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	Oct. 2019	Aug. 2020	Sept. 2020(p)	Oct. 2020(p)	Oct. 2019	Aug. 2020	Sept. 2020(p)	Oct. 2020(p)
Total nonfarm	75,731	70,202	70,508	70,788	50.0	49.8	49.7	49.7
Total private	62,650	57,512	57,968	58,405	48.6	48.3	48.3	48.3
Goods-producing	4,735	4,524	4,538	4,571	22.5	22.6	22.6	22.6
Mining and logging	98	92	91	91	13.3	14.9	14.7	14.6
Construction	980	966	969	974	13.0	13.4	13.3	13.3
Manufacturing	3,657	3,466	3,478	3,506	28.5	28.6	28.5	28.7
Durable goods	1,937	1,846	1,854	1,865	24.2	24.4	24.4	24.5
Nondurable goods	1,720	1,620	1,624	1,641	35.9	35.4	35.4	35.6
Private service-providing	57,915	52,988	53,430	53,834	53.7	53.5	53.5	53.5
Trade, transportation, and utilities	11,112	10,406	10,464	10,491	40.0	39.3	39.4	39.2
Wholesale trade	1,781.8	1,685.2	1,687.6	1,685.8	30.1	30.1	30.0	29.9
Retail trade	7,750.7	7,299.6	7,329.5	7,341.3	49.5	48.5	48.6	48.4
Transportation and warehousing	1,448.4	1,289.3	1,312.0	1,330.6	25.7	24.3	24.5	24.6
Utilities	131.4	132.1	134.9	133.6	24.1	24.5	24.9	24.8
Information	1,140	1,036	1,054	1,057	39.8	40.0	40.0	40.2
Financial activities	4,973	4,884	4,899	4,923	56.6	56.5	56.4	56.5
Professional and business services	9,797	9,205	9,265	9,364	45.7	45.9	45.9	45.9
Education and health services	18,849	17,841	17,899	17,955	77.4	77.1	77.1	77.2
Leisure and hospitality	8,893	6,770	6,976	7,140	53.2	53.3	53.2	53.4
Other services	3,151	2,846	2,873	2,904	53.3	52.6	52.6	52.8
Government	13,081	12,690	12,540	12,383	57.8	57.6	57.5	57.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2019 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: November 06, 2020