Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail
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 Sept. July Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept. from:
2003 2004 2004p 2004p 2003 2004 2004 2004 2004p 2004p Aug. 2004-
Sept. 2004p
Total nonfarm......... 130,135 131,173 131,212 131,916 129,856 131,162 131,258 131,343 131,471 131,567 96
Total private........... 108,820 110,769 110,803 110,463 108,317 109,618 109,730 109,771 109,867 109,926 59
Goods-producing............. 22,014 22,273 22,344 22,228 21,697 21,894 21,891 21,906 21,921 21,908 -13
Natural resources and mining.... 579 602 604 604 568 589 587 592 592 593 1
Logging...................... 70.9 66.8 67.5 68.4 67.4 65.6 64.5 64.5 64.7 65.1 .4
Mining......................... 507.6 535.1 536.6 536.0 500.8 523.2 522.7 527.5 527.3 528.3 1.0
Oil and gas extraction........ 123.9 134.1 134.1 133.8 123.6 132.3 132.0 132.2 133.0 133.7 .7
Mining, except oil and gas(1). 206.0 216.2 215.4 213.9 201.6 207.8 207.9 211.2 209.4 209.3 -.1
Coal mining.................. 69.3 75.1 75.5 75.1 69.2 72.9 73.5 75.0 74.6 74.7 .1
Support activities for mining. 177.7 184.8 187.1 188.3 175.6 183.1 182.8 184.1 184.9 185.3 .4
Construction.................... 6,994 7,237 7,246 7,178 6,754 6,909 6,911 6,916 6,927 6,931 4
Construction of buildings..... 1,615.9 1,688.9 1,685.2 1,681.9 1,577.7 1,622.9 1,625.9 1,629.7 1,633.9 1,641.8 7.9
Heavy and civil engineering
construction................. 985.8 987.0 995.2 986.3 915.2 924.3 920.9 920.2 920.6 918.1 -2.5
Specialty trade contractors... 4,392.2 4,560.9 4,565.4 4,509.6 4,260.9 4,362.2 4,364.6 4,365.6 4,372.6 4,370.6 -2.0
Manufacturing................... 14,441 14,434 14,494 14,446 14,375 14,396 14,393 14,398 14,402 14,384 -18
Production workers........... 10,137 10,158 10,228 10,193 10,077 10,123 10,128 10,141 10,157 10,136 -21
Durable goods.................. 8,886 8,957 9,013 8,982 8,867 8,946 8,955 8,955 8,982 8,972 -10
Production workers........... 6,094 6,157 6,213 6,189 6,077 6,152 6,164 6,167 6,191 6,174 -17
Wood products................. 538.2 552.8 554.8 548.9 531.8 543.0 543.8 544.1 544.6 543.6 -1.0
Nonmetallic mineral products.. 498.5 512.8 513.2 511.0 488.0 501.4 501.7 502.6 502.0 502.0 .0
Primary metals................ 468.6 465.6 465.6 464.9 466.3 464.0 465.4 467.0 465.1 463.9 -1.2
Fabricated metal products..... 1,462.5 1,502.9 1,507.0 1,506.7 1,461.1 1,494.5 1,497.6 1,501.3 1,505.1 1,507.3 2.2
Machinery..................... 1,135.4 1,159.3 1,161.0 1,157.5 1,139.4 1,153.3 1,156.7 1,160.4 1,162.7 1,160.1 -2.6
Computer and electronic
products(1).................. 1,335.8 1,356.3 1,355.0 1,349.0 1,339.2 1,345.8 1,346.2 1,351.9 1,352.8 1,351.1 -1.7
Computer and peripheral
equipment................... 220.5 217.4 217.6 217.5 221.9 218.8 217.7 217.2 218.2 217.9 -.3
