Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector and selected industry detail (in thousands)

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Table B-1. Employees on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector
and selected industry detail (in thousands)
Industry	Not seasonally adjusted	Seasonally adjusted
Total nonfarm
Total private
Goods-producing
Natural resources and mining
Logging
Mining
Oil and gas extraction
Mining, except oil and gas(1)
Coal mining
Support activities for mining
Construction
Construction of buildings
Heavy and civil engineering construction
Specialty trade contractors
Manufacturing
Production workers
Durable goods
Production workers
Wood products
Nonmetallic mineral products
Primary metals
Fabricated metal products
Machinery
Computer and electronic products(1)
Computer and peripheral equipment
Communications equipment
Semiconductors and electronic components
Electronic instruments
Electrical equipment and appliances
Transportation equipment
Furniture and related products
Miscellaneous manufacturing
Nondurable goods
Production workers
Food manufacturing
Beverages and tobacco products
Textile mills
Textile product mills
Apparel
Leather and allied products
Paper and paper products
Printing and related support activities
Petroleum and coal products
Chemicals
Plastics and rubber products
Service-providing
Private service-providing
Trade, transportation, and utilities
Wholesale trade
Durable goods
Nondurable goods
Electronic markets and agents and brokers
Retail trade
Motor vehicle and parts dealers(1)
Automobile dealers
Furniture and home furnishings stores
Electronics and appliance stores
Building material and garden supply stores
Food and beverage stores
Health and personal care stores
Gasoline stations
Clothing and clothing accessories stores
Sporting goods, hobby, book, and music stores
General merchandise stores(1)
Department stores
Miscellaneous store retailers
Nonstore retailers
Transportation and warehousing
Air transportation
Rail transportation
Water transportation
Truck transportation
Transit and ground passenger transportation
Pipeline transportation
Scenic and sightseeing transportation
Support activities for transportation
Couriers and messengers
Warehousing and storage
Utilities
Information
Publishing industries, except Internet
Motion picture and sound recording industries
Broadcasting, except Internet
Internet publishing and broadcasting
Telecommunications
ISPs, search portals, and data processing
Other information services
Financial activities
Finance and insurance
Monetary authorities - central bank
Credit intermediation and related activities(1)
Depository credit intermediation(1)
Commercial banking
Securities, commodity contracts, investments
Insurance carriers and related activities
Funds, trusts, and other financial vehicles
Real estate and rental and leasing
Real estate
Rental and leasing services
Lessors of nonfinancial intangible assets
Professional and business services
Professional and technical services(1)
Legal services
Accounting and bookkeeping services
Architectural and engineering services
Computer systems design and related services
Management and technical consulting services
Management of companies and enterprises
Administrative and waste services
Administrative and support services(1)
Employment services(1)
Temporary help services
Business support services
Services to buildings and dwellings
Waste management and remediation services
Education and health services
Educational services
Health care and social assistance
Ambulatory health care services(1)
Offices of physicians
Outpatient care services
Home health care services
Hospitals
Nursing and residential care facilities(1)
Nursing care facilities
Social assistance(1)
Child day care services
Leisure and hospitality
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
Performing arts and spectator sports
Museums, historical sites, zoos, and parks
Amusements, gambling, and recreation
Accommodations and food services
Accommodations
Food services and drinking places
Other services
Repair and maintenance
Personal and laundry services
Membership associations and organizations
Government
Federal
Federal, except Postal Service
U.S. Postal Service
State government
State government education
State government, except education
Local government
Local government education
Local government, except education
Footnotes: (1) Includes other industries, not shown separately

Last Modified Date: June 6, 2003

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