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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	2024
	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	159,091	149,788	128,059	21,729	9,259	44
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	575	566	564	3	9	0
Construction	12,027	10,414	10,053	361	1,603	10
Manufacturing	15,023	14,733	14,605	128	285	6
Durable goods	9,691	9,534	9,423	112	157	0
Nondurable goods	5,332	5,199	5,183	16	128	6
Wholesale and retail trade	19,510	18,727	18,642	84	771	12
Wholesale trade	3,182	3,081	3,071	10	100	1
Retail trade	16,327	15,646	15,571	74	671	10
Transportation and utilities	9,838	9,101	7,849	1,252	733	4
Transportation and warehousing	8,339	7,612	6,670	942	724	3
Utilities	1,499	1,489	1,180	309	-	-
Information	2,821	2,653	2,490	163	168	0
Financial activities	10,887	10,117	9,915	201	769	1
Finance and insurance	7,779	7,518	7,391	127	260	0
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,108	2,599	2,524	74	509	0
Professional and business services	21,323	19,261	18,751	510	2,060	2
Professional and technical services	13,862	12,784	12,448	336	1,078	0
Management, administrative, and waste services	7,461	6,477	6,303	174	982	2
Education and health services	37,130	36,124	25,654	10,470	1,004	2
Educational services	14,299	14,090	5,346	8,744	208	1
Health care and social assistance	22,832	22,034	20,308	1,726	796	1
Hospitals	7,522	7,503	6,733	770	19	0
Health services, except hospitals	11,604	11,170	10,738	432	433	1
Social assistance	3,706	3,361	2,837	524	344	0
Leisure and hospitality	14,108	13,397	12,988	409	707	4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,497	3,018	2,666	352	479	0
Accommodation and food services	10,610	10,379	10,322	57	228	3
Other services	7,743	6,588	6,547	41	1,150	5
Other services, except private households	7,095	5,939	5,899	41	1,150	5
Private households	649	649	649	-	-	-
Public administration	8,107	8,107	-	8,107	-	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	83,715	78,259	68,890	9,369	5,441	15
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	493	486	484	2	7	0
Construction	10,684	9,193	8,876	317	1,489	2
Manufacturing	10,618	10,444	10,343	101	171	3
Durable goods	7,249	7,132	7,044	88	117	0
Nondurable goods	3,369	3,312	3,298	14	54	3
Wholesale and retail trade	10,772	10,353	10,306	46	417	3
Wholesale trade	2,182	2,113	2,104	8	69	0
Retail trade	8,590	8,240	8,202	38	347	3
Transportation and utilities	7,428	6,844	5,962	882	583	2
Transportation and warehousing	6,260	5,681	5,054	627	577	2
Utilities	1,169	1,163	908	255	-	-
Information	1,684	1,577	1,532	45	108	0
Financial activities	5,383	4,933	4,843	90	450	0
Finance and insurance	3,723	3,543	3,487	56	180	0
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,659	1,390	1,356	34	270	0
Professional and business services	12,352	11,218	10,906	311	1,133	1
Professional and technical services	7,892	7,297	7,095	202	594	0
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,460	3,921	3,812	109	538	1
Education and health services	9,493	9,244	6,271	2,973	248	1
Educational services	4,391	4,320	1,797	2,524	71	0
Health care and social assistance	5,101	4,923	4,474	449	177	1
Hospitals	1,867	1,863	1,620	243	4	0
Health services, except hospitals	2,623	2,482	2,373	109	140	1
Social assistance	612	578	481	97	33	0
Leisure and hospitality	6,879	6,510	6,272	238	367	2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,865	1,620	1,405	215	245	0
Accommodation and food services	5,015	4,891	4,867	24	122	2
Other services	3,591	3,121	3,095	25	470	1
Other services, except private households	3,534	3,063	3,038	25	470	1
Private households	58	58	58	-	-	-
Public administration	4,337	4,337	-	4,337	-	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	75,377	71,530	59,170	12,360	3,817	30
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	82	81	80	1	1	0
Construction	1,344	1,221	1,177	44	115	8
Manufacturing	4,405	4,289	4,263	27	114	2
Durable goods	2,442	2,402	2,378	24	40	0
Nondurable goods	1,963	1,887	1,885	3	74	2
Wholesale and retail trade	8,737	8,374	8,336	38	355	8
Wholesale trade	1,000	968	967	2	31	1
Retail trade	7,737	7,406	7,369	37	324	7
Transportation and utilities	2,410	2,257	1,888	369	151	2
Transportation and warehousing	2,079	1,931	1,616	315	146	2
Utilities	331	326	272	54	-	-
Information	1,136	1,076	958	119	60	0
Financial activities	5,504	5,184	5,073	111	320	0
Finance and insurance	4,055	3,975	3,904	71	80	0
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,449	1,209	1,169	40	239	0
Professional and business services	8,971	8,043	7,845	198	927	1
Professional and technical services	5,970	5,487	5,354	133	483	0
Management, administrative, and waste services	3,001	2,556	2,491	65	444	1
Education and health services	27,637	26,881	19,383	7,497	756	1
Educational services	9,907	9,770	3,549	6,221	137	1
Health care and social assistance	17,730	17,111	15,834	1,277	619	0
Hospitals	5,655	5,640	5,113	527	15	0
Health services, except hospitals	8,981	8,688	8,365	323	293	0
Social assistance	3,094	2,783	2,356	428	311	0
Leisure and hospitality	7,228	6,887	6,716	170	339	2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,633	1,399	1,261	137	234	0
Accommodation and food services	5,595	5,488	5,455	33	106	2
Other services	4,152	3,468	3,452	16	680	4
Other services, except private households	3,561	2,877	2,861	16	680	4
Private households	591	591	591	-	-	-
Public administration	3,769	3,769	-	3,769	-	-
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 29, 2025