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. 2022	Aug. 2023	Sept. 2023(p)	Oct. 2023(p)	Oct. 2022	Aug. 2023	Sept. 2023(p)	Oct. 2023(p)
Total nonfarm	76,689	77,984	78,128	78,248	49.8	49.8	49.8	49.9
Total private	63,731	64,690	64,817	64,898	48.4	48.4	48.4	48.4
Goods-producing	4,933	4,991	4,998	4,998	23.1	23.1	23.1	23.1
Mining and logging	79	83	84	84	12.8	12.9	13.0	13.0
Construction	1,099	1,137	1,139	1,149	14.1	14.2	14.2	14.3
Manufacturing	3,755	3,771	3,775	3,765	29.0	29.1	29.0	29.1
Durable goods	2,002	2,025	2,026	2,020	24.8	24.9	24.9	24.9
Nondurable goods	1,753	1,746	1,749	1,745	35.8	36.0	36.1	36.0
Private service-providing	58,798	59,699	59,819	59,900	53.3	53.3	53.3	53.3
Trade, transportation, and utilities	11,351	11,297	11,291	11,292	39.4	39.2	39.1	39.1
Wholesale trade	1,841.5	1,869.0	1,863.8	1,868.4	30.6	30.8	30.6	30.7
Retail trade	7,543.1	7,491.8	7,491.2	7,495.8	48.7	48.2	48.2	48.2
Transportation and warehousing	1,824.0	1,788.3	1,787.8	1,778.6	27.1	26.7	26.7	26.6
Utilities	142.5	147.5	147.8	148.9	25.6	26.4	26.4	26.6
Information	1,261	1,238	1,237	1,230	40.5	40.7	40.7	40.6
Financial activities	5,065	5,091	5,098	5,108	55.7	55.6	55.7	55.8
Professional and business services	10,519	10,588	10,599	10,600	46.2	46.0	46.1	46.0
Private education and health services	19,015	19,616	19,677	19,771	77.1	76.9	76.9	77.0
Leisure and hospitality	8,523	8,726	8,766	8,745	52.8	52.5	52.5	52.3
Other services	3,064	3,143	3,151	3,154	53.2	53.5	53.5	53.6
Government	12,958	13,294	13,311	13,350	58.2	58.3	58.3	58.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary
NOTE: Data have been revised to reflect March 2022 benchmark levels and updated seasonal adjustment factors.

Last Modified Date: November 03, 2023