Communications equipment..... 153.0 158.8 159.3 157.9 154.1 155.9 157.1 158.2 158.6 157.9 -.7
Semiconductors and electronic
components.................. 452.2 462.4 461.2 458.7 453.3 455.8 458.0 460.7 460.2 460.0 -.2
Electronic instruments....... 424.9 434.6 433.8 432.0 425.2 430.1 429.8 432.4 432.5 432.5 .0
Electrical equipment and
appliances................... 452.9 450.8 448.7 449.1 452.1 447.3 448.6 449.2 449.4 449.3 -.1
Transportation equipment...... 1,767.6 1,718.1 1,776.1 1,769.3 1,765.6 1,764.4 1,765.1 1,745.9 1,771.9 1,767.6 -4.3
Furniture and related products 569.1 580.8 578.2 572.1 568.0 577.6 575.0 576.7 574.2 572.8 -1.4
Miscellaneous manufacturing... 656.9 657.6 653.7 653.8 655.9 654.4 654.6 655.5 654.0 654.4 .4
Nondurable goods............... 5,555 5,477 5,481 5,464 5,508 5,450 5,438 5,443 5,420 5,412 -8
Production workers........... 4,043 4,001 4,015 4,004 4,000 3,971 3,964 3,974 3,966 3,962 -4
Food manufacturing............ 1,560.4 1,528.0 1,533.5 1,526.4 1,526.0 1,507.0 1,502.8 1,508.0 1,491.6 1,487.0 -4.6
Beverages and tobacco products 204.5 203.4 202.6 205.2 200.2 197.5 197.6 198.4 197.7 200.6 2.9
Textile mills................. 251.8 235.0 235.6 234.7 250.2 236.1 235.0 235.6 234.8 234.1 -.7
Textile product mills......... 174.1 181.3 179.6 177.8 173.7 181.4 179.7 179.3 178.8 178.9 .1
Apparel....................... 303.0 281.5 284.3 283.6 299.8 290.8 286.8 284.8 284.5 282.8 -1.7
Leather and allied products... 44.2 45.4 44.5 45.1 44.2 45.1 44.7 45.3 44.6 45.0 .4
Paper and paper products...... 515.1 511.0 511.9 510.4 513.8 508.1 506.7 509.0 510.2 509.2 -1.0
Printing and related support
activities................... 676.6 666.6 665.2 662.9 676.2 665.9 667.0 663.8 662.2 659.6 -2.6
Petroleum and coal products... 114.7 116.8 117.1 116.3 112.9 113.1 113.8 113.6 114.2 114.3 .1
Chemicals..................... 899.5 899.0 895.7 890.4 902.7 895.0 895.2 894.2 893.2 892.4 -.8
Plastics and rubber products.. 810.7 809.1 810.5 811.0 808.4 810.2 808.6 811.2 808.4 808.5 .1
Service-providing........... 108,121 108,900 108,868 109,688 108,159 109,268 109,367 109,437 109,550 109,659 109
Private service-providing.. 86,806 88,496 88,459 88,235 86,620 87,724 87,839 87,865 87,946 88,018 72
Trade, transportation, and
utilities...................... 25,219 25,497 25,490 25,479 25,252 25,477 25,497 25,499 25,503 25,505 2
Wholesale trade................ 5,591.7 5,678.9 5,678.5 5,671.2 5,585.1 5,636.7 5,639.5 5,649.6 5,655.4 5,665.0 9.6
Durable goods................. 2,931.0 3,000.5 3,002.6 2,990.7 2,932.1 2,969.7 2,975.6 2,986.0 2,990.4 2,993.5 3.1
Nondurable goods.............. 2,004.2 2,005.0 2,003.1 2,004.9 1,995.9 1,997.2 1,994.3 1,992.1 1,993.4 1,996.2 2.8
Electronic markets and agents
and brokers.................. 656.5 673.4 672.8 675.6 657.1 669.8 669.6 671.5 671.6 675.3 3.7
Retail trade...................14,850.8 15,024.0 15,018.7 14,948.6 14,926.8 15,047.6 15,054.9 15,038.1 15,035.9 15,021.0 -14.9
