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	Aug. 2022	June 2023	July 2023(p)	Aug. 2023(p)	Aug. 2022	June 2023	July 2023(p)	Aug. 2023(p)
Total nonfarm	76,334	77,739	77,844	77,988	49.8	49.8	49.8	49.9
Total private	63,398	64,524	64,630	64,771	48.4	48.4	48.4	48.4
Goods-producing	4,907	4,996	5,003	5,001	23.1	23.1	23.2	23.1
Mining and logging	78	83	83	82	12.8	12.9	12.9	12.8
Construction	1,093	1,128	1,137	1,138	14.0	14.2	14.3	14.2
Manufacturing	3,736	3,785	3,783	3,781	29.0	29.1	29.1	29.1
Durable goods	1,988	2,027	2,029	2,032	24.8	24.9	24.9	24.9
Nondurable goods	1,748	1,758	1,754	1,749	35.9	36.2	36.2	36.1
Private service-providing	58,491	59,528	59,627	59,770	53.3	53.2	53.2	53.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	11,352	11,340	11,327	11,344	39.4	39.3	39.2	39.3
Wholesale trade	1,833.9	1,865.8	1,864.5	1,883.8	30.6	30.9	30.7	31.0
Retail trade	7,550.0	7,513.3	7,509.3	7,513.0	48.7	48.4	48.3	48.3
Transportation and warehousing	1,826.5	1,814.5	1,807.6	1,799.6	27.2	27.0	26.9	27.0
Utilities	141.4	146.2	145.2	147.8	25.5	26.2	26.2	26.5
Information	1,248	1,249	1,247	1,250	40.1	40.5	40.7	41.0
Financial activities	5,056	5,083	5,087	5,086	55.8	55.6	55.6	55.5
Professional and business services	10,471	10,575	10,572	10,578	46.1	45.9	46.0	46.0
Private education and health services	18,870	19,453	19,529	19,607	77.0	76.8	76.8	76.8
Leisure and hospitality	8,436	8,683	8,723	8,761	52.9	52.4	52.5	52.6
Other services	3,058	3,145	3,142	3,144	53.4	53.7	53.5	53.5
Government	12,936	13,215	13,214	13,217	58.2	58.3	58.3	58.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2022 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: September 01, 2023