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Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
16. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker
[In thousands]
Industry and sex	2012
	Total employed	Wage and salary workers(1)			Self- employed workers, unincor- porated	Unpaid family workers
	Total employed	Total	Private industries	Government	Self- employed workers, unincor- porated	Unpaid family workers
TOTAL
Total, nonagricultural industries	140,283	131,452	111,093	20,360	8,749	81
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	957	937	932	5	20	0
Construction	8,964	7,439	7,025	414	1,518	8
Manufacturing	14,686	14,372	14,269	103	308	6
Durable goods	9,244	9,056	8,970	86	183	5
Nondurable goods	5,443	5,316	5,299	16	125	1
Wholesale and retail trade	19,876	18,986	18,860	126	872	18
Wholesale trade	3,694	3,555	3,542	13	138	0
Retail trade	16,182	15,431	15,317	113	734	18
Transportation and utilities	7,271	6,915	5,512	1,403	355	1
Transportation and warehousing	6,082	5,725	4,660	1,065	355	1
Utilities	1,190	1,190	851	338	-	-
Information	2,971	2,830	2,643	186	141	1
Financial activities	9,590	8,937	8,710	227	651	2
Finance and insurance	6,786	6,547	6,412	135	237	1
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,804	2,390	2,297	92	413	1
Professional and business services	16,539	14,414	13,971	443	2,109	16
Professional and technical services	9,913	8,758	8,508	250	1,145	11
Management, administrative, and waste services	6,626	5,656	5,463	193	964	6
Education and health services	32,350	31,244	20,973	10,271	1,101	6
Educational services	12,945	12,727	4,254	8,472	218	0
Health care and social assistance	19,405	18,517	16,719	1,798	883	5
Hospitals	6,113	6,102	5,333	769	11	0
Health services, except hospitals	10,009	9,604	9,128	476	403	2
Social assistance	3,283	2,811	2,258	553	469	3
Leisure and hospitality	13,193	12,524	12,098	426	659	9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,022	2,611	2,264	348	408	2
Accommodation and food services	10,171	9,913	9,834	78	251	7
Other services	7,168	6,138	6,100	38	1,016	13
Other services, except private households	6,430	5,400	5,362	38	1,016	13
Private households	738	738	738	-	-	-
Public administration	6,717	6,717	-	6,717	-	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	73,930	68,629	59,869	8,760	5,266	34
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	831	814	811	2	17	0
Construction	8,162	6,710	6,339	371	1,449	2
Manufacturing	10,432	10,232	10,156	75	197	3
Durable goods	6,932	6,795	6,729	66	136	2
Nondurable goods	3,499	3,437	3,428	9	62	1
Wholesale and retail trade	11,004	10,531	10,462	68	464	9
Wholesale trade	2,638	2,537	2,529	8	100	0
Retail trade	8,367	7,994	7,934	60	364	9
Transportation and utilities	5,581	5,266	4,296	970	315	0
Transportation and warehousing	4,669	4,353	3,662	691	315	0
Utilities	912	912	634	278	-	-
Information	1,838	1,744	1,692	52	93	0
Financial activities	4,482	4,085	4,000	85	397	1
Finance and insurance	2,981	2,797	2,749	48	184	0
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,501	1,287	1,251	37	213	1
Professional and business services	9,741	8,495	8,222	273	1,244	2
Professional and technical services	5,632	4,965	4,812	153	666	1
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,109	3,530	3,410	120	578	1
Education and health services	8,263	8,012	5,086	2,925	248	3
Educational services	4,068	3,998	1,539	2,459	70	0
Health care and social assistance	4,196	4,014	3,547	466	179	3
Hospitals	1,436	1,431	1,196	235	6	0
Health services, except hospitals	2,265	2,107	1,977	130	157	1
Social assistance	494	476	375	102	16	2
Leisure and hospitality	6,487	6,124	5,885	240	357	5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,647	1,433	1,225	208	211	2
Accommodation and food services	4,840	4,691	4,660	31	146	3
Other services	3,439	2,947	2,919	29	483	9
Other services, except private households	3,357	2,865	2,837	29	483	9
Private households	82	82	82	-	-	-
Public administration	3,669	3,669	-	3,669	-	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	66,353	62,824	51,224	11,600	3,483	47
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	126	123	121	2	3	0
Construction	802	729	686	43	68	5
Manufacturing	4,255	4,140	4,113	27	111	4
Durable goods	2,311	2,261	2,241	20	47	3
Nondurable goods	1,943	1,879	1,871	7	64	1
Wholesale and retail trade	8,871	8,455	8,397	58	408	9
Wholesale trade	1,056	1,018	1,013	5	38	0
Retail trade	7,815	7,437	7,384	53	370	8
Transportation and utilities	1,691	1,649	1,216	433	40	1
Transportation and warehousing	1,413	1,372	998	373	40	1
Utilities	278	278	218	60	-	-
Information	1,134	1,085	951	134	48	1
Financial activities	5,108	4,852	4,710	142	254	2
Finance and insurance	3,804	3,750	3,663	87	53	1
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,303	1,102	1,047	55	200	1
Professional and business services	6,798	5,919	5,749	170	865	14
Professional and technical services	4,281	3,793	3,696	97	479	9
Management, administrative, and waste services	2,517	2,126	2,053	73	386	5
Education and health services	24,087	23,232	15,887	7,345	853	2
Educational services	8,877	8,729	2,716	6,013	149	0
Health care and social assistance	15,209	14,503	13,171	1,332	704	2
Hospitals	4,677	4,672	4,137	534	5	0
Health services, except hospitals	7,744	7,497	7,151	346	246	1
Social assistance	2,789	2,335	1,883	451	453	1
Leisure and hospitality	6,706	6,400	6,213	187	302	4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,375	1,178	1,039	139	197	0
Accommodation and food services	5,331	5,222	5,175	47	105	4
Other services	3,728	3,191	3,181	10	533	5
Other services, except private households	3,072	2,535	2,525	10	533	5
Private households	656	656	656	-	-	-
Public administration	3,048	3,048	-	3,048	-	-
Footnotes (1) 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 35,000).

Last Modified Date: February 5, 2013