Motor vehicle and parts
dealers(1)................... 1,900.7 1,926.9 1,917.9 1,913.3 1,889.8 1,911.4 1,908.5 1,908.1 1,903.3 1,903.3 .0
Automobile dealers........... 1,264.8 1,266.6 1,261.6 1,256.5 1,259.7 1,263.6 1,262.3 1,259.2 1,255.5 1,251.6 -3.9
Furniture and home furnishings
stores....................... 535.1 539.8 544.7 540.8 539.7 545.7 546.3 546.4 548.0 547.0 -1.0
Electronics and appliance
stores....................... 500.4 502.4 500.3 502.6 506.7 512.6 511.5 510.7 509.3 509.5 .2
Building material and garden
supply stores................ 1,202.9 1,281.4 1,269.0 1,249.2 1,203.4 1,248.7 1,245.8 1,246.9 1,249.7 1,252.2 2.5
Food and beverage stores...... 2,828.7 2,848.1 2,840.7 2,824.6 2,829.4 2,845.3 2,839.7 2,834.5 2,831.8 2,831.0 -.8
Health and personal care
stores....................... 940.6 955.5 954.9 952.7 943.1 957.1 957.2 956.7 956.9 957.3 .4
Gasoline stations............. 882.0 883.0 881.5 875.5 877.9 871.6 870.3 869.9 870.6 872.6 2.0
Clothing and clothing
accessories stores........... 1,273.9 1,348.7 1,362.2 1,332.8 1,295.6 1,335.5 1,346.5 1,349.0 1,355.7 1,349.6 -6.1
Sporting goods, hobby, book,
and music stores............. 639.7 613.9 623.6 635.9 642.8 636.1 635.7 635.5 636.3 635.1 -1.2
General merchandise stores(1). 2,795.3 2,776.5 2,777.4 2,769.8 2,839.9 2,830.5 2,837.4 2,825.3 2,820.4 2,809.7 -10.7
Department stores............ 1,590.2 1,568.8 1,572.9 1,568.2 1,623.7 1,610.9 1,614.9 1,609.9 1,605.1 1,596.5 -8.6
Miscellaneous store retailers. 928.1 930.1 927.0 923.1 931.7 925.7 928.4 926.2 925.3 923.2 -2.1
Nonstore retailers............ 423.4 417.7 419.5 428.3 426.8 427.4 427.6 428.9 428.6 430.5 1.9
Transportation and warehousing. 4,198.1 4,206.5 4,208.9 4,275.6 4,160.8 4,209.9 4,220.9 4,228.3 4,229.7 4,234.8 5.1
Air transportation............ 516.8 516.5 515.2 511.8 511.8 514.7 513.8 512.4 510.6 508.7 -1.9
Rail transportation........... 216.0 219.1 217.6 219.0 215.6 216.4 217.3 217.8 217.4 217.8 .4
Water transportation.......... 52.9 54.7 53.2 51.8 51.5 51.1 51.7 51.7 50.5 50.3 -.2
Truck transportation.......... 1,347.2 1,381.2 1,386.4 1,386.1 1,328.7 1,353.9 1,359.5 1,361.9 1,363.0 1,366.7 3.7
Transit and ground passenger
transportation............... 391.3 315.7 315.8 387.6 380.7 381.5 374.6 374.2 374.9 376.4 1.5
Pipeline transportation....... 39.1 39.2 38.9 38.4 39.3 38.3 38.4 38.5 38.5 38.5 .0
Scenic and sightseeing
transportation............... 33.0 40.9 41.9 38.5 28.9 30.6 32.6 32.6 32.8 33.1 .3
Support activities for
transportation............... 517.0 528.1 529.3 529.9 515.4 519.5 520.8 523.7 524.8 526.3 1.5
Couriers and messengers....... 561.5 576.8 573.7 574.8 566.5 572.8 578.2 579.2 580.2 580.6 .4
Warehousing and storage....... 523.3 534.3 536.9 537.7 522.4 531.1 534.0 536.3 537.0 536.4 -.6
