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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-23. Employed people in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker
[In thousands]
Industry and sex November 2025
Total
employed(1)
Wage and salary workers(2) Self-
employed
workers,
unincorporated
Total Private
industries
Government

TOTAL

Total, nonagricultural industries

161,918 152,351 130,005 22,346 9,499

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

523 513 509 4 10

Construction

12,082 10,501 10,145 356 1,571

Manufacturing

15,459 15,156 15,070 86 297

Durable goods

10,262 10,075 9,998 77 187

Nondurable goods

5,197 5,081 5,072 9 111

Wholesale and retail trade

19,306 18,579 18,505 74 701

Wholesale trade

2,873 2,749 2,745 4 124

Retail trade

16,433 15,830 15,759 71 576

Transportation and utilities

10,151 9,433 8,006 1,427 713

Transportation and warehousing

8,438 7,741 6,739 1,002 698

Utilities

1,712 1,692 1,267 425 -

Information

2,720 2,548 2,377 171 169

Financial activities

10,965 10,180 9,993 186 786

Finance and insurance

7,914 7,635 7,508 126 279

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,051 2,545 2,485 60 506

Professional and business services

22,225 20,014 19,507 507 2,206

Professional and technical services

14,684 13,466 13,183 283 1,218

Management, administrative, and waste services

7,540 6,548 6,324 224 988

Education and health services

38,625 37,591 26,499 11,093 1,033

Educational services

14,997 14,764 5,566 9,197 233

Health care and social assistance

23,628 22,828 20,932 1,895 800

Hospitals

8,215 8,182 7,371 811 33

Health services, except hospitals

11,673 11,279 10,736 542 395

Social assistance

3,740 3,367 2,825 541 373

Leisure and hospitality

13,912 13,122 12,722 400 787

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,651 3,093 2,774 320 555

Accommodation and food services

10,261 10,028 9,948 80 232

Other services

7,951 6,716 6,674 43 1,227

Other services, except private households

7,367 6,132 6,090 43 1,227

Private households

584 584 584 - -

Public administration

7,999 7,999 - 7,999 -

Men

Total, nonagricultural industries

85,060 79,385 69,929 9,456 5,663

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

457 447 443 4 10

Construction

10,695 9,242 8,932 311 1,446

Manufacturing

10,676 10,487 10,426 61 189

Durable goods

7,487 7,346 7,291 55 141

Nondurable goods

3,190 3,141 3,135 6 49

Wholesale and retail trade

10,748 10,336 10,302 35 412

Wholesale trade

2,002 1,906 1,902 4 96

Retail trade

8,747 8,431 8,399 31 316

Transportation and utilities

7,621 7,012 6,053 958 604

Transportation and warehousing

6,279 5,686 5,047 639 593

Utilities

1,342 1,326 1,006 320 -

Information

1,672 1,562 1,514 48 110

Financial activities

5,540 5,082 5,001 81 458

Finance and insurance

3,911 3,713 3,652 61 198

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,629 1,369 1,349 21 260

Professional and business services

13,027 11,795 11,471 323 1,233

Professional and technical services

8,375 7,701 7,542 159 674

Management, administrative, and waste services

4,652 4,093 3,929 164 559

Education and health services

9,962 9,721 6,509 3,212 240

Educational services

4,632 4,567 1,839 2,727 65

Health care and social assistance

5,330 5,155 4,670 485 174

Hospitals

2,098 2,081 1,836 245 17

Health services, except hospitals

2,660 2,541 2,387 154 119

Social assistance

571 532 447 86 38

Leisure and hospitality

6,584 6,172 5,987 185 412

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,890 1,595 1,429 166 294

Accommodation and food services

4,695 4,577 4,557 20 118

Other services

3,865 3,317 3,292 25 549

Other services, except private households

3,771 3,222 3,197 25 549

Private households

94 94 94 - -

Public administration

4,212 4,212 - 4,212 -

Women

Total, nonagricultural industries

76,858 72,966 60,076 12,890 3,836

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

67 67 67 0 0

Construction

1,387 1,259 1,213 46 125

Manufacturing

4,783 4,670 4,644 25 108

Durable goods

2,775 2,729 2,707 22 46

Nondurable goods

2,008 1,940 1,937 3 62

Wholesale and retail trade

8,558 8,243 8,203 40 289

Wholesale trade

872 843 843 0 28

Retail trade

7,686 7,399 7,360 40 260

Transportation and utilities

2,530 2,421 1,953 469 109

Transportation and warehousing

2,160 2,055 1,692 363 105

Utilities

371 366 261 105 -

Information

1,048 985 862 123 59

Financial activities

5,425 5,097 4,992 105 328

Finance and insurance

4,003 3,922 3,856 66 82

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,422 1,176 1,136 39 246

Professional and business services

9,197 8,219 8,035 184 973

Professional and technical services

6,309 5,765 5,641 124 544

Management, administrative, and waste services

2,888 2,454 2,394 60 429

Education and health services

28,663 27,870 19,990 7,880 793

Educational services

10,365 10,197 3,727 6,470 168

Health care and social assistance

18,298 17,673 16,263 1,410 625

Hospitals

6,117 6,101 5,535 566 15

Health services, except hospitals

9,013 8,737 8,349 388 275

Social assistance

3,169 2,834 2,379 456 335

Leisure and hospitality

7,328 6,950 6,735 215 375

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,762 1,498 1,344 154 260

Accommodation and food services

5,566 5,452 5,391 61 115

Other services

4,085 3,400 3,382 18 678

Other services, except private households

3,596 2,910 2,892 18 678

Private households

490 490 490 - -

Public administration

3,787 3,787 - 3,787 -

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). No historical data have been revised. 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: December 16, 2025