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	February 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	159,992	151,241	129,255	21,986	8,682
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	654	647	646	1	8
Construction	11,778	10,413	9,982	431	1,355
Manufacturing	15,033	14,809	14,673	136	218
Durable goods	10,120	9,969	9,858	111	145
Nondurable goods	4,913	4,840	4,815	24	73
Wholesale and retail trade	19,100	18,243	18,173	71	837
Wholesale trade	2,731	2,609	2,606	4	120
Retail trade	16,369	15,634	15,567	67	717
Transportation and utilities	10,362	9,632	8,166	1,466	726
Transportation and warehousing	8,702	7,977	6,875	1,102	722
Utilities	1,659	1,655	1,291	364	-
Information	2,823	2,637	2,509	128	186
Financial activities	11,518	10,772	10,556	216	746
Finance and insurance	8,085	7,872	7,783	89	213
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,433	2,900	2,773	127	533
Professional and business services	21,124	19,166	18,519	647	1,951
Professional and technical services	14,613	13,490	13,131	359	1,119
Management, administrative, and waste services	6,511	5,675	5,388	287	832
Education and health services	38,022	36,987	26,170	10,817	1,029
Educational services	14,557	14,322	5,309	9,013	235
Health care and social assistance	23,465	22,665	20,861	1,804	793
Hospitals	8,025	8,024	7,194	830	1
Health services, except hospitals	11,815	11,359	10,878	481	451
Social assistance	3,625	3,282	2,789	493	341
Leisure and hospitality	14,200	13,494	13,155	339	693
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,206	2,729	2,463	266	473
Accommodation and food services	10,994	10,765	10,692	73	220
Other services	7,663	6,726	6,707	19	933
Other services, except private households	7,042	6,106	6,086	19	933
Private households	621	621	621	-	-
Public administration	7,714	7,714	-	7,714	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	82,968	77,904	68,661	9,243	5,040
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	534	527	526	1	8
Construction	10,344	9,080	8,689	390	1,264
Manufacturing	10,381	10,242	10,126	117	132
Durable goods	7,324	7,215	7,120	95	103
Nondurable goods	3,057	3,027	3,005	22	30
Wholesale and retail trade	10,598	10,098	10,052	45	490
Wholesale trade	1,859	1,749	1,749	0	108
Retail trade	8,739	8,348	8,303	45	382
Transportation and utilities	7,568	6,968	6,008	960	600
Transportation and warehousing	6,248	5,652	4,980	672	596
Utilities	1,320	1,316	1,028	288	-
Information	1,797	1,694	1,661	33	103
Financial activities	5,704	5,312	5,194	118	392
Finance and insurance	3,829	3,674	3,643	31	155
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,875	1,638	1,551	87	237
Professional and business services	12,057	11,030	10,611	418	1,024
Professional and technical services	8,163	7,612	7,390	222	548
Management, administrative, and waste services	3,894	3,418	3,221	196	476
Education and health services	9,608	9,376	6,416	2,960	232
Educational services	4,287	4,213	1,693	2,520	73
Health care and social assistance	5,321	5,163	4,722	440	158
Hospitals	2,136	2,136	1,893	243	1
Health services, except hospitals	2,585	2,448	2,332	116	137
Social assistance	599	579	497	82	20
Leisure and hospitality	6,786	6,405	6,259	146	376
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,616	1,368	1,237	131	244
Accommodation and food services	5,169	5,037	5,022	15	132
Other services	3,551	3,131	3,119	12	420
Other services, except private households	3,492	3,072	3,060	12	420
Private households	59	59	59	-	-
Public administration	4,041	4,041	-	4,041	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	77,023	73,337	60,594	12,743	3,642
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	120	120	120	0	0
Construction	1,435	1,333	1,292	41	91
Manufacturing	4,652	4,567	4,548	19	86
Durable goods	2,797	2,754	2,738	17	42
Nondurable goods	1,856	1,812	1,810	2	43
Wholesale and retail trade	8,502	8,146	8,120	25	347
Wholesale trade	872	860	857	4	12
Retail trade	7,630	7,285	7,264	22	336
Transportation and utilities	2,794	2,664	2,158	506	126
Transportation and warehousing	2,454	2,325	1,895	430	126
Utilities	339	339	263	76	-
Information	1,026	943	848	95	83
Financial activities	5,814	5,459	5,362	98	355
Finance and insurance	4,256	4,197	4,140	58	58
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,558	1,262	1,222	40	296
Professional and business services	9,067	8,136	7,908	229	928
Professional and technical services	6,450	5,878	5,741	137	572
Management, administrative, and waste services	2,617	2,258	2,166	91	356
Education and health services	28,414	27,611	19,754	7,857	797
Educational services	10,271	10,109	3,616	6,493	162
Health care and social assistance	18,143	17,502	16,139	1,364	635
Hospitals	5,888	5,888	5,301	588	0
Health services, except hospitals	9,229	8,911	8,546	365	314
Social assistance	3,026	2,703	2,292	411	321
Leisure and hospitality	7,414	7,089	6,896	193	317
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,590	1,361	1,226	135	229
Accommodation and food services	5,824	5,728	5,670	58	88
Other services	4,112	3,595	3,588	7	513
Other services, except private households	3,550	3,034	3,026	7	513
Private households	562	562	562	-	-
Public administration	3,673	3,673	-	3,673	-
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). 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: March 06, 2026