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

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A-23. Employed people in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker [In thousands]
Industry and sex	August 2025
	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	160,973	151,608	129,734	21,874	9,345
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	492	487	485	2	6
Construction	12,502	10,937	10,555	382	1,563
Manufacturing	14,637	14,404	14,225	179	233
Durable goods	9,414	9,314	9,158	156	100
Nondurable goods	5,223	5,090	5,067	23	132
Wholesale and retail trade	18,976	18,232	18,116	116	744
Wholesale trade	2,833	2,752	2,737	15	81
Retail trade	16,142	15,480	15,379	101	663
Transportation and utilities	10,004	9,229	7,802	1,427	765
Transportation and warehousing	8,564	7,796	6,713	1,083	757
Utilities	1,440	1,432	1,088	344	-
Information	2,839	2,662	2,488	174	177
Financial activities	11,505	10,783	10,546	236	723
Finance and insurance	8,263	8,025	7,864	161	238
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,242	2,757	2,682	75	485
Professional and business services	23,039	20,960	20,299	661	2,072
Professional and technical services	15,095	13,976	13,680	297	1,118
Management, administrative, and waste services	7,944	6,984	6,620	364	954
Education and health services	37,043	35,929	25,891	10,038	1,113
Educational services	13,412	13,187	4,928	8,258	225
Health care and social assistance	23,631	22,743	20,963	1,780	889
Hospitals	8,104	8,084	7,249	834	20
Health services, except hospitals	11,789	11,271	10,814	457	519
Social assistance	3,738	3,388	2,899	489	349
Leisure and hospitality	14,083	13,350	12,947	403	733
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,539	3,090	2,752	338	449
Accommodation and food services	10,544	10,260	10,195	65	284
Other services	7,639	6,422	6,380	42	1,217
Other services, except private households	7,134	5,917	5,875	42	1,217
Private households	505	505	505	-	-
Public administration	8,214	8,214	-	8,214	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	85,570	80,057	70,377	9,680	5,512
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	409	404	402	2	5
Construction	11,117	9,647	9,328	319	1,469
Manufacturing	10,566	10,431	10,269	162	136
Durable goods	7,145	7,070	6,927	144	74
Nondurable goods	3,421	3,360	3,342	18	61
Wholesale and retail trade	10,803	10,406	10,352	55	397
Wholesale trade	1,941	1,891	1,885	6	50
Retail trade	8,862	8,515	8,466	49	347
Transportation and utilities	7,686	7,058	6,058	1,001	628
Transportation and warehousing	6,537	5,918	5,186	731	619
Utilities	1,149	1,141	872	269	-
Information	1,746	1,631	1,582	50	115
Financial activities	5,842	5,455	5,329	126	387
Finance and insurance	4,140	3,980	3,893	86	160
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,702	1,475	1,436	40	227
Professional and business services	13,287	12,125	11,618	507	1,161
Professional and technical services	8,424	7,805	7,574	232	619
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,863	4,320	4,045	276	542
Education and health services	9,372	9,070	6,244	2,826	302
Educational services	4,102	4,017	1,668	2,349	85
Health care and social assistance	5,270	5,053	4,576	477	217
Hospitals	2,090	2,086	1,818	268	4
Health services, except hospitals	2,569	2,418	2,307	111	151
Social assistance	610	549	451	98	62
Leisure and hospitality	6,765	6,371	6,177	194	394
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,784	1,540	1,383	157	244
Accommodation and food services	4,980	4,831	4,794	37	149
Other services	3,545	3,026	3,018	8	519
Other services, except private households	3,484	2,966	2,958	8	519
Private households	60	60	60	-	-
Public administration	4,431	4,431	-	4,431	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	75,404	71,552	59,357	12,194	3,833
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	83	83	83	0	0
Construction	1,385	1,289	1,227	63	94
Manufacturing	4,070	3,973	3,956	18	97
Durable goods	2,269	2,243	2,231	13	26
Nondurable goods	1,801	1,730	1,725	5	71
Wholesale and retail trade	8,172	7,826	7,764	61	347
Wholesale trade	892	861	852	9	31
Retail trade	7,280	6,965	6,913	52	315
Transportation and utilities	2,318	2,170	1,744	426	137
Transportation and warehousing	2,027	1,879	1,527	352	137
Utilities	291	291	217	75	-
Information	1,093	1,030	906	124	62
Financial activities	5,664	5,328	5,217	110	336
Finance and insurance	4,124	4,046	3,971	75	78
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,540	1,282	1,246	35	258
Professional and business services	9,752	8,835	8,681	154	911
Professional and technical services	6,671	6,171	6,106	65	500
Management, administrative, and waste services	3,082	2,664	2,575	89	411
Education and health services	27,671	26,859	19,647	7,212	811
Educational services	9,309	9,169	3,260	5,909	140
Health care and social assistance	18,361	17,690	16,387	1,303	672
Hospitals	6,014	5,998	5,431	566	16
Health services, except hospitals	9,220	8,853	8,507	346	368
Social assistance	3,127	2,839	2,448	391	288
Leisure and hospitality	7,318	6,979	6,770	209	339
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,754	1,550	1,369	181	205
Accommodation and food services	5,564	5,429	5,401	28	135
Other services	4,095	3,396	3,362	34	698
Other services, except private households	3,649	2,951	2,917	34	698
Private households	445	445	445	-	-
Public administration	3,782	3,782	-	3,782	-
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: September 05, 2025