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 Oct. Aug. Sept. Oct. Oct. June July Aug. Sept. Oct. from:
2007 2008 2008p 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008p 2008p Sept. 2008-
Oct. 2008p
Total nonfarm......... 138,837 137,246 137,353 137,656 137,977 137,617 137,550 137,423 137,139 136,899 -240
Total private........... 116,208 115,867 115,067 114,828 115,715 115,154 115,048 114,909 114,666 114,403 -263
Goods-producing............. 22,324 21,790 21,601 21,377 22,101 21,491 21,437 21,367 21,284 21,152 -132
Natural resources and mining.... 736 806 807 812 727 768 777 788 796 803 7
Logging...................... 61.7 60.6 61.3 61.5 59.1 57.3 57.7 58.1 58.7 58.7 .0
Mining......................... 674.3 744.9 745.2 750.7 667.8 710.2 719.4 729.6 737.5 744.0 6.5
Oil and gas extraction........ 148.1 166.9 165.9 165.7 148.9 160.1 162.4 164.1 165.5 165.5 .0
Mining, except oil and gas(1). 231.2 242.3 239.8 240.0 226.9 230.9 231.3 233.8 234.2 234.9 .7
Coal mining.................. 78.1 83.9 84.4 85.5 78.1 81.3 81.2 83.5 84.4 85.2 .8
Support activities for mining. 295.0 335.7 339.5 345.0 292.0 319.2 325.7 331.7 337.8 343.6 5.8
Construction.................... 7,767 7,465 7,354 7,266 7,577 7,196 7,173 7,153 7,118 7,069 -49
Construction of buildings..... 1,765.1 1,669.9 1,634.5 1,618.4 1,736.6 1,621.5 1,618.3 1,612.8 1,595.1 1,582.9 -12.2
Residential building......... 944.0 864.1 844.4 833.3 929.2 845.0 837.6 831.9 821.8 813.7 -8.1
Nonresidential building...... 821.1 805.8 790.1 785.1 807.4 776.5 780.7 780.9 773.3 769.2 -4.1
Heavy and civil engineering
construction................. 1,055.7 1,015.6 1,010.3 1,004.0 999.5 959.5 955.5 952.8 950.4 946.1 -4.3
Specialty trade contractors... 4,946.0 4,779.8 4,708.8 4,643.5 4,841.3 4,615.1 4,598.7 4,587.8 4,572.2 4,540.2 -32.0
Residential specialty trade
contractors................. 2,306.9 2,144.2 2,111.8 2,075.1 2,263.2 2,077.2 2,070.0 2,055.6 2,051.6 2,032.8 -18.8
Nonresidential specialty
trade contractors........... 2,639.1 2,635.6 2,597.0 2,568.4 2,578.1 2,537.9 2,528.7 2,532.2 2,520.6 2,507.4 -13.2
Manufacturing................... 13,821 13,519 13,440 13,299 13,797 13,527 13,487 13,426 13,370 13,280 -90
Production workers........... 9,961 9,716 9,644 9,500 9,934 9,738 9,692 9,636 9,581 9,485 -96
Durable goods.................. 8,759 8,522 8,463 8,361 8,761 8,564 8,541 8,482 8,442 8,367 -75
Production workers........... 6,233 6,013 5,956 5,852 6,232 6,064 6,033 5,980 5,938 5,858 -80
Wood products................. 511.7 477.9 469.4 457.5 511.8 477.3 473.3 467.6 462.7 456.1 -6.6
Nonmetallic mineral products.. 507.2 486.7 479.1 477.6 500.9 479.3 476.6 475.8 472.1 472.5 .4
Primary metals................ 450.9 444.4 445.1 440.9 451.5 446.8 446.0 443.0 444.6 443.5 -1.1
Fabricated metal products..... 1,569.5 1,540.3 1,529.4 1,516.0 1,568.0 1,537.1 1,531.8 1,534.3 1,525.7 1,515.1 -10.6
