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	Oct. 2020	Aug. 2021	Sept. 2021(p)	Oct. 2021(p)	Oct. 2020	Aug. 2021	Sept. 2021(p)	Oct. 2021(p)
Total nonfarm	70,923	73,543	73,598	73,902	49.8	49.9	49.8	49.8
Total private	58,515	60,703	60,842	61,218	48.4	48.4	48.4	48.4
Goods-producing	4,541	4,671	4,691	4,716	22.6	22.8	22.8	22.8
Mining and logging	86	83	83	83	14.5	12.9	12.8	12.7
Construction	973	1,029	1,036	1,041	13.3	13.9	13.9	13.9
Manufacturing	3,482	3,559	3,572	3,592	28.6	28.6	28.6	28.7
Durable goods	1,845	1,887	1,896	1,908	24.4	24.4	24.4	24.5
Nondurable goods	1,637	1,672	1,676	1,684	35.5	35.6	35.6	35.6
Private service-providing	53,974	56,032	56,151	56,502	53.5	53.4	53.4	53.4
Trade, transportation, and utilities	10,526	10,798	10,882	10,955	39.2	39.3	39.4	39.5
Wholesale trade	1,674.4	1,725.4	1,724.1	1,724.0	30.0	30.2	30.1	30.0
Retail trade	7,334.8	7,439.6	7,489.4	7,529.0	48.5	48.4	48.5	48.7
Transportation and warehousing	1,383.0	1,499.1	1,533.7	1,566.7	24.8	25.6	25.9	26.2
Utilities	134.0	133.9	135.0	134.9	24.8	24.9	25.2	25.1
Information	1,060	1,100	1,094	1,098	40.0	39.6	39.3	39.3
Financial activities	4,951	4,966	4,970	4,970	56.6	56.1	56.1	56.0
Professional and business services	9,323	9,738	9,781	9,878	45.9	46.2	46.2	46.5
Education and health services	17,934	18,250	18,243	18,301	77.2	77.0	77.0	77.0
Leisure and hospitality	7,258	8,114	8,123	8,219	53.3	53.1	52.9	52.9
Other services	2,922	3,066	3,058	3,081	53.2	53.4	53.3	53.4
Government	12,408	12,840	12,756	12,684	57.5	58.2	58.0	57.8
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2020 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: November 05, 2021