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:
2007 2008 2008p 2008p 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008p 2008p Aug. 2008-
Sept. 2008p
Total nonfarm......... 138,075 137,259 137,231 137,476 137,837 137,717 137,617 137,550 137,477 137,318 -159
Total private........... 116,013 115,968 115,856 115,103 115,610 115,264 115,154 115,048 114,944 114,776 -168
Goods-producing............. 22,437 21,778 21,792 21,601 22,138 21,577 21,491 21,437 21,380 21,303 -77
Natural resources and mining.... 736 790 806 808 727 760 768 777 789 798 9
Logging...................... 62.6 59.3 60.6 62.2 59.7 59.5 57.3 57.7 58.3 59.6 1.3
Mining......................... 673.8 731.1 745.1 745.9 667.4 700.6 710.2 719.4 730.3 738.5 8.2
Oil and gas extraction........ 147.0 164.7 166.9 166.0 147.3 158.3 160.1 162.4 164.5 165.9 1.4
Mining, except oil and gas(1). 231.5 239.4 242.3 238.9 226.7 229.6 230.9 231.3 233.6 233.5 -.1
Coal mining.................. 77.7 81.8 83.9 84.2 78.0 80.5 81.3 81.2 83.5 84.2 .7
Support activities for mining. 295.3 327.0 335.9 341.0 293.4 312.7 319.2 325.7 332.2 339.1 6.9
Construction.................... 7,811 7,462 7,465 7,350 7,589 7,246 7,196 7,173 7,160 7,125 -35
Construction of buildings..... 1,786.0 1,669.6 1,671.1 1,635.0 1,749.4 1,634.9 1,621.5 1,618.3 1,614.9 1,596.8 -18.1
Residential building......... 961.4 867.5 864.3 844.0 940.6 855.5 845.0 837.6 832.7 822.0 -10.7
Nonresidential building...... 824.6 802.1 806.8 791.0 808.8 779.4 776.5 780.7 782.2 774.8 -7.4
Heavy and civil engineering
construction................. 1,058.2 1,016.4 1,015.2 1,003.6 998.8 965.3 959.5 955.5 950.1 944.6 -5.5
Specialty trade contractors... 4,966.9 4,775.8 4,778.8 4,711.4 4,840.3 4,645.6 4,615.1 4,598.7 4,595.1 4,583.6 -11.5
Residential specialty trade
contractors................. 2,334.7 2,159.5 2,142.1 2,113.1 2,280.6 2,094.7 2,077.2 2,070.0 2,060.1 2,057.9 -2.2
Nonresidential specialty
trade contractors........... 2,632.2 2,616.3 2,636.7 2,598.3 2,559.7 2,550.9 2,537.9 2,528.7 2,535.0 2,525.7 -9.3
Manufacturing................... 13,890 13,526 13,521 13,443 13,822 13,571 13,527 13,487 13,431 13,380 -51
Production workers........... 10,020 9,717 9,718 9,640 9,958 9,784 9,738 9,692 9,643 9,587 -56
Durable goods.................. 8,799 8,539 8,526 8,467 8,778 8,594 8,564 8,541 8,489 8,452 -37
Production workers........... 6,263 6,024 6,017 5,953 6,245 6,100 6,064 6,033 5,988 5,943 -45
Wood products................. 518.9 483.0 477.4 468.1 513.1 482.4 477.3 473.3 467.8 463.3 -4.5
Nonmetallic mineral products.. 509.0 487.7 487.0 481.2 501.0 482.1 479.3 476.6 476.0 473.4 -2.6
Primary metals................ 452.8 445.4 443.7 444.5 451.6 448.7 446.8 446.0 442.1 443.5 1.4
Fabricated metal products..... 1,566.0 1,533.1 1,539.3 1,528.8 1,565.0 1,544.2 1,537.1 1,531.8 1,534.4 1,527.1 -7.3
Machinery..................... 1,183.4 1,203.7 1,194.7 1,184.9 1,186.2 1,195.1 1,194.4 1,196.5 1,192.7 1,188.7 -4.0
