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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Employed persons by industry, sex, race, and occupation

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
17. Employed persons by industry, sex, race, and occupation
[In thousands]
Industry, sex, and race 2014
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
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

TOTAL

Agriculture and related

2,237 971 58 15 75 17 93 862 13 33 17 84

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

1,088 183 150 3 6 14 82 1 371 90 70 118

Construction

9,813 1,708 201 11 47 112 481 3 6,319 528 162 241

Manufacturing

15,100 2,536 2,100 29 217 640 1,329 49 267 675 6,045 1,215

Durable goods

9,542 1,643 1,505 17 96 337 821 8 208 417 3,827 664

Nondurable goods

5,559 893 595 13 120 303 508 40 59 258 2,218 551

Wholesale and retail trade

20,251 1,420 1,095 77 741 10,233 3,236 52 111 741 621 1,923

Wholesale trade

3,642 529 148 5 44 1,322 619 41 25 112 125 673

Retail trade

16,609 891 947 72 697 8,911 2,617 11 86 629 496 1,250

Transportation and utilities

7,581 795 336 49 132 118 1,611 10 163 495 327 3,545

Information

3,115 631 1,142 10 81 354 482 0 10 294 59 52

Financial activities

9,871 4,047 834 58 320 2,070 2,186 0 41 164 35 116

Professional and business services

17,004 4,222 5,376 557 2,710 577 2,227 11 132 289 348 555

Education and health services

32,830 2,983 18,139 198 6,958 133 3,533 2 79 237 158 410

Leisure and hospitality

13,489 1,822 848 181 8,418 970 669 6 33 112 120 310

Other services

7,169 658 931 29 2,672 379 626 4 18 1,091 415 346

Other services, except private households

6,349 651 924 29 1,887 378 621 4 16 1,091 414 335

Private households

820 7 7 0 786 0 5 0 3 0 2 11

Public administration

6,757 1,195 1,669 1,922 337 29 1,215 21 79 132 61 97

Men

Agriculture and related

1,685 732 38 12 49 11 11 698 12 33 14 75

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

943 140 120 3 4 12 24 1 366 90 69 114

Construction

8,941 1,476 159 7 39 91 77 3 6,173 519 160 237

Manufacturing

10,680 1,694 1,629 23 149 399 517 23 254 652 4,350 991

Durable goods

7,135 1,140 1,239 13 67 244 330 8 197 402 2,933 560

Nondurable goods

3,545 553 390 10 82 155 187 15 57 249 1,416 431

Wholesale and retail trade

11,138 805 478 64 331 5,172 1,401 30 105 715 408 1,627

Wholesale trade

2,542 336 96 4 31 996 236 24 23 111 83 602

Retail trade

8,595 469 382 60 299 4,175 1,166 6 82 605 326 1,026

Transportation and utilities

5,838 536 263 29 81 80 833 8 159 484 295 3,069

Information

1,906 387 742 5 42 206 149 0 10 276 44 46

Financial activities

4,617 2,057 500 33 214 1,077 421 0 37 157 22 100

Professional and business services

9,992 2,384 3,466 434 1,751 316 519 7 125 273 251 466

Education and health services

8,322 982 4,880 129 1,376 35 332 1 73 212 72 232

Leisure and hospitality

6,555 978 466 125 4,062 270 200 5 31 108 63 247

Other services

3,384 294 548 22 501 269 79 1 18 1,069 274 309

Other services, except private households

3,321 292 547 22 455 269 79 1 15 1,069 274 299

Private households

64 3 1 0 46 0 0 0 3 0 0 10

Public administration

3,691 574 790 1,569 150 12 249 17 76 120 51 83

Women

Agriculture and related

552 240 20 3 26 6 82 164 1 0 3 9

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

145 42 30 0 2 3 58 0 5 0 1 5

Construction

872 232 43 3 8 22 404 0 146 8 2 4

Manufacturing

4,420 842 471 6 68 241 811 26 13 23 1,695 224

Durable goods

2,407 503 265 3 29 93 491 0 10 15 893 103

Nondurable goods

2,014 339 205 3 39 148 321 25 3 9 802 120

Wholesale and retail trade

9,113 615 616 13 411 5,061 1,835 23 6 25 213 295

Wholesale trade

1,099 193 51 1 13 325 383 17 2 1 42 71

Retail trade

8,013 422 565 12 398 4,736 1,452 6 4 24 170 224

Transportation and utilities

1,744 259 73 20 51 39 778 2 4 11 32 476

Information

1,209 244 400 5 39 148 333 0 0 19 15 6

Financial activities

5,254 1,989 334 25 106 993 1,766 0 4 7 13 17

Professional and business services

7,012 1,838 1,910 123 959 261 1,708 4 7 16 97 89

Education and health services

24,507 2,001 13,259 70 5,582 98 3,201 1 6 25 86 178

