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	May 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	160,619	151,502	130,238	21,264	9,066
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	576	571	571	0	5
Construction	11,972	10,376	9,975	400	1,596
Manufacturing	14,865	14,596	14,450	146	269
Durable goods	10,039	9,859	9,735	124	179
Nondurable goods	4,826	4,736	4,715	22	90
Wholesale and retail trade	19,545	18,860	18,802	58	679
Wholesale trade	2,853	2,742	2,726	15	110
Retail trade	16,691	16,119	16,076	43	569
Transportation and utilities	10,372	9,669	8,226	1,443	703
Transportation and warehousing	8,816	8,127	7,083	1,044	689
Utilities	1,556	1,542	1,143	399	-
Information	2,881	2,729	2,523	206	151
Financial activities	11,280	10,596	10,459	137	684
Finance and insurance	7,949	7,736	7,640	96	214
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,331	2,861	2,819	42	470
Professional and business services	22,092	19,869	19,327	542	2,194
Professional and technical services	14,571	13,449	13,126	324	1,116
Management, administrative, and waste services	7,521	6,419	6,202	218	1,078
Education and health services	37,479	36,512	26,161	10,350	966
Educational services	14,147	13,959	5,368	8,591	188
Health care and social assistance	23,332	22,552	20,793	1,760	778
Hospitals	8,051	8,046	7,183	863	4
Health services, except hospitals	11,600	11,141	10,705	436	458
Social assistance	3,681	3,365	2,905	460	316
Leisure and hospitality	14,029	13,362	13,012	351	651
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,400	2,999	2,712	287	395
Accommodation and food services	10,629	10,363	10,299	64	257
Other services	7,940	6,773	6,733	41	1,167
Other services, except private households	7,364	6,197	6,156	41	1,167
Private households	576	576	576	-	-
Public administration	7,589	7,589	-	7,589	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	83,646	78,333	69,522	8,811	5,305
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	481	476	476	0	5
Construction	10,600	9,098	8,769	328	1,502
Manufacturing	10,170	10,013	9,910	103	157
Durable goods	7,209	7,089	7,003	86	120
Nondurable goods	2,961	2,924	2,907	17	36
Wholesale and retail trade	11,098	10,710	10,692	18	385
Wholesale trade	1,982	1,901	1,894	7	81
Retail trade	9,116	8,809	8,798	11	304
Transportation and utilities	7,641	7,058	6,073	985	583
Transportation and warehousing	6,448	5,875	5,212	664	572
Utilities	1,193	1,183	861	322	-
Information	1,716	1,615	1,576	39	100
Financial activities	5,454	5,111	5,067	45	343
Finance and insurance	3,732	3,607	3,579	28	126
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,722	1,505	1,488	17	217
Professional and business services	12,809	11,588	11,237	352	1,217
Professional and technical services	8,280	7,643	7,438	205	632
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,529	3,945	3,798	146	585
Education and health services	9,495	9,277	6,406	2,871	217
Educational services	4,298	4,224	1,791	2,433	73
Health care and social assistance	5,197	5,053	4,615	438	144
Hospitals	1,990	1,990	1,752	237	1
Health services, except hospitals	2,570	2,459	2,353	106	111
Social assistance	637	604	510	94	32
Leisure and hospitality	6,764	6,438	6,247	191	326
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,732	1,531	1,364	167	201
Accommodation and food services	5,032	4,907	4,883	24	125
Other services	3,555	3,084	3,070	14	471
Other services, except private households	3,515	3,044	3,030	14	471
Private households	40	40	40	-	-
Public administration	3,864	3,864	-	3,864	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	76,973	73,169	60,716	12,453	3,761
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	95	95	95	0	0
Construction	1,372	1,278	1,206	72	94
Manufacturing	4,695	4,583	4,540	42	112
Durable goods	2,829	2,770	2,733	38	59
Nondurable goods	1,866	1,812	1,808	5	53
Wholesale and retail trade	8,446	8,150	8,111	40	294
Wholesale trade	871	841	832	8	30
Retail trade	7,575	7,310	7,278	32	265
Transportation and utilities	2,731	2,610	2,153	458	120
Transportation and warehousing	2,368	2,251	1,871	380	116
Utilities	363	359	282	77	-
Information	1,165	1,114	947	167	51
Financial activities	5,825	5,485	5,392	92	341
Finance and insurance	4,217	4,129	4,061	68	88
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,609	1,356	1,331	24	253
Professional and business services	9,283	8,280	8,091	190	978
Professional and technical services	6,291	5,806	5,687	118	484
Management, administrative, and waste services	2,992	2,475	2,403	72	494
Education and health services	27,984	27,234	19,755	7,479	749
Educational services	9,849	9,735	3,577	6,158	114
Health care and social assistance	18,135	17,499	16,178	1,321	635
Hospitals	6,060	6,057	5,431	626	4
Health services, except hospitals	9,031	8,682	8,352	330	348
Social assistance	3,044	2,761	2,395	366	283
Leisure and hospitality	7,266	6,924	6,765	159	326
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,669	1,469	1,348	120	194
Accommodation and food services	5,597	5,456	5,416	39	132
Other services	4,385	3,689	3,662	27	696
Other services, except private households	3,849	3,153	3,126	27	696
Private households	536	536	536	-	-
Public administration	3,726	3,726	-	3,726	-
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: June 05, 2026