1,044.3	1,047.6	1,050.7	1,119.3	1,049.9	1,052.9	1,054.8	1.9
Computer and electronic products	1,090.9	1,085.8	1,087.6	1,089.4	1,092.3	1,088.1	1,089.7	1,089.4	-0.3
Computer and peripheral equipment	166.1	168.9	170.6	169.8	166.4	169.0	170.1	169.7	-0.4
Communications equipment	83.8	83.0	81.6	82.6	83.7	83.3	82.2	82.4	0.2
Semiconductors and electronic components	378.3	371.8	372.8	372.3	378.9	372.7	373.2	372.9	-0.3
Electronic instruments	429.2	426.9	427.2	428.5	430.1	428.3	428.9	428.7	-0.2
Miscellaneous computer and electronic products	33.5	35.2	35.4	36.2	33.1	34.8	35.3	35.7	0.4
Electrical equipment and appliances	405.5	379.9	377.9	377.2	405.1	379.8	378.2	377.0	-1.2
Transportation equipment(1)	1,739.0	1,606.3	1,592.9	1,617.9	1,739.1	1,603.9	1,599.8	1,617.6	17.8
Motor vehicles and parts(2)	996.5	911.1	903.7	927.0	995.9	910.5	911.1	926.5	15.4
Furniture and related products	387.1	353.8	353.7	357.0	387.6	354.1	354.7	357.8	3.1
Miscellaneous durable goods manufacturing	619.6	594.8	600.8	603.1	617.9	596.0	599.3	601.8	2.5

Nondurable goods	4,806	4,612	4,622	4,621	4,804	4,589	4,606	4,611	5
Food manufacturing	1,663.1	1,631.1	1,630.6	1,629.5	1,661.4	1,613.6	1,619.5	1,620.5	1.0
Textile mills	107.2	95.4	96.3	95.6	107.2	95.4	96.8	95.6	-1.2
Textile product mills	113.2	104.4	104.2	104.3	112.6	104.1	103.7	103.8	0.1
Apparel	107.1	86.9	89.1	87.4	106.8	86.8	88.9	87.4	-1.5
Paper and paper products	363.7	355.3	353.5	354.8	365.0	356.6	355.0	355.6	0.6
Printing and related support activities	423.4	365.2	368.4	371.4	421.3	364.8	367.4	369.2	1.8
Petroleum and coal products	112.8	106.2	106.8	104.1	113.5	103.5	105.4	104.2	-1.2
Chemicals	852.4	834.3	833.7	833.3	853.6	836.2	835.7	833.8	-1.9
Plastics and rubber products	740.8	721.9	725.8	729.9	741.0	724.3	727.0	731.6	4.6
Miscellaneous nondurable goods manufacturing	322.4	311.2	313.8	310.8	321.3	303.4	306.8	309.4	2.6

Private service-providing	108,814	99,852	101,190	101,756	108,024	99,901	100,671	100,960	289

Trade, transportation, and utilities	28,350	26,459	26,827	27,407	27,762	26,588	26,749	26,870	121

Wholesale trade	5,936.8	5,635.2	5,651.8	5,667.9	5,926.3	5,637.9	5,642.9	5,653.3	10.4
Durable goods	3,218.3	3,056.6	3,063.4	3,074.1	3,218.6	3,057.0	3,059.1	3,072.9	13.8
Nondurable goods	2,180.8	2,077.0	2,084.7	2,088.6	2,171.9	2,078.4	2,081.7	2,077.5	-4.2
Electronic markets and agents and brokers	537.7	501.6	503.7	505.2	535.8	502.5	502.1	502.9	0.8