Utilities...................... 578.6 587.3 584.2 583.4 578.9 582.3 581.7 582.6 581.7 583.7 2.0
Information..................... 3,164 3,202 3,178 3,138 3,175 3,177 3,182 3,173 3,162 3,150 -12
Publishing industries, except
Internet..................... 917.1 917.3 916.2 913.7 919.3 916.2 916.6 914.7 914.5 914.4 -.1
Motion picture and sound
recording industries......... 369.6 411.1 394.8 369.0 375.4 390.8 394.9 391.0 385.0 380.4 -4.6
Broadcasting, except Internet. 328.0 335.7 336.5 339.1 327.6 335.4 335.5 336.4 336.9 338.4 1.5
Internet publishing and
broadcasting................. 30.3 34.2 34.4 34.5 30.1 32.9 33.6 33.6 34.0 34.3 .3
Telecommunications............ 1,068.5 1,045.8 1,041.3 1,030.0 1,069.4 1,047.3 1,044.8 1,042.3 1,037.9 1,028.7 -9.2
ISPs, search portals, and data
processing................... 402.8 407.7 404.1 402.5 405.4 405.1 406.5 404.9 403.6 403.4 -.2
Other information services.... 47.6 49.7 50.5 49.6 48.0 49.6 50.0 49.8 50.2 50.0 -.2
Financial activities............ 7,996 8,111 8,124 8,096 8,004 8,029 8,049 8,044 8,063 8,089 26
Finance and insurance.......... 5,927.8 5,983.0 5,982.5 5,965.6 5,945.6 5,946.0 5,960.4 5,951.9 5,960.0 5,971.1 11.1
Monetary authorities - central
bank......................... 22.5 21.9 21.9 21.9 22.6 21.8 21.9 21.8 21.9 21.9 .0
Credit intermediation and
related activities(1)........ 2,796.8 2,822.0 2,820.2 2,807.3 2,808.1 2,800.8 2,809.9 2,804.1 2,805.0 2,810.9 5.9
Depository credit
intermediation(1)........... 1,751.7 1,780.0 1,775.7 1,765.7 1,757.9 1,765.2 1,768.8 1,766.9 1,766.2 1,769.5 3.3
Commercial banking.......... 1,278.6 1,293.8 1,289.8 1,282.8 1,283.6 1,284.2 1,285.9 1,284.0 1,282.0 1,285.0 3.0
Securities, commodity
contracts, investments....... 762.2 795.4 795.5 793.6 761.7 782.8 787.2 787.8 790.6 792.7 2.1
Insurance carriers and related
activities................... 2,265.2 2,265.0 2,266.7 2,265.2 2,271.9 2,262.7 2,263.8 2,260.2 2,264.6 2,267.9 3.3
Funds, trusts, and other
financial vehicles........... 81.1 78.7 78.2 77.6 81.3 77.9 77.6 78.0 77.9 77.7 -.2
Real estate and rental and
leasing....................... 2,068.0 2,127.6 2,141.0 2,130.1 2,057.9 2,083.1 2,088.1 2,092.0 2,103.3 2,118.3 15.0
Real estate................... 1,394.7 1,446.5 1,448.1 1,440.0 1,388.8 1,418.7 1,418.8 1,422.1 1,425.6 1,433.5 7.9
Rental and leasing services... 643.9 652.3 663.9 661.8 639.8 635.4 640.5 641.4 649.2 656.6 7.4
Lessors of nonfinancial
intangible assets............ 29.4 28.8 29.0 28.3 29.3 29.0 28.8 28.5 28.5 28.2 -.3
Professional and business
services....................... 16,210 16,643 16,710 16,691 16,051 16,432 16,457 16,490 16,505 16,539 34
Professional and technical
services(1)................... 6,540.9 6,738.1 6,738.2 6,722.6 6,606.3 6,708.1 6,732.6 6,739.9 6,758.8 6,783.0 24.2
Legal services............... 1,129.5 1,163.8 1,150.8 1,145.6 1,136.6 1,143.3 1,146.3 1,148.2 1,147.3 1,150.1 2.8
