Employment - U.S.

Employees on nonfarm payrolls by major industry sector, 1954 to date
(In thousands)

Goods-Producing

  Total Total Natural Construc- Manufac-
Total private goods resources tion turing
    producing and    
      mining    
1954 49,093 42,235 18,515 825 2,688 15,002
1955 50,744 43,722 19,234 828 2,881 15,524
1956 52,473 45,087 19,799 859 3,082 15,858
1957 52,959 45,235 19,669 864 3,007 15,798
1958 51,426 43,480 18,319 801 2,862 14,656
1959 53,374 45,182 19,163 789 3,050 15,325
1960 54,296 45,832 19,182 771 2,973 15,438
1961 54,105 45,399 18,647 728 2,908 15,011
1962 55,659 46,655 19,203 709 2,997 15,498
1963 56,764 47,423 19,385 694 3,060 15,631
1964 58,391 48,680 19,733 697 3,148 15,888
1965 60,874 50,683 20,595 694 3,284 16,617
1966 64,020 53,110 21,740 690 3,371 17,680
1967 65,931 54,406 21,882 679 3,305 17,897
1968 68,023 56,050 22,292 671 3,410 18,211
1969 70,512 58,181 22,893 683 3,637 18,573
1970 71,006 58,318 22,179 677 3,654 17,848
1971 71,335 58,323 21,602 658 3,770 17,174
1972 73,798 60,333 22,299 672 3,957 17,669
1973 76,912 63,050 23,450 693 4,167 18,589
1974 78,389 64,086 23,364 755 4,095 18,514
1975 77,069 62,250 21,318 802 3,608 16,909
1976 79,502 64,501 22,025 832 3,662 17,531
1977 82,593 67,334 22,972 865 3,940 18,167
1978 86,826 71,014 24,156 902 4,322 18,932
1979 89,932 73,864 24,997 1,008 4,562 19,426
1980 90,528 74,154 24,263 1,077 4,454 18,733
1981 91,289 75,109 24,118 1,180 4,304 18,634
1982 89,677 73,695 22,550 1,163 4,024 17,363
1983 90,280 74,269 22,110 997 4,065 17,048
1984 94,530 78,371 23,435 1,014 4,501 17,920
1985 97,511 80,978 23,585 974 4,793 17,819
1986 99,474 82,636 23,318 829 4,937 17,552
1987 102,088 84,932 23,470 771 5,090 17,609
1988 105,345 87,806 23,909 770 5,233 17,906
1989 108,014 90,087 24,045 750 5,309 17,985
1990 109,487 91,072 23,723 765 5,263 17,695
1991 108,374 89,829 22,588 739 4,780 17,068
1992 108,726 89,940 22,095 689 4,608 16,799
1993 110,844 91,855 22,219 666 4,779 16,774
1994 114,291 95,016 22,774 659 5,095 17,021
1995 117,298 97,866 23,156 641 5,274 17,241
1996 119,708 100,169 23,410 637 5,536 17,237
1997 122,776 103,113 23,886 654 5,813 17,419
1998 125,930 106,021 24,354 645 6,149 17,560
1999 128,993 108,686 24,465 598 6,545 17,322
2000 131,785 110,996 24,649 599 6,787 17,263
2001 131,826 110,707 23,873 606 6,826 16,441
2002 130,341 108,828 22,557 583 6,716 15,259
2003 129,932 108,356 21,817 571 6,722 14,524

Note: Data include Alaska and Hawaii beginning in 1959. This inclusion resulted in an increase of 212,000 (0.4 percent) in the nonfarm total for the March 1959 benchmark month.

Source:  Bureau of Labor Statistics
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