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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 2023
Total
employed(1)
Wage and salary workers(2) Self-
employed
workers,
unincorporated
Total Private
industries
Government

TOTAL

Total, nonagricultural industries

157,461 148,238 126,287 21,951 9,173

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

560 542 536 5 18

Construction

11,928 10,399 9,981 418 1,514

Manufacturing

15,631 15,329 15,197 131 302

Durable goods

10,204 10,010 9,904 106 194

Nondurable goods

5,427 5,319 5,293 26 108

Wholesale and retail trade

19,242 18,431 18,372 58 807

Wholesale trade

3,232 3,145 3,129 16 87

Retail trade

16,010 15,286 15,243 43 720

Transportation and utilities

10,040 9,346 8,057 1,289 694

Transportation and warehousing

8,543 7,860 6,907 953 683

Utilities

1,497 1,486 1,150 336 -

Information

2,995 2,834 2,658 176 161

Financial activities

11,028 10,310 10,142 168 712

Finance and insurance

7,836 7,612 7,492 120 223

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,192 2,697 2,650 48 489

Professional and business services

20,410 18,594 18,092 502 1,816

Professional and technical services

13,720 12,652 12,358 294 1,068

Management, administrative, and waste services

6,690 5,942 5,734 209 748

Education and health services

36,432 35,285 24,403 10,881 1,137

Educational services

14,513 14,264 5,049 9,214 249

Health care and social assistance

21,919 21,021 19,354 1,667 888

Hospitals

7,541 7,517 6,665 853 23

Health services, except hospitals

10,942 10,404 9,962 442 532

Social assistance

3,436 3,100 2,727 372 333

Leisure and hospitality

13,904 13,132 12,726 406 771

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,540 3,006 2,665 341 535

Accommodation and food services

10,363 10,126 10,061 65 236

Other services

7,400 6,146 6,121 25 1,240

Other services, except private households

6,808 5,554 5,530 25 1,240

Private households

592 592 592 - -

Public administration

7,892 7,892 - 7,892 -

Men

Total, nonagricultural industries

82,983 77,614 68,334 9,279 5,350

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

482 464 464 0 18

Construction

10,660 9,236 8,873 363 1,421

Manufacturing

11,053 10,859 10,752 107 194

Durable goods

7,619 7,480 7,394 86 139

Nondurable goods

3,434 3,379 3,358 21 55

Wholesale and retail trade

10,540 10,137 10,125 12 398

Wholesale trade

2,277 2,208 2,202 6 69

Retail trade

8,263 7,929 7,923 6 329

Transportation and utilities

7,550 6,995 6,151 844 555

Transportation and warehousing

6,365 5,822 5,243 578 543

Utilities

1,185 1,174 908 266 -

Information

1,863 1,745 1,690 55 117

Financial activities

5,305 4,923 4,842 81 378

Finance and insurance

3,662 3,490 3,433 57 172

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,643 1,433 1,409 24 205

Professional and business services

11,938 10,936 10,625 311 1,001

Professional and technical services

7,943 7,354 7,173 181 589

Management, administrative, and waste services

3,995 3,582 3,452 130 413

Education and health services

9,151 8,867 5,800 3,066 281

Educational services

4,279 4,192 1,578 2,614 87

Health care and social assistance

4,872 4,674 4,222 452 194

Hospitals

1,985 1,980 1,719 260 5

Health services, except hospitals

2,312 2,143 2,020 122 169

Social assistance

575 552 483 69 19

Leisure and hospitality

6,861 6,408 6,194 214 452

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,061 1,750 1,553 197 311

Accommodation and food services

4,800 4,658 4,641 17 141

Other services

3,369 2,833 2,819 14 535

Other services, except private households

3,316 2,779 2,765 14 535

Private households

54 54 54 - -

Public administration

4,211 4,211 - 4,211 -

Women

Total, nonagricultural industries

74,478 70,625 57,953 12,672 3,823

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

78 78 73 5 0

Construction

1,268 1,163 1,109 55 93

Manufacturing

4,579 4,470 4,446 25 108

Durable goods

2,585 2,530 2,511 20 55

Nondurable goods

1,993 1,940 1,935 5 53

Wholesale and retail trade

8,702 8,293 8,247 46 409

Wholesale trade

955 937 927 10 18

Retail trade

7,747 7,356 7,320 36 391

Transportation and utilities

2,490 2,351 1,906 445 140

Transportation and warehousing

2,178 2,038 1,664 374 140

Utilities

312 312 242 71 -

Information

1,132 1,089 968 121 43

Financial activities

5,723 5,387 5,300 87 334

Finance and insurance

4,174 4,122 4,059 63 50

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,549 1,264 1,241 24 284

Professional and business services

8,472 7,658 7,467 191 815

Professional and technical services

5,777 5,297 5,185 113 480

Management, administrative, and waste services

2,695 2,360 2,282 78 335

Education and health services

27,281 26,418 18,603 7,815 857

Educational services

10,234 10,071 3,472 6,600 162

Health care and social assistance

17,047 16,347 15,132 1,215 694

Hospitals

5,556 5,538 4,945 592 18

Health services, except hospitals

8,630 8,261 7,942 320 363

Social assistance

2,861 2,548 2,245 303 313

Leisure and hospitality

7,043 6,724 6,532 191 319

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,479 1,256 1,113 143 224

Accommodation and food services

5,563 5,468 5,420 48 95

Other services

4,030 3,314 3,303 11 705

Other services, except private households

3,492 2,776 2,764 11 705

Private households

538 538 538 - -

Public administration

3,681 3,681 - 3,681 -

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 10, 2023