Machinery..................... 1,186.5 1,194.6 1,185.6 1,182.9 1,189.0 1,194.4 1,196.5 1,193.0 1,189.8 1,187.7 -2.1
Computer and electronic
products(1).................. 1,254.9 1,252.2 1,245.9 1,239.7 1,256.5 1,247.1 1,246.1 1,247.4 1,245.4 1,241.2 -4.2
Computer and peripheral
equipment................... 185.0 185.1 185.2 185.7 185.1 184.6 185.1 185.4 185.6 185.8 .2
Communications equipment..... 128.1 130.7 130.8 131.4 128.1 131.8 130.8 131.2 131.4 131.5 .1
Semiconductors and electronic
components.................. 434.5 425.7 423.1 418.9 435.8 422.1 423.2 423.4 422.4 420.2 -2.2
Electronic instruments....... 441.2 447.7 444.6 441.8 441.9 444.9 444.1 444.7 444.2 442.5 -1.7
Electrical equipment and
appliances................... 425.2 421.6 417.2 415.6 427.2 422.0 422.4 419.4 416.8 416.2 -.6
Transportation equipment(1)... 1,686.2 1,583.3 1,577.7 1,526.7 1,689.3 1,631.9 1,624.8 1,584.0 1,573.0 1,532.9 -40.1
Motor vehicles and parts(2).. 969.7 865.6 856.6 834.3 974.1 902.8 902.2 866.2 851.7 842.6 -9.1
Furniture and related products 527.7 490.7 483.7 471.7 528.3 499.5 495.6 487.4 481.8 471.4 -10.4
Miscellaneous manufacturing... 638.9 630.1 630.1 632.2 638.2 628.8 627.7 630.1 629.9 630.0 .1
Nondurable goods............... 5,062 4,997 4,977 4,938 5,036 4,963 4,946 4,944 4,928 4,913 -15
Production workers........... 3,728 3,703 3,688 3,648 3,702 3,674 3,659 3,656 3,643 3,627 -16
Food manufacturing............ 1,501.5 1,508.4 1,511.0 1,499.0 1,478.6 1,472.4 1,469.8 1,474.0 1,475.3 1,477.2 1.9
Beverages and tobacco products 197.8 197.0 197.2 194.2 195.2 192.5 192.2 191.3 191.2 189.8 -1.4
Textile mills................. 165.2 150.5 149.3 147.5 164.9 152.2 149.9 150.6 149.2 147.9 -1.3
Textile product mills......... 156.1 147.4 147.9 147.7 155.9 149.3 148.7 147.9 148.3 147.8 -.5
Apparel....................... 207.0 197.8 196.4 189.9 206.8 196.4 195.9 196.1 193.4 189.4 -4.0
Leather and allied products... 34.0 35.1 35.5 35.3 33.7 34.6 33.9 35.1 35.1 35.0 -.1
Paper and paper products...... 458.5 454.2 449.9 451.3 459.2 456.6 454.9 453.4 451.0 451.7 .7
Printing and related support
activities................... 622.5 599.6 595.6 591.9 622.2 601.9 598.9 599.2 595.3 591.4 -3.9
Petroleum and coal products... 113.9 117.3 116.2 114.7 112.6 113.8 114.6 114.1 113.8 113.5 -.3
Chemicals..................... 858.5 859.3 851.8 850.6 860.7 859.8 857.1 855.4 852.6 852.9 .3
Plastics and rubber products.. 746.5 730.8 726.2 716.3 745.9 733.9 730.2 726.4 722.8 716.7 -6.1
Service-providing........... 116,513 115,456 115,752 116,279 115,876 116,126 116,113 116,056 115,855 115,747 -108
Private service-providing.. 93,884 94,077 93,466 93,451 93,614 93,663 93,611 93,542 93,382 93,251 -131
Trade, transportation, and
utilities...................... 26,690 26,331 26,204 26,246 26,644 26,431 26,393 26,346 26,278 26,211 -67
Wholesale trade................ 6,077.0 6,025.4 6,007.8 5,989.4 6,069.8 6,034.6 6,017.6 6,007.1 6,005.2 5,983.7 -21.5
