Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
Industry	Women employees (in thousands)				Percent of all employees
Industry	Dec. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Dec. 2025(p)	Dec. 2024	Oct. 2025	Nov. 2025(p)	Dec. 2025(p)
Total nonfarm	79,230	79,605	79,625	79,653	49.8	49.9	49.9	49.9
Total private	65,465	65,880	65,886	65,917	48.4	48.4	48.4	48.4
Goods-producing	4,950	4,915	4,914	4,906	22.8	22.7	22.7	22.7
Mining and logging	85	85	85	84	13.6	13.9	13.9	13.8
Construction	1,182	1,195	1,196	1,194	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.4
Manufacturing	3,683	3,635	3,633	3,628	28.9	28.6	28.6	28.6
Durable goods	1,933	1,903	1,900	1,894	24.4	24.2	24.2	24.1
Nondurable goods	1,750	1,732	1,733	1,734	36.1	35.8	35.8	35.8
Private service-providing	60,515	60,965	60,972	61,011	53.2	53.3	53.3	53.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	11,253	11,233	11,202	11,183	38.8	38.7	38.6	38.6
Wholesale trade	1,885.2	1,871.7	1,868.4	1,870.4	30.5	30.4	30.3	30.4
Retail trade	7,444.8	7,463.7	7,454.3	7,441.5	47.9	47.9	47.9	47.9
Transportation and warehousing	1,768.7	1,742.4	1,724.7	1,716.6	26.3	26.0	25.9	25.8
Utilities	154.3	154.8	155.0	154.0	26.0	25.8	25.8	25.6
Information	1,169	1,177	1,171	1,176	39.7	40.3	40.2	40.4
Financial activities	5,089	5,055	5,052	5,056	55.3	54.7	54.7	54.7
Professional and business services	10,293	10,174	10,174	10,158	45.5	45.2	45.2	45.1
Private education and health services	20,637	21,095	21,135	21,190	76.6	76.6	76.6	76.7
Leisure and hospitality	8,844	8,964	8,964	8,968	52.1	52.4	52.4	52.2
Other services	3,230	3,267	3,274	3,280	53.8	54.0	54.0	54.1
Government	13,765	13,725	13,739	13,736	58.4	58.7	58.7	58.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: January 09, 2026