Computer and electronic
products(1).................. 1,260.3 1,251.3 1,253.0 1,248.0 1,260.5 1,250.1 1,247.1 1,246.1 1,249.0 1,249.0 .0
Computer and peripheral
equipment................... 185.8 185.8 185.7 186.1 185.9 186.2 184.6 185.1 185.8 186.2 .4
Communications equipment..... 127.9 130.8 130.7 130.4 128.5 130.4 131.8 130.8 131.2 131.0 -.2
Semiconductors and electronic
components.................. 437.2 425.6 426.0 424.8 437.4 424.2 422.1 423.2 424.5 425.2 .7
Electronic instruments....... 442.1 445.9 447.6 444.7 442.0 445.6 444.9 444.1 444.9 444.8 -.1
Electrical equipment and
appliances................... 426.7 424.9 421.2 417.1 426.0 422.1 422.0 422.4 418.8 416.4 -2.4
Transportation equipment(1)... 1,712.7 1,588.6 1,587.8 1,578.5 1,706.1 1,636.8 1,631.9 1,624.8 1,588.5 1,575.6 -12.9
Motor vehicles and parts(2).. 998.1 864.0 866.5 854.7 989.6 908.4 902.8 902.2 867.8 849.6 -18.2
Furniture and related products 531.6 497.0 490.7 483.9 530.6 503.5 499.5 495.6 488.8 483.5 -5.3
Miscellaneous manufacturing... 637.9 624.6 630.9 631.7 637.6 629.1 628.8 627.7 630.7 631.1 .4
Nondurable goods............... 5,091 4,987 4,995 4,976 5,044 4,977 4,963 4,946 4,942 4,928 -14
Production workers........... 3,757 3,693 3,701 3,687 3,713 3,684 3,674 3,659 3,655 3,644 -11
Food manufacturing............ 1,509.7 1,491.3 1,506.4 1,512.3 1,476.0 1,473.5 1,472.4 1,469.8 1,472.4 1,475.8 3.4
Beverages and tobacco products 201.1 198.0 197.2 196.5 195.7 193.7 192.5 192.2 191.6 191.0 -.6
Textile mills................. 165.5 148.9 150.2 149.4 164.8 155.1 152.2 149.9 150.3 149.0 -1.3
Textile product mills......... 155.6 148.6 147.5 147.6 156.3 151.0 149.3 148.7 147.9 148.1 .2
Apparel....................... 211.2 196.0 198.0 197.1 209.2 196.6 196.4 195.9 197.2 194.8 -2.4
Leather and allied products... 34.0 33.1 35.1 35.5 34.0 33.7 34.6 33.9 35.2 35.1 -.1
Paper and paper products...... 459.1 458.4 453.6 448.4 459.0 458.1 456.6 454.9 452.4 449.4 -3.0
Printing and related support
activities................... 623.2 599.0 599.2 596.4 623.0 607.3 601.9 598.9 599.4 596.6 -2.8
Petroleum and coal products... 115.0 118.1 117.3 116.0 112.9 113.4 113.8 114.6 114.1 113.7 -.4
Chemicals..................... 865.6 863.4 859.7 851.7 864.3 861.6 859.8 857.1 854.9 852.0 -2.9
Plastics and rubber products.. 750.8 731.7 730.4 724.6 748.4 732.8 733.9 730.2 726.6 722.3 -4.3
Service-providing........... 115,638 115,481 115,439 115,875 115,699 116,140 116,126 116,113 116,097 116,015 -82
Private service-providing.. 93,576 94,190 94,064 93,502 93,472 93,687 93,663 93,611 93,564 93,473 -91
Trade, transportation, and
utilities...................... 26,584 26,378 26,335 26,221 26,649 26,451 26,431 26,393 26,356 26,298 -58
Wholesale trade................ 6,056.6 6,050.8 6,024.2 6,004.3 6,055.6 6,038.4 6,034.6 6,017.6 6,008.3 6,004.2 -4.1
Durable goods................. 3,140.7 3,111.7 3,094.3 3,081.7 3,143.4 3,109.8 3,103.6 3,094.3 3,086.6 3,084.2 -2.4