Durable goods................. 3,147.8 3,094.9 3,081.5 3,065.0 3,147.4 3,103.6 3,094.3 3,084.9 3,082.2 3,064.1 -18.1
Nondurable goods.............. 2,093.6 2,083.0 2,076.3 2,077.2 2,086.5 2,088.4 2,078.4 2,075.2 2,071.7 2,070.0 -1.7
Electronic markets and agents
and brokers.................. 835.6 847.5 850.0 847.2 835.9 842.6 844.9 847.0 851.3 849.6 -1.7
Retail trade...................15,469.3 15,274.7 15,125.2 15,191.1 15,469.1 15,324.2 15,302.4 15,274.7 15,229.9 15,191.8 -38.1
Motor vehicle and parts
dealers(1)................... 1,918.3 1,871.1 1,855.1 1,824.6 1,911.9 1,883.3 1,870.6 1,853.2 1,842.0 1,820.6 -21.4
Automobile dealers........... 1,250.8 1,197.5 1,187.2 1,162.9 1,247.4 1,215.2 1,204.3 1,189.6 1,180.3 1,160.0 -20.3
Furniture and home furnishings
stores....................... 579.5 560.8 555.6 559.9 577.3 568.9 569.2 566.4 563.5 560.3 -3.2
Electronics and appliance
stores....................... 538.3 527.5 524.1 533.6 537.1 534.9 535.2 535.3 532.6 532.4 -.2
Building material and garden
supply stores................ 1,272.9 1,256.1 1,231.5 1,226.3 1,285.4 1,238.2 1,230.1 1,237.0 1,237.3 1,235.0 -2.3
Food and beverage stores...... 2,863.6 2,879.0 2,855.3 2,860.6 2,859.6 2,879.2 2,879.5 2,871.5 2,863.8 2,870.0 6.2
Health and personal care
stores....................... 989.8 983.7 981.2 981.7 991.0 990.4 990.0 985.1 985.5 983.6 -1.9
Gasoline stations............. 862.5 851.4 838.9 835.7 862.0 844.4 841.3 839.8 833.9 835.6 1.7
Clothing and clothing
accessories stores........... 1,491.7 1,517.8 1,464.0 1,482.3 1,500.9 1,494.8 1,494.8 1,495.8 1,494.1 1,493.4 -.7
Sporting goods, hobby, book,
and music stores............. 662.4 648.8 652.9 667.6 664.0 654.5 649.3 659.5 660.5 664.6 4.1
General merchandise stores(1). 2,967.5 2,904.7 2,881.3 2,913.7 2,975.8 2,939.6 2,948.4 2,941.1 2,926.9 2,908.4 -18.5
Department stores............ 1,563.0 1,474.3 1,459.1 1,481.7 1,568.5 1,516.3 1,517.2 1,507.0 1,493.8 1,475.8 -18.0
Miscellaneous store retailers. 874.6 853.2 856.0 863.2 869.0 858.9 857.4 856.4 856.6 857.0 .4
Nonstore retailers............ 448.2 420.6 429.3 441.9 435.1 437.1 436.6 433.6 433.2 430.9 -2.3
Transportation and warehousing. 4,588.1 4,468.6 4,510.9 4,502.7 4,548.7 4,514.0 4,513.6 4,505.1 4,481.1 4,471.9 -9.2
Air transportation............ 496.9 494.4 487.9 482.5 495.2 497.6 495.2 490.9 486.3 483.8 -2.5
Rail transportation........... 233.9 232.5 233.0 233.0 234.0 230.0 232.1 230.6 232.2 232.2 .0
Water transportation.......... 65.0 64.0 61.7 60.4 64.9 61.8 61.9 60.7 60.1 59.7 -.4
Truck transportation.......... 1,449.7 1,420.2 1,408.1 1,400.9 1,433.6 1,400.1 1,398.3 1,400.1 1,390.5 1,385.9 -4.6
Transit and ground passenger
transportation............... 432.0 351.2 417.8 424.9 417.4 416.4 417.1 416.5 409.2 410.2 1.0
Pipeline transportation....... 40.3 43.2 43.1 43.3 40.3 42.8 43.3 43.0 43.4 43.8 .4
Scenic and sightseeing
transportation............... 30.8 38.9 35.0 31.9 30.3 31.3 30.6 30.9 31.0 31.8 .8
Support activities for
