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	Sept. 2020	July 2021	Aug. 2021(p)	Sept. 2021(p)	Sept. 2020	July 2021	Aug. 2021(p)	Sept. 2021(p)
Total nonfarm	70,583	73,300	73,476	73,450	49.8	49.9	49.9	49.8
Total private	58,030	60,515	60,645	60,705	48.4	48.4	48.4	48.3
Goods-producing	4,516	4,648	4,666	4,680	22.6	22.7	22.8	22.8
Mining and logging	85	83	83	82	14.4	13.0	12.9	12.7
Construction	969	1,020	1,029	1,035	13.4	13.7	13.9	13.9
Manufacturing	3,462	3,545	3,554	3,563	28.6	28.6	28.6	28.6
Durable goods	1,840	1,879	1,884	1,890	24.4	24.4	24.4	24.4
Nondurable goods	1,622	1,666	1,670	1,673	35.4	35.6	35.6	35.6
Private service-providing	53,514	55,867	55,979	56,025	53.5	53.5	53.4	53.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	10,485	10,791	10,793	10,870	39.3	39.4	39.3	39.4
Wholesale trade	1,672.3	1,727.3	1,729.2	1,731.0	30.0	30.2	30.2	30.2
Retail trade	7,315.3	7,435.8	7,429.6	7,469.6	48.7	48.4	48.4	48.5
Transportation and warehousing	1,362.6	1,493.7	1,499.2	1,533.2	24.7	25.8	25.6	26.0
Utilities	135.2	134.6	134.9	135.9	25.0	25.0	25.1	25.3
Information	1,062	1,087	1,099	1,099	39.9	39.6	39.6	39.2
Financial activities	4,921	4,958	4,965	4,964	56.5	56.1	56.1	56.1
Professional and business services	9,188	9,682	9,736	9,730	45.8	46.2	46.3	46.1
Education and health services	17,876	18,251	18,254	18,238	77.2	77.3	77.1	77.1
Leisure and hospitality	7,096	8,058	8,068	8,075	53.1	53.0	52.9	52.7
Other services	2,886	3,040	3,064	3,049	53.1	53.2	53.4	53.2
Government	12,553	12,785	12,831	12,745	57.4	57.9	58.0	58.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2020 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: October 08, 2021