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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-23. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker
[In thousands]
Industry and sex February 2024
Total
employed(1)
Wage and salary workers(2) Self-
employed
workers,
unincorporated
Total Private
industries
Government

TOTAL

Total, nonagricultural industries

158,205 148,897 127,380 21,517 9,261

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

569 556 555 1 14

Construction

11,478 9,842 9,455 387 1,627

Manufacturing

14,922 14,613 14,521 93 309

Durable goods

9,667 9,497 9,409 88 170

Nondurable goods

5,255 5,117 5,112 5 138

Wholesale and retail trade

19,866 19,026 18,949 78 821

Wholesale trade

3,426 3,324 3,311 14 100

Retail trade

16,440 15,702 15,638 64 720

Transportation and utilities

9,927 9,132 7,802 1,330 788

Transportation and warehousing

8,398 7,609 6,614 995 783

Utilities

1,529 1,523 1,188 335 -

Information

2,968 2,806 2,675 131 162

Financial activities

10,939 10,176 9,982 194 762

Finance and insurance

7,780 7,529 7,393 136 251

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,159 2,647 2,589 58 511

Professional and business services

20,602 18,609 18,060 549 1,986

Professional and technical services

13,389 12,393 12,019 374 992

Management, administrative, and waste services

7,213 6,216 6,042 174 994

Education and health services

37,692 36,727 25,925 10,802 965

Educational services

14,625 14,407 5,307 9,101 218

Health care and social assistance

23,067 22,320 20,619 1,701 747

Hospitals

7,987 7,956 7,150 806 31

Health services, except hospitals

11,394 11,027 10,612 415 367

Social assistance

3,686 3,337 2,856 480 349

Leisure and hospitality

14,039 13,292 12,947 345 747

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,374 2,824 2,554 271 549

Accommodation and food services

10,665 10,468 10,393 74 197

Other services

7,623 6,537 6,509 28 1,082

Other services, except private households

6,877 5,791 5,763 28 1,082

Private households

746 746 746 - -

Public administration

7,580 7,580 - 7,580 -

Men

Total, nonagricultural industries

82,854 77,242 68,090 9,153 5,595

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

501 487 486 1 14

Construction

10,153 8,619 8,284 334 1,534

Manufacturing

10,574 10,378 10,313 65 196

Durable goods

7,318 7,183 7,118 65 136

Nondurable goods

3,255 3,195 3,195 0 60

Wholesale and retail trade

11,034 10,546 10,510 36 478

Wholesale trade

2,358 2,290 2,276 14 67

Retail trade

8,676 8,256 8,234 23 411

Transportation and utilities

7,490 6,857 5,909 948 634

Transportation and warehousing

6,261 5,630 4,979 651 631

Utilities

1,229 1,227 930 296 -

Information

1,837 1,737 1,702 35 100

Financial activities

5,385 4,951 4,894 57 434

Finance and insurance

3,668 3,488 3,453 36 180

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,717 1,463 1,441 22 254

Professional and business services

11,978 10,777 10,445 332 1,194

Professional and technical services

7,645 7,055 6,809 246 586

Management, administrative, and waste services

4,333 3,722 3,635 86 609

Education and health services

9,423 9,197 6,136 3,061 226

Educational services

4,357 4,304 1,724 2,580 53

Health care and social assistance

5,066 4,893 4,412 481 173

Hospitals

1,889 1,889 1,643 246 0

Health services, except hospitals

2,501 2,367 2,254 113 134

Social assistance

676 637 516 121 39

Leisure and hospitality

6,848 6,479 6,289 190 370

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,696 1,428 1,269 159 268

Accommodation and food services

5,152 5,051 5,020 31 102

Other services

3,545 3,129 3,123 7 416

Other services, except private households

3,468 3,052 3,046 7 416

Private households

77 77 77 - -

Public administration

4,086 4,086 - 4,086 -

Women

Total, nonagricultural industries

75,350 71,654 59,290 12,364 3,666

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

69 69 69 0 0

Construction

1,325 1,223 1,170 53 93

Manufacturing

4,348 4,236 4,208 28 113

Durable goods

2,349 2,314 2,291 23 35

Nondurable goods

2,000 1,922 1,917 5 78

Wholesale and retail trade

8,832 8,480 8,439 41 342

Wholesale trade

1,068 1,035 1,035 0 33

Retail trade

7,764 7,446 7,404 41 310

Transportation and utilities

2,437 2,276 1,893 382 155

Transportation and warehousing

2,137 1,979 1,636 343 152

Utilities

300 297 258 39 -

Information

1,130 1,069 973 95 62

Financial activities

5,553 5,225 5,088 137 328

Finance and insurance

4,111 4,041 3,941 100 71

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,442 1,184 1,148 37 257

Professional and business services

8,624 7,832 7,616 217 792

Professional and technical services

5,745 5,338 5,209 129 407

Management, administrative, and waste services

2,879 2,494 2,406 88 385

Education and health services

28,269 27,530 19,789 7,741 739

Educational services

10,268 10,103 3,583 6,520 165

Health care and social assistance

18,001 17,427 16,206 1,221 574

Hospitals

6,098 6,067 5,507 560 31

Health services, except hospitals

8,893 8,660 8,358 301 233

Social assistance

3,010 2,700 2,341 359 310

Leisure and hospitality

7,190 6,813 6,659 155 377

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,678 1,396 1,285 111 281

Accommodation and food services

5,513 5,417 5,374 43 96

Other services

4,078 3,407 3,386 21 666

Other services, except private households

3,409 2,739 2,717 21 666

Private households

669 669 669 - -

Public administration

3,494 3,494 - 3,494 -

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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). Effective with January 2020 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2017 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). No historical data have been revised.

 

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024