Goods-producing employment (thousand persons; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: US Employment Situation (BLS)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the United States, goods-producing employment was 21,623 thousand persons in September 2026, compared to 21,605 in the previous month.
Sample. There are 945 data points in the monthly series shown in the chart above. The series covers the period stretching from January 1948 to September 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few summary statistics we computed on the full sample: goods-producing employment registered a minimum of 15,739 thousand persons in October 1949; it reached a maximum of 25,163 in July 1979; it was equal on average to 21,355.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Thousand persons |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 21,571.0 |
| 2026-08-31 | 21,605.0 |
| 2026-09-30 | 21,623.0 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Goods-producing employment |
| Country | United States |
| Economic concept | Stock |
| Data type | Quantity |
| Seasonally adjusted | Yes |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Thousand persons |
| Source | Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) |
| Source type | National statistical agency |
| Data licence | Public Domain Data |
| Other information | Not available |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | SM1 |
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Headline
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total nonfarm employment (thousand persons; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 945 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Unemployment rate (per cent; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 944 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Labour force participation rate (per cent; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 944 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Employment–population ratio (per cent; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 944 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Average hourly earnings (total private; US dollars per hour; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 247 | 2006-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Household survey
Establishment survey
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total private employment (thousand persons; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 945 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Goods-producing employment (thousand persons; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 945 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Private service-providing employment (thousand persons; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 945 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Government employment (thousand persons; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 945 | 1948-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Hours and overtime
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average weekly hours (total private; hours; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 247 | 2006-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Average weekly hours (manufacturing; hours; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 247 | 2006-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Average overtime hours (manufacturing; hours; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 247 | 2006-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
Earnings
| Series Name | Observations | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average weekly earnings (total private; US dollars per week; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 247 | 2006-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Average real hourly earnings (total private; 1982–84 US dollars per hour; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 246 | 2006-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Average hourly earnings (manufacturing; US dollars per hour; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 247 | 2006-03-31 | 2026-09-30 |
| Average hourly earnings of production and nonsupervisory employees (total private; US dollars per hour; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly | 753 | 1964-01-31 | 2026-09-30 |