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. 2024	June 2025	July 2025(p)	Aug. 2025(p)	Aug. 2024	June 2025	July 2025(p)	Aug. 2025(p)
Total nonfarm	78,903	79,574	79,626	79,686	49.9	49.9	49.9	49.9
Total private	65,219	65,771	65,821	65,882	48.4	48.4	48.4	48.5
Goods-producing	4,973	4,946	4,934	4,926	23.0	22.8	22.8	22.8
Mining and logging	86	86	85	85	13.8	13.9	13.8	14.0
Construction	1,175	1,199	1,197	1,198	14.3	14.4	14.4	14.4
Manufacturing	3,712	3,661	3,652	3,643	29.0	28.7	28.7	28.6
Durable goods	1,956	1,923	1,920	1,912	24.6	24.4	24.3	24.3
Nondurable goods	1,756	1,738	1,732	1,731	36.2	35.8	35.8	35.7
Private service-providing	60,246	60,825	60,887	60,956	53.3	53.3	53.3	53.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	11,232	11,255	11,261	11,276	38.8	38.7	38.7	38.8
Wholesale trade	1,869.3	1,875.4	1,875.0	1,872.8	30.4	30.4	30.4	30.5
Retail trade	7,450.3	7,460.5	7,466.4	7,485.2	48.0	47.9	47.9	48.0
Transportation and warehousing	1,757.4	1,764.3	1,764.7	1,764.1	26.4	26.2	26.2	26.1
Utilities	155.1	154.9	154.5	154.2	26.2	25.9	25.8	25.8
Information	1,167	1,174	1,174	1,173	39.8	40.0	40.1	40.1
Financial activities	5,096	5,076	5,076	5,075	55.6	54.9	54.9	54.9
Professional and business services	10,339	10,214	10,211	10,183	45.8	45.3	45.3	45.2
Private education and health services	20,419	20,951	20,998	21,052	76.8	76.7	76.6	76.7
Leisure and hospitality	8,791	8,901	8,907	8,931	52.3	52.3	52.3	52.4
Other services	3,202	3,254	3,260	3,266	53.6	53.9	54.0	54.0
Government	13,684	13,803	13,805	13,804	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: September 05, 2025