A-21. Employed persons by industry and occupation

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-21. Employed persons by industry and occupation [In thousands]
Industry	May 2024
	Total em- ployed	Management, professional, and related occupations		Service occupations		Sales and office occupations		Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations			Production, trans- portation, and material moving occupations
	Total em- ployed	Manage- ment, business, and financial opera- tions occupa- tions	Profes- sional and related occupa- tions	Protec- tive service occupa- tions	Service occupa- tions, except protec- tive	Sales and related occupa- tions	Office and adminis- trative support occupa- tions	Farming, fishing, and forestry occupa- tions	Construc- tion and extrac- tion occupa- tions	Instal- lation, mainte- nance, and repair occupa- tions	Produc- tion occupa- tions	Transpor- tation and material moving occupa- tions
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting	2,283	1,017	71	1	124	10	64	791	12	38	43	112
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	581	131	99	0	4	9	24	0	156	49	67	42
Construction	11,976	2,582	383	16	54	171	490	0	7,152	603	212	314
Manufacturing	14,974	3,231	2,374	55	294	601	1,066	15	259	584	5,262	1,232
Durable goods	9,628	2,044	1,741	32	92	347	683	1	213	405	3,397	673
Nondurable goods	5,346	1,187	633	23	202	254	383	14	47	180	1,865	559
Wholesale and retail trade	19,564	1,771	1,292	88	778	8,521	1,992	70	138	629	751	3,533
Wholesale trade	3,325	582	190	14	47	1,114	390	38	43	120	117	669
Retail trade	16,239	1,188	1,102	74	731	7,407	1,602	32	95	509	634	2,864
Transportation and utilities	9,816	1,156	599	77	197	154	1,968	2	202	619	413	4,427
Information	2,772	768	1,179	2	44	168	303	0	1	241	55	10
Financial activities	10,801	5,019	1,110	59	247	2,363	1,662	0	57	145	38	98
Professional and business services	21,638	6,144	7,099	741	3,485	658	2,074	20	99	355	353	611
Education and health services	37,005	4,071	21,277	157	7,148	136	3,296	1	89	180	175	474
Leisure and hospitality	14,328	2,346	1,100	220	8,171	971	818	0	37	119	185	363
Other services	7,529	832	991	23	2,753	324	554	1	67	1,211	433	340
Other services, except private households	6,912	819	987	23	2,159	324	554	1	67	1,211	433	334
Private households	617	13	4	0	594	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
Public administration	8,074	1,841	2,413	1,564	535	42	1,139	14	114	163	94	157
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). Effective with January 2020 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2017 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

Last Modified Date: June 07, 2024