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	Dec. 2021	Oct. 2022	Nov. 2022(p)	Dec. 2022(p)	Dec. 2021	Oct. 2022	Nov. 2022(p)	Dec. 2022(p)
Total nonfarm	74,233	76,440	76,617	76,734	49.7	49.9	49.9	49.9
Total private	61,405	63,413	63,557	63,640	48.3	48.5	48.5	48.5
Goods-producing	4,719	4,922	4,946	4,949	22.8	23.1	23.2	23.2
Mining and logging	77	84	85	86	13.1	13.2	13.3	13.4
Construction	1,045	1,086	1,096	1,100	13.8	14.0	14.1	14.1
Manufacturing	3,597	3,752	3,765	3,763	28.6	29.0	29.1	29.1
Durable goods	1,907	2,005	2,013	2,018	24.4	24.9	25.0	25.0
Nondurable goods	1,690	1,747	1,752	1,745	35.7	35.8	35.9	35.9
Private service-providing	56,686	58,491	58,611	58,691	53.3	53.4	53.4	53.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	11,112	11,421	11,382	11,388	39.5	39.7	39.6	39.6
Wholesale trade	1,733.9	1,803.9	1,795.7	1,806.2	30.2	30.5	30.4	30.5
Retail trade	7,590.3	7,721.8	7,694.2	7,680.1	48.7	48.9	48.8	48.6
Transportation and warehousing	1,652.9	1,756.1	1,753.6	1,761.9	26.3	27.0	27.1	27.2
Utilities	135.1	139.3	138.6	139.7	25.1	25.6	25.5	25.7
Information	1,153	1,235	1,239	1,244	39.6	40.6	40.4	40.6
Financial activities	4,951	5,005	5,008	5,012	55.9	55.7	55.7	55.7
Professional and business services	10,101	10,313	10,336	10,319	46.3	46.0	46.1	46.0
Education and health services	18,415	19,059	19,116	19,167	76.9	77.1	77.0	77.0
Leisure and hospitality	7,980	8,406	8,462	8,484	52.8	52.9	52.9	52.9
Other services	2,974	3,052	3,068	3,077	53.1	53.2	53.2	53.3
Government	12,828	13,027	13,060	13,094	57.9	58.2	58.2	58.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2021 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: January 06, 2023