Nondurable goods.............. 2,085.0 2,092.2 2,082.7 2,073.2 2,078.5 2,089.3 2,088.4 2,078.4 2,074.3 2,068.7 -5.6
Electronic markets and agents
and brokers.................. 830.9 846.9 847.2 849.4 833.7 839.3 842.6 844.9 847.4 851.3 3.9
Retail trade...................15,387.6 15,286.7 15,274.1 15,127.1 15,487.3 15,331.8 15,324.2 15,302.4 15,277.0 15,236.9 -40.1
Motor vehicle and parts
dealers(1)................... 1,927.1 1,888.9 1,871.6 1,855.6 1,916.0 1,892.9 1,883.3 1,870.6 1,855.6 1,845.4 -10.2
Automobile dealers........... 1,252.3 1,212.1 1,197.6 1,186.6 1,246.6 1,224.2 1,215.2 1,204.3 1,191.2 1,182.6 -8.6
Furniture and home furnishings
stores....................... 568.2 561.3 561.1 556.5 576.2 568.5 568.9 569.2 567.3 565.0 -2.3
Electronics and appliance
stores....................... 532.7 528.1 527.4 522.1 540.1 539.3 534.9 535.2 534.7 530.8 -3.9
Building material and garden
supply stores................ 1,283.6 1,270.0 1,256.0 1,225.6 1,291.9 1,240.3 1,238.2 1,230.1 1,234.7 1,231.4 -3.3
Food and beverage stores...... 2,854.4 2,896.8 2,877.0 2,854.3 2,856.0 2,880.7 2,879.2 2,879.5 2,868.8 2,863.0 -5.8
Health and personal care
stores....................... 987.3 986.7 983.8 981.2 990.1 990.9 990.4 990.0 985.4 986.2 .8
Gasoline stations............. 870.5 853.6 852.4 839.3 864.2 841.2 844.4 841.3 840.2 834.5 -5.7
Clothing and clothing
accessories stores........... 1,472.9 1,490.5 1,517.4 1,472.3 1,502.4 1,494.5 1,494.8 1,494.8 1,498.3 1,500.9 2.6
Sporting goods, hobby, book,
and music stores............. 660.8 625.2 648.9 647.0 665.1 653.2 654.5 649.3 654.1 651.4 -2.7
General merchandise stores(1). 2,922.9 2,908.9 2,904.6 2,884.2 2,976.5 2,928.5 2,939.6 2,948.4 2,946.4 2,935.3 -11.1
Department stores............ 1,530.8 1,481.9 1,474.3 1,461.3 1,570.5 1,514.7 1,516.3 1,517.2 1,511.1 1,500.3 -10.8
Miscellaneous store retailers. 873.5 857.7 853.3 858.7 873.3 860.8 858.9 857.4 856.4 857.5 1.1
Nonstore retailers............ 433.7 419.0 420.6 430.3 435.5 441.0 437.1 436.6 435.1 435.5 .4
Transportation and warehousing. 4,585.7 4,476.3 4,473.4 4,527.5 4,551.2 4,524.1 4,514.0 4,513.6 4,510.5 4,494.4 -16.1
Air transportation............ 497.8 498.6 494.8 488.5 494.5 501.3 497.6 495.2 491.0 486.4 -4.6
Rail transportation........... 235.3 233.0 232.1 232.1 234.6 233.0 230.0 232.1 230.2 231.4 1.2
Water transportation.......... 66.6 64.7 63.9 60.9 65.0 61.3 61.8 61.9 60.6 59.6 -1.0
Truck transportation.......... 1,458.4 1,413.2 1,421.5 1,405.8 1,440.6 1,409.8 1,400.1 1,398.3 1,401.1 1,388.8 -12.3
Transit and ground passenger
transportation............... 427.7 354.9 351.8 435.2 417.8 412.9 416.4 417.1 418.8 422.6 3.8
Pipeline transportation....... 39.8 43.7 43.2 43.0 40.1 42.2 42.8 43.3 43.0 43.3 .3
Scenic and sightseeing
transportation............... 34.7 39.7 39.0 34.7 29.8 31.1 31.3 30.6 30.5 30.3 -.2
Support activities for
