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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-23. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker
[In thousands]
Industry and sex April 2024
Total
employed(1)
Wage and salary workers(2) Self-
employed
workers,
unincorporated
Total Private
industries
Government

TOTAL

Total, nonagricultural industries

159,403 150,119 128,236 21,883 9,241

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

591 586 586 0 5

Construction

12,137 10,519 10,149 370 1,614

Manufacturing

15,276 14,995 14,894 100 276

Durable goods

9,764 9,612 9,529 83 152

Nondurable goods

5,513 5,383 5,366 17 124

Wholesale and retail trade

19,516 18,685 18,614 70 810

Wholesale trade

3,376 3,282 3,269 13 94

Retail trade

16,140 15,403 15,346 57 716

Transportation and utilities

9,808 9,079 7,722 1,357 729

Transportation and warehousing

8,290 7,567 6,546 1,021 723

Utilities

1,518 1,512 1,176 336 -

Information

2,777 2,623 2,465 158 154

Financial activities

10,933 10,224 10,050 173 710

Finance and insurance

7,768 7,530 7,409 121 238

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,166 2,694 2,641 53 472

Professional and business services

20,715 18,525 18,073 451 2,190

Professional and technical services

13,447 12,303 12,013 290 1,144

Management, administrative, and waste services

7,268 6,222 6,060 162 1,047

Education and health services

37,933 37,018 26,221 10,797 914

Educational services

14,751 14,543 5,430 9,112 208

Health care and social assistance

23,182 22,475 20,791 1,684 706

Hospitals

7,488 7,469 6,717 753 18

Health services, except hospitals

12,001 11,605 11,168 437 396

Social assistance

3,693 3,401 2,906 495 291

Leisure and hospitality

13,986 13,303 12,939 364 677

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,352 2,842 2,549 293 505

Accommodation and food services

10,635 10,461 10,390 71 172

Other services

7,751 6,585 6,522 63 1,161

Other services, except private households

7,131 5,965 5,901 63 1,161

Private households

620 620 620 - -

Public administration

7,979 7,979 - 7,979 -

Men

Total, nonagricultural industries

83,594 78,186 68,807 9,379 5,392

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

515 510 510 0 5

Construction

10,699 9,208 8,868 340 1,490

Manufacturing

10,899 10,714 10,642 71 179

Durable goods

7,408 7,298 7,239 59 110

Nondurable goods

3,492 3,416 3,403 12 70

Wholesale and retail trade

10,849 10,395 10,347 48 449

Wholesale trade

2,268 2,214 2,200 13 54

Retail trade

8,580 8,181 8,146 35 394

Transportation and utilities

7,476 6,889 5,910 979 587

Transportation and warehousing

6,250 5,668 4,973 695 582

Utilities

1,226 1,221 937 284 -

Information

1,681 1,576 1,521 54 106

Financial activities

5,382 4,972 4,891 81 410

Finance and insurance

3,619 3,462 3,406 56 158

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,763 1,510 1,485 25 252

Professional and business services

11,987 10,831 10,540 291 1,156

Professional and technical services

7,639 7,022 6,830 192 617

Management, administrative, and waste services

4,349 3,809 3,710 99 540

Education and health services

9,469 9,241 6,205 3,036 228

Educational services

4,439 4,374 1,768 2,606 64

Health care and social assistance

5,031 4,867 4,437 430 164

Hospitals

1,860 1,860 1,616 243 0

Health services, except hospitals

2,632 2,497 2,405 92 135

Social assistance

539 510 416 94 29

Leisure and hospitality

6,808 6,487 6,243 244 319

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,711 1,491 1,288 203 220

Accommodation and food services

5,097 4,996 4,955 41 99

Other services

3,635 3,172 3,129 43 461

Other services, except private households

3,591 3,127 3,085 43 461

Private households

44 44 44 - -

Public administration

4,193 4,193 - 4,193 -

Women

Total, nonagricultural industries

75,809 71,933 59,429 12,504 3,849

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

76 76 76 0 0

Construction

1,439 1,311 1,281 30 124

Manufacturing

4,377 4,281 4,252 29 96

Durable goods

2,356 2,314 2,290 24 43

Nondurable goods

2,021 1,967 1,962 5 54

Wholesale and retail trade

8,667 8,290 8,268 22 361

Wholesale trade

1,108 1,068 1,068 0 40

Retail trade

7,559 7,222 7,199 22 322

Transportation and utilities

2,332 2,190 1,812 378 142

Transportation and warehousing

2,040 1,899 1,573 326 141

Utilities

292 292 239 52 -

Information

1,096 1,047 943 104 49

Financial activities

5,552 5,252 5,160 92 300

Finance and insurance

4,148 4,068 4,003 65 80

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,403 1,184 1,157 27 219

Professional and business services

8,728 7,694 7,533 161 1,034

Professional and technical services

5,808 5,281 5,183 98 527

Management, administrative, and waste services

2,920 2,413 2,350 63 507

Education and health services

28,463 27,777 20,016 7,761 686

Educational services

10,313 10,169 3,662 6,506 144

Health care and social assistance

18,151 17,609 16,354 1,255 542

Hospitals

5,628 5,610 5,100 509 18

Health services, except hospitals

9,370 9,108 8,763 344 262

Social assistance

3,153 2,891 2,490 401 262

Leisure and hospitality

7,178 6,816 6,696 120 358

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,641 1,351 1,262 90 285

Accommodation and food services

5,538 5,465 5,435 30 73

Other services

4,116 3,413 3,393 21 699

Other services, except private households

3,540 2,837 2,817 21 699

Private households

576 576 576 - -

Public administration

3,786 3,786 - 3,786 -

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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). Effective with January 2020 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2017 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). No historical data have been revised.

 

Last Modified Date: May 03, 2024