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	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)	Feb. 2025	Dec. 2025	Jan. 2026(p)	Feb. 2026(p)
Total nonfarm	79,016	79,200	79,307	79,314	49.9	50.0	50.0	50.1
Total private	65,254	65,503	65,620	65,617	48.4	48.5	48.5	48.6
Goods-producing	4,935	4,871	4,883	4,882	22.9	22.7	22.7	22.7
Mining and logging	85	83	82	82	13.7	13.7	13.6	13.7
Construction	1,186	1,189	1,193	1,193	14.3	14.4	14.3	14.4
Manufacturing	3,664	3,599	3,608	3,607	28.9	28.6	28.7	28.7
Durable goods	1,923	1,888	1,893	1,889	24.5	24.2	24.3	24.2
Nondurable goods	1,741	1,711	1,715	1,718	36.2	35.8	35.9	36.0
Private service-providing	60,319	60,632	60,737	60,735	53.3	53.4	53.4	53.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	11,171	11,055	11,074	11,078	38.8	38.6	38.7	38.7
Wholesale trade	1,852.4	1,830.3	1,833.0	1,835.0	30.5	30.3	30.3	30.3
Retail trade	7,398.6	7,370.8	7,386.3	7,398.1	47.9	47.8	47.9	48.0
Transportation and warehousing	1,764.3	1,698.5	1,699.1	1,689.4	26.4	25.9	26.0	25.9
Utilities	156.1	155.4	155.5	155.7	26.1	25.7	25.7	25.7
Information	1,144	1,147	1,137	1,137	39.8	40.4	40.3	40.4
Financial activities	5,077	5,030	5,011	5,006	55.2	54.8	54.7	54.6
Professional and business services	10,199	10,108	10,126	10,128	45.4	45.2	45.2	45.2
Private education and health services	20,738	21,158	21,259	21,248	76.6	76.6	76.6	76.6
Leisure and hospitality	8,772	8,879	8,873	8,878	52.2	52.3	52.4	52.5
Other services	3,218	3,255	3,257	3,260	53.8	54.0	54.0	54.0
Government	13,762	13,697	13,687	13,697	58.4	58.7	58.7	58.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026