transportation............... 585.3 591.1 591.8 589.3 586.5 587.1 587.0 590.3 590.7 589.8 -.9
Couriers and messengers....... 577.3 581.3 577.9 578.6 580.3 587.2 587.7 586.5 587.1 584.9 -2.2
Warehousing and storage....... 662.8 656.1 657.4 659.4 662.0 658.2 659.3 658.3 657.5 657.3 -.2
Utilities...................... 554.2 564.5 562.9 562.4 554.8 557.1 558.1 559.8 559.7 562.6 2.9
Information..................... 3,016 2,997 2,988 2,966 3,031 3,002 2,997 2,988 2,983 2,980 -3
Publishing industries, except
Internet..................... 890.9 875.7 871.7 866.0 893.7 879.7 877.0 873.0 870.6 868.8 -1.8
Motion picture and sound
recording industries......... 378.5 385.9 383.9 375.9 384.3 380.9 382.0 379.1 379.0 380.7 1.7
Broadcasting, except Internet. 327.8 320.8 319.1 321.0 327.0 321.2 319.6 320.4 318.3 319.8 1.5
Telecommunications............ 1,019.8 1,016.0 1,014.7 1,008.4 1,024.4 1,017.7 1,018.9 1,016.1 1,016.3 1,012.9 -3.4
Data processing, hosting and
related services............. 271.3 267.4 266.3 264.9 273.1 272.1 269.8 268.3 267.7 266.8 -.9
Other information services.... 128.0 131.6 132.1 130.0 128.8 130.1 130.0 130.8 131.3 130.5 -.8
Financial activities............ 8,282 8,279 8,258 8,172 8,294 8,226 8,213 8,206 8,201 8,184 -17
Finance and insurance.......... 6,115.7 6,105.4 6,088.7 6,046.3 6,136.0 6,098.8 6,088.0 6,081.1 6,078.7 6,067.6 -11.1
Monetary authorities - central
bank......................... 20.8 21.1 21.0 20.8 20.9 21.0 20.9 20.9 20.9 20.9 .0
Credit intermediation and
related activities(1)........ 2,840.6 2,799.5 2,789.6 2,773.5 2,856.7 2,800.5 2,794.0 2,788.6 2,786.9 2,789.4 2.5
Depository credit
intermediation(1)........... 1,824.7 1,824.1 1,821.3 1,806.1 1,831.0 1,820.6 1,818.1 1,815.3 1,814.3 1,812.2 -2.1
Commercial banking.......... 1,344.9 1,347.0 1,345.6 1,335.4 1,350.1 1,343.4 1,343.1 1,340.9 1,340.8 1,340.7 -.1
Securities, commodity
contracts, investments....... 852.9 862.9 865.3 853.2 853.2 866.6 866.0 860.6 862.2 854.4 -7.8
Insurance carriers and related
activities................... 2,313.4 2,333.9 2,324.3 2,310.6 2,317.0 2,323.2 2,319.2 2,323.2 2,320.3 2,314.7 -5.6
Funds, trusts, and other
financial vehicles........... 88.0 88.0 88.5 88.2 88.2 87.5 87.9 87.8 88.4 88.2 -.2
Real estate and rental and
leasing....................... 2,166.1 2,173.9 2,169.7 2,125.9 2,157.7 2,127.3 2,125.1 2,125.3 2,122.4 2,116.0 -6.4
Real estate................... 1,493.6 1,492.7 1,497.5 1,466.1 1,489.8 1,466.4 1,466.2 1,463.7 1,464.8 1,460.0 -4.8
Rental and leasing services... 642.2 648.0 640.0 627.4 637.8 629.5 627.2 629.3 625.5 623.7 -1.8
Lessors of nonfinancial
intangible assets............ 30.3 33.2 32.2 32.4 30.1 31.4 31.7 32.3 32.1 32.3 .2
Professional and business
services....................... 18,133 18,022 18,016 17,933 18,000 17,982 17,927 17,904 17,861 17,834 -27
Professional and technical
services(1)................... 7,655.9 7,834.4 7,816.4 7,789.3 7,729.7 7,839.1 7,850.3 7,855.4 7,861.2 7,873.3 12.1
