Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
16. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker [In thousands]
Industry and sex	2021
	Total employed	Wage and salary workers(1)			Self- employed workers, unincor- porated	Unpaid family workers
	Total employed	Total	Private industries	Government	Self- employed workers, unincor- porated	Unpaid family workers
TOTAL
Total, nonagricultural industries	150,290	140,993	120,333	20,661	9,230	67
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	603	590	586	4	13	0
Construction	11,271	9,560	9,165	395	1,704	7
Manufacturing	14,718	14,439	14,319	120	272	7
Durable goods	9,349	9,185	9,094	91	158	6
Nondurable goods	5,369	5,254	5,225	29	114	1
Wholesale and retail trade	19,623	18,759	18,667	92	853	12
Wholesale trade	3,451	3,307	3,292	15	142	2
Retail trade	16,172	15,452	15,375	77	710	10
Transportation and utilities	9,377	8,768	7,412	1,357	601	8
Transportation and warehousing	8,017	7,416	6,407	1,009	593	8
Utilities	1,360	1,352	1,004	348	-	-
Information	2,721	2,565	2,399	165	154	2
Financial activities	10,725	9,913	9,716	197	808	4
Finance and insurance	7,497	7,231	7,111	120	266	0
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,229	2,682	2,606	77	542	4
Professional and business services	19,295	17,218	16,784	434	2,065	12
Professional and technical services	12,877	11,778	11,539	239	1,094	5
Management, administrative, and waste services	6,418	5,440	5,244	196	970	7
Education and health services	34,725	33,664	23,552	10,112	1,057	4
Educational services	13,521	13,302	4,755	8,546	219	1
Health care and social assistance	21,204	20,362	18,797	1,565	838	3
Hospitals	7,364	7,346	6,569	777	18	0
Health services, except hospitals	10,696	10,257	9,901	356	437	2
Social assistance	3,144	2,759	2,327	432	383	2
Leisure and hospitality	12,635	11,981	11,643	338	652	2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2,896	2,453	2,168	285	442	0
Accommodation and food services	9,739	9,528	9,475	53	209	2
Other services	7,186	6,126	6,089	37	1,052	8
Other services, except private households	6,527	5,467	5,430	37	1,052	8
Private households	659	659	659	-	-	-
Public administration	7,410	7,410	-	7,410	-	-

Men
Total, nonagricultural industries	79,180	73,745	64,911	8,834	5,409	26
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	510	499	498	2	11	0
Construction	10,030	8,445	8,090	355	1,583	2
Manufacturing	10,416	10,231	10,142	90	180	5
Durable goods	6,992	6,864	6,791	73	124	5
Nondurable goods	3,424	3,368	3,351	17	56	0
Wholesale and retail trade	10,727	10,288	10,238	50	435	4
Wholesale trade	2,423	2,321	2,308	14	101	0
Retail trade	8,304	7,967	7,930	37	334	4
Transportation and utilities	7,052	6,541	5,661	880	508	3
Transportation and warehousing	6,007	5,502	4,887	615	501	3
Utilities	1,046	1,039	774	265	-	-
Information	1,652	1,555	1,510	45	97	0
Financial activities	5,137	4,687	4,593	94	448	2
Finance and insurance	3,495	3,303	3,257	47	192	0
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,642	1,384	1,336	48	257	2
Professional and business services	11,082	9,934	9,669	264	1,145	3
Professional and technical services	7,333	6,751	6,600	151	580	1
Management, administrative, and waste services	3,749	3,182	3,069	113	565	1
Education and health services	8,929	8,709	5,837	2,872	219	1
Educational services	4,172	4,114	1,661	2,453	58	0
Health care and social assistance	4,757	4,595	4,176	419	161	1
Hospitals	1,843	1,836	1,611	226	7	0
Health services, except hospitals	2,412	2,288	2,185	104	123	1
Social assistance	501	470	380	90	31	1
Leisure and hospitality	6,206	5,853	5,672	181	351	2
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,575	1,340	1,180	160	235	0
Accommodation and food services	4,631	4,513	4,492	21	116	2
Other services	3,457	3,020	3,003	18	432	5
Other services, except private households	3,375	2,939	2,921	18	432	5
Private households	81	81	81	-	-	-
Public administration	3,982	3,982	-	3,982	-	-

Women
Total, nonagricultural industries	71,109	67,248	55,422	11,827	3,821	40
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	93	91	89	2	2	0
Construction	1,241	1,115	1,075	40	122	5
Manufacturing	4,302	4,208	4,178	30	92	2
Durable goods	2,357	2,322	2,303	18	34	1
Nondurable goods	1,945	1,886	1,874	12	58	1
Wholesale and retail trade	8,896	8,471	8,429	42	418	8
Wholesale trade	1,029	986	984	1	41	2
Retail trade	7,868	7,485	7,445	40	377	6
Transportation and utilities	2,325	2,227	1,751	476	92	5
Transportation and warehousing	2,011	1,914	1,521	393	92	5
Utilities	314	314	231	83	-	-
Information	1,069	1,010	889	120	57	2
Financial activities	5,588	5,226	5,123	103	359	3
Finance and insurance	4,002	3,928	3,854	74	74	0
Real estate and rental and leasing	1,586	1,298	1,269	29	286	3
Professional and business services	8,213	7,285	7,114	170	919	9
Professional and technical services	5,544	5,027	4,939	88	514	3
Management, administrative, and waste services	2,669	2,257	2,175	82	406	6
Education and health services	25,796	24,955	17,716	7,240	838	3
Educational services	9,349	9,188	3,094	6,094	160	1
Health care and social assistance	16,446	15,767	14,621	1,146	677	2
Hospitals	5,521	5,509	4,958	552	11	0
Health services, except hospitals	8,283	7,969	7,716	252	314	1
Social assistance	2,642	2,289	1,947	342	352	1
Leisure and hospitality	6,429	6,128	5,971	157	300	0
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1,320	1,113	988	125	207	0
Accommodation and food services	5,108	5,015	4,982	33	93	0
Other services	3,729	3,105	3,086	19	621	3
Other services, except private households	3,152	2,528	2,509	19	621	3
Private households	577	577	577	-	-	-
Public administration	3,428	3,428	-	3,428	-	-
Footnotes (1) 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 50,000).

Last Modified Date: January 20, 2022