Retail trade	16,080.2	14,941.9	15,185.5	15,487.6	15,630.8	15,061.7	15,156.8	15,122.1	-34.7
Motor vehicle and parts dealers	2,053.5	1,948.3	1,961.1	1,964.2	2,053.6	1,943.1	1,960.5	1,964.5	4.0
Automobile dealers	1,301.7	1,215.8	1,224.9	1,226.6	1,302.2	1,212.8	1,222.0	1,225.7	3.7
Other motor vehicle dealers	162.4	157.4	156.9	154.0	166.4	155.7	158.7	157.9	-0.8
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	589.4	575.1	579.3	583.6	584.9	574.6	579.8	580.9	1.1
Furniture and home furnishings stores	483.0	409.1	428.6	445.6	467.6	416.1	428.9	434.7	5.8
Electronics and appliance stores	495.3	420.3	458.6	462.7	481.1	434.5	455.3	444.0	-11.3
Building material and garden supply stores	1,272.2	1,388.6	1,383.4	1,375.2	1,302.7	1,401.1	1,402.8	1,405.7	2.9
Food and beverage stores	3,119.2	3,132.1	3,152.3	3,176.1	3,092.1	3,142.1	3,146.8	3,150.6	3.8
Health and personal care stores	1,073.8	974.1	986.0	996.8	1,052.4	984.5	986.0	977.9	-8.1
Gasoline stations	955.5	928.1	928.7	931.7	951.4	926.2	929.2	930.0	0.8
Clothing and clothing accessories stores	1,355.3	925.8	958.6	1,023.5	1,249.2	954.8	970.0	967.6	-2.4
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores	581.1	449.4	460.0	476.1	542.1	458.3	457.3	445.2	-12.1
General merchandise stores	3,271.6	3,083.5	3,148.8	3,309.0	3,056.3	3,114.2	3,124.3	3,103.5	-20.8
Department stores	1,200.7	1,010.2	1,054.9	1,125.0	1,085.0	1,035.3	1,039.6	1,025.8	-13.8
General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters	2,070.9	2,073.3	2,093.9	2,184.0	1,971.3	2,078.9	2,084.7	2,077.7	-7.0
Miscellaneous store retailers	842.7	736.5	750.5	746.6	826.0	734.1	732.6	736.3	3.7
Nonstore retailers	577.0	546.1	568.9	580.1	556.3	552.7	563.1	562.1	-1.0

Transportation and warehousing	5,786.0	5,343.5	5,451.9	5,712.7	5,658.0	5,348.4	5,410.4	5,555.4	145.0
Air transportation	504.3	404.5	386.4	387.4	507.2	404.7	386.0	388.8	2.8
Rail transportation	165.9	146.3	145.2	145.2	165.8	146.2	145.0	144.8	-0.2
Water transportation	65.5	57.2	56.7	56.0	66.1	56.4	56.9	57.6	0.7
Truck transportation	1,539.7	1,470.1	1,476.2	1,483.9	1,529.8	1,454.3	1,461.7	1,474.4	12.7
Transit and ground passenger transportation	520.4	368.0	401.7	402.8	503.8	355.0	383.6	386.1	2.5
Pipeline transportation	51.4	49.4	49.3	49.0	51.4	49.3	49.3	49.1	-0.2
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	31.7	25.6	24.2	21.7	36.2	21.8	23.6	25.6	2.0
Support activities for transportation	763.0	680.7	689.3	698.3	760.0	681.4	688.4	694.4	6.0
Couriers and messengers	915.9	904.4	942.3	1,131.6	845.1	938.9	947.8	1,029.7	81.9
Warehousing and storage	1,228.2	1,237.3	1,280.6	1,336.8	1,192.6	1,240.4	1,268.1	1,304.9	36.8

