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

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-23. Employed people in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker [In thousands]
Industry and sex	October 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	161,645	152,744	130,742	22,001	8,832
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	599	583	579	3	16
Construction	11,682	10,183	9,797	385	1,499
Manufacturing	15,504	15,117	14,960	157	364
Durable goods	10,270	10,034	9,922	113	221
Nondurable goods	5,234	5,082	5,038	44	143
Wholesale and retail trade	19,399	18,742	18,650	92	646
Wholesale trade	2,950	2,852	2,838	14	97
Retail trade	16,449	15,890	15,812	78	549
Transportation and utilities	10,727	9,979	8,605	1,374	748
Transportation and warehousing	9,142	8,417	7,386	1,031	725
Utilities	1,585	1,562	1,219	343	-
Information	2,814	2,670	2,511	159	144
Financial activities	11,087	10,355	10,163	193	728
Finance and insurance	8,041	7,753	7,621	132	285
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,046	2,602	2,542	61	444
Professional and business services	21,408	19,460	18,851	608	1,934
Professional and technical services	13,780	12,742	12,449	293	1,030
Management, administrative, and waste services	7,628	6,717	6,402	315	903
Education and health services	38,764	37,778	27,196	10,582	981
Educational services	14,332	14,132	5,454	8,678	200
Health care and social assistance	24,432	23,646	21,742	1,904	781
Hospitals	8,609	8,596	7,653	943	13
Health services, except hospitals	11,915	11,485	11,089	396	430
Social assistance	3,908	3,565	3,000	565	338
Leisure and hospitality	13,708	13,131	12,792	338	578
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,455	3,097	2,815	282	358
Accommodation and food services	10,254	10,034	9,978	56	220
Other services	7,874	6,668	6,637	31	1,194
Other services, except private households	7,260	6,054	6,023	31	1,194
Private households	614	614	614	-	-
Public administration	8,078	8,078	-	8,078	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	84,176	79,058	69,559	9,499	5,091
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	526	512	509	3	14
Construction	10,288	8,914	8,579	335	1,374
Manufacturing	10,595	10,351	10,237	114	230
Durable goods	7,519	7,329	7,239	89	176
Nondurable goods	3,076	3,022	2,997	25	53
Wholesale and retail trade	10,880	10,519	10,457	62	356
Wholesale trade	2,040	1,972	1,958	14	68
Retail trade	8,840	8,547	8,499	48	288
Transportation and utilities	8,011	7,427	6,490	937	583
Transportation and warehousing	6,812	6,243	5,550	693	569
Utilities	1,199	1,184	940	244	-
Information	1,763	1,672	1,615	57	91
Financial activities	5,639	5,244	5,154	90	394
Finance and insurance	4,075	3,877	3,817	60	198
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,564	1,368	1,337	31	196
Professional and business services	12,307	11,204	10,786	419	1,102
Professional and technical services	7,757	7,136	6,930	206	621
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,550	4,068	3,855	213	482
Education and health services	9,784	9,593	6,642	2,950	192
Educational services	4,217	4,173	1,778	2,395	44
Health care and social assistance	5,568	5,420	4,864	555	148
Hospitals	2,211	2,211	1,887	324	0
Health services, except hospitals	2,622	2,506	2,401	105	116
Social assistance	734	702	576	126	32
Leisure and hospitality	6,539	6,233	6,036	197	305
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,834	1,624	1,445	179	210
Accommodation and food services	4,705	4,610	4,591	18	95
Other services	3,530	3,073	3,055	18	449
Other services, except private households	3,475	3,018	3,000	18	449
Private households	55	55	55	-	-
Public administration	4,315	4,315	-	4,315	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	77,470	73,686	61,184	12,502	3,741
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	72	70	70	0	2
Construction	1,395	1,269	1,219	50	125
Manufacturing	4,909	4,766	4,723	42	135
Durable goods	2,751	2,706	2,682	23	45
Nondurable goods	2,158	2,060	2,041	19	89
Wholesale and retail trade	8,519	8,223	8,193	30	290
Wholesale trade	910	880	880	0	29
Retail trade	7,609	7,343	7,313	30	261
Transportation and utilities	2,717	2,552	2,115	437	165
Transportation and warehousing	2,330	2,174	1,835	338	156
Utilities	387	378	279	98	-
Information	1,052	998	896	102	53
Financial activities	5,449	5,111	5,009	102	334
Finance and insurance	3,966	3,876	3,804	72	86
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,482	1,235	1,205	30	248
Professional and business services	9,101	8,255	8,066	190	831
Professional and technical services	6,023	5,606	5,519	87	410
Management, administrative, and waste services	3,078	2,649	2,546	103	422
Education and health services	28,980	28,185	20,553	7,632	789
Educational services	10,115	9,959	3,676	6,283	157
Health care and social assistance	18,864	18,226	16,878	1,349	633
Hospitals	6,398	6,385	5,766	619	13
Health services, except hospitals	9,293	8,979	8,687	291	314
Social assistance	3,173	2,862	2,424	438	306
Leisure and hospitality	7,169	6,897	6,756	141	272
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,620	1,473	1,370	103	148
Accommodation and food services	5,549	5,424	5,386	38	125
Other services	4,344	3,595	3,583	13	745
Other services, except private households	3,785	3,036	3,023	13	745
Private households	559	559	559	-	-
Public administration	3,763	3,763	-	3,763	-
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: November 06, 2026