Business Services Industry
Monthly establishment data: not seasonally adjusted data: employment: national
Employment and Earnings, June, 2005
B-13. Women employees on nonfarm payrolls by major industry sector
and selected industry detail
(In thousands)
Mar. Apr. Feb.
Industry 2004 2004 2005
Total nonfarm 63,484 63,830 64,136
Total private 50,798 51,150 51,445
Goods-producing 5,067 5,086 5,052
Natural resources and mining (1) 79 79 77
Mining 71.8 71.8 70.2
Construction 813 826 832
Manufacturing 4,175 4,181 4,143
Durable goods 2,260 2,266 2,254
Nondurable goods 1,915 1,915 1,889
Service-providing 58,417 58,747 58,084
Private service-providing 45,731 46,064 46,393
Trade, transportation, and utilities 10,160 10,193 10,269
Wholesale trade 1,695.6 1,704.5 1,708.7
Retail trade 7,203.7 7,231.8 7,279.9
Transportation and warehousing 1,113.7 1,109.9 1,131.5
Utilities 146.5 146.6 149.1
Information 1,376 1,373 1,364
Financial activities 4,811 4,818 4,872
Finance and insurance 3,868.3 3,873.6 3,900.8
Real estate and rental and leasing 942.8 944.0 971.0
Professional and business services 7,279 7,373 7,469
Professional and technical services 3,275.8 3,271.7 3,362.8
Management of companies and
enterprises 866.5 871.0 868.0
Administrative and waste services 3,136.5 3,229.9 3,238.6
Education and health services 13,072 13,122 13,322
Educational services 1,746.4 1,756.0 1,782.6
Health care and social assistance 11,325.3 11,365.9 11,539.0
Leisure and hospitality 6,264 6,400 6,316
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 775.7 804.2 754.7
Accommodations and food services 5,488.6 5,595.7 5,561.0
Other services 2,769 2,785 2,781
Government 12,686 12,680 12,691
Federal 1,163 1,177 1,165
State government 2,647 2,649 2,644
Local government 8,876 8,854 8,882
Mar. Apr.
Industry 2005 2005 (p)
Total nonfarm 64,456 64,848
Total private 51,709 52,109
Goods-producing 5,076 5,091
Natural resources and mining (1) 78 79
Mining 70.8 72.1
Construction 844 859
Manufacturing 4,154 4,153
Durable goods 2,256 2,255
Nondurable goods 1,898 1,898
Service-providing 59,380 59,757
Private service-providing 46,633 47,018
Trade, transportation, and utilities 10,280 10,333
Wholesale trade 1,712.7 1,718.1
Retail trade 7,281.7 7,324.2
Transportation and warehousing 1,136.8 1,143.3
Utilities 149.0 147.8
Information 1,366 1,371
Financial activities 4,873 4,896
Finance and insurance 3,897.6 3,901.4
Real estate and rental and leasing 975.8 994.3
Professional and business services 7,520 7,580
Professional and technical services 3,360.8 3,358.4
Management of companies and
enterprises 869.3 873.6
Administrative and waste services 3,289.9 3,347.9
Education and health services 13,368 13,422
Educational services 1,793.0 1,802.0
Health care and social assistance 11,575.1 11,620.0
Leisure and hospitality 6,430 6,602
Arts, entertainment, and recreation 771.6 816.2
Accommodations and food services 5,658.0 5,785.9
Other services 2,796 2,814
Government 12,747 12,739
Federal 1,169 1,172
State government 2,658 2,656
Local government 8,920 8,911
(1) Includes other industries, not shown separately.
(p) = preliminary.
NOTE: Data are currently projected from March 2004 benchmark
levels. When more recent benchmark data are introduced with
the release of January 2006 estimates, all unadjusted data
from April 2004 forward are subject to revision.
COPYRIGHT 2005 U.S. Department of Labor
COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning
Most Recent Business Articles
- Multiple criteria evaluation and optimization of transportation systems
- Multi-criteria analysis procedure for sustainable mobility evaluation in urban areas
- A two-leveled multi-objective symbiotic evolutionary algorithm for the hub and spoke location problem
- Multi-criteria analysis for evaluating the impacts of intelligent speed adaptation
- The development of Taiwan arterial traffic-adaptive signal control system and its field test: a Taiwan experience
Most Recent Business Publications
Most Popular Business Articles
- 7 tips for effective listening: productive listening does not occur naturally. It requires hard work and practice - Back To Basics - effective listening is a crucial skill for internal auditors
- FAS 109: a primer for non-accountants - Financial Accounting Standards Board's "Statement 109: Accounting for Income Taxes"
- LIFO vs. FIFO: a return to the basics
- Design a commission plan that drives sales - Sales Commissions
- Too Young to Rent a Car? - 25-years-old the minimum age for car renting - Brief Article




