A-23. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker

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NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-23. Employed people in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker [In thousands]
Industry and sex	September 2026
	Total employed(1)	Wage and salary workers(2)			Self- employed workers, unincorporated
	Total employed(1)	Total	Private industries	Government	Self- employed workers, unincorporated
TOTAL
Total, nonagricultural industries	160,802	151,837	129,656	22,181	8,891
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	624	622	614	7	2
Construction	11,767	10,161	9,795	366	1,592
Manufacturing	14,845	14,516	14,410	106	321
Durable goods	9,923	9,738	9,659	80	184
Nondurable goods	4,922	4,778	4,752	26	137
Wholesale and retail trade	19,674	18,971	18,833	138	685
Wholesale trade	3,080	2,967	2,949	18	113
Retail trade	16,593	16,004	15,884	120	572
Transportation and utilities	10,601	9,865	8,319	1,547	735
Transportation and warehousing	9,135	8,416	7,244	1,172	719
Utilities	1,466	1,450	1,075	375	-
Information	3,041	2,871	2,735	136	169
Financial activities	11,145	10,493	10,245	248	647
Finance and insurance	8,147	7,892	7,700	193	255
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,997	2,601	2,546	55	391
Professional and business services	21,587	19,535	18,798	737	2,035
Professional and technical services	13,794	12,693	12,346	347	1,094
Management, administrative, and waste services	7,793	6,842	6,452	390	941
Education and health services	38,189	37,288	26,782	10,506	900
Educational services	14,226	13,976	5,336	8,640	250
Health care and social assistance	23,963	23,312	21,446	1,866	650
Hospitals	8,679	8,669	7,767	902	10
Health services, except hospitals	11,544	11,180	10,767	413	363
Social assistance	3,740	3,462	2,911	551	277
Leisure and hospitality	13,445	12,778	12,378	400	661
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,487	3,075	2,761	315	411
Accommodation and food services	9,959	9,703	9,617	85	250
Other services	7,949	6,801	6,747	54	1,144
Other services, except private households	7,450	6,301	6,248	54	1,144
Private households	499	499	499	-	-
Public administration	7,937	7,937	-	7,937	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	83,801	78,474	68,820	9,654	5,299
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	573	571	564	7	2
Construction	10,316	8,813	8,495	318	1,489
Manufacturing	10,358	10,172	10,101	71	186
Durable goods	7,381	7,239	7,185	54	142
Nondurable goods	2,977	2,933	2,917	17	44
Wholesale and retail trade	11,235	10,854	10,750	104	374
Wholesale trade	2,072	2,002	1,984	18	69
Retail trade	9,163	8,851	8,766	85	304
Transportation and utilities	7,929	7,304	6,253	1,051	625
Transportation and warehousing	6,842	6,229	5,436	794	613
Utilities	1,087	1,075	818	257	-
Information	1,781	1,700	1,664	36	81
Financial activities	5,553	5,196	5,100	97	356
Finance and insurance	4,007	3,824	3,748	76	183
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,546	1,373	1,352	20	173
Professional and business services	12,357	11,160	10,691	469	1,197
Professional and technical services	7,624	6,999	6,776	223	625
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,733	4,161	3,915	246	572
Education and health services	9,699	9,489	6,473	3,016	209
Educational services	4,350	4,266	1,763	2,502	84
Health care and social assistance	5,349	5,223	4,710	514	125
Hospitals	2,146	2,141	1,857	284	5
Health services, except hospitals	2,551	2,450	2,341	109	101
Social assistance	652	632	511	121	19
Leisure and hospitality	6,265	5,915	5,680	236	344
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,840	1,615	1,416	199	225
Accommodation and food services	4,424	4,300	4,263	37	118
Other services	3,507	3,071	3,050	21	436
Other services, except private households	3,465	3,029	3,008	21	436
Private households	42	42	42	-	-
Public administration	4,228	4,228	-	4,228	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	77,001	73,362	60,836	12,527	3,593
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	50	50	50	0	0
Construction	1,450	1,348	1,300	48	102
Manufacturing	4,487	4,344	4,309	35	135
Durable goods	2,542	2,500	2,474	26	42
Nondurable goods	1,945	1,844	1,835	9	93
Wholesale and retail trade	8,439	8,117	8,083	34	312
Wholesale trade	1,009	965	965	0	44
Retail trade	7,430	7,152	7,118	34	267
Transportation and utilities	2,672	2,562	2,066	496	110
Transportation and warehousing	2,293	2,187	1,808	378	107
Utilities	379	375	257	118	-
Information	1,260	1,171	1,071	100	89
Financial activities	5,592	5,297	5,146	151	290
Finance and insurance	4,140	4,068	3,952	116	72
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,452	1,228	1,194	35	218
Professional and business services	9,230	8,375	8,107	268	838
Professional and technical services	6,171	5,694	5,570	124	469
Management, administrative, and waste services	3,059	2,681	2,537	144	369
Education and health services	28,490	27,799	20,309	7,490	691
Educational services	9,876	9,710	3,573	6,137	166
Health care and social assistance	18,614	18,089	16,736	1,353	525
Hospitals	6,533	6,528	5,910	618	5
Health services, except hospitals	8,993	8,731	8,426	305	262
Social assistance	3,088	2,830	2,400	430	257
Leisure and hospitality	7,180	6,863	6,698	164	318
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,646	1,460	1,344	116	186
Accommodation and food services	5,534	5,402	5,354	49	132
Other services	4,442	3,729	3,697	32	708
Other services, except private households	3,985	3,272	3,240	32	708
Private households	457	457	457	-	-
Public administration	3,709	3,709	-	3,709	-
Footnotes (1) Includes unpaid family workers, not shown separately. (2) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2025 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2022 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Data for 2025 are not strictly comparable with earlier years. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

Last Modified Date: October 02, 2026