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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-23. Employed people in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker
[In thousands]
Industry and sex July 2026
Total
employed(1)
Wage and salary workers(2) Self-
employed
workers,
unincorporated
Total Private
industries
Government

TOTAL

Total, nonagricultural industries

160,444 151,209 130,300 20,909 9,168

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

560 550 547 4 9

Construction

12,131 10,431 10,019 412 1,692

Manufacturing

14,935 14,665 14,533 132 267

Durable goods

9,874 9,751 9,643 108 123

Nondurable goods

5,062 4,914 4,890 24 145

Wholesale and retail trade

19,973 19,222 19,120 102 736

Wholesale trade

3,235 3,108 3,084 24 127

Retail trade

16,738 16,114 16,036 78 609

Transportation and utilities

10,458 9,680 8,229 1,450 778

Transportation and warehousing

8,939 8,175 7,109 1,065 764

Utilities

1,519 1,505 1,120 385 -

Information

3,090 2,934 2,747 186 156

Financial activities

10,901 10,212 10,068 144 687

Finance and insurance

7,663 7,464 7,375 89 199

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,237 2,748 2,693 55 488

Professional and business services

22,203 20,030 19,309 721 2,164

Professional and technical services

14,148 13,067 12,760 307 1,077

Management, administrative, and waste services

8,054 6,963 6,549 414 1,088

Education and health services

36,397 35,550 26,199 9,351 828

Educational services

12,681 12,491 4,915 7,576 190

Health care and social assistance

23,716 23,059 21,284 1,775 638

Hospitals

8,174 8,156 7,333 823 18

Health services, except hospitals

11,714 11,348 10,901 448 366

Social assistance

3,828 3,555 3,051 504 254

Leisure and hospitality

14,318 13,620 13,118 503 690

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,668 3,243 2,843 400 422

Accommodation and food services

10,651 10,377 10,274 103 268

Other services

7,617 6,454 6,411 43 1,161

Other services, except private households

7,103 5,939 5,896 43 1,161

Private households

515 515 515 - -

Public administration

7,861 7,861 - 7,861 -

Men

Total, nonagricultural industries

84,228 78,721 69,411 9,310 5,476

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

503 494 490 4 9

Construction

10,639 9,038 8,684 353 1,596

Manufacturing

10,436 10,294 10,200 94 139

Durable goods

7,321 7,237 7,163 75 83

Nondurable goods

3,115 3,056 3,037 19 55

Wholesale and retail trade

11,501 11,088 11,018 70 408

Wholesale trade

2,314 2,231 2,212 19 83

Retail trade

9,187 8,856 8,806 51 325

Transportation and utilities

7,766 7,119 6,136 983 647

Transportation and warehousing

6,581 5,944 5,254 691 637

Utilities

1,185 1,174 883 292 -

Information

1,828 1,737 1,678 59 92

Financial activities

5,244 4,852 4,815 36 392

Finance and insurance

3,563 3,403 3,376 27 160

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,681 1,449 1,440 10 232

Professional and business services

12,843 11,669 11,192 478 1,166

Professional and technical services

8,066 7,477 7,277 200 584

Management, administrative, and waste services

4,778 4,193 3,915 278 581

Education and health services

9,350 9,132 6,350 2,781 219

Educational services

4,097 4,021 1,741 2,279 76

Health care and social assistance

5,254 5,111 4,609 502 142

Hospitals

1,944 1,944 1,693 251 0

Health services, except hospitals

2,567 2,467 2,342 125 100

Social assistance

743 700 574 126 43

Leisure and hospitality

6,627 6,237 5,950 287 384

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,876 1,645 1,391 254 231

Accommodation and food services

4,751 4,592 4,559 33 154

Other services

3,341 2,914 2,897 17 424

Other services, except private households

3,279 2,852 2,835 17 424

Private households

62 62 62 - -

Public administration

4,148 4,148 - 4,148 -

Women

Total, nonagricultural industries

76,216 72,488 60,889 11,599 3,692

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

57 57 57 0 0

Construction

1,491 1,393 1,335 59 96

Manufacturing

4,500 4,371 4,333 38 129

Durable goods

2,553 2,514 2,480 34 39

Nondurable goods

1,947 1,857 1,853 5 89

Wholesale and retail trade

8,472 8,134 8,101 32 328

Wholesale trade

921 876 871 5 45

Retail trade

7,551 7,257 7,230 27 283

Transportation and utilities

2,692 2,561 2,093 468 131

Transportation and warehousing

2,358 2,230 1,856 375 127

Utilities

334 331 237 93 -

Information

1,262 1,197 1,069 127 65

Financial activities

5,657 5,360 5,253 107 295

Finance and insurance

4,101 4,062 3,999 62 39

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,556 1,299 1,253 45 256

Professional and business services

9,360 8,361 8,117 243 999

Professional and technical services

6,083 5,590 5,483 107 492

Management, administrative, and waste services

3,277 2,770 2,634 136 506

Education and health services

27,046 26,418 19,849 6,570 609

Educational services

8,584 8,470 3,174 5,296 114

Health care and social assistance

18,463 17,948 16,675 1,273 496

Hospitals

6,230 6,213 5,640 573 18

Health services, except hospitals

9,147 8,881 8,558 323 266

Social assistance

3,085 2,854 2,477 378 212

Leisure and hospitality

7,691 7,383 7,167 216 305

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,792 1,598 1,452 146 191

Accommodation and food services

5,899 5,785 5,715 70 114

Other services

4,276 3,540 3,514 26 736

Other services, except private households

3,824 3,087 3,061 26 736

Private households

453 453 453 - -

Public administration

3,713 3,713 - 3,713 -

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: August 07, 2026