Utilities	547.0	538.1	537.5	539.1	547.2	539.9	538.8	538.7	-0.1

Information	2,900	2,630	2,620	2,628	2,874	2,641	2,613	2,614	1
Publishing industries, except Internet	767.7	741.0	739.6	740.4	764.9	737.0	739.0	737.7	-1.3
Motion picture and sound recording industries	462.3	276.2	262.4	262.6	445.7	283.9	256.4	258.0	1.6
Broadcasting, except Internet	267.4	245.1	246.0	247.8	264.8	244.2	246.0	247.2	1.2
Telecommunications	708.1	675.4	676.9	679.4	705.1	679.1	675.4	674.5	-0.9
Data processing, hosting and related services	344.8	335.5	338.5	338.5	345.2	337.7	338.3	337.3	-1.0
Other information services	349.2	357.2	356.4	359.2	348.5	358.7	358.2	359.4	1.2

Financial activities	8,805	8,683	8,726	8,735	8,804	8,685	8,715	8,730	15
Finance and insurance	6,466.3	6,471.7	6,498.8	6,512.0	6,457.9	6,482.2	6,497.3	6,504.6	7.3
Monetary authorities - central bank	19.6	19.9	19.9	19.8	19.6	19.9	19.9	20.0	0.1
Credit intermediation and related activities	2,664.4	2,653.8	2,665.8	2,677.8	2,664.1	2,661.9	2,671.3	2,679.0	7.7
Depository credit intermediation(1)	1,776.2	1,753.0	1,750.8	1,752.5	1,779.7	1,761.1	1,759.1	1,756.7	-2.4
Commercial banking	1,387.3	1,365.1	1,363.0	1,363.6	1,390.4	1,372.1	1,370.5	1,368.1	-2.4
Nondepository credit intermediation	581.7	589.3	597.4	604.2	579.0	587.4	595.0	603.2	8.2
Activities related to credit intermediation	306.5	311.5	317.6	321.1	305.4	313.4	317.2	319.1	1.9
Securities, commodity contracts, investments, and funds and trusts	967.1	973.4	979.0	974.1	966.7	974.4	974.8	973.7	-1.1
Insurance carriers and related activities	2,815.2	2,824.6	2,834.1	2,840.3	2,807.5	2,826.0	2,831.3	2,831.9	0.6
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,338.8	2,211.7	2,226.7	2,223.0	2,345.6	2,202.7	2,217.5	2,225.8	8.3
Real estate	1,740.2	1,698.6	1,715.0	1,718.0	1,740.4	1,696.7	1,706.5	1,716.6	10.1
Rental and leasing services	575.1	490.2	488.4	481.7	581.7	482.9	487.8	486.0	-1.8
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets	23.5	22.9	23.3	23.3	23.5	23.1	23.2	23.2	0.0

