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	August 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	160,116	151,171	129,427	21,744	8,867
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	508	504	499	4	5
Construction	11,791	10,184	9,782	402	1,600
Manufacturing	14,842	14,534	14,375	159	303
Durable goods	9,926	9,762	9,638	123	164
Nondurable goods	4,916	4,773	4,737	36	139
Wholesale and retail trade	19,715	18,994	18,882	113	703
Wholesale trade	3,042	2,929	2,918	11	113
Retail trade	16,673	16,065	15,964	101	590
Transportation and utilities	10,297	9,567	8,056	1,511	728
Transportation and warehousing	8,819	8,111	6,950	1,161	707
Utilities	1,478	1,456	1,107	349	-
Information	3,285	3,080	2,911	169	201
Financial activities	11,107	10,423	10,202	221	678
Finance and insurance	7,927	7,703	7,541	163	224
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,180	2,720	2,662	59	454
Professional and business services	21,760	19,757	19,064	693	1,990
Professional and technical services	14,007	12,885	12,585	300	1,117
Management, administrative, and waste services	7,753	6,872	6,479	393	873
Education and health services	36,871	36,070	26,231	9,839	796
Educational services	13,036	12,876	4,869	8,007	156
Health care and social assistance	23,836	23,195	21,362	1,832	639
Hospitals	8,569	8,550	7,683	867	18
Health services, except hospitals	11,532	11,182	10,755	426	351
Social assistance	3,735	3,463	2,924	539	270
Leisure and hospitality	13,916	13,282	12,833	450	628
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,581	3,185	2,826	358	396
Accommodation and food services	10,335	10,097	10,006	91	232
Other services	7,895	6,645	6,592	53	1,235
Other services, except private households	7,358	6,109	6,056	53	1,235
Private households	536	536	536	-	-
Public administration	8,130	8,130	-	8,130	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	83,928	78,689	69,067	9,622	5,206
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	468	463	459	4	5
Construction	10,324	8,871	8,526	345	1,448
Manufacturing	10,364	10,202	10,079	123	162
Durable goods	7,388	7,277	7,182	95	110
Nondurable goods	2,976	2,924	2,897	28	52
Wholesale and retail trade	11,330	10,936	10,843	93	387
Wholesale trade	2,100	2,023	2,014	10	77
Retail trade	9,230	8,913	8,830	83	310
Transportation and utilities	7,656	7,040	6,037	1,003	616
Transportation and warehousing	6,532	5,933	5,176	758	599
Utilities	1,124	1,106	861	245	-
Information	1,978	1,861	1,810	51	118
Financial activities	5,509	5,146	5,063	84	363
Finance and insurance	3,869	3,693	3,626	67	176
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,640	1,453	1,437	17	187
Professional and business services	12,370	11,254	10,799	454	1,112
Professional and technical services	7,795	7,165	6,969	197	625
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,575	4,088	3,831	257	487
Education and health services	9,425	9,245	6,445	2,800	179
Educational services	4,022	3,960	1,663	2,297	62
Health care and social assistance	5,403	5,285	4,782	503	117
Hospitals	2,048	2,048	1,764	284	0
Health services, except hospitals	2,610	2,520	2,409	111	90
Social assistance	745	717	609	108	27
Leisure and hospitality	6,615	6,287	6,012	275	323
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,982	1,770	1,532	238	212
Accommodation and food services	4,632	4,517	4,480	37	110
Other services	3,513	3,009	2,995	15	494
Other services, except private households	3,461	2,958	2,943	15	494
Private households	52	52	52	-	-
Public administration	4,376	4,376	-	4,376	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	76,188	72,482	60,360	12,122	3,661
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	41	41	41	0	0
Construction	1,467	1,313	1,256	57	151
Manufacturing	4,478	4,333	4,296	36	141
Durable goods	2,538	2,484	2,456	28	54
Nondurable goods	1,940	1,848	1,840	8	87
Wholesale and retail trade	8,385	8,058	8,038	20	316
Wholesale trade	942	906	904	1	36
Retail trade	7,443	7,152	7,134	18	280
Transportation and utilities	2,641	2,527	2,019	508	112
Transportation and warehousing	2,287	2,178	1,774	404	108
Utilities	354	349	245	104	-
Information	1,307	1,220	1,102	118	83
Financial activities	5,598	5,277	5,139	138	315
Finance and insurance	4,058	4,010	3,915	96	48
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,540	1,267	1,225	42	267
Professional and business services	9,389	8,504	8,264	239	878
Professional and technical services	6,212	5,720	5,616	103	492
Management, administrative, and waste services	3,178	2,784	2,648	136	386
Education and health services	27,446	26,825	19,786	7,039	617
Educational services	9,013	8,915	3,206	5,710	94
Health care and social assistance	18,433	17,910	16,580	1,330	522
Hospitals	6,521	6,503	5,920	583	18
Health services, except hospitals	8,922	8,661	8,346	315	260
Social assistance	2,990	2,746	2,315	431	243
Leisure and hospitality	7,301	6,995	6,820	175	306
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,598	1,415	1,294	120	184
Accommodation and food services	5,703	5,581	5,526	54	122
Other services	4,382	3,636	3,597	38	741
Other services, except private households	3,897	3,151	3,113	38	741
Private households	485	485	485	-	-
Public administration	3,754	3,754	-	3,754	-
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: September 04, 2026