Accounting and bookkeeping
services.................... 743.7 754.7 753.1 752.1 802.5 806.3 811.6 811.9 813.7 814.9 1.2
Architectural and engineering
services.................... 1,235.3 1,287.5 1,288.9 1,278.9 1,230.1 1,258.3 1,261.9 1,264.4 1,267.6 1,272.3 4.7
Computer systems design and
related services............ 1,096.6 1,119.1 1,130.9 1,133.0 1,103.3 1,110.1 1,117.7 1,120.5 1,129.1 1,136.0 6.9
Management and technical
consulting services......... 749.0 799.5 800.6 798.5 749.3 785.9 791.4 792.2 794.9 796.5 1.6
Management of companies and
enterprises................... 1,678.5 1,701.5 1,691.5 1,676.1 1,671.7 1,683.3 1,684.5 1,685.9 1,679.3 1,668.8 -10.5
Administrative and waste
services...................... 7,990.4 8,203.6 8,280.3 8,292.7 7,773.1 8,040.1 8,040.0 8,064.3 8,067.3 8,086.9 19.6
Administrative and support
services(1).................. 7,664.8 7,871.0 7,948.3 7,963.5 7,451.6 7,715.6 7,713.0 7,738.1 7,741.1 7,761.4 20.3
Employment services(1)....... 3,551.9 3,631.8 3,719.1 3,772.8 3,389.1 3,591.5 3,573.4 3,606.8 3,605.6 3,640.3 34.7
Temporary help services..... 2,413.5 2,481.4 2,563.3 2,610.5 2,287.2 2,451.7 2,449.4 2,460.2 2,472.8 2,505.8 33.0
Business support services.... 745.5 746.7 744.5 740.2 753.2 751.2 754.0 749.9 749.4 744.4 -5.0
Services to buildings and
dwellings................... 1,700.8 1,794.3 1,781.9 1,754.1 1,645.2 1,686.0 1,694.1 1,691.5 1,692.3 1,690.0 -2.3
Waste management and
remediation services......... 325.6 332.6 332.0 329.2 321.5 324.5 327.0 326.2 326.2 325.5 -.7
Education and health services... 16,528 16,619 16,598 16,871 16,622 16,871 16,897 16,901 16,942 16,950 8
Educational services........... 2,631.3 2,431.9 2,400.7 2,673.1 2,689.1 2,731.1 2,727.4 2,731.2 2,732.7 2,737.0 4.3
Health care and social
assistance....................13,897.1 14,186.6 14,197.2 14,197.5 13,933.3 14,140.1 14,169.8 14,169.3 14,209.4 14,213.3 3.9
Ambulatory health care
services(1).................. 4,787.6 4,931.9 4,940.1 4,927.7 4,792.8 4,896.8 4,909.6 4,920.8 4,930.9 4,935.3 4.4
Offices of physicians........ 2,006.7 2,060.4 2,064.6 2,066.1 2,008.2 2,049.6 2,053.9 2,057.5 2,060.0 2,068.4 8.4
Outpatient care centers...... 420.7 438.5 438.7 437.2 422.9 435.1 436.0 437.6 438.5 438.8 .3
Home health care services.... 733.3 758.2 760.2 757.7 732.8 751.7 754.2 756.8 758.7 757.8 -.9
Hospitals..................... 4,261.6 4,336.9 4,338.3 4,327.6 4,264.4 4,315.4 4,318.3 4,322.0 4,330.4 4,330.4 .0
Nursing and residential care
facilities(1)................ 2,783.4 2,818.3 2,819.8 2,814.7 2,789.3 2,806.3 2,809.0 2,812.0 2,815.0 2,818.8 3.8
Nursing care facilities...... 1,582.2 1,589.7 1,590.4 1,589.4 1,583.1 1,585.3 1,586.5 1,586.7 1,587.4 1,588.2 .8
Social assistance(1).......... 2,064.5 2,099.5 2,099.0 2,127.5 2,086.8 2,121.6 2,132.9 2,114.5 2,133.1 2,128.8 -4.3
Child day care services...... 760.6 741.4 750.7 779.2 765.8 777.1 786.0 782.1 787.3 773.1 -14.2