Professional and business services	21,727	20,273	20,659	20,709	21,481	20,198	20,429	20,489	60
Professional and technical services	9,682.3	9,297.6	9,436.9	9,454.4	9,649.9	9,388.6	9,442.6	9,438.0	-4.6
Legal services	1,159.4	1,107.6	1,121.2	1,127.0	1,157.1	1,113.2	1,119.1	1,124.1	5.0
Accounting and bookkeeping services	1,013.0	944.6	964.5	979.9	1,031.9	1,010.2	1,011.0	1,008.6	-2.4
Architectural and engineering services	1,528.9	1,501.6	1,512.9	1,505.2	1,526.2	1,500.9	1,504.8	1,503.0	-1.8
Specialized design services	148.1	134.3	138.3	138.0	145.8	134.7	137.8	137.1	-0.7
Computer systems design and related services	2,251.0	2,164.8	2,201.0	2,197.3	2,235.8	2,177.0	2,189.9	2,182.3	-7.6
Management and technical consulting services	1,570.8	1,502.4	1,533.4	1,533.5	1,553.5	1,503.3	1,517.2	1,516.4	-0.8
Scientific research and development services	742.8	750.7	761.1	766.7	741.8	755.2	764.0	767.6	3.6
Advertising and related services	497.5	444.1	447.3	446.8	495.6	445.9	445.3	445.7	0.4
Other professional and technical services	770.8	747.5	757.2	760.0	762.2	748.2	753.5	753.2	-0.3
Management of companies and enterprises	2,445.7	2,353.1	2,356.3	2,354.7	2,445.0	2,356.4	2,358.7	2,354.2	-4.5
Administrative and waste services	9,598.5	8,622.4	8,865.6	8,899.9	9,385.7	8,453.0	8,627.2	8,696.7	69.5
Administrative and support services	9,134.6	8,163.2	8,406.2	8,440.3	8,921.6	7,996.2	8,168.8	8,237.7	68.9
Office administrative services	530.8	508.8	512.4	513.8	529.4	509.4	509.8	512.0	2.2
Facilities support services	166.6	154.6	155.6	154.0	166.4	154.0	154.0	153.8	-0.2
Employment services(1)	3,825.1	3,202.5	3,414.8	3,473.2	3,649.1	3,124.7	3,264.4	3,304.5	40.1
Temporary help services	3,107.2	2,559.5	2,748.7	2,801.4	2,945.5	2,491.4	2,614.4	2,646.6	32.2
Business support services	893.2	779.2	791.3	804.8	869.8	780.1	780.0	785.1	5.1
Travel arrangement and reservation services	220.7	155.4	154.3	151.3	221.8	154.6	154.3	151.6	-2.7
Investigation and security services	967.3	914.1	920.0	924.6	961.0	904.5	916.3	918.0	1.7
Services to buildings and dwellings	2,184.2	2,148.8	2,155.8	2,115.4	2,176.2	2,072.6	2,094.3	2,108.5	14.2
Other support services	346.7	299.8	302.0	303.2	347.8	296.3	295.7	304.2	8.5
Waste management and remediation services	463.9	459.2	459.4	459.6	464.1	456.8	458.4	459.0	0.6

Education and health services	24,682	23,148	23,485	23,590	24,436	23,214	23,276	23,330	54
Educational services	3,991.8	3,443.6	3,607.5	3,625.8	3,806.7	3,471.7	3,442.6	3,436.9	-5.7
Health care and social assistance	20,690.6	19,704.5	19,877.6	19,964.4	20,628.9	19,742.5	19,833.8	19,893.4	59.6
Health care(3)	16,462.3	15,850.4	15,962.8	16,026.0	16,419.2	15,867.3	15,933.8	15,979.8	46.0
Ambulatory health care services	7,816.7	7,550.6	7,643.4	7,707.0	7,792.7	7,567.1	7,627.6	7,679.3	51.7
Offices of physicians	2,712.2	2,632.6	2,663.6	2,691.1	2,702.5	2,639.8	2,659.4	2,680.3	20.9
Offices of dentists	977.1	941.2	957.4	963.7	974.9	943.9	957.9	960.8	2.9
Offices of other health practitioners	982.3	911.5	925.7	933.7	978.8	915.3	923.3	931.1	7.8
Outpatient care centers	973.2	959.9	974.7	982.2	972.5	963.7	976.4	981.9	5.5
Medical and diagnostic laboratories	289.8	277.9	281.8	283.9	289.6	278.0	282.9	283.3	0.4
Home health care services	1,563.1	1,522.0	1,534.5	1,546.8	1,555.6	1,522.1	1,525.7	1,538.7	13.0
Other ambulatory health care services	319.0	305.5	305.7	305.6	318.8	304.3	302.0	303.2	1.2
Hospitals	5,249.1	5,139.4	5,165.6	5,174.5	5,236.8	5,138.9	5,156.1	5,160.8	4.7
Nursing and residential care facilities	3,396.5	3,160.4	3,153.8	3,144.5	3,389.7	3,161.3	3,150.1	3,139.7	-10.4
Nursing care facilities	1,599.7	1,464.9	1,459.2	1,449.8	1,594.7	1,463.5	1,457.2	1,445.1	-12.1
Residential mental health facilities	650.9	621.2	622.0	622.6	651.2	622.5	622.1	621.9	-0.2
Community care facilities for the elderly	979.0	916.0	914.4	915.0	977.0	917.1	912.7	915.6	2.9
Other residential care facilities	166.9	158.3	158.2	157.1	166.8	158.2	158.1	157.1	-1.0
Social assistance	4,228.3	3,854.1	3,914.8	3,938.4	4,209.7	3,875.2	3,900.0	3,913.6	13.6
Individual and family services	2,673.5	2,536.4	2,571.9	2,588.2	2,668.5	2,554.7	2,568.3	2,579.5	11.2
Emergency and other relief services	186.1	180.1	180.5	185.8	185.8	181.0	181.8	185.3	3.5
Vocational rehabilitation services	324.9	281.6	284.0	282.5	324.4	283.4	285.2	283.2	-2.0
Child day care services	1,043.8	856.0	878.4	881.9	1,031.1	856.1	864.7	865.6	0.9

