Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted

ESTABLISHMENT DATA
Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, seasonally adjusted
Industry	Women employees (in thousands)				Percent of all employees
Industry	Aug. 2021	June 2022	July 2022(p)	Aug. 2022(p)	Aug. 2021	June 2022	July 2022(p)	Aug. 2022(p)
Total nonfarm	73,229	75,699	76,026	76,118	49.8	49.8	49.9	49.8
Total private	60,453	62,818	63,083	63,216	48.4	48.4	48.5	48.4
Goods-producing	4,636	4,861	4,882	4,889	22.8	23.0	23.1	23.1
Mining and logging	74	82	83	85	12.9	13.1	13.1	13.3
Construction	1,020	1,076	1,079	1,079	13.8	14.0	14.0	14.0
Manufacturing	3,542	3,703	3,720	3,725	28.6	28.9	29.0	29.0
Durable goods	1,880	1,967	1,979	1,982	24.4	24.8	24.8	24.8
Nondurable goods	1,662	1,736	1,741	1,743	35.5	35.7	35.8	35.8
Private service-providing	55,817	57,957	58,201	58,327	53.4	53.4	53.4	53.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	10,972	11,419	11,461	11,493	39.5	39.8	39.8	39.9
Wholesale trade	1,724.4	1,797.6	1,803.2	1,805.9	30.3	30.6	30.7	30.6
Retail trade	7,513.1	7,724.8	7,747.0	7,764.1	48.7	48.9	49.0	49.0
Transportation and warehousing	1,598.9	1,759.8	1,772.6	1,784.9	26.1	27.0	27.1	27.3
Utilities	135.1	136.8	137.7	138.2	25.0	25.3	25.5	25.5
Information	1,134	1,206	1,208	1,213	39.6	40.1	39.9	40.0
Financial activities	4,938	4,994	5,000	5,001	56.2	55.8	55.8	55.7
Professional and business services	9,869	10,289	10,314	10,329	46.3	46.2	46.1	46.0
Education and health services	18,328	18,748	18,867	18,915	77.2	77.0	77.1	77.1
Leisure and hospitality	7,658	8,285	8,317	8,334	53.0	53.0	52.8	52.9
Other services	2,918	3,016	3,034	3,042	53.0	53.1	53.2	53.3
Government	12,776	12,881	12,943	12,902	57.8	58.1	58.2	58.0
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2021 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: September 02, 2022