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	Apr. 2021	Feb. 2022	Mar. 2022(p)	Apr. 2022(p)	Apr. 2021	Feb. 2022	Mar. 2022(p)	Apr. 2022(p)
Total nonfarm	72,024	74,840	75,109	75,387	49.8	49.7	49.8	49.8
Total private	59,394	61,985	62,242	62,493	48.4	48.3	48.4	48.4
Goods-producing	4,588	4,766	4,799	4,837	22.7	22.9	23.0	23.1
Mining and logging	75	79	79	86	13.5	13.2	13.1	14.0
Construction	999	1,059	1,061	1,064	13.5	13.9	13.9	13.9
Manufacturing	3,514	3,628	3,659	3,687	28.7	28.7	28.9	29.0
Durable goods	1,860	1,921	1,947	1,965	24.5	24.5	24.7	24.9
Nondurable goods	1,654	1,707	1,712	1,722	35.6	35.7	35.6	35.7
Private service-providing	54,806	57,219	57,443	57,656	53.4	53.2	53.3	53.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	10,813	11,315	11,336	11,377	39.3	39.6	39.6	39.6
Wholesale trade	1,701.5	1,747.7	1,758.1	1,768.0	30.1	30.2	30.2	30.3
Retail trade	7,435.1	7,724.8	7,728.5	7,743.7	48.5	48.8	48.8	48.8
Transportation and warehousing	1,540.9	1,707.2	1,714.2	1,729.0	25.7	26.6	26.7	26.7
Utilities	135.2	135.0	135.0	135.8	24.9	25.1	25.1	25.2
Information	1,109	1,149	1,170	1,172	39.8	39.4	39.8	39.7
Financial activities	4,930	4,962	4,969	4,980	56.4	55.8	55.8	55.7
Professional and business services	9,692	10,192	10,239	10,294	46.3	46.3	46.4	46.5
Education and health services	18,170	18,479	18,533	18,576	77.1	76.8	76.8	76.8
Leisure and hospitality	7,240	8,121	8,186	8,247	53.1	52.8	52.9	53.1
Other services	2,852	3,001	3,010	3,010	53.0	53.1	53.2	53.1
Government	12,630	12,855	12,867	12,894	57.6	58.0	58.0	58.1
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2021 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: May 06, 2022