Leisure and hospitality	16,439	13,214	13,372	13,189	16,744	13,117	13,387	13,418	31
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,298.1	1,723.2	1,720.9	1,673.3	2,469.3	1,696.5	1,739.4	1,782.5	43.1
Performing arts and spectator sports	503.6	285.7	306.4	312.0	517.7	275.9	299.2	320.6	21.4
Museums, historical sites, and similar institutions	171.6	132.5	134.1	132.6	176.3	131.3	133.6	136.6	3.0
Amusements, gambling, and recreation	1,622.9	1,305.0	1,280.4	1,228.7	1,775.3	1,289.3	1,306.6	1,325.3	18.7
Accommodation and food services	14,141.0	11,490.9	11,651.0	11,515.9	14,274.6	11,420.7	11,647.8	11,635.9	-11.9
Accommodation	2,028.7	1,442.1	1,424.6	1,382.5	2,090.6	1,403.5	1,438.6	1,444.1	5.5
Food services and drinking places	12,112.3	10,048.8	10,226.4	10,133.4	12,184.0	10,017.2	10,209.2	10,191.8	-17.4

Other services	5,911	5,445	5,501	5,498	5,923	5,458	5,502	5,509	7
Repair and maintenance	1,365.4	1,312.9	1,328.9	1,329.4	1,368.7	1,312.6	1,326.3	1,331.7	5.4
Personal and laundry services	1,531.2	1,259.6	1,288.0	1,287.5	1,529.3	1,260.0	1,286.5	1,287.6	1.1
Membership associations and organizations	3,014.0	2,872.1	2,884.5	2,881.1	3,024.5	2,885.7	2,889.3	2,889.5	0.2

Government	23,154	21,792	21,937	21,934	22,659	21,798	21,531	21,432	-99
Federal	2,858.0	3,132	2,987	2,907	2,850.0	3,128	2,986	2,900	-86
Federal, except U.S. Postal Service	2,243.8	2,530.4	2,384.5	2,292.7	2,243.7	2,523.9	2,382.1	2,295.8	-86.3
U.S. Postal Service	614.5	601.3	602.0	613.9	605.8	603.6	603.7	604.5	0.8
State government	5,379.0	4,981	5,036	5,038	5,181.0	4,921	4,854	4,854	0
State government education	2,682.0	2,281.8	2,340.4	2,354.9	2,478.5	2,223.7	2,159.9	2,164.4	4.5
State government, excluding education	2,696.5	2,699.5	2,695.2	2,683.1	2,702.0	2,697.7	2,694.0	2,689.9	-4.1
Local government	14,917.0	13,679	13,914	13,989	14,628.0	13,749	13,691	13,678	-13
Local government education	8,375.7	7,408.8	7,639.2	7,694.5	8,031.8	7,465.5	7,374.7	7,354.0	-20.7
Local government, excluding education	6,541.5	6,270.2	6,275.0	6,294.0	6,595.9	6,283.0	6,316.6	6,323.8	7.2
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
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2019 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: December 04, 2020

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

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