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	Sept. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Sept. 2025(p)	Sept. 2024	July 2025	Aug. 2025(p)	Sept. 2025(p)
Total nonfarm	79,000	79,602	79,659	79,680	49.9	49.9	49.9	49.9
Total private	65,291	65,792	65,856	65,861	48.4	48.4	48.4	48.4
Goods-producing	4,967	4,934	4,930	4,925	22.9	22.8	22.8	22.8
Mining and logging	87	85	85	85	13.9	13.8	13.9	13.9
Construction	1,176	1,198	1,199	1,198	14.2	14.4	14.5	14.4
Manufacturing	3,704	3,651	3,646	3,642	28.9	28.7	28.7	28.7
Durable goods	1,951	1,919	1,913	1,907	24.6	24.3	24.3	24.2
Nondurable goods	1,753	1,732	1,733	1,735	36.1	35.8	35.8	35.8
Private service-providing	60,324	60,858	60,926	60,936	53.3	53.3	53.3	53.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	11,248	11,262	11,281	11,277	38.9	38.7	38.8	38.8
Wholesale trade	1,876.9	1,877.0	1,878.1	1,877.6	30.5	30.5	30.5	30.5
Retail trade	7,460.6	7,468.2	7,485.2	7,488.6	48.1	47.9	48.0	48.0
Transportation and warehousing	1,754.8	1,762.1	1,763.2	1,755.9	26.3	26.2	26.2	26.2
Utilities	155.6	154.6	154.3	154.9	26.2	25.8	25.8	25.9
Information	1,169	1,176	1,168	1,170	39.9	40.1	39.9	40.0
Financial activities	5,091	5,069	5,062	5,062	55.5	54.8	54.8	54.8
Professional and business services	10,333	10,205	10,181	10,147	45.8	45.3	45.2	45.1
Private education and health services	20,480	20,994	21,040	21,079	76.7	76.6	76.6	76.6
Leisure and hospitality	8,796	8,892	8,927	8,933	52.1	52.2	52.3	52.2
Other services	3,207	3,260	3,267	3,268	53.6	54.0	54.0	54.0
Government	13,709	13,810	13,803	13,819	58.4	58.5	58.5	58.6
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2024 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: November 20, 2025