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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
16. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker
[In thousands]
Industry and sex 2012
Total
employed
Wage and salary workers(1) Self-
employed
workers,
unincor-
porated
Unpaid
family
workers
Total Private
industries
Government

TOTAL

Total, nonagricultural industries

140,283 131,452 111,093 20,360 8,749 81

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

957 937 932 5 20 0

Construction

8,964 7,439 7,025 414 1,518 8

Manufacturing

14,686 14,372 14,269 103 308 6

Durable goods

9,244 9,056 8,970 86 183 5

Nondurable goods

5,443 5,316 5,299 16 125 1

Wholesale and retail trade

19,876 18,986 18,860 126 872 18

Wholesale trade

3,694 3,555 3,542 13 138 0

Retail trade

16,182 15,431 15,317 113 734 18

Transportation and utilities

7,271 6,915 5,512 1,403 355 1

Transportation and warehousing

6,082 5,725 4,660 1,065 355 1

Utilities

1,190 1,190 851 338 - -

Information

2,971 2,830 2,643 186 141 1

Financial activities

9,590 8,937 8,710 227 651 2

Finance and insurance

6,786 6,547 6,412 135 237 1

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,804 2,390 2,297 92 413 1

Professional and business services

16,539 14,414 13,971 443 2,109 16

Professional and technical services

9,913 8,758 8,508 250 1,145 11

Management, administrative, and waste services

6,626 5,656 5,463 193 964 6

Education and health services

32,350 31,244 20,973 10,271 1,101 6

Educational services

12,945 12,727 4,254 8,472 218 0

Health care and social assistance

19,405 18,517 16,719 1,798 883 5

Hospitals

6,113 6,102 5,333 769 11 0

Health services, except hospitals

10,009 9,604 9,128 476 403 2

Social assistance

3,283 2,811 2,258 553 469 3

Leisure and hospitality

13,193 12,524 12,098 426 659 9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,022 2,611 2,264 348 408 2

Accommodation and food services

10,171 9,913 9,834 78 251 7

Other services

7,168 6,138 6,100 38 1,016 13

Other services, except private households

6,430 5,400 5,362 38 1,016 13

Private households

738 738 738 - - -

Public administration

6,717 6,717 - 6,717 - -

Men

Total, nonagricultural industries

73,930 68,629 59,869 8,760 5,266 34

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

831 814 811 2 17 0

Construction

8,162 6,710 6,339 371 1,449 2

Manufacturing

10,432 10,232 10,156 75 197 3

Durable goods

6,932 6,795 6,729 66 136 2

Nondurable goods

3,499 3,437 3,428 9 62 1

Wholesale and retail trade

11,004 10,531 10,462 68 464 9

Wholesale trade

2,638 2,537 2,529 8 100 0

Retail trade

8,367 7,994 7,934 60 364 9

Transportation and utilities

5,581 5,266 4,296 970 315 0

Transportation and warehousing

4,669 4,353 3,662 691 315 0

Utilities

912 912 634 278 - -

Information

1,838 1,744 1,692 52 93 0

Financial activities

4,482 4,085 4,000 85 397 1

Finance and insurance

2,981 2,797 2,749 48 184 0

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,501 1,287 1,251 37 213 1

Professional and business services

9,741 8,495 8,222 273 1,244 2

Professional and technical services

5,632 4,965 4,812 153 666 1

Management, administrative, and waste services

4,109 3,530 3,410 120 578 1

Education and health services

8,263 8,012 5,086 2,925 248 3

Educational services

4,068 3,998 1,539 2,459 70 0

Health care and social assistance

4,196 4,014 3,547 466 179 3

Hospitals

1,436 1,431 1,196 235 6 0

Health services, except hospitals

2,265 2,107 1,977 130 157 1

Social assistance

494 476 375 102 16 2

Leisure and hospitality

6,487 6,124 5,885 240 357 5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,647 1,433 1,225 208 211 2

Accommodation and food services

4,840 4,691 4,660 31 146 3

Other services

3,439 2,947 2,919 29 483 9

Other services, except private households

3,357 2,865 2,837 29 483 9

Private households

82 82 82 - - -

Public administration

3,669 3,669 - 3,669 - -

Women

Total, nonagricultural industries

66,353 62,824 51,224 11,600 3,483 47

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

126 123 121 2 3 0

Construction

802 729 686 43 68 5

Manufacturing

4,255 4,140 4,113 27 111 4

Durable goods

2,311 2,261 2,241 20 47 3

Nondurable goods

1,943 1,879 1,871 7 64 1

Wholesale and retail trade

8,871 8,455 8,397 58 408 9

Wholesale trade

1,056 1,018 1,013 5 38 0

Retail trade

7,815 7,437 7,384 53 370 8

Transportation and utilities

1,691 1,649 1,216 433 40 1

Transportation and warehousing

1,413 1,372 998 373 40 1

Utilities

278 278 218 60 - -

Information

1,134 1,085 951 134 48 1

Financial activities

5,108 4,852 4,710 142 254 2

Finance and insurance

3,804 3,750 3,663 87 53 1

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,303 1,102 1,047 55 200 1

Professional and business services

6,798 5,919 5,749 170 865 14

Professional and technical services

4,281 3,793 3,696 97 479 9

Management, administrative, and waste services

2,517 2,126 2,053 73 386 5

Education and health services

24,087 23,232 15,887 7,345 853 2

Educational services

8,877 8,729 2,716 6,013 149 0

Health care and social assistance

15,209 14,503 13,171 1,332 704 2

Hospitals

4,677 4,672 4,137 534 5 0

Health services, except hospitals

7,744 7,497 7,151 346 246 1

Social assistance

2,789 2,335 1,883 451 453 1

Leisure and hospitality

6,706 6,400 6,213 187 302 4

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,375 1,178 1,039 139 197 0

Accommodation and food services

5,331 5,222 5,175 47 105 4

Other services

3,728 3,191 3,181 10 533 5

Other services, except private households

3,072 2,535 2,525 10 533 5

Private households

656 656 656 - - -

Public administration

3,048 3,048 - 3,048 - -

Footnotes
(1) 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 35,000).

Last Modified Date: February 5, 2013