Legal services............... 1,170.2 1,183.9 1,171.1 1,156.6 1,178.6 1,172.2 1,171.3 1,168.8 1,167.1 1,165.1 -2.0
Accounting and bookkeeping
services.................... 891.0 896.0 892.8 897.1 964.5 973.8 978.0 976.3 977.7 976.4 -1.3
Architectural and engineering
services.................... 1,449.8 1,491.5 1,487.7 1,467.7 1,443.2 1,464.9 1,466.2 1,466.0 1,466.1 1,462.8 -3.3
Computer systems design and
related services............ 1,372.2 1,421.6 1,426.3 1,431.3 1,375.5 1,408.9 1,411.7 1,419.7 1,425.8 1,434.3 8.5
Management and technical
consulting services......... 968.4 1,024.0 1,025.2 1,030.2 967.2 1,006.9 1,014.6 1,019.0 1,020.5 1,029.3 8.8
Management of companies and
enterprises................... 1,850.5 1,841.6 1,841.4 1,823.8 1,854.7 1,836.4 1,837.8 1,830.2 1,830.3 1,825.8 -4.5
Administrative and waste
services...................... 8,626.5 8,346.1 8,357.9 8,320.3 8,415.3 8,306.0 8,239.2 8,218.1 8,169.4 8,134.8 -34.6
Administrative and support
services(1).................. 8,266.3 7,972.2 7,983.8 7,951.2 8,057.4 7,939.8 7,873.5 7,852.3 7,801.6 7,767.3 -34.3
Employment services(1)....... 3,672.2 3,337.6 3,373.6 3,380.9 3,533.0 3,421.8 3,363.3 3,339.9 3,292.5 3,263.6 -28.9
Temporary help services..... 2,682.1 2,383.3 2,413.7 2,429.9 2,565.1 2,451.6 2,415.3 2,391.6 2,356.5 2,332.4 -24.1
Business support services.... 797.2 778.5 775.2 776.1 802.7 789.2 785.2 786.2 784.6 783.8 -.8
Services to buildings and
dwellings................... 1,930.8 1,987.9 1,972.9 1,932.1 1,863.2 1,865.9 1,867.4 1,864.4 1,866.5 1,863.8 -2.7
Waste management and
remediation services......... 360.2 373.9 374.1 369.1 357.9 366.2 365.7 365.8 367.8 367.5 -.3
Education and health services... 18,372 18,593 18,653 18,947 18,451 18,820 18,891 18,935 18,994 19,019 25
Educational services........... 2,917.5 2,776.9 2,785.8 3,086.8 2,967.7 3,047.3 3,099.2 3,111.6 3,127.0 3,131.2 4.2
Health care and social
assistance....................15,454.1 15,815.7 15,867.2 15,860.6 15,483.0 15,772.4 15,791.3 15,823.3 15,867.1 15,887.7 20.6
Health care(3)................13,019.6 13,372.3 13,405.2 13,373.3 13,027.5 13,274.7 13,298.3 13,333.1 13,362.2 13,378.8 16.6
Ambulatory health care
services(1)................. 5,514.5 5,699.0 5,720.2 5,716.2 5,523.1 5,649.9 5,667.7 5,693.2 5,706.4 5,721.3 14.9
Offices of physicians....... 2,216.5 2,283.3 2,286.8 2,284.9 2,219.1 2,265.2 2,273.1 2,281.1 2,282.9 2,287.6 4.7
Outpatient care centers..... 507.5 520.5 522.8 517.7 509.3 516.6 516.7 520.3 522.5 519.5 -3.0
Home health care services... 924.3 963.1 969.7 968.1 925.2 951.0 954.5 960.8 964.6 966.7 2.1
Hospitals.................... 4,543.0 4,678.0 4,684.3 4,673.3 4,541.6 4,635.0 4,642.9 4,653.5 4,667.4 4,670.9 3.5
Nursing and residential care
facilities(1)............... 2,962.1 2,995.3 3,000.7 2,983.8 2,962.8 2,989.8 2,987.7 2,986.4 2,988.4 2,986.6 -1.8
Nursing care facilities..... 1,606.7 1,608.9 1,610.2 1,601.9 1,604.3 1,612.1 1,608.9 1,606.5 1,605.2 1,601.4 -3.8
