2016 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	2016
	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	148,976	140,161	119,530	20,630	8,751	65
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	792	775	773	2	17	0
Construction	10,328	8,691	8,344	348	1,628	9
Manufacturing	15,408	15,134	15,024	110	267	7
Durable goods	9,704	9,541	9,456	85	159	4
Nondurable goods	5,704	5,593	5,568	25	108	2
Wholesale and retail trade	20,218	19,317	19,212	104	888	13
Wholesale trade	3,641	3,471	3,458	13	167	3
Retail trade	16,577	15,846	15,754	92	721	10
Transportation and utilities	8,012	7,594	6,312	1,282	417	1
Transportation and warehousing	6,693	6,275	5,305	970	417	1
Utilities	1,319	1,319	1,007	312	-	-
Information	2,855	2,734	2,585	149	120	0
Financial activities	10,404	9,714	9,475	239	687	3
Finance and insurance	7,241	6,987	6,841	146	252	2
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,163	2,727	2,634	93	435	1
Professional and business services	18,325	16,240	15,769	471	2,073	12
Professional and technical services	11,228	10,097	9,827	270	1,127	3
Management, administrative, and waste services	7,097	6,143	5,942	201	945	8
Education and health services	34,263	33,219	22,607	10,612	1,037	7
Educational services	13,674	13,471	4,595	8,876	203	1
Health care and social assistance	20,589	19,748	18,013	1,736	835	6
Hospitals	6,990	6,977	6,244	733	13	0
Health services, except hospitals	10,220	9,829	9,350	479	386	5
Social assistance	3,379	2,942	2,419	523	436	2
Leisure and hospitality	14,193	13,519	13,094	425	668	7
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,241	2,787	2,444	343	453	1
Accommodation and food services	10,952	10,732	10,651	81	215	6
Other services	7,320	6,365	6,334	31	949	6
Other services, except private households	6,596	5,641	5,610	31	949	6
Private households	724	724	724	-	-	-
Public administration	6,857	6,857	-	6,857	-	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	78,729	73,342	64,452	8,890	5,366	22
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	686	670	668	2	15	0
Construction	9,389	7,848	7,536	312	1,539	2
Manufacturing	10,948	10,775	10,694	81	169	4
Durable goods	7,286	7,164	7,100	64	119	3
Nondurable goods	3,662	3,611	3,594	17	51	0
Wholesale and retail trade	11,213	10,717	10,666	51	489	6
Wholesale trade	2,567	2,444	2,434	11	121	2
Retail trade	8,645	8,273	8,233	40	368	4
Transportation and utilities	6,129	5,765	4,904	861	364	0
Transportation and warehousing	5,100	4,736	4,132	604	364	0
Utilities	1,029	1,029	772	258	-	-
Information	1,695	1,618	1,580	38	77	0
Financial activities	4,967	4,550	4,435	115	417	0
Finance and insurance	3,248	3,063	3,004	59	186	0
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,719	1,487	1,431	57	232	0
Professional and business services	10,743	9,499	9,212	288	1,240	4
Professional and technical services	6,485	5,815	5,653	162	670	0
Management, administrative, and waste services	4,258	3,684	3,559	125	570	3
Education and health services	8,691	8,449	5,343	3,106	241	2
Educational services	4,315	4,238	1,553	2,685	77	0
Health care and social assistance	4,377	4,211	3,790	421	163	2
Hospitals	1,630	1,625	1,417	208	5	0
Health services, except hospitals	2,209	2,070	1,951	119	137	1
Social assistance	537	516	421	94	21	1
Leisure and hospitality	7,005	6,635	6,380	256	367	2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,776	1,529	1,302	227	248	0
Accommodation and food services	5,229	5,107	5,078	29	120	2
Other services	3,500	3,053	3,034	19	446	1
Other services, except private households	3,440	2,993	2,974	19	446	1
Private households	60	60	60	-	-	-
Public administration	3,762	3,762	-	3,762	-	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	70,247	66,819	55,079	11,740	3,385	43
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	106	105	105	0	2	0
Construction	939	844	808	36	88	7
Manufacturing	4,460	4,359	4,330	29	97	3
Durable goods	2,418	2,377	2,356	21	40	1
Nondurable goods	2,042	1,982	1,974	8	57	2
Wholesale and retail trade	9,005	8,599	8,546	53	399	7
Wholesale trade	1,074	1,026	1,025	2	46	1
Retail trade	7,932	7,573	7,522	52	352	6
Transportation and utilities	1,883	1,829	1,408	421	53	1
Transportation and warehousing	1,593	1,539	1,173	367	53	1
Utilities	290	290	235	54	-	-
Information	1,160	1,116	1,005	111	43	0
Financial activities	5,437	5,164	5,041	124	269	3
Finance and insurance	3,993	3,924	3,837	87	66	2
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,444	1,240	1,203	37	203	1
Professional and business services	7,581	6,741	6,558	183	833	8
Professional and technical services	4,743	4,282	4,174	108	458	3
Management, administrative, and waste services	2,839	2,459	2,384	75	375	5
Education and health services	25,572	24,771	17,264	7,506	797	5
Educational services	9,360	9,234	3,042	6,192	125	1
Health care and social assistance	16,212	15,537	14,223	1,314	671	4
Hospitals	5,359	5,352	4,827	525	7	0
Health services, except hospitals	8,011	7,759	7,399	361	249	3
Social assistance	2,842	2,426	1,997	429	415	1
Leisure and hospitality	7,189	6,884	6,715	169	301	5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,465	1,259	1,142	116	206	1
Accommodation and food services	5,724	5,625	5,572	53	95	4
Other services	3,820	3,312	3,300	13	504	5
Other services, except private households	3,157	2,648	2,636	13	504	5
Private households	664	664	664	-	-	-
Public administration	3,095	3,095	-	3,095	-	-
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 8, 2017