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

Women Employees (in thousands)

	Thousands of Persons
Name	Sep 2025	Aug 2025	Sep 2024
Total nonfarm	79,680	79,659	79,000
Total private	65,861	65,856	65,291
Goods-producing	4,925	4,930	4,967
Mining and logging	85	85	87
Construction	1,198	1,199	1,176
Manufacturing	3,642	3,646	3,704
Durable goods	1,907	1,913	1,951
Nondurable goods	1,735	1,733	1,753
Private service-providing	60,936	60,926	60,324
Trade, transportation, and utilities	11,277	11,281	11,248
Wholesale trade	1,877.6	1,878.1	1,876.9
Retail trade	7,488.6	7,485.2	7,460.6
Transportation and warehousing	1,755.9	1,763.2	1,754.8
Utilities	154.9	154.3	155.6
Information	1,170	1,168	1,169
Financial activities	5,062	5,062	5,091
Professional and business services	10,147	10,181	10,333
Education and health services	21,079	21,040	20,480
Leisure and hospitality	8,933	8,927	8,796
Other services	3,268	3,267	3,207
Government	13,819	13,803	13,709