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

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-23. Employed people in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker [In thousands]
Industry and sex	March 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	160,606	151,896	130,290	21,606	8,669
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	585	574	574	0	11
Construction	11,683	10,203	9,792	411	1,472
Manufacturing	14,860	14,616	14,510	107	237
Durable goods	10,022	9,870	9,777	93	145
Nondurable goods	4,838	4,746	4,733	13	92
Wholesale and retail trade	19,053	18,348	18,273	75	697
Wholesale trade	2,638	2,544	2,540	4	92
Retail trade	16,414	15,804	15,733	71	605
Transportation and utilities	10,927	10,190	8,777	1,413	737
Transportation and warehousing	9,314	8,582	7,508	1,074	732
Utilities	1,613	1,608	1,268	339	-
Information	2,820	2,671	2,525	147	149
Financial activities	11,673	11,009	10,788	221	664
Finance and insurance	8,217	7,987	7,905	82	230
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,456	3,022	2,883	139	434
Professional and business services	21,633	19,655	18,979	675	1,968
Professional and technical services	14,686	13,601	13,211	390	1,082
Management, administrative, and waste services	6,947	6,054	5,768	285	886
Education and health services	38,453	37,406	26,707	10,699	1,046
Educational services	14,570	14,304	5,377	8,927	266
Health care and social assistance	23,883	23,102	21,330	1,772	780
Hospitals	8,044	8,032	7,180	851	12
Health services, except hospitals	12,246	11,773	11,353	420	473
Social assistance	3,592	3,298	2,797	501	295
Leisure and hospitality	13,981	13,291	12,950	341	684
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,211	2,776	2,508	269	434
Accommodation and food services	10,770	10,514	10,442	72	249
Other services	7,441	6,437	6,415	21	1,003
Other services, except private households	6,800	5,796	5,775	21	1,003
Private households	641	641	641	-	-
Public administration	7,496	7,496	-	7,496	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	83,308	78,291	69,307	8,984	5,001
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	486	479	479	0	7
Construction	10,382	8,988	8,609	379	1,394
Manufacturing	10,390	10,232	10,144	87	152
Durable goods	7,369	7,243	7,165	78	119
Nondurable goods	3,022	2,989	2,979	9	33
Wholesale and retail trade	10,721	10,294	10,273	22	420
Wholesale trade	1,821	1,736	1,736	0	83
Retail trade	8,900	8,558	8,537	22	338
Transportation and utilities	8,051	7,435	6,503	932	616
Transportation and warehousing	6,785	6,174	5,515	660	611
Utilities	1,266	1,261	988	273	-
Information	1,820	1,724	1,683	41	96
Financial activities	5,591	5,286	5,180	106	305
Finance and insurance	3,793	3,646	3,619	27	148
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,797	1,640	1,561	79	158
Professional and business services	12,416	11,408	10,975	432	1,005
Professional and technical services	8,292	7,761	7,525	236	527
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,124	3,647	3,451	196	477
Education and health services	9,566	9,301	6,406	2,895	265
Educational services	4,223	4,123	1,682	2,440	100
Health care and social assistance	5,343	5,178	4,723	455	164
Hospitals	2,140	2,139	1,902	237	1
Health services, except hospitals	2,603	2,472	2,334	137	131
Social assistance	600	567	487	80	33
Leisure and hospitality	6,620	6,286	6,136	150	334
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,623	1,417	1,285	132	206
Accommodation and food services	4,998	4,870	4,851	18	128
Other services	3,342	2,934	2,919	16	408
Other services, except private households	3,271	2,863	2,848	16	408
Private households	71	71	71	-	-
Public administration	3,923	3,923	-	3,923	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	77,298	73,605	60,983	12,622	3,667
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	99	95	95	0	4
Construction	1,301	1,215	1,183	32	78
Manufacturing	4,470	4,384	4,365	19	85
Durable goods	2,653	2,627	2,612	15	26
Nondurable goods	1,817	1,757	1,753	4	59
Wholesale and retail trade	8,332	8,053	8,000	53	277
Wholesale trade	817	808	804	4	10
Retail trade	7,515	7,245	7,196	49	267
Transportation and utilities	2,876	2,755	2,274	481	121
Transportation and warehousing	2,529	2,408	1,994	414	121
Utilities	347	347	280	67	-
Information	1,000	947	841	105	53
Financial activities	6,082	5,723	5,608	115	359
Finance and insurance	4,423	4,341	4,286	55	83
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,659	1,382	1,322	60	277
Professional and business services	9,217	8,247	8,004	243	963
Professional and technical services	6,394	5,840	5,686	154	554
Management, administrative, and waste services	2,823	2,407	2,318	89	409
Education and health services	28,887	28,105	20,301	7,804	782
Educational services	10,347	10,181	3,695	6,487	166
Health care and social assistance	18,540	17,924	16,607	1,318	616
Hospitals	5,904	5,892	5,278	614	11
Health services, except hospitals	9,643	9,301	9,018	283	342
Social assistance	2,993	2,731	2,310	421	262
Leisure and hospitality	7,360	7,004	6,814	191	350
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,588	1,360	1,223	137	228
Accommodation and food services	5,772	5,645	5,591	54	122
Other services	4,099	3,503	3,497	6	596
Other services, except private households	3,530	2,933	2,927	6	596
Private households	570	570	570	-	-
Public administration	3,574	3,574	-	3,574	-
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: April 03, 2026