transportation............... 590.3 591.2 590.0 592.9 589.9 587.0 590.3 590.8 590.3 590.4 .1
Couriers and messengers....... 577.2 576.5 577.4 574.8 577.9 587.7 586.5 585.8 583.6 582.1 -1.5
Warehousing and storage....... 672.0 656.5 656.9 658.1 665.2 659.3 658.3 655.8 654.5 652.0 -2.5
Utilities...................... 555.5 562.2 560.5 563.0 556.1 558.1 559.8 559.2 561.4 563.2 1.8
Information..................... 3,015 2,987 2,967 2,967 3,027 2,997 2,988 2,984 2,981 2,981 0
Publishing industries, except
Internet..................... 893.4 871.3 865.7 865.9 894.6 877.0 873.0 870.4 868.7 867.2 -1.5
Motion picture and sound
recording industries......... 372.4 383.5 375.1 376.5 380.5 382.0 379.1 379.4 381.3 386.3 5.0
Broadcasting, except Internet. 325.1 319.1 318.0 319.3 324.8 319.6 320.4 318.4 317.6 319.5 1.9
Telecommunications............ 1,022.5 1,015.1 1,010.9 1,004.6 1,023.6 1,018.9 1,016.1 1,016.0 1,014.1 1,007.3 -6.8
Data processing, hosting and
related services............. 271.9 266.2 265.9 267.3 273.2 269.8 268.3 268.0 267.9 267.8 -.1
Other information services.... 129.4 132.1 131.0 132.9 130.0 130.0 130.8 131.7 131.8 132.9 1.1
Financial activities............ 8,270 8,257 8,176 8,143 8,283 8,213 8,206 8,196 8,180 8,156 -24
Finance and insurance.......... 6,115.8 6,086.7 6,048.2 6,037.6 6,124.5 6,088.0 6,081.1 6,075.1 6,064.7 6,050.2 -14.5
Monetary authorities - central
bank......................... 20.7 21.0 20.8 20.1 20.8 20.9 20.9 20.8 20.8 20.4 -.4
Credit intermediation and
related activities(1)........ 2,836.4 2,789.0 2,776.4 2,766.5 2,844.8 2,794.0 2,788.6 2,784.7 2,788.0 2,776.4 -11.6
Depository credit
intermediation(1)........... 1,823.7 1,820.5 1,805.4 1,805.0 1,829.3 1,818.1 1,815.3 1,813.2 1,810.8 1,808.0 -2.8
Commercial banking.......... 1,345.8 1,344.8 1,333.9 1,333.7 1,350.1 1,343.1 1,340.9 1,339.4 1,338.4 1,336.9 -1.5
Securities, commodity
contracts, investments....... 855.9 864.8 851.4 847.6 855.0 866.0 860.6 860.9 851.6 846.0 -5.6
Insurance carriers and related
activities................... 2,314.6 2,323.4 2,311.2 2,314.9 2,315.3 2,319.2 2,323.2 2,320.3 2,316.0 2,318.5 2.5
Funds, trusts, and other
financial vehicles........... 88.2 88.5 88.4 88.5 88.6 87.9 87.8 88.4 88.3 88.9 .6
Real estate and rental and
leasing....................... 2,154.3 2,169.9 2,127.6 2,105.3 2,158.6 2,125.1 2,125.3 2,121.3 2,115.3 2,106.2 -9.1
Real estate................... 1,486.8 1,498.1 1,468.0 1,460.7 1,489.1 1,466.2 1,463.7 1,465.6 1,461.7 1,459.7 -2.0
Rental and leasing services... 637.8 639.6 627.2 613.0 639.7 627.2 629.3 623.8 621.5 614.7 -6.8
Lessors of nonfinancial
intangible assets............ 29.7 32.2 32.4 31.6 29.8 31.7 32.3 31.9 32.1 31.8 -.3
Professional and business
services....................... 18,232 18,022 17,932 17,912 18,070 17,927 17,904 17,854 17,815 17,770 -45
Professional and technical
services(1)................... 7,718.6 7,818.1 7,783.3 7,823.0 7,759.3 7,850.3 7,855.4 7,859.5 7,865.4 7,877.9 12.5
