A-23. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker

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A-23. Employed people in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker [In thousands]
Industry and sex	May 2025
	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	161,312	151,760	129,881	21,879	9,508
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	548	546	542	4	2
Construction	12,349	10,622	10,257	365	1,723
Manufacturing	14,913	14,657	14,517	139	257
Durable goods	9,735	9,609	9,490	119	127
Nondurable goods	5,178	5,048	5,028	20	130
Wholesale and retail trade	19,532	18,782	18,695	87	748
Wholesale trade	3,001	2,856	2,851	4	145
Retail trade	16,531	15,926	15,843	83	603
Transportation and utilities	10,142	9,413	8,033	1,380	713
Transportation and warehousing	8,566	7,841	6,810	1,031	709
Utilities	1,576	1,572	1,223	349	-
Information	2,747	2,622	2,448	173	126
Financial activities	10,945	10,227	10,025	202	718
Finance and insurance	7,731	7,517	7,401	116	214
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,214	2,709	2,623	86	505
Professional and business services	21,941	19,666	19,052	613	2,271
Professional and technical services	14,233	13,025	12,690	335	1,208
Management, administrative, and waste services	7,708	6,641	6,362	279	1,062
Education and health services	38,375	37,377	26,595	10,782	993
Educational services	14,818	14,619	5,593	9,026	198
Health care and social assistance	23,557	22,757	21,001	1,756	795
Hospitals	7,720	7,706	6,905	801	14
Health services, except hospitals	11,913	11,477	10,960	517	431
Social assistance	3,924	3,574	3,136	438	350
Leisure and hospitality	14,268	13,451	12,959	492	805
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,717	3,152	2,740	412	565
Accommodation and food services	10,551	10,299	10,219	80	240
Other services	7,966	6,814	6,758	56	1,152
Other services, except private households	7,410	6,258	6,202	56	1,152
Private households	556	556	556	-	-
Public administration	7,585	7,585	-	7,585	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	85,078	79,440	70,279	9,161	5,628
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	461	459	455	4	2
Construction	10,994	9,371	9,054	318	1,622
Manufacturing	10,540	10,380	10,278	102	160
Durable goods	7,312	7,218	7,121	97	94
Nondurable goods	3,228	3,162	3,158	5	66
Wholesale and retail trade	11,253	10,811	10,777	34	440
Wholesale trade	1,970	1,857	1,856	2	113
Retail trade	9,283	8,954	8,922	32	327
Transportation and utilities	7,718	7,148	6,215	933	564
Transportation and warehousing	6,470	5,905	5,260	645	560
Utilities	1,247	1,243	954	289	-
Information	1,639	1,564	1,531	33	75
Financial activities	5,322	4,939	4,867	72	384
Finance and insurance	3,642	3,498	3,457	42	143
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,681	1,440	1,411	30	240
Professional and business services	12,873	11,568	11,146	422	1,304
Professional and technical services	8,197	7,532	7,315	217	665
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,675	4,036	3,831	205	638
Education and health services	9,494	9,316	6,455	2,861	177
Educational services	4,400	4,368	1,935	2,433	31
Health care and social assistance	5,095	4,947	4,520	428	146
Hospitals	1,956	1,956	1,684	272	0
Health services, except hospitals	2,555	2,444	2,350	95	109
Social assistance	584	547	486	61	37
Leisure and hospitality	6,906	6,508	6,198	310	398
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,953	1,691	1,435	256	262
Accommodation and food services	4,953	4,817	4,763	54	136
Other services	3,837	3,334	3,303	31	503
Other services, except private households	3,797	3,294	3,263	31	503
Private households	40	40	40	-	-
Public administration	4,041	4,041	-	4,041	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	76,235	72,321	59,603	12,718	3,881
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	87	87	87	0	0
Construction	1,356	1,251	1,204	47	101
Manufacturing	4,373	4,276	4,239	37	97
Durable goods	2,424	2,391	2,369	22	33
Nondurable goods	1,950	1,886	1,870	16	64
Wholesale and retail trade	8,279	7,971	7,917	53	309
Wholesale trade	1,031	999	996	3	33
Retail trade	7,248	6,972	6,922	50	276
Transportation and utilities	2,424	2,265	1,818	447	149
Transportation and warehousing	2,096	1,936	1,550	387	149
Utilities	329	329	269	60	-
Information	1,109	1,057	917	140	51
Financial activities	5,622	5,288	5,157	130	335
Finance and insurance	4,089	4,019	3,945	74	70
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,533	1,269	1,213	56	264
Professional and business services	9,069	8,098	7,906	192	967
Professional and technical services	6,035	5,493	5,375	118	543
Management, administrative, and waste services	3,033	2,605	2,531	74	424
Education and health services	28,880	28,061	20,140	7,921	816
Educational services	10,418	10,251	3,658	6,593	167
Health care and social assistance	18,462	17,810	16,482	1,328	649
Hospitals	5,764	5,750	5,221	529	14
Health services, except hospitals	9,358	9,033	8,610	422	322
Social assistance	3,340	3,027	2,650	377	313
Leisure and hospitality	7,362	6,943	6,761	182	406
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,764	1,461	1,305	156	303
Accommodation and food services	5,598	5,482	5,456	26	104
Other services	4,130	3,480	3,455	25	650
Other services, except private households	3,614	2,964	2,939	25	650
Private households	516	516	516	-	-
Public administration	3,543	3,543	-	3,543	-
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: June 06, 2025