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	December 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	161,431	152,436	130,146	22,289	8,953
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	468	467	461	6	1
Construction	12,092	10,538	10,181	358	1,540
Manufacturing	15,392	15,065	14,988	76	324
Durable goods	10,345	10,134	10,070	64	211
Nondurable goods	5,047	4,931	4,919	12	112
Wholesale and retail trade	19,662	19,004	18,918	86	646
Wholesale trade	2,945	2,816	2,816	0	129
Retail trade	16,716	16,188	16,102	86	517
Transportation and utilities	10,112	9,461	8,082	1,379	651
Transportation and warehousing	8,379	7,736	6,779	957	644
Utilities	1,733	1,725	1,303	422	-
Information	2,744	2,561	2,425	137	183
Financial activities	11,064	10,381	10,216	165	683
Finance and insurance	7,899	7,690	7,591	99	208
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,165	2,690	2,624	66	475
Professional and business services	21,748	19,656	19,130	527	2,083
Professional and technical services	14,401	13,212	12,900	312	1,189
Management, administrative, and waste services	7,347	6,444	6,229	215	894
Education and health services	38,038	37,006	25,982	11,024	1,030
Educational services	14,891	14,680	5,454	9,226	211
Health care and social assistance	23,147	22,326	20,528	1,798	819
Hospitals	7,874	7,856	7,033	823	18
Health services, except hospitals	11,687	11,309	10,838	470	378
Social assistance	3,587	3,161	2,656	505	423
Leisure and hospitality	13,751	13,044	12,593	452	703
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,359	2,901	2,562	339	455
Accommodation and food services	10,392	10,144	10,031	113	248
Other services	8,323	7,215	7,172	42	1,108
Other services, except private households	7,689	6,581	6,539	42	1,108
Private households	633	633	633	-	-
Public administration	8,037	8,037	-	8,037	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	84,732	79,487	70,003	9,484	5,225
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	406	405	399	6	1
Construction	10,643	9,237	8,924	313	1,399
Manufacturing	10,960	10,756	10,692	64	203
Durable goods	7,763	7,615	7,558	58	148
Nondurable goods	3,196	3,141	3,134	6	56
Wholesale and retail trade	10,708	10,357	10,319	38	345
Wholesale trade	2,087	1,979	1,979	0	108
Retail trade	8,621	8,378	8,340	38	238
Transportation and utilities	7,517	6,980	6,066	914	537
Transportation and warehousing	6,167	5,638	5,027	610	529
Utilities	1,350	1,343	1,039	304	-
Information	1,706	1,578	1,542	36	128
Financial activities	5,552	5,155	5,074	81	397
Finance and insurance	3,859	3,705	3,655	50	155
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,693	1,451	1,419	31	242
Professional and business services	12,768	11,633	11,243	390	1,130
Professional and technical services	8,234	7,582	7,379	203	652
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,533	4,051	3,864	187	478
Education and health services	9,819	9,580	6,332	3,248	237
Educational services	4,616	4,514	1,700	2,814	102
Health care and social assistance	5,203	5,065	4,631	434	135
Hospitals	2,054	2,054	1,796	258	0
Health services, except hospitals	2,641	2,523	2,422	102	118
Social assistance	508	488	413	75	17
Leisure and hospitality	6,481	6,081	5,901	180	400
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,727	1,466	1,315	151	261
Accommodation and food services	4,754	4,615	4,586	29	139
Other services	3,989	3,541	3,512	29	448
Other services, except private households	3,930	3,481	3,453	29	448
Private households	60	60	60	-	-
Public administration	4,185	4,185	-	4,185	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	76,699	72,949	60,144	12,805	3,727
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	62	62	62	0	0
Construction	1,450	1,301	1,257	44	141
Manufacturing	4,433	4,308	4,297	12	120
Durable goods	2,582	2,518	2,512	6	64
Nondurable goods	1,851	1,790	1,785	6	57
Wholesale and retail trade	8,954	8,647	8,599	48	301
Wholesale trade	859	837	837	0	22
Retail trade	8,095	7,810	7,762	48	280
Transportation and utilities	2,595	2,481	2,016	465	114
Transportation and warehousing	2,212	2,098	1,752	346	114
Utilities	383	383	265	118	-
Information	1,039	984	883	101	55
Financial activities	5,512	5,225	5,141	84	287
Finance and insurance	4,039	3,986	3,937	49	54
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,473	1,240	1,205	35	233
Professional and business services	8,980	8,023	7,887	136	953
Professional and technical services	6,167	5,630	5,521	109	536
Management, administrative, and waste services	2,813	2,393	2,366	27	416
Education and health services	28,219	27,426	19,650	7,776	793
Educational services	10,275	10,165	3,753	6,412	110
Health care and social assistance	17,945	17,261	15,897	1,364	684
Hospitals	5,820	5,802	5,237	565	18
Health services, except hospitals	9,046	8,785	8,417	369	260
Social assistance	3,079	2,674	2,243	431	406
Leisure and hospitality	7,270	6,964	6,691	272	303
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,633	1,435	1,247	188	195
Accommodation and food services	5,637	5,529	5,444	85	108
Other services	4,333	3,674	3,660	14	660
Other services, except private households	3,760	3,100	3,086	14	660
Private households	574	574	574	-	-
Public administration	3,853	3,853	-	3,853	-
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: January 09, 2026