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. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Jan. 2026(p)	Jan. 2025	Nov. 2025	Dec. 2025(p)	Jan. 2026(p)
Total nonfarm	79,002	79,194	79,226	79,359	49.9	50.0	50.0	50.0
Total private	65,246	65,495	65,537	65,691	48.4	48.5	48.5	48.5
Goods-producing	4,930	4,878	4,872	4,884	22.9	22.7	22.7	22.7
Mining and logging	85	84	83	83	13.7	13.9	13.7	13.8
Construction	1,180	1,190	1,189	1,193	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.4
Manufacturing	3,665	3,604	3,600	3,608	28.9	28.6	28.6	28.7
Durable goods	1,926	1,893	1,888	1,892	24.5	24.3	24.2	24.2
Nondurable goods	1,739	1,711	1,712	1,716	36.1	35.7	35.8	35.9
Private service-providing	60,316	60,617	60,665	60,807	53.3	53.4	53.4	53.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	11,179	11,083	11,058	11,068	38.8	38.7	38.7	38.7
Wholesale trade	1,857.7	1,832.8	1,832.1	1,831.9	30.6	30.3	30.3	30.3
Retail trade	7,404.8	7,386.0	7,367.8	7,375.0	47.9	47.8	47.8	47.9
Transportation and warehousing	1,761.0	1,708.5	1,702.1	1,704.9	26.4	26.0	25.9	26.0
Utilities	155.5	156.1	155.6	156.2	26.0	25.9	25.7	25.8
Information	1,147	1,137	1,144	1,135	39.9	39.9	40.2	40.0
Financial activities	5,077	5,026	5,031	5,013	55.3	54.7	54.8	54.7
Professional and business services	10,218	10,124	10,118	10,152	45.5	45.2	45.2	45.2
Private education and health services	20,686	21,124	21,182	21,302	76.6	76.6	76.6	76.7
Leisure and hospitality	8,790	8,874	8,878	8,881	52.2	52.4	52.3	52.3
Other services	3,219	3,249	3,254	3,256	53.9	54.0	54.0	54.0
Government	13,756	13,699	13,689	13,668	58.4	58.6	58.6	58.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2025 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: February 11, 2026