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	January 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	160,989	152,047	130,051	21,997	8,903
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	598	589	584	4	10
Construction	11,919	10,374	9,975	399	1,535
Manufacturing	15,373	15,119	15,025	94	250
Durable goods	10,331	10,158	10,078	80	173
Nondurable goods	5,042	4,962	4,947	15	77
Wholesale and retail trade	19,246	18,529	18,453	77	710
Wholesale trade	2,804	2,691	2,691	1	112
Retail trade	16,442	15,838	15,762	76	598
Transportation and utilities	10,385	9,685	8,317	1,368	700
Transportation and warehousing	8,625	7,929	6,938	991	695
Utilities	1,761	1,756	1,379	377	-
Information	2,782	2,568	2,442	126	214
Financial activities	11,520	10,823	10,597	227	697
Finance and insurance	8,211	7,970	7,878	92	241
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,310	2,854	2,719	135	456
Professional and business services	21,524	19,536	18,993	543	1,984
Professional and technical services	14,548	13,423	13,120	303	1,125
Management, administrative, and waste services	6,976	6,113	5,873	240	859
Education and health services	38,382	37,257	26,327	10,930	1,117
Educational services	14,599	14,352	5,303	9,049	242
Health care and social assistance	23,783	22,905	21,024	1,881	875
Hospitals	8,006	7,998	7,187	811	8
Health services, except hospitals	11,932	11,453	10,957	495	479
Social assistance	3,845	3,454	2,880	574	388
Leisure and hospitality	13,741	13,071	12,712	359	670
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,257	2,807	2,524	284	450
Accommodation and food services	10,484	10,264	10,189	75	220
Other services	7,680	6,657	6,626	32	1,017
Other services, except private households	7,059	6,036	6,005	32	1,017
Private households	621	621	621	-	-
Public administration	7,838	7,838	-	7,838	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	84,396	79,206	70,096	9,109	5,181
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	520	510	506	4	10
Construction	10,536	9,086	8,733	353	1,449
Manufacturing	11,005	10,858	10,768	89	147
Durable goods	7,717	7,597	7,522	75	119
Nondurable goods	3,288	3,261	3,247	14	28
Wholesale and retail trade	10,588	10,160	10,106	54	421
Wholesale trade	1,965	1,870	1,869	1	94
Retail trade	8,623	8,290	8,237	53	327
Transportation and utilities	7,730	7,151	6,286	865	579
Transportation and warehousing	6,360	5,786	5,189	597	574
Utilities	1,370	1,366	1,097	269	-
Information	1,800	1,665	1,625	40	135
Financial activities	5,906	5,548	5,421	128	357
Finance and insurance	4,058	3,896	3,852	45	162
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,848	1,652	1,569	83	195
Professional and business services	12,349	11,352	10,965	386	997
Professional and technical services	8,158	7,600	7,396	205	557
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,191	3,751	3,570	181	440
Education and health services	9,741	9,502	6,503	2,999	237
Educational services	4,374	4,291	1,730	2,561	83
Health care and social assistance	5,367	5,211	4,773	438	154
Hospitals	2,197	2,197	1,953	244	0
Health services, except hospitals	2,597	2,459	2,350	110	138
Social assistance	573	555	470	85	15
Leisure and hospitality	6,602	6,204	6,022	183	398
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,725	1,463	1,307	156	262
Accommodation and food services	4,877	4,742	4,715	27	136
Other services	3,627	3,177	3,160	16	450
Other services, except private households	3,565	3,114	3,098	16	450
Private households	62	62	62	-	-
Public administration	3,992	3,992	-	3,992	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	76,593	72,842	59,954	12,887	3,723
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	78	78	78	0	0
Construction	1,384	1,288	1,242	46	85
Manufacturing	4,369	4,261	4,256	5	103
Durable goods	2,614	2,561	2,556	4	54
Nondurable goods	1,754	1,701	1,700	1	50
Wholesale and retail trade	8,658	8,369	8,347	23	289
Wholesale trade	840	822	822	0	18
Retail trade	7,818	7,548	7,525	23	271
Transportation and utilities	2,655	2,534	2,031	503	121
Transportation and warehousing	2,265	2,144	1,749	395	121
Utilities	390	390	282	109	-
Information	981	903	817	86	78
Financial activities	5,614	5,275	5,176	99	340
Finance and insurance	4,153	4,073	4,026	47	79
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,462	1,201	1,150	52	261
Professional and business services	9,175	8,185	8,028	157	987
Professional and technical services	6,391	5,823	5,725	98	568
Management, administrative, and waste services	2,784	2,362	2,303	59	419
Education and health services	28,641	27,755	19,824	7,930	881
Educational services	10,225	10,060	3,573	6,488	159
Health care and social assistance	18,416	17,694	16,252	1,443	721
Hospitals	5,810	5,802	5,234	568	8
Health services, except hospitals	9,334	8,993	8,608	386	341
Social assistance	3,272	2,899	2,410	489	372
Leisure and hospitality	7,139	6,867	6,690	177	272
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,532	1,345	1,217	128	188
Accommodation and food services	5,607	5,522	5,474	49	84
Other services	4,053	3,481	3,465	15	566
Other services, except private households	3,494	2,922	2,907	15	566
Private households	559	559	559	-	-
Public administration	3,845	3,845	-	3,845	-
Footnotes (1) Includes unpaid family workers, not shown separately. (2) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.
NOTE: 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: February 11, 2026