Social assistance(1).......... 2,434.5 2,443.4 2,462.0 2,487.3 2,455.5 2,497.7 2,493.0 2,490.2 2,504.9 2,508.9 4.0
Child day care services...... 851.9 790.0 806.1 848.4 857.4 860.2 848.8 842.2 849.2 853.1 3.9
Leisure and hospitality......... 13,712 14,324 14,253 13,753 13,552 13,679 13,679 13,655 13,645 13,628 -17
Arts, entertainment, and
recreation.................... 2,045.2 2,306.7 2,264.3 2,029.8 1,985.3 2,013.1 2,011.7 1,999.5 1,995.4 1,984.4 -11.0
Performing arts and spectator
sports....................... 427.6 462.2 465.4 437.5 414.3 434.7 438.0 433.1 433.0 429.0 -4.0
Museums, historical sites,
zoos, and parks.............. 134.2 147.1 143.0 132.5 131.6 133.9 132.7 132.1 131.9 130.8 -1.1
Amusements, gambling, and
recreation................... 1,483.4 1,697.4 1,655.9 1,459.8 1,439.4 1,444.5 1,441.0 1,434.3 1,430.5 1,424.6 -5.9
Accommodation and food
services......................11,667.1 12,016.9 11,989.1 11,722.9 11,567.0 11,665.8 11,667.4 11,655.6 11,649.1 11,643.4 -5.7
Accommodation................. 1,891.3 1,976.6 1,957.4 1,859.9 1,856.4 1,849.0 1,843.4 1,835.8 1,827.5 1,826.6 -.9
Food services and drinking
places....................... 9,775.8 10,040.3 10,031.7 9,863.0 9,710.6 9,816.8 9,824.0 9,819.8 9,821.6 9,816.8 -4.8
Other services.................. 5,477 5,597 5,561 5,510 5,495 5,527 5,525 5,530 5,524 5,530 6
Repair and maintenance........ 1,264.3 1,250.4 1,237.6 1,237.6 1,262.5 1,251.7 1,245.6 1,243.8 1,234.4 1,236.6 2.2
Personal and laundry services. 1,302.1 1,323.7 1,324.7 1,317.0 1,304.4 1,310.6 1,312.8 1,315.1 1,318.1 1,319.0 .9
Membership associations and
organizations................ 2,910.3 3,023.0 2,998.3 2,955.2 2,927.6 2,964.3 2,966.5 2,970.8 2,971.3 2,974.8 3.5
Government...................... 22,062 21,291 21,375 22,373 22,227 22,453 22,463 22,502 22,533 22,542 9
Federal........................ 2,729 2,776 2,767 2,758 2,721 2,740 2,744 2,750 2,747 2,750 3
Federal, except U.S. Postal
Service...................... 1,968.9 2,043.4 2,048.0 2,040.7 1,961.4 2,006.5 2,013.1 2,018.6 2,025.2 2,031.8 6.6
U.S. Postal Service........... 759.9 732.3 719.4 717.4 759.3 733.3 731.0 731.5 721.6 717.8 -3.8
State government............... 5,139 4,911 4,938 5,215 5,138 5,174 5,179 5,193 5,203 5,208 5
State government education.... 2,333.6 2,059.1 2,080.8 2,393.3 2,327.7 2,344.4 2,354.3 2,366.7 2,372.2 2,379.7 7.5
State government, excluding
education.................... 2,805.0 2,851.9 2,857.3 2,821.7 2,810.3 2,829.7 2,824.9 2,826.5 2,830.7 2,828.6 -2.1
Local government............... 14,194 13,604 13,670 14,400 14,368 14,539 14,540 14,559 14,583 14,584 1
Local government education.... 7,803.9 6,896.4 7,014.0 7,931.1 7,970.6 8,060.0 8,053.2 8,072.5 8,082.1 8,098.4 16.3
Local government, excluding
education.................... 6,389.7 6,707.1 6,655.9 6,468.8 6,397.5 6,479.2 6,486.8 6,486.5 6,501.2 6,485.2 -16.0
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
