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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 March 2025
Total
employed(1)
Wage and salary workers(2) Self-
employed
workers,
unincorporated
Total Private
industries
Government

TOTAL

Total, nonagricultural industries

161,160 152,079 129,945 22,134 9,034

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

577 572 566 6 5

Construction

11,997 10,383 10,037 346 1,599

Manufacturing

15,157 14,922 14,796 126 234

Durable goods

9,966 9,828 9,720 108 136

Nondurable goods

5,191 5,093 5,076 17 98

Wholesale and retail trade

19,752 19,086 18,993 92 664

Wholesale trade

3,022 2,962 2,953 9 60

Retail trade

16,730 16,124 16,040 84 604

Transportation and utilities

10,290 9,522 8,193 1,330 761

Transportation and warehousing

8,768 8,000 6,951 1,049 761

Utilities

1,522 1,522 1,242 280 -

Information

2,808 2,671 2,514 157 138

Financial activities

11,128 10,423 10,243 179 701

Finance and insurance

7,955 7,740 7,662 79 210

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,174 2,682 2,582 101 491

Professional and business services

21,814 19,620 18,968 652 2,194

Professional and technical services

14,765 13,546 13,161 385 1,219

Management, administrative, and waste services

7,049 6,074 5,807 267 975

Education and health services

38,607 37,658 26,803 10,856 948

Educational services

15,060 14,876 5,769 9,107 184

Health care and social assistance

23,547 22,782 21,034 1,749 765

Hospitals

7,687 7,681 6,855 826 6

Health services, except hospitals

11,883 11,496 11,036 460 386

Social assistance

3,977 3,604 3,142 462 373

Leisure and hospitality

13,653 12,885 12,448 436 757

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,305 2,741 2,384 357 563

Accommodation and food services

10,348 10,144 10,064 79 193

Other services

7,468 6,429 6,384 45 1,035

Other services, except private households

6,912 5,874 5,829 45 1,035

Private households

555 555 555 - -

Public administration

7,909 7,909 - 7,909 -

Men

Total, nonagricultural industries

84,643 79,399 70,144 9,255 5,228

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

511 508 502 6 3

Construction

10,662 9,156 8,873 283 1,499

Manufacturing

10,754 10,624 10,541 83 130

Durable goods

7,501 7,404 7,324 80 97

Nondurable goods

3,252 3,220 3,217 3 32

Wholesale and retail trade

11,338 10,991 10,923 68 345

Wholesale trade

2,061 2,023 2,014 9 38

Retail trade

9,277 8,968 8,909 59 308

Transportation and utilities

7,693 7,094 6,165 929 599

Transportation and warehousing

6,463 5,864 5,165 699 599

Utilities

1,230 1,230 1,000 230 -

Information

1,657 1,594 1,569 25 63

Financial activities

5,441 5,063 4,987 76 378

Finance and insurance

3,762 3,608 3,579 29 154

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,680 1,455 1,408 47 225

Professional and business services

12,616 11,459 11,042 416 1,158

Professional and technical services

8,490 7,817 7,590 228 672

Management, administrative, and waste services

4,127 3,641 3,452 189 486

Education and health services

9,846 9,635 6,679 2,956 211

Educational services

4,527 4,466 1,990 2,476 61

Health care and social assistance

5,319 5,168 4,688 480 150

Hospitals

1,971 1,971 1,671 300 0

Health services, except hospitals

2,752 2,658 2,533 125 95

Social assistance

596 540 485 56 56

Leisure and hospitality

6,324 5,958 5,696 262 361

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,717 1,458 1,243 215 258

Accommodation and food services

4,607 4,500 4,452 47 102

Other services

3,690 3,209 3,167 42 482

Other services, except private households

3,606 3,124 3,082 42 482

Private households

84 84 84 - -

Public administration

4,109 4,109 - 4,109 -

Women

Total, nonagricultural industries

76,517 72,680 59,801 12,879 3,806

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

66 64 64 0 2

Construction

1,335 1,227 1,164 63 100

Manufacturing

4,404 4,298 4,255 43 104

Durable goods

2,465 2,424 2,397 28 39

Nondurable goods

1,939 1,873 1,858 15 66

Wholesale and retail trade

8,413 8,095 8,070 25 318

Wholesale trade

961 939 939 0 22

Retail trade

7,452 7,156 7,132 25 296

Transportation and utilities

2,597 2,428 2,027 401 161

Transportation and warehousing

2,304 2,136 1,785 350 161

Utilities

293 293 242 51 -

Information

1,151 1,076 945 132 75

Financial activities

5,687 5,360 5,256 103 322

Finance and insurance

4,193 4,132 4,082 50 56

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,494 1,228 1,174 54 266

Professional and business services

9,197 8,161 7,926 236 1,036

Professional and technical services

6,276 5,729 5,571 157 547

Management, administrative, and waste services

2,922 2,433 2,354 78 489

Education and health services

28,761 28,023 20,124 7,900 737

Educational services

10,533 10,410 3,779 6,631 123

Health care and social assistance

18,228 17,614 16,345 1,269 614

Hospitals

5,716 5,711 5,184 527 6

Health services, except hospitals

9,131 8,839 8,503 336 292

Social assistance

3,381 3,064 2,658 406 317

Leisure and hospitality

7,329 6,927 6,753 174 396

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,588 1,283 1,141 142 305

Accommodation and food services

5,741 5,644 5,612 32 91

Other services

3,777 3,220 3,217 3 554

Other services, except private households

3,306 2,749 2,746 3 554

Private households

471 471 471 - -

Public administration

3,800 3,800 - 3,800 -

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: April 04, 2025