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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-23. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker
[In thousands]
Industry and sex May 2024
Total
employed(1)
Wage and salary workers(2) Self-
employed
workers,
unincorporated
Total Private
industries
Government

TOTAL

Total, nonagricultural industries

159,058 149,507 127,797 21,710 9,502

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

581 577 572 5 4

Construction

11,976 10,316 9,965 352 1,647

Manufacturing

14,974 14,735 14,603 132 230

Durable goods

9,628 9,503 9,387 116 124

Nondurable goods

5,346 5,231 5,215 16 105

Wholesale and retail trade

19,564 18,797 18,718 79 754

Wholesale trade

3,325 3,222 3,196 26 99

Retail trade

16,239 15,575 15,521 53 655

Transportation and utilities

9,816 9,054 7,857 1,197 761

Transportation and warehousing

8,190 7,448 6,595 853 742

Utilities

1,625 1,606 1,263 344 -

Information

2,772 2,599 2,435 164 173

Financial activities

10,801 10,052 9,898 153 748

Finance and insurance

7,803 7,580 7,492 88 223

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,998 2,472 2,406 65 525

Professional and business services

21,638 19,355 18,919 435 2,276

Professional and technical services

13,842 12,713 12,427 286 1,129

Management, administrative, and waste services

7,796 6,642 6,493 149 1,147

Education and health services

37,005 35,971 25,282 10,689 1,034

Educational services

14,329 14,099 5,087 9,011 230

Health care and social assistance

22,676 21,873 20,195 1,678 803

Hospitals

7,113 7,094 6,347 747 19

Health services, except hospitals

11,828 11,385 10,984 401 443

Social assistance

3,735 3,394 2,864 530 341

Leisure and hospitality

14,328 13,624 13,236 388 704

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,525 3,030 2,681 350 495

Accommodation and food services

10,803 10,594 10,556 38 210

Other services

7,529 6,354 6,313 41 1,171

Other services, except private households

6,912 5,737 5,695 41 1,171

Private households

617 617 617 - -

Public administration

8,074 8,074 - 8,074 -

Men

Total, nonagricultural industries

83,504 78,111 68,900 9,211 5,382

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

490 486 482 4 4

Construction

10,503 9,006 8,690 316 1,497

Manufacturing

10,571 10,464 10,357 107 101

Durable goods

7,221 7,144 7,048 95 77

Nondurable goods

3,350 3,320 3,308 12 24

Wholesale and retail trade

10,948 10,540 10,482 59 404

Wholesale trade

2,240 2,175 2,149 26 65

Retail trade

8,708 8,365 8,332 33 339

Transportation and utilities

7,483 6,915 6,055 860 568

Transportation and warehousing

6,201 5,646 5,074 572 556

Utilities

1,282 1,270 981 289 -

Information

1,631 1,523 1,474 49 108

Financial activities

5,310 4,875 4,804 71 435

Finance and insurance

3,669 3,536 3,487 49 133

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,642 1,339 1,317 22 302

Professional and business services

12,558 11,393 11,144 250 1,164

Professional and technical services

7,922 7,346 7,176 169 576

Management, administrative, and waste services

4,636 4,048 3,967 80 588

Education and health services

9,358 9,117 6,108 3,009 240

Educational services

4,354 4,290 1,698 2,592 64

Health care and social assistance

5,004 4,827 4,410 417 176

Hospitals

1,760 1,760 1,504 256 0

Health services, except hospitals

2,680 2,538 2,456 82 142

Social assistance

563 529 450 79 34

Leisure and hospitality

6,899 6,553 6,319 234 346

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,791 1,556 1,340 216 235

Accommodation and food services

5,107 4,997 4,978 18 111

Other services

3,529 3,013 2,987 27 515

Other services, except private households

3,472 2,956 2,930 27 515

Private households

57 57 57 - -

Public administration

4,225 4,225 - 4,225 -

Women

Total, nonagricultural industries

75,554 71,396 58,897 12,499 4,120

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

91 91 90 1 0

Construction

1,473 1,310 1,274 36 150

Manufacturing

4,403 4,271 4,246 25 129

Durable goods

2,407 2,359 2,339 21 47

Nondurable goods

1,996 1,911 1,907 4 81

Wholesale and retail trade

8,616 8,257 8,236 21 351

Wholesale trade

1,085 1,047 1,047 0 34

Retail trade

7,531 7,210 7,189 21 317

Transportation and utilities

2,333 2,139 1,802 337 193

Transportation and warehousing

1,989 1,802 1,521 282 186

Utilities

343 337 282 55 -

Information

1,141 1,076 961 115 64

Financial activities

5,490 5,176 5,094 82 314

Finance and insurance

4,134 4,044 4,005 39 90

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,356 1,133 1,089 43 223

Professional and business services

9,080 7,961 7,776 185 1,112

Professional and technical services

5,920 5,367 5,250 116 553

Management, administrative, and waste services

3,160 2,594 2,525 69 559

Education and health services

27,647 26,854 19,174 7,680 793

Educational services

9,975 9,809 3,389 6,420 166

Health care and social assistance

17,672 17,045 15,784 1,261 627

Hospitals

5,352 5,334 4,842 491 19

Health services, except hospitals

9,148 8,847 8,528 319 301

Social assistance

3,172 2,865 2,414 451 307

Leisure and hospitality

7,430 7,071 6,917 154 359

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,734 1,474 1,340 134 260

Accommodation and food services

5,696 5,597 5,577 20 99

Other services

4,000 3,340 3,326 15 656

Other services, except private households

3,440 2,780 2,766 15 656

Private households

560 560 560 - -

Public administration

3,849 3,849 - 3,849 -

Footnotes
(1) Includes unpaid family workers, not shown separately.
(2) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). Effective with January 2020 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2017 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). No historical data have been revised.

 

Last Modified Date: June 07, 2024