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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-23. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker
[In thousands]
Industry and sex July 2018
Total
employed(1)
Wage and salary workers(2) Self-
employed
workers,
unincorporated
Total Private
industries
Government

TOTAL

Total, nonagricultural industries

154,348 145,370 125,335 20,036 8,911

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

843 834 831 3 9

Construction

11,553 9,838 9,454 384 1,714

Manufacturing

15,282 15,084 15,033 51 191

Durable goods

9,633 9,514 9,464 49 118

Nondurable goods

5,650 5,570 5,569 2 73

Wholesale and retail trade

20,521 19,697 19,614 83 808

Wholesale trade

3,743 3,650 3,639 12 90

Retail trade

16,778 16,047 15,976 72 719

Transportation and utilities

8,573 8,150 6,846 1,304 420

Transportation and warehousing

7,267 6,843 5,826 1,017 420

Utilities

1,306 1,306 1,019 287 -

Information

2,906 2,769 2,611 158 137

Financial activities

10,693 9,930 9,735 196 753

Finance and insurance

7,237 6,989 6,889 100 247

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,456 2,942 2,846 96 506

Professional and business services

19,475 17,365 16,921 444 2,100

Professional and technical services

12,562 11,401 11,137 264 1,155

Management, administrative, and waste services

6,913 5,963 5,784 180 945

Education and health services

33,484 32,516 23,233 9,283 956

Educational services

12,087 11,870 4,357 7,512 217

Health care and social assistance

21,397 20,646 18,876 1,770 739

Hospitals

7,180 7,160 6,453 707 14

Health services, except hospitals

10,727 10,345 9,855 490 379

Social assistance

3,490 3,141 2,567 574 345

Leisure and hospitality

15,636 14,887 14,307 580 745

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,847 3,345 2,835 510 502

Accommodation and food services

11,789 11,542 11,472 70 243

Other services

7,861 6,782 6,751 30 1,077

Other services, except private households

7,060 5,981 5,951 30 1,077

Private households

800 800 800 - -

Public administration

7,520 7,520 - 7,520 -

Men

Total, nonagricultural industries

81,901 76,336 67,326 9,009 5,540

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

695 689 686 3 6

Construction

10,341 8,706 8,355 351 1,635

Manufacturing

10,843 10,715 10,676 39 128

Durable goods

7,222 7,129 7,091 38 93

Nondurable goods

3,621 3,586 3,584 1 36

Wholesale and retail trade

11,348 10,902 10,862 39 435

Wholesale trade

2,703 2,636 2,627 10 67

Retail trade

8,645 8,265 8,235 30 368

Transportation and utilities

6,618 6,240 5,347 893 374

Transportation and warehousing

5,606 5,229 4,563 666 374

Utilities

1,012 1,012 785 227 -

Information

1,839 1,743 1,694 48 96

Financial activities

5,169 4,762 4,675 86 408

Finance and insurance

3,295 3,117 3,078 39 178

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,875 1,645 1,598 47 230

Professional and business services

11,386 10,099 9,812 287 1,283

Professional and technical services

7,130 6,463 6,291 172 666

Management, administrative, and waste services

4,256 3,636 3,521 115 616

Education and health services

8,536 8,302 5,482 2,820 231

Educational services

3,938 3,862 1,493 2,370 76

Health care and social assistance

4,598 4,439 3,989 450 155

Hospitals

1,738 1,737 1,544 193 1

Health services, except hospitals

2,215 2,081 1,958 123 134

Social assistance

645 621 487 134 21

Leisure and hospitality

7,366 6,964 6,637 327 402

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,039 1,774 1,472 302 265

Accommodation and food services

5,327 5,190 5,165 25 137

Other services

3,662 3,117 3,099 17 543

Other services, except private households

3,605 3,059 3,041 17 543

Private households

58 58 58 - -

Public administration

4,098 4,098 - 4,098 -

Women

Total, nonagricultural industries

72,446 69,035 58,008 11,026 3,371

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

148 145 145 0 3

Construction

1,211 1,131 1,098 33 80

Manufacturing

4,440 4,369 4,357 12 63

Durable goods

2,411 2,385 2,373 12 25

Nondurable goods

2,029 1,985 1,984 0 37

Wholesale and retail trade

9,173 8,796 8,752 44 374

Wholesale trade

1,040 1,014 1,012 2 23

Retail trade

8,133 7,782 7,740 42 351

Transportation and utilities

1,955 1,909 1,498 411 46

Transportation and warehousing

1,661 1,615 1,264 351 46

Utilities

294 294 235 60 -

Information

1,067 1,026 917 110 41

Financial activities

5,524 5,169 5,059 109 345

Finance and insurance

3,943 3,872 3,811 61 69

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,581 1,297 1,248 49 277

Professional and business services

8,089 7,265 7,109 156 818

Professional and technical services

5,432 4,938 4,846 92 488

Management, administrative, and waste services

2,657 2,327 2,263 65 329

Education and health services

24,948 24,214 17,751 6,463 725

Educational services

8,149 8,007 2,865 5,143 141

Health care and social assistance

16,799 16,207 14,887 1,320 583

Hospitals

5,442 5,422 4,909 513 13

Health services, except hospitals

8,512 8,264 7,897 367 246

Social assistance

2,845 2,521 2,081 440 325

Leisure and hospitality

8,270 7,923 7,670 253 343

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,808 1,571 1,363 208 237

Accommodation and food services

6,462 6,352 6,307 45 107

Other services

4,198 3,665 3,652 13 533

Other services, except private households

3,456 2,922 2,909 13 533

Private households

742 742 742 - -

Public administration

3,423 3,423 - 3,423 -

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).

 

Last Modified Date: April 18, 2023