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Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
16. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker[In thousands]
Industry and sex	2022
	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	156,001	146,814	125,664	21,150	9,129	58
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	601	587	583	4	14	0
Construction	11,790	10,087	9,682	404	1,696	8
Manufacturing	15,231	14,906	14,786	120	323	2
Durable goods	9,619	9,437	9,340	97	180	2
Nondurable goods	5,612	5,469	5,446	23	143	0
Wholesale and retail trade	19,462	18,721	18,637	83	734	7
Wholesale trade	3,166	3,076	3,070	6	90	1
Retail trade	16,295	15,645	15,568	77	645	6
Transportation and utilities	10,079	9,378	8,031	1,346	696	6
Transportation and warehousing	8,699	8,006	7,019	987	687	6
Utilities	1,380	1,372	1,013	359	-	-
Information	2,867	2,716	2,536	180	150	0
Financial activities	11,033	10,242	10,052	190	788	3
Finance and insurance	7,786	7,563	7,444	119	222	1
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,248	2,679	2,608	71	566	3
Professional and business services	20,628	18,688	18,214	473	1,927	14
Professional and technical services	13,662	12,581	12,299	282	1,078	3
Management, administrative, and waste services	6,967	6,106	5,915	191	849	11
Education and health services	35,377	34,406	24,171	10,235	966	5
Educational services	13,860	13,657	5,029	8,628	202	1
Health care and social assistance	21,517	20,749	19,142	1,607	764	4
Hospitals	7,329	7,310	6,558	752	18	0
Health services, except hospitals	10,724	10,319	9,951	368	401	3
Social assistance	3,465	3,120	2,633	487	344	1
Leisure and hospitality	13,728	13,000	12,600	400	724	4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,380	2,878	2,555	323	502	0
Accommodation and food services	10,347	10,122	10,045	77	222	4
Other services	7,530	6,410	6,371	39	1,112	9
Other services, except private households	6,875	5,755	5,716	39	1,112	9
Private households	655	655	655	-	-	-
Public administration	7,674	7,674	-	7,674	-	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	82,560	77,083	67,914	9,169	5,459	18
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	505	492	489	3	14	0
Construction	10,506	8,935	8,568	366	1,571	1
Manufacturing	10,763	10,559	10,468	90	203	1
Durable goods	7,169	7,036	6,960	75	132	1
Nondurable goods	3,594	3,523	3,508	15	71	0
Wholesale and retail trade	10,698	10,283	10,243	40	413	2
Wholesale trade	2,236	2,166	2,162	4	70	0
Retail trade	8,462	8,117	8,082	35	343	2
Transportation and utilities	7,524	6,953	6,063	890	569	2
Transportation and warehousing	6,452	5,888	5,278	610	562	2
Utilities	1,072	1,065	785	280	-	-
Information	1,773	1,671	1,629	42	102	0
Financial activities	5,328	4,882	4,790	92	445	1
Finance and insurance	3,643	3,480	3,427	52	163	0
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,686	1,403	1,363	40	282	1
Professional and business services	11,889	10,832	10,549	283	1,053	4
Professional and technical services	7,868	7,317	7,147	169	552	0
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,021	3,515	3,402	113	502	4
Education and health services	8,996	8,797	5,865	2,932	197	2
Educational services	4,305	4,252	1,718	2,533	52	1
Health care and social assistance	4,691	4,546	4,147	399	145	1
Hospitals	1,795	1,788	1,566	222	7	0
Health services, except hospitals	2,330	2,212	2,128	84	118	0
Social assistance	566	546	453	93	20	1
Leisure and hospitality	6,789	6,384	6,166	218	404	1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,843	1,566	1,379	187	277	0
Accommodation and food services	4,946	4,817	4,787	31	127	1
Other services	3,596	3,104	3,084	20	489	3
Other services, except private households	3,535	3,043	3,023	20	489	3
Private households	61	61	61	-	-	-
Public administration	4,192	4,192	-	4,192	-	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	73,441	69,731	57,750	11,981	3,670	40
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	96	95	94	2	0	0
Construction	1,284	1,152	1,114	38	125	7
Manufacturing	4,468	4,347	4,318	30	120	1
Durable goods	2,451	2,402	2,380	21	48	1
Nondurable goods	2,018	1,946	1,938	8	72	0
Wholesale and retail trade	8,764	8,438	8,394	44	322	5
Wholesale trade	931	910	908	2	20	1
Retail trade	7,833	7,528	7,486	42	301	4
Transportation and utilities	2,555	2,425	1,969	456	127	4
Transportation and warehousing	2,247	2,118	1,740	378	125	4
Utilities	309	307	228	79	-	-
Information	1,094	1,045	907	138	48	0
Financial activities	5,705	5,360	5,262	98	343	2
Finance and insurance	4,143	4,084	4,017	67	59	1
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,562	1,276	1,245	31	284	1
Professional and business services	8,739	7,856	7,665	191	874	9
Professional and technical services	5,793	5,265	5,152	113	526	3
Management, administrative, and waste services	2,946	2,591	2,514	78	348	7
Education and health services	26,381	25,608	18,306	7,303	769	4
Educational services	9,555	9,405	3,311	6,094	150	0
Health care and social assistance	16,825	16,203	14,995	1,208	619	4
Hospitals	5,534	5,522	4,992	530	12	0
Health services, except hospitals	8,393	8,107	7,823	284	283	3
Social assistance	2,898	2,574	2,180	394	324	0
Leisure and hospitality	6,939	6,617	6,435	182	320	2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,538	1,312	1,176	136	225	0
Accommodation and food services	5,402	5,305	5,258	46	95	2
Other services	3,934	3,305	3,287	19	623	6
Other services, except private households	3,340	2,711	2,693	19	623	6
Private households	594	594	594	-	-	-
Public administration	3,482	3,482	-	3,482	-	-
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 50,000).

Last Modified Date: January 25, 2023