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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
16. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker
[In thousands]
Industry and sex 2023
Total
employed
Wage and salary workers(1) Self-
employed
workers,
unincor-
porated
Unpaid
family
workers
Total Private
industries
Government

TOTAL

Total, nonagricultural industries

158,772 149,692 128,154 21,538 9,030 50

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

590 579 576 3 11 0

Construction

11,896 10,326 9,956 370 1,562 8

Manufacturing

15,570 15,259 15,144 115 308 2

Durable goods

10,065 9,864 9,770 93 199 2

Nondurable goods

5,506 5,396 5,374 22 110 0

Wholesale and retail trade

19,787 19,019 18,937 83 759 9

Wholesale trade

3,259 3,164 3,152 12 94 0

Retail trade

16,528 15,855 15,785 70 664 9

Transportation and utilities

9,949 9,264 7,990 1,274 684 2

Transportation and warehousing

8,452 7,778 6,828 950 673 2

Utilities

1,497 1,486 1,162 324 - -

Information

2,971 2,831 2,680 151 140 0

Financial activities

11,018 10,249 10,051 198 765 4

Finance and insurance

7,746 7,516 7,396 119 231 0

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,272 2,733 2,654 79 535 4

Professional and business services

20,735 18,805 18,284 521 1,923 8

Professional and technical services

13,726 12,682 12,370 313 1,041 3

Management, administrative, and waste services

7,009 6,122 5,915 208 881 5

Education and health services

36,378 35,380 24,980 10,400 990 8

Educational services

14,029 13,834 5,124 8,710 195 0

Health care and social assistance

22,348 21,546 19,856 1,689 795 8

Hospitals

7,467 7,453 6,651 802 14 0

Health services, except hospitals

11,201 10,764 10,361 403 435 2

Social assistance

3,680 3,329 2,845 484 345 5

Leisure and hospitality

14,288 13,531 13,123 408 753 4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,529 3,030 2,702 328 499 0

Accommodation and food services

10,759 10,501 10,421 80 254 4

Other services

7,605 6,464 6,432 32 1,136 5

Other services, except private households

6,932 5,791 5,759 32 1,136 5

Private households

673 673 673 - - -

Public administration

7,984 7,984 - 7,984 - -

Men

Total, nonagricultural industries

83,899 78,523 69,190 9,333 5,355 20

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

500 492 491 2 8 0

Construction

10,610 9,153 8,828 325 1,454 3

Manufacturing

10,971 10,781 10,691 90 189 2

Durable goods

7,472 7,327 7,253 74 142 2

Nondurable goods

3,500 3,453 3,438 15 46 0

Wholesale and retail trade

10,877 10,471 10,435 37 401 5

Wholesale trade

2,227 2,158 2,152 6 69 0

Retail trade

8,650 8,313 8,282 31 331 5

Transportation and utilities

7,530 6,964 6,086 878 565 0

Transportation and warehousing

6,348 5,793 5,174 619 555 0

Utilities

1,182 1,171 913 259 - -

Information

1,833 1,734 1,698 36 100 0

Financial activities

5,384 4,951 4,864 87 430 2

Finance and insurance

3,659 3,489 3,438 51 169 0

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,725 1,462 1,426 37 261 2

Professional and business services

11,980 10,894 10,577 317 1,082 4

Professional and technical services

7,870 7,303 7,118 185 567 0

Management, administrative, and waste services

4,110 3,591 3,459 132 516 3

Education and health services

9,322 9,097 6,091 3,007 223 2

Educational services

4,365 4,299 1,722 2,578 66 0

Health care and social assistance

4,957 4,798 4,369 429 157 2

Hospitals

1,896 1,893 1,648 245 3 0

Health services, except hospitals

2,453 2,324 2,228 96 128 1

Social assistance

608 581 494 87 26 1

Leisure and hospitality

7,027 6,616 6,391 225 410 1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,974 1,698 1,502 197 276 0

Accommodation and food services

5,052 4,918 4,889 29 134 1

Other services

3,551 3,055 3,038 17 494 1

Other services, except private households

3,496 3,001 2,984 17 494 1

Private households

54 54 54 - - -

Public administration

4,313 4,313 - 4,313 - -

Women

Total, nonagricultural industries

74,874 71,169 58,964 12,205 3,675 30

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

90 87 85 1 3 0

Construction

1,287 1,173 1,128 45 108 5

Manufacturing

4,599 4,478 4,453 26 120 0

Durable goods

2,593 2,536 2,517 19 56 0

Nondurable goods

2,006 1,942 1,936 6 64 0

Wholesale and retail trade

8,910 8,548 8,502 46 358 4

Wholesale trade

1,032 1,006 1,000 7 25 0

Retail trade

7,878 7,542 7,502 39 333 4

Transportation and utilities

2,420 2,300 1,904 396 118 1

Transportation and warehousing

2,104 1,985 1,654 331 118 1

Utilities

315 315 250 65 - -

Information

1,138 1,098 982 115 40 0

Financial activities

5,634 5,297 5,187 111 335 2

Finance and insurance

4,088 4,027 3,958 69 61 0

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,546 1,271 1,229 42 274 1

Professional and business services

8,756 7,911 7,707 204 841 4

Professional and technical services

5,857 5,380 5,251 128 475 2

Management, administrative, and waste services

2,899 2,531 2,456 76 366 2

Education and health services

27,056 26,283 18,890 7,393 767 6

Educational services

9,664 9,535 3,402 6,133 129 0

Health care and social assistance

17,391 16,748 15,488 1,260 638 6

Hospitals

5,571 5,560 5,003 557 11 0

Health services, except hospitals

8,749 8,440 8,133 307 307 2

Social assistance

3,072 2,748 2,351 397 319 4

Leisure and hospitality

7,261 6,915 6,733 182 343 3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,555 1,332 1,201 131 222 0

Accommodation and food services

5,706 5,583 5,532 51 121 3

Other services

4,055 3,409 3,394 15 641 4

Other services, except private households

3,436 2,790 2,775 15 641 4

Private households

619 619 619 - - -

Public administration

3,670 3,670 - 3,670 - -

Footnotes
(1) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000).

 

Last Modified Date: January 26, 2024