Legal services............... 1,177.8 1,170.4 1,156.9 1,163.1 1,179.7 1,171.3 1,168.8 1,166.6 1,165.0 1,163.9 -1.1
Accounting and bookkeeping
services.................... 902.7 894.0 898.1 902.1 971.3 978.0 976.3 977.7 976.3 977.4 1.1
Architectural and engineering
services.................... 1,459.7 1,486.2 1,463.5 1,464.2 1,451.1 1,466.2 1,466.0 1,464.2 1,458.1 1,457.7 -.4
Computer systems design and
related services............ 1,383.5 1,426.3 1,425.8 1,437.9 1,380.0 1,411.7 1,419.7 1,424.5 1,429.0 1,434.5 5.5
Management and technical
consulting services......... 981.4 1,025.7 1,031.3 1,031.2 974.8 1,014.6 1,019.0 1,019.8 1,028.2 1,028.5 .3
Management of companies and
enterprises................... 1,850.6 1,841.3 1,824.5 1,826.4 1,860.9 1,837.8 1,830.2 1,832.1 1,828.3 1,827.8 -.5
Administrative and waste
services...................... 8,662.3 8,362.3 8,323.8 8,262.8 8,449.6 8,239.2 8,218.1 8,162.7 8,121.1 8,064.3 -56.8
Administrative and support
services(1).................. 8,303.7 7,987.0 7,953.5 7,888.7 8,092.2 7,873.5 7,852.3 7,793.5 7,752.1 7,692.4 -59.7
Employment services(1)....... 3,723.9 3,374.7 3,379.5 3,336.1 3,567.7 3,363.3 3,339.9 3,285.8 3,250.9 3,200.1 -50.8
Temporary help services..... 2,718.8 2,416.6 2,431.3 2,394.9 2,592.0 2,415.3 2,391.6 2,353.5 2,325.3 2,291.7 -33.6
Business support services.... 801.2 775.2 777.9 792.5 798.5 785.2 786.2 785.6 786.2 787.2 1.0
Services to buildings and
dwellings................... 1,911.1 1,969.2 1,928.9 1,897.5 1,866.3 1,867.4 1,864.4 1,861.8 1,858.3 1,853.1 -5.2
Waste management and
remediation services......... 358.6 375.3 370.3 374.1 357.4 365.7 365.8 369.2 369.0 371.9 2.9
Education and health services... 18,669 18,658 18,911 19,200 18,490 18,891 18,935 18,997 18,981 19,002 21
Educational services........... 3,143.4 2,791.7 3,035.1 3,238.3 2,974.9 3,099.2 3,111.6 3,126.6 3,079.5 3,068.3 -11.2
Health care and social
assistance....................15,525.4 15,866.3 15,876.1 15,961.4 15,515.1 15,791.3 15,823.3 15,870.8 15,901.9 15,933.8 31.9
Health care(3)................13,066.9 13,404.2 13,377.0 13,430.0 13,060.1 13,298.3 13,333.1 13,363.4 13,381.9 13,407.9 26.0
Ambulatory health care
services(1)................. 5,550.3 5,716.4 5,713.1 5,747.0 5,547.3 5,667.7 5,693.2 5,703.8 5,718.0 5,729.8 11.8
Offices of physicians....... 2,228.1 2,285.6 2,285.9 2,302.7 2,226.1 2,273.1 2,281.1 2,282.7 2,288.8 2,294.8 6.0
Outpatient care centers..... 511.0 522.5 516.5 520.6 511.4 516.7 520.3 522.2 518.6 521.5 2.9
Home health care services... 931.1 967.4 969.0 976.4 930.3 954.5 960.8 963.4 967.1 969.5 2.4
Hospitals.................... 4,552.0 4,684.8 4,678.9 4,689.7 4,549.7 4,642.9 4,653.5 4,669.1 4,676.4 4,686.5 10.1
Nursing and residential care
facilities(1)............... 2,964.6 3,003.0 2,985.0 2,993.3 2,963.1 2,987.7 2,986.4 2,990.5 2,987.5 2,991.6 4.1
Nursing care facilities..... 1,605.7 1,612.0 1,603.1 1,607.5 1,603.1 1,608.9 1,606.5 1,607.4 1,602.8 1,605.7 2.9
