2015 Annual Averages ‐ Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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	2015
	Total employed	Wage and salary workers(1)			Self- employed workers, unincor- porated	Unpaid family workers
	Total employed	Total	Private industries	Government	Self- employed workers, unincor- porated	Unpaid family workers
TOTAL
Total, nonagricultural industries	146,411	137,678	117,078	20,601	8,665	68
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	917	896	895	1	21	0
Construction	9,935	8,324	7,938	385	1,603	8
Manufacturing	15,338	15,043	14,962	81	288	7
Durable goods	9,709	9,537	9,472	65	169	3
Nondurable goods	5,629	5,506	5,489	17	119	4
Wholesale and retail trade	20,320	19,434	19,333	101	870	16
Wholesale trade	3,635	3,498	3,491	7	134	2
Retail trade	16,686	15,935	15,841	94	736	14
Transportation and utilities	7,726	7,326	6,019	1,307	397	3
Transportation and warehousing	6,459	6,059	5,082	977	397	3
Utilities	1,267	1,267	937	330	-	-
Information	2,988	2,826	2,660	167	161	1
Financial activities	10,087	9,456	9,238	218	625	5
Finance and insurance	7,081	6,848	6,702	146	232	1
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,005	2,608	2,536	72	393	4
Professional and business services	17,409	15,457	14,984	473	1,944	8
Professional and technical services	10,625	9,558	9,275	283	1,065	2
Management, administrative, and waste services	6,784	5,899	5,709	190	879	6
Education and health services	33,678	32,602	22,127	10,475	1,069	8
Educational services	13,601	13,395	4,630	8,765	207	0
Health care and social assistance	20,077	19,207	17,497	1,710	862	8
Hospitals	6,698	6,687	5,971	716	11	0
Health services, except hospitals	10,165	9,736	9,263	472	424	6
Social assistance	3,213	2,785	2,263	522	427	2
Leisure and hospitality	13,821	13,116	12,687	429	698	7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,184	2,740	2,380	360	443	1
Accommodation and food services	10,637	10,375	10,307	69	255	6
Other services	7,264	6,271	6,236	35	988	6
Other services, except private households	6,466	5,472	5,438	35	988	6
Private households	798	798	798	-	-	-
Public administration	6,928	6,928	-	6,928	-	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	77,305	72,016	63,146	8,870	5,269	21
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	798	779	778	1	19	0
Construction	9,006	7,483	7,139	344	1,520	3
Manufacturing	10,882	10,700	10,640	60	180	2
Durable goods	7,325	7,201	7,153	49	122	2
Nondurable goods	3,556	3,498	3,487	11	58	0
Wholesale and retail trade	11,222	10,731	10,680	51	486	6
Wholesale trade	2,564	2,459	2,454	5	105	0
Retail trade	8,659	8,272	8,226	46	381	6
Transportation and utilities	5,977	5,624	4,730	894	351	1
Transportation and warehousing	4,993	4,641	4,015	626	351	1
Utilities	983	983	716	268	-	-
Information	1,819	1,713	1,672	42	105	0
Financial activities	4,742	4,355	4,258	97	385	1
Finance and insurance	3,139	2,967	2,910	57	172	0
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,602	1,388	1,348	40	213	1
Professional and business services	10,259	9,100	8,811	289	1,159	1
Professional and technical services	6,156	5,553	5,379	174	603	0
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,103	3,547	3,432	115	556	1
Education and health services	8,553	8,301	5,261	3,041	250	2
Educational services	4,229	4,158	1,569	2,589	71	0
Health care and social assistance	4,325	4,143	3,691	452	179	2
Hospitals	1,643	1,641	1,409	232	2	0
Health services, except hospitals	2,191	2,039	1,926	113	152	0
Social assistance	490	463	356	107	25	2
Leisure and hospitality	6,755	6,390	6,155	235	363	3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,717	1,498	1,292	207	219	0
Accommodation and food services	5,038	4,892	4,863	28	144	2
Other services	3,500	3,048	3,023	25	451	2
Other services, except private households	3,443	2,990	2,966	25	451	2
Private households	58	58	58	-	-	-
Public administration	3,792	3,792	-	3,792	-	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	69,106	65,663	53,932	11,731	3,396	48
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	120	117	117	0	3	0
Construction	929	841	799	41	83	5
Manufacturing	4,456	4,343	4,322	22	108	5
Durable goods	2,384	2,336	2,319	16	47	1
Nondurable goods	2,073	2,008	2,002	5	61	4
Wholesale and retail trade	9,098	8,703	8,653	50	385	11
Wholesale trade	1,071	1,040	1,038	2	30	2
Retail trade	8,027	7,663	7,615	48	355	9
Transportation and utilities	1,749	1,702	1,289	413	46	2
Transportation and warehousing	1,466	1,419	1,067	351	46	2
Utilities	283	283	222	62	-	-
Information	1,169	1,113	988	125	55	1
Financial activities	5,345	5,101	4,980	121	240	4
Finance and insurance	3,942	3,881	3,792	89	60	1
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,403	1,220	1,188	32	180	3
Professional and business services	7,149	6,357	6,173	185	785	7
Professional and technical services	4,469	4,005	3,896	109	462	2
Management, administrative, and waste services	2,680	2,352	2,277	75	323	5
Education and health services	25,125	24,301	16,866	7,434	819	5
Educational services	9,373	9,237	3,060	6,176	136	0
Health care and social assistance	15,752	15,064	13,806	1,258	683	5
Hospitals	5,055	5,046	4,562	484	9	0
Health services, except hospitals	7,974	7,697	7,337	360	272	5
Social assistance	2,723	2,321	1,906	415	402	0
Leisure and hospitality	7,066	6,726	6,532	194	335	4
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,466	1,242	1,089	153	224	0
Accommodation and food services	5,599	5,484	5,443	41	111	4
Other services	3,764	3,223	3,213	10	537	4
Other services, except private households	3,023	2,482	2,472	10	537	4
Private households	741	741	741	-	-	-
Public administration	3,136	3,136	-	3,136	-	-
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: February 10, 2016