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	April 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	160,553	151,633	130,055	21,577	8,877
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	629	617	617	0	12
Construction	11,672	10,201	9,790	411	1,465
Manufacturing	14,862	14,611	14,509	102	244
Durable goods	10,012	9,858	9,767	91	147
Nondurable goods	4,850	4,754	4,743	11	97
Wholesale and retail trade	19,308	18,622	18,532	90	682
Wholesale trade	2,863	2,729	2,718	12	132
Retail trade	16,446	15,892	15,814	78	550
Transportation and utilities	10,628	9,844	8,425	1,419	785
Transportation and warehousing	8,971	8,191	7,143	1,048	779
Utilities	1,658	1,653	1,282	370	-
Information	2,811	2,666	2,474	192	145
Financial activities	11,330	10,626	10,443	183	704
Finance and insurance	8,046	7,806	7,718	88	240
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,284	2,820	2,725	95	464
Professional and business services	22,019	19,937	19,325	612	2,067
Professional and technical services	14,656	13,588	13,223	365	1,063
Management, administrative, and waste services	7,363	6,349	6,102	247	1,004
Education and health services	38,044	36,978	26,485	10,493	1,066
Educational services	14,466	14,193	5,507	8,686	274
Health care and social assistance	23,578	22,786	20,979	1,807	793
Hospitals	8,057	8,048	7,184	864	9
Health services, except hospitals	11,920	11,461	11,007	454	459
Social assistance	3,601	3,277	2,788	490	324
Leisure and hospitality	13,982	13,355	13,023	331	616
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,132	2,732	2,466	266	398
Accommodation and food services	10,849	10,623	10,558	65	218
Other services	7,551	6,460	6,432	28	1,091
Other services, except private households	6,984	5,893	5,865	28	1,091
Private households	566	566	566	-	-
Public administration	7,717	7,717	-	7,717	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	83,397	78,202	69,142	9,060	5,176
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	514	508	508	0	7
Construction	10,377	8,994	8,631	363	1,384
Manufacturing	10,276	10,134	10,053	80	135
Durable goods	7,252	7,138	7,059	79	107
Nondurable goods	3,024	2,996	2,995	1	28
Wholesale and retail trade	10,814	10,377	10,343	34	433
Wholesale trade	1,913	1,809	1,802	6	104
Retail trade	8,901	8,568	8,540	28	329
Transportation and utilities	7,881	7,230	6,291	939	651
Transportation and warehousing	6,610	5,964	5,315	649	646
Utilities	1,271	1,266	976	290	-
Information	1,732	1,634	1,585	49	99
Financial activities	5,453	5,080	5,001	80	373
Finance and insurance	3,711	3,566	3,542	24	145
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,742	1,514	1,459	55	228
Professional and business services	12,684	11,530	11,158	371	1,146
Professional and technical services	8,251	7,708	7,491	217	540
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,432	3,822	3,668	154	606
Education and health services	9,552	9,328	6,400	2,929	223
Educational services	4,363	4,266	1,836	2,430	97
Health care and social assistance	5,189	5,062	4,563	499	127
Hospitals	2,062	2,062	1,800	262	1
Health services, except hospitals	2,529	2,439	2,303	136	90
Social assistance	597	561	461	100	36
Leisure and hospitality	6,665	6,372	6,203	169	293
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,608	1,420	1,282	138	188
Accommodation and food services	5,057	4,953	4,921	31	104
Other services	3,424	2,991	2,971	21	433
Other services, except private households	3,375	2,942	2,921	21	433
Private households	50	50	50	-	-
Public administration	4,025	4,025	-	4,025	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	77,157	73,431	60,914	12,517	3,701
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	115	109	109	0	5
Construction	1,294	1,207	1,159	48	81
Manufacturing	4,586	4,477	4,456	22	109
Durable goods	2,759	2,720	2,708	12	40
Nondurable goods	1,827	1,757	1,748	10	69
Wholesale and retail trade	8,495	8,245	8,189	56	249
Wholesale trade	950	921	915	5	28
Retail trade	7,545	7,324	7,274	51	221
Transportation and utilities	2,748	2,614	2,134	480	134
Transportation and warehousing	2,361	2,227	1,828	399	134
Utilities	387	387	306	81	-
Information	1,079	1,032	889	143	47
Financial activities	5,877	5,546	5,443	103	330
Finance and insurance	4,335	4,240	4,176	64	95
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,542	1,306	1,267	40	235
Professional and business services	9,335	8,407	8,167	240	921
Professional and technical services	6,405	5,880	5,733	148	523
Management, administrative, and waste services	2,931	2,527	2,434	93	398
Education and health services	28,493	27,650	20,086	7,564	843
Educational services	10,103	9,926	3,670	6,256	177
Health care and social assistance	18,390	17,724	16,415	1,308	666
Hospitals	5,995	5,986	5,384	602	9
Health services, except hospitals	9,391	9,022	8,704	317	370
Social assistance	3,004	2,716	2,327	389	288
Leisure and hospitality	7,317	6,982	6,821	162	324
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,525	1,313	1,184	128	209
Accommodation and food services	5,792	5,670	5,636	34	114
Other services	4,126	3,468	3,461	7	658
Other services, except private households	3,609	2,952	2,944	7	658
Private households	517	517	517	-	-
Public administration	3,692	3,692	-	3,692	-
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: May 08, 2026