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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	2023
	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	158,772	149,692	128,154	21,538	9,030	50
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	590	579	576	3	11	0
Construction	11,896	10,326	9,956	370	1,562	8
Manufacturing	15,570	15,259	15,144	115	308	2
Durable goods	10,065	9,864	9,770	93	199	2
Nondurable goods	5,506	5,396	5,374	22	110	0
Wholesale and retail trade	19,787	19,019	18,937	83	759	9
Wholesale trade	3,259	3,164	3,152	12	94	0
Retail trade	16,528	15,855	15,785	70	664	9
Transportation and utilities	9,949	9,264	7,990	1,274	684	2
Transportation and warehousing	8,452	7,778	6,828	950	673	2
Utilities	1,497	1,486	1,162	324	-	-
Information	2,971	2,831	2,680	151	140	0
Financial activities	11,018	10,249	10,051	198	765	4
Finance and insurance	7,746	7,516	7,396	119	231	0
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,272	2,733	2,654	79	535	4
Professional and business services	20,735	18,805	18,284	521	1,923	8
Professional and technical services	13,726	12,682	12,370	313	1,041	3
Management, administrative, and waste services	7,009	6,122	5,915	208	881	5
Education and health services	36,378	35,380	24,980	10,400	990	8
Educational services	14,029	13,834	5,124	8,710	195	0
Health care and social assistance	22,348	21,546	19,856	1,689	795	8
Hospitals	7,467	7,453	6,651	802	14	0
Health services, except hospitals	11,201	10,764	10,361	403	435	2
Social assistance	3,680	3,329	2,845	484	345	5
Leisure and hospitality	14,288	13,531	13,123	408	753	4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,529	3,030	2,702	328	499	0
Accommodation and food services	10,759	10,501	10,421	80	254	4
Other services	7,605	6,464	6,432	32	1,136	5
Other services, except private households	6,932	5,791	5,759	32	1,136	5
Private households	673	673	673	-	-	-
Public administration	7,984	7,984	-	7,984	-	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	83,899	78,523	69,190	9,333	5,355	20
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	500	492	491	2	8	0
Construction	10,610	9,153	8,828	325	1,454	3
Manufacturing	10,971	10,781	10,691	90	189	2
Durable goods	7,472	7,327	7,253	74	142	2
Nondurable goods	3,500	3,453	3,438	15	46	0
Wholesale and retail trade	10,877	10,471	10,435	37	401	5
Wholesale trade	2,227	2,158	2,152	6	69	0
Retail trade	8,650	8,313	8,282	31	331	5
Transportation and utilities	7,530	6,964	6,086	878	565	0
Transportation and warehousing	6,348	5,793	5,174	619	555	0
Utilities	1,182	1,171	913	259	-	-
Information	1,833	1,734	1,698	36	100	0
Financial activities	5,384	4,951	4,864	87	430	2
Finance and insurance	3,659	3,489	3,438	51	169	0
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,725	1,462	1,426	37	261	2
Professional and business services	11,980	10,894	10,577	317	1,082	4
Professional and technical services	7,870	7,303	7,118	185	567	0
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,110	3,591	3,459	132	516	3
Education and health services	9,322	9,097	6,091	3,007	223	2
Educational services	4,365	4,299	1,722	2,578	66	0
Health care and social assistance	4,957	4,798	4,369	429	157	2
Hospitals	1,896	1,893	1,648	245	3	0
Health services, except hospitals	2,453	2,324	2,228	96	128	1
Social assistance	608	581	494	87	26	1
Leisure and hospitality	7,027	6,616	6,391	225	410	1
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,974	1,698	1,502	197	276	0
Accommodation and food services	5,052	4,918	4,889	29	134	1
Other services	3,551	3,055	3,038	17	494	1
Other services, except private households	3,496	3,001	2,984	17	494	1
Private households	54	54	54	-	-	-
Public administration	4,313	4,313	-	4,313	-	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	74,874	71,169	58,964	12,205	3,675	30
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	90	87	85	1	3	0
Construction	1,287	1,173	1,128	45	108	5
Manufacturing	4,599	4,478	4,453	26	120	0
Durable goods	2,593	2,536	2,517	19	56	0
Nondurable goods	2,006	1,942	1,936	6	64	0
Wholesale and retail trade	8,910	8,548	8,502	46	358	4
Wholesale trade	1,032	1,006	1,000	7	25	0
Retail trade	7,878	7,542	7,502	39	333	4
Transportation and utilities	2,420	2,300	1,904	396	118	1
Transportation and warehousing	2,104	1,985	1,654	331	118	1
Utilities	315	315	250	65	-	-
Information	1,138	1,098	982	115	40	0
Financial activities	5,634	5,297	5,187	111	335	2
Finance and insurance	4,088	4,027	3,958	69	61	0
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,546	1,271	1,229	42	274	1
Professional and business services	8,756	7,911	7,707	204	841	4
Professional and technical services	5,857	5,380	5,251	128	475	2
Management, administrative, and waste services	2,899	2,531	2,456	76	366	2
Education and health services	27,056	26,283	18,890	7,393	767	6
Educational services	9,664	9,535	3,402	6,133	129	0
Health care and social assistance	17,391	16,748	15,488	1,260	638	6
Hospitals	5,571	5,560	5,003	557	11	0
Health services, except hospitals	8,749	8,440	8,133	307	307	2
Social assistance	3,072	2,748	2,351	397	319	4
Leisure and hospitality	7,261	6,915	6,733	182	343	3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,555	1,332	1,201	131	222	0
Accommodation and food services	5,706	5,583	5,532	51	121	3
Other services	4,055	3,409	3,394	15	641	4
Other services, except private households	3,436	2,790	2,775	15	641	4
Private households	619	619	619	-	-	-
Public administration	3,670	3,670	-	3,670	-	-
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 26, 2024