ESTABLISHMENT DATA ESTABLISHMENT DATA

EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT

SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

(In thousands)

B-5. Production and nonsupervisory employees1 on private nonfarm payrolls by major industry sector and selected industry 

detail, seasonally adjusted

Industry

Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.

2011 2012

Jan. Feb. Mar. p Apr. p

Total private ............. 89,850 89,929 90,019 90,169 90,219 90,428 90,545 90,742 90,960 91,219 91,504 91,612 91,740

Goods-producing ................ 12,961 12,967 12,975 13,021 13,008 13,044 13,050 13,047 13,111 13,176 13,219 13,254 13,268

Mining and logging ....................... 578 584 591 597 601 606 613 614 621 628 638 633 635

Construction .................................. 4,158 4,155 4,154 4,165 4,148 4,178 4,169 4,165 4,193 4,212 4,204 4,211 4,206

Manufacturing ............................... 8,225 8,228 8,230 8,259 8,259 8,260 8,268 8,268 8,297 8,336 8,377 8,410 8,427

Durable goods ............................ 4,966 4,977 4,984 5,007 5,007 5,010 5,021 5,035 5,059 5,090 5,123 5,146 5,166

Wood products .......................... 271.1 269.9 266.0 261.0 263.1 263.9 264.9 264.7 264.2 265.2 267.2 266.5 265.1

Nonmetallic mineral products ... 278.6 279.7 278.5 279.0 277.4 276.1 276.1 274.2 276.8 278.8 280.7 280.4 279.6

Primary metals .......................... 297.3 301.9 302.6 304.9 305.3 308.7 311.7 312.6 314.0 316.7 317.8 318.7 319.5

Fabricated metal products ........ 984.6 992.7 996.0 1,000.4 998.3 995.7 996.2 1,006.0 1,015.1 1,021.8 1,028.8 1,034.6 1,039.7

Machinery .................................. 654.4 658.5 663.0 664.9 669.6 670.1 672.8 679.7 684.6 689.8 694.2 699.5 704.8

Computer and electronic

 products .................................... 633.0 631.4 630.2 634.3 633.4 632.6 633.3 630.8 632.5 633.0 636.2 637.7 634.9

Electrical equipment and

 appliances ................................ 249.5 248.7 248.7 248.8 247.6 247.6 246.9 245.4 246.8 247.6 249.8 250.4 250.1

Transportation equipment ........ 964.8 960.0 963.5 974.7 975.0 979.6 988.4 994.2 997.4 1,004.1 1,010.0 1,019.7 1,029.6

Motor vehicles and parts ........

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554.3 550.2 551.5 558.6 555.9 558.3 562.7 564.4 569.1 573.9 577.3 584.6 589.3

Furniture and related

 products .................................... 259.7 261.4 261.7 263.7 262.5 261.5 259.9 257.2 257.1 258.0 260.4 260.8 262.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing .. 372.6 373.1 374.2 375.6 374.4 374.1 371.1 370.4 370.9 375.1 377.5 377.3 380.4

Nondurable goods ..................... 3,259 3,251 3,246 3,252 3,252 3,250 3,247 3,233 3,238 3,246 3,254 3,264 3,261

Food manufacturing .................. 1,166.7 1,161.0 1,155.1 1,160.4 1,156.0 1,155.8 1,158.2 1,143.8 1,143.6 1,147.3 1,151.0 1,156.7 1,156.6

Beverages and tobacco

 products .................................... 107.1 107.9 109.4 107.9 111.3 111.3 110.9 111.7 112.7 115.1 114.9 116.0 114.5

Textile mills ............................... 99.0 99.1 99.4 100.8 99.6 99.0 98.2 97.8 98.1 98.1 98.8 97.6 98.0

Textile product mills .................. 90.5 89.9 90.5 89.8 88.9 86.5 86.1 85.8 85.2 82.0 83.4 83.2 83.8

Apparel ...................................... 112.3 112.3 111.5 109.8 110.9 111.6 112.2 111.4 109.1 110.4 111.1 111.6 111.9

Leather and allied products ...... 23.6 23.4 23.7 23.9 22.7 23.5 23.4 23.6 23.7 23.7 23.7 23.4 23.3

Paper and paper products ........ 298.8 297.5 297.7 297.2 297.8 298.0 297.4 296.8 297.7 297.1 296.8 298.9 298.0

Printing and related support

 activities .................................... 332.6 328.6 326.9 325.0 325.3 321.7 319.5 317.0 315.3 317.1 316.3 314.0 312.7

Petroleum and coal products ... 70.2 70.9 69.8 69.6 68.6 69.3 70.3 71.8 73.3 74.2 74.6 74.7 74.9

Chemicals ................................. 477.3 478.3 480.6 483.9 487.3 490.3 490.1 489.4 495.4 498.1 498.3 501.2 501.4

Plastics and rubber products .... 480.9 481.9 481.8 483.5 483.8 483.3 480.9 483.6 483.9 482.4 484.8 486.2 485.9

Private service-providing .. 76,889 76,962 77,044 77,148 77,211 77,384 77,495 77,695 77,849 78,043 78,285 78,358 78,472

Trade, transportation, and

 utilities ........................................... 21,164 21,164 21,202 21,214 21,235 21,258 21,284 21,340 21,365 21,395 21,419 21,411 21,433

Wholesale trade ......................... 4,419.2 4,428.0 4,432.3 4,433.5 4,438.1 4,434.6 4,443.4 4,459.0 4,473.6 4,488.3 4,497.6 4,501.4 4,508.8

Retail trade ..................................12,615.2 12,601.5 12,627.7 12,638.2 12,645.4 12,670.0 12,685.3 12,712.1 12,721.0 12,720.2 12,725.9 12,703.1 12,730.3

Transportation and

 warehousing .............................. 3,687.0 3,690.9 3,697.8 3,698.9 3,707.6 3,709.7 3,712.1 3,724.4 3,724.7 3,741.0 3,748.7 3,758.4 3,745.9

Utilities ........................................ 442.8 443.6 444.1 443.6 443.8 444.0 443.2 444.7 445.4 445.9 447.0 447.6 448.4

Information .................................... 2,146 2,146 2,144 2,140 2,091 2,126 2,122 2,124 2,128 2,114 2,123 2,118 2,118

Financial activities ........................ 5,889 5,895 5,882 5,881 5,882 5,882 5,890 5,896 5,900 5,909 5,914 5,920 5,919

Professional and business

 services ......................................... 14,162 14,213 14,227 14,267 14,308 14,349 14,382 14,421 14,480 14,561 14,660 14,677 14,731

Education and health services ... 17,351 17,362 17,380 17,433 17,458 17,507 17,534 17,569 17,607 17,633 17,709 17,733 17,756

Leisure and hospitality ................ 11,710 11,713 11,742 11,745 11,762 11,784 11,805 11,857 11,878 11,927 11,972 12,011 12,032

Other services ............................... 4,467 4,469 4,467 4,468 4,475 4,478 4,478 4,488 4,491 4,504 4,488 4,488 4,483

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1Data relate to production employees in mining and logging and

manufacturing, construction employees in construction, and nonsupervisory

employees in the service-providing industries. 2

Includes motor vehicles, motor vehicle bodies and trailers, and

motor vehicle parts.

p= preliminary.

NOTE: Data are currently projected from March 2011 benchmark

levels. When more recent benchmark data are introduced with

the release of January 2013 estimates, all seasonally adjusted

data from January 2008 forward are subject to revision.