Social assistance(1).......... 2,458.5 2,462.1 2,499.1 2,531.4 2,455.0 2,493.0 2,490.2 2,507.4 2,520.0 2,525.9 5.9
Child day care services...... 863.1 806.4 855.9 874.0 853.3 848.8 842.2 850.5 860.1 860.0 -.1
Leisure and hospitality......... 13,530 14,256 13,765 13,475 13,604 13,679 13,655 13,639 13,618 13,602 -16
Arts, entertainment, and
recreation.................... 1,956.7 2,265.3 2,046.9 1,945.4 1,996.4 2,011.7 1,999.5 2,004.0 1,997.8 2,001.8 4.0
Performing arts and spectator
sports....................... 425.1 464.2 435.5 418.8 419.0 438.0 433.1 432.9 427.5 429.2 1.7
Museums, historical sites,
zoos, and parks.............. 133.3 143.0 132.5 129.9 131.9 132.7 132.1 131.7 130.2 129.4 -.8
Amusements, gambling, and
recreation................... 1,398.3 1,658.1 1,478.9 1,396.7 1,445.5 1,441.0 1,434.3 1,439.4 1,440.1 1,443.2 3.1
Accommodation and food services11,573.2 11,990.2 11,717.9 11,529.2 11,607.5 11,667.4 11,655.6 11,634.6 11,619.7 11,600.3 -19.4
Accommodation................. 1,845.8 1,956.7 1,856.6 1,796.3 1,863.6 1,843.4 1,835.8 1,824.9 1,820.2 1,812.1 -8.1
Food services and drinking
places....................... 9,727.4 10,033.5 9,861.3 9,732.9 9,743.9 9,824.0 9,819.8 9,809.7 9,799.5 9,788.2 -11.3
Other services.................. 5,478 5,566 5,511 5,508 5,496 5,525 5,530 5,526 5,529 5,529 0
Repair and maintenance........ 1,257.4 1,237.5 1,236.5 1,227.4 1,260.1 1,245.6 1,243.8 1,233.9 1,235.1 1,232.3 -2.8
Personal and laundry services. 1,297.3 1,325.5 1,319.6 1,316.2 1,303.4 1,312.8 1,315.1 1,318.5 1,320.2 1,319.6 -.6
Membership associations and
organizations................ 2,922.8 3,002.8 2,954.5 2,963.9 2,932.8 2,966.5 2,970.8 2,973.6 2,974.1 2,976.6 2.5
Government...................... 22,629 21,379 22,286 22,828 22,262 22,463 22,502 22,514 22,473 22,496 23
Federal........................ 2,722 2,767 2,756 2,761 2,722 2,744 2,750 2,748 2,750 2,756 6
Federal, except U.S. Postal
Service...................... 1,964.5 2,047.1 2,038.8 2,037.4 1,963.5 2,013.1 2,018.6 2,025.2 2,031.4 2,038.8 7.4
U.S. Postal Service........... 757.8 719.4 717.4 723.3 758.3 731.0 731.5 722.4 718.7 716.7 -2.0
State government............... 5,280 4,958 5,202 5,335 5,138 5,179 5,193 5,210 5,197 5,193 -4
State government education.... 2,476.6 2,099.5 2,384.0 2,524.8 2,325.9 2,354.3 2,366.7 2,378.8 2,371.5 2,367.0 -4.5
State government, excluding
education.................... 2,803.7 2,858.2 2,817.5 2,810.6 2,812.4 2,824.9 2,826.5 2,831.2 2,825.7 2,826.1 .4
Local government............... 14,627 13,654 14,328 14,732 14,402 14,540 14,559 14,556 14,526 14,547 21
Local government education.... 8,258.6 6,999.3 7,843.2 8,287.1 7,994.6 8,053.2 8,072.5 8,058.6 8,032.2 8,055.4 23.2
Local government, excluding
education.................... 6,368.4 6,654.4 6,485.0 6,444.4 6,406.9 6,486.8 6,486.5 6,497.4 6,494.0 6,491.3 -2.7
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
