Table B-5. Employment of women on nonfarm payrolls by industry sector, Seasonally adjusted

Women Employees (in thousands)

	Thousands of Persons
Name	Apr 2026	Mar 2026	Apr 2025
Total nonfarm	79,405	79,341	79,157
Total private	65,736	65,671	65,381
Goods-producing	4,884	4,890	4,926
Mining and logging	82	82	87
Construction	1,190	1,191	1,191
Manufacturing	3,612	3,617	3,648
Durable goods	1,899	1,900	1,922
Nondurable goods	1,713	1,717	1,726
Private service-providing	60,852	60,781	60,455
Trade, transportation, and utilities	11,111	11,097	11,166
Wholesale trade	1,839.5	1,833.1	1,854.9
Retail trade	7,413.0	7,405.6	7,396.2
Transportation and warehousing	1,702.7	1,702.8	1,759.0
Utilities	156.1	155.4	155.5
Information	1,126	1,130	1,145
Financial activities	4,963	4,977	5,065
Professional and business services	10,153	10,141	10,190
Education and health services	21,330	21,287	20,849
Leisure and hospitality	8,914	8,898	8,809
Other services	3,255	3,251	3,231
Government	13,669	13,670	13,776