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	May 2022	Mar. 2023	Apr. 2023(p)	May 2023(p)	May 2022	Mar. 2023	Apr. 2023(p)	May 2023(p)
Total nonfarm	75,613	77,413	77,568	77,745	49.7	49.8	49.8	49.8
Total private	62,766	64,252	64,373	64,498	48.3	48.3	48.3	48.3
Goods-producing	4,862	4,976	4,984	4,994	23.0	23.1	23.2	23.2
Mining and logging	76	82	82	82	12.7	12.9	12.8	12.8
Construction	1,082	1,119	1,118	1,120	14.0	14.2	14.1	14.1
Manufacturing	3,704	3,775	3,784	3,792	29.0	29.1	29.1	29.2
Durable goods	1,963	2,016	2,022	2,028	24.7	24.9	25.0	25.0
Nondurable goods	1,741	1,759	1,762	1,764	35.9	36.0	36.1	36.2
Private service-providing	57,904	59,276	59,389	59,504	53.2	53.2	53.2	53.2
Trade, transportation, and utilities	11,275	11,357	11,361	11,370	39.4	39.3	39.3	39.3
Wholesale trade	1,820.1	1,865.1	1,862.3	1,855.9	30.5	30.8	30.8	30.7
Retail trade	7,523.7	7,515.3	7,519.3	7,531.8	48.7	48.4	48.4	48.4
Transportation and warehousing	1,791.3	1,830.5	1,833.6	1,836.3	26.9	27.2	27.2	27.2
Utilities	139.6	145.7	146.0	146.4	25.3	26.3	26.3	26.3
Information	1,222	1,254	1,253	1,248	39.8	40.6	40.5	40.5
Financial activities	5,043	5,063	5,077	5,081	55.8	55.7	55.7	55.7
Professional and business services	10,411	10,558	10,575	10,602	46.3	46.1	46.0	46.0
Private education and health services	18,605	19,254	19,325	19,394	76.9	76.8	76.8	76.8
Leisure and hospitality	8,311	8,660	8,662	8,666	52.9	52.4	52.3	52.2
Other services	3,037	3,130	3,136	3,143	53.5	53.6	53.7	53.7
Government	12,847	13,161	13,195	13,247	58.1	58.3	58.4	58.5
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2022 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: June 02, 2023