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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-23. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker
[In thousands]
Industry and sex March 2024
Total
employed(1)
Wage and salary workers(2) Self-
employed
workers,
unincorporated
Total Private
industries
Government

TOTAL

Total, nonagricultural industries

159,258 149,720 127,854 21,866 9,487

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

517 508 508 0 9

Construction

11,980 10,364 10,056 307 1,603

Manufacturing

15,474 15,228 15,117 111 241

Durable goods

10,010 9,876 9,780 97 134

Nondurable goods

5,464 5,351 5,337 14 108

Wholesale and retail trade

19,372 18,584 18,533 50 766

Wholesale trade

3,310 3,211 3,207 4 92

Retail trade

16,062 15,372 15,326 46 674

Transportation and utilities

10,037 9,145 7,806 1,338 892

Transportation and warehousing

8,508 7,625 6,616 1,009 883

Utilities

1,529 1,520 1,190 330 -

Information

2,844 2,701 2,562 139 143

Financial activities

10,991 10,174 9,987 187 817

Finance and insurance

7,784 7,550 7,402 148 234

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,207 2,624 2,585 39 583

Professional and business services

20,468 18,355 17,892 463 2,113

Professional and technical services

13,411 12,278 11,935 342 1,133

Management, administrative, and waste services

7,057 6,077 5,957 120 980

Education and health services

37,835 36,887 25,932 10,955 942

Educational services

14,754 14,549 5,349 9,199 205

Health care and social assistance

23,081 22,338 20,583 1,756 737

Hospitals

7,796 7,790 6,952 838 6

Health services, except hospitals

11,561 11,183 10,770 414 372

Social assistance

3,724 3,365 2,861 504 359

Leisure and hospitality

14,031 13,288 12,939 349 739

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,326 2,779 2,491 288 547

Accommodation and food services

10,705 10,509 10,448 61 192

Other services

7,784 6,562 6,520 43 1,221

Other services, except private households

7,105 5,884 5,841 43 1,221

Private households

679 679 679 - -

Public administration

7,925 7,925 - 7,925 -

Men

Total, nonagricultural industries

83,745 78,042 68,767 9,275 5,682

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

456 447 447 0 9

Construction

10,686 9,170 8,892 278 1,510

Manufacturing

10,946 10,806 10,722 84 135

Durable goods

7,599 7,502 7,432 70 97

Nondurable goods

3,347 3,304 3,290 14 38

Wholesale and retail trade

10,822 10,381 10,353 28 436

Wholesale trade

2,199 2,135 2,130 4 63

Retail trade

8,624 8,247 8,223 24 374

Transportation and utilities

7,601 6,877 5,902 975 723

Transportation and warehousing

6,351 5,634 4,961 673 717

Utilities

1,250 1,243 940 303 -

Information

1,738 1,646 1,615 31 92

Financial activities

5,333 4,879 4,805 73 454

Finance and insurance

3,619 3,472 3,415 57 148

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,713 1,407 1,390 17 306

Professional and business services

11,810 10,601 10,306 296 1,208

Professional and technical services

7,707 7,051 6,820 231 656

Management, administrative, and waste services

4,103 3,550 3,486 64 552

Education and health services

9,471 9,230 6,198 3,031 235

Educational services

4,404 4,339 1,785 2,554 65

Health care and social assistance

5,067 4,891 4,413 478 170

Hospitals

1,889 1,887 1,621 267 1

Health services, except hospitals

2,565 2,426 2,321 105 134

Social assistance

613 578 472 106 35

Leisure and hospitality

7,007 6,634 6,405 228 374

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,770 1,495 1,302 193 275

Accommodation and food services

5,238 5,139 5,103 36 99

Other services

3,650 3,146 3,122 24 504

Other services, except private households

3,586 3,082 3,057 24 504

Private households

64 64 64 - -

Public administration

4,225 4,225 - 4,225 -

Women

Total, nonagricultural industries

75,513 71,679 59,087 12,592 3,805

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

61 61 61 0 0

Construction

1,295 1,194 1,164 29 92

Manufacturing

4,528 4,422 4,395 26 106

Durable goods

2,410 2,374 2,348 26 36

Nondurable goods

2,117 2,048 2,048 0 70

Wholesale and retail trade

8,549 8,202 8,180 22 330

Wholesale trade

1,111 1,077 1,077 0 30

Retail trade

7,438 7,126 7,103 22 300

Transportation and utilities

2,436 2,267 1,905 363 169

Transportation and warehousing

2,156 1,990 1,655 336 166

Utilities

280 277 250 27 -

Information

1,105 1,055 948 107 50

Financial activities

5,658 5,295 5,182 114 363

Finance and insurance

4,165 4,078 3,987 92 87

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,494 1,217 1,195 22 276

Professional and business services

8,659 7,754 7,587 167 905

Professional and technical services

5,705 5,227 5,116 111 477

Management, administrative, and waste services

2,954 2,527 2,471 56 427

Education and health services

28,364 27,657 19,734 7,923 707

Educational services

10,350 10,210 3,564 6,646 141

Health care and social assistance

18,014 17,447 16,170 1,278 566

Hospitals

5,907 5,903 5,331 571 5

Health services, except hospitals

8,996 8,758 8,449 309 238

Social assistance

3,111 2,787 2,390 398 324

Leisure and hospitality

7,024 6,654 6,534 120 365

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,556 1,284 1,189 95 272

Accommodation and food services

5,467 5,370 5,345 25 93

Other services

4,133 3,416 3,398 18 717

Other services, except private households

3,519 2,802 2,783 18 717

Private households

614 614 614 - -

Public administration

3,700 3,700 - 3,700 -

Footnotes
(1) Includes unpaid family workers, not shown separately.
(2) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). Effective with January 2020 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2017 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). No historical data have been revised.

 

Last Modified Date: April 05, 2024