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	Jan. 2020	Nov. 2020	Dec. 2020(p)	Jan. 2021(p)	Jan. 2020	Nov. 2020	Dec. 2020(p)	Jan. 2021(p)
Total nonfarm	76,161	71,100	70,904	70,991	50.0	49.8	49.7	49.8
Total private	62,999	58,723	58,566	58,609	48.7	48.4	48.4	48.4
Goods-producing	4,750	4,562	4,578	4,581	22.5	22.6	22.6	22.7
Mining and logging	91	83	84	83	13.2	13.9	14.0	13.6
Construction	990	978	982	981	13.0	13.3	13.3	13.3
Manufacturing	3,669	3,501	3,512	3,517	28.7	28.7	28.7	28.8
Durable goods	1,946	1,857	1,860	1,858	24.3	24.5	24.5	24.5
Nondurable goods	1,723	1,644	1,652	1,659	36.0	35.6	35.7	35.8
Private service-providing	58,249	54,161	53,988	54,028	53.8	53.5	53.5	53.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	11,142	10,619	10,691	10,666	40.0	39.4	39.4	39.4
Wholesale trade	1,775.3	1,678.1	1,679.2	1,694.4	30.1	30.0	29.9	30.1
Retail trade	7,725.8	7,365.2	7,420.7	7,400.3	49.5	48.7	48.6	48.6
Transportation and warehousing	1,508.0	1,441.6	1,457.1	1,437.1	26.0	25.2	25.6	25.4
Utilities	133.1	134.1	133.9	134.5	24.3	24.9	24.9	24.9
Information	1,152	1,058	1,062	1,071	39.6	39.9	40.0	40.1
Financial activities	5,006	4,957	4,959	4,955	56.6	56.6	56.5	56.4
Professional and business services	9,830	9,365	9,450	9,498	45.9	45.9	46.0	46.0
Education and health services	18,970	17,986	17,978	17,996	77.4	77.3	77.3	77.4
Leisure and hospitality	8,979	7,262	6,952	6,939	53.3	53.3	53.1	53.2
Other services	3,170	2,914	2,896	2,903	53.5	53.1	53.0	53.0
Government	13,162	12,377	12,338	12,382	57.8	57.6	57.5	57.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2020 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: February 05, 2021