Leisure and hospitality......... 12,315 12,949 12,904 12,557 12,126 12,331 12,339 12,344 12,352 12,365 13
Arts, entertainment, and
recreation.................... 1,848.6 2,076.1 2,030.0 1,868.8 1,794.4 1,793.1 1,792.0 1,791.9 1,791.8 1,804.2 12.4
Performing arts and spectator
sports....................... 381.0 380.1 377.3 374.8 372.0 358.8 359.3 357.1 354.7 362.7 8.0
Museums, historical sites,
zoos, and parks.............. 113.9 128.0 126.5 116.6 113.4 115.6 116.1 116.6 116.9 116.6 -.3
Amusements, gambling, and
recreation................... 1,353.7 1,568.0 1,526.2 1,377.4 1,309.0 1,318.7 1,316.6 1,318.2 1,320.2 1,324.9 4.7
Accommodations and food
services......................10,466.6 10,873.0 10,874.1 10,687.8 10,331.7 10,537.9 10,546.7 10,551.7 10,559.9 10,560.7 .8
Accommodations................ 1,784.3 1,907.2 1,904.0 1,805.2 1,739.1 1,758.5 1,764.7 1,764.4 1,768.2 1,766.0 -2.2
Food services and drinking
places....................... 8,682.3 8,965.8 8,970.1 8,882.6 8,592.6 8,779.4 8,782.0 8,787.3 8,791.7 8,794.7 3.0
Other services.................. 5,374 5,475 5,455 5,403 5,390 5,407 5,418 5,414 5,419 5,420 1
Repair and maintenance........ 1,241.1 1,244.2 1,237.9 1,235.5 1,240.4 1,237.7 1,235.1 1,236.3 1,234.3 1,235.2 .9
Personal and laundry services. 1,254.9 1,270.1 1,268.7 1,256.6 1,252.7 1,265.5 1,268.4 1,262.1 1,262.1 1,257.0 -5.1
Membership associations and
organizations................ 2,877.9 2,960.7 2,948.2 2,910.7 2,896.5 2,903.7 2,914.9 2,915.9 2,923.0 2,927.4 4.4
Government...................... 21,315 20,404 20,409 21,453 21,539 21,544 21,528 21,572 21,604 21,641 37
Federal........................ 2,747 2,731 2,726 2,718 2,747 2,712 2,716 2,710 2,713 2,713 0
Federal, except U.S. Postal
Service...................... 1,945.9 1,948.0 1,943.8 1,936.4 1,942.1 1,925.7 1,930.5 1,922.5 1,928.2 1,929.1 .9
U.S. Postal Service........... 801.4 783.2 782.0 782.0 804.8 786.5 785.4 787.2 784.9 783.5 -1.4
State government............... 4,986 4,750 4,754 5,023 5,019 5,004 5,004 5,019 5,027 5,040 13
State government education.... 2,245.3 1,971.4 1,979.6 2,262.8 2,278.8 2,261.4 2,257.8 2,271.1 2,274.1 2,284.0 9.9
State government, excluding
education.................... 2,740.2 2,778.9 2,774.5 2,760.0 2,740.4 2,742.8 2,746.1 2,747.8 2,752.9 2,756.3 3.4
Local government............... 13,582 12,923 12,929 13,712 13,773 13,828 13,808 13,843 13,864 13,888 24
Local government education.... 7,498.5 6,590.7 6,651.9 7,601.2 7,673.9 7,710.2 7,695.1 7,725.7 7,741.2 7,755.2 14.0
Local government, excluding
education.................... 6,083.8 6,332.7 6,276.8 6,110.4 6,099.3 6,117.9 6,113.3 6,116.8 6,122.8 6,133.1 10.3
1 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
p = preliminary.
Last Modified Date: October 08, 2004
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