Leisure and hospitality

6,934 843 382 56 4,356 700 469 2 2 4 57 62

Other services

3,785 364 383 6 2,172 110 547 3 1 22 141 37

Other services, except private households

3,028 359 378 6 1,432 110 542 3 1 22 139 36

Private households

757 5 6 0 739 0 5 0 0 0 2 0

Public administration

3,066 620 880 354 188 17 965 5 2 12 10 13

White

Agriculture and related

2,093 934 53 14 68 17 90 784 9 31 15 78

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

968 164 127 3 4 14 74 1 334 82 67 99

Construction

8,725 1,575 166 7 41 105 444 2 5,566 472 135 212

Manufacturing

12,231 2,235 1,626 18 172 562 1,131 37 234 598 4,681 937

Durable goods

7,786 1,455 1,144 9 75 297 702 7 182 362 3,031 523

Nondurable goods

4,445 781 482 9 98 265 429 31 53 235 1,650 414

Wholesale and retail trade

16,228 1,211 845 52 567 8,228 2,572 40 98 641 484 1,491

Wholesale trade

3,072 462 121 3 33 1,182 517 31 24 100 86 514

Retail trade

13,156 749 723 49 534 7,046 2,055 9 74 541 399 977

Transportation and utilities

5,757 679 271 36 88 99 1,171 10 141 412 267 2,582

Information

2,482 531 911 6 59 281 364 0 10 230 46 44

Financial activities

8,150 3,380 610 48 250 1,804 1,781 0 34 129 26 89

Professional and business services

13,664 3,489 4,271 342 2,239 479 1,787 10 106 251 275 416

Education and health services

25,320 2,425 14,493 133 4,707 103 2,774 2 71 187 117 308

Leisure and hospitality

10,392 1,445 705 139 6,495 650 504 6 26 95 91 237

Other services

5,746 547 763 21 2,014 325 517 3 17 944 326 267

Other services, except private households

5,069 541 758 21 1,365 325 513 3 14 944 326 258

Private households

677 6 6 0 649 0 4 0 3 0 0 9

Public administration

5,032 903 1,229 1,514 219 16 857 16 61 102 49 66

Black or African American

Agriculture and related

62 9 1 0 5 0 1 40 2 1 1 3

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

62 8 9 1 1 0 5 0 21 2 2 14

Construction

582 62 16 3 4 6 14 0 410 34 18 16

Manufacturing

1,463 101 124 10 34 34 112 8 22 46 771 201

Durable goods

844 56 84 6 17 18 64 0 19 28 452 101

Nondurable goods

619 45 41 4 17 16 48 8 4 19 318 100

Wholesale and retail trade

2,269 79 80 20 109 1,134 406 9 7 49 87 289

Wholesale trade

314 18 10 2 9 63 56 8 1 7 25 116

Retail trade

1,955 61 70 18 100 1,072 351 1 6 42 62 173

Transportation and utilities

1,257 62 31 12 30 14 299 0 14 49 42 702

Information

324 42 91 2 13 42 82 0 0 36 12 5

Financial activities

894 334 70 9 47 136 246 0 3 23 6 21

Professional and business services

1,612 278 333 170 311 49 278 1 20 19 47 107

Education and health services

4,772 367 2,024 52 1,668 23 488 0 7 35 24 84

Leisure and hospitality

1,570 150 70 25 987 195 81 0 3 9 11 38

Other services

731 68 90 7 287 32 74 0 1 82 32 59

Other services, except private households

658 67 89 7 220 32 73 0 1 82 30 58

Private households

73 2 1 0 67 0 1 0 0 0 2 0

Public administration

1,133 184 254 308 63 6 249 2 15 23 7 21

Asian

Agriculture and related

22 8 1 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 1

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

18 4 9 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

Construction

176 43 15 0 0 0 12 0 88 10 2 5

Manufacturing

1,001 164 289 1 6 33 52 2 1 22 398 32

Durable goods

661 107 233 1 3 16 33 0 1 19 232 17

Nondurable goods

340 57 56 0 3 18 19 2 0 3 166 16

Wholesale and retail trade

1,105 96 142 2 44 557 143 1 2 23 28 67

Wholesale trade

175 39 14 0 2 53 33 1 0 3 9 21

Retail trade

930 57 128 2 42 504 110 0 2 20 20 46

Transportation and utilities

326 34 29 1 8 4 78 0 1 16 9 147

Information

219 43 107 2 5 19 22 0 0 18 1 1

Financial activities

621 262 135 0 14 98 104 0 0 3 2 2

Professional and business services

1,275 361 663 22 54 35 103 0 1 11 13 12

Education and health services

1,846 120 1,221 5 320 4 148 0 1 8 12 5

Leisure and hospitality

889 172 33 3 529 64 55 0 3 4 11 15

Other services

503 30 49 0 299 17 13 0 1 40 43 12

Other services, except private households

462 30 49 0 258 17 13 0 1 40 43 12

Private households

42 0 0 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

Public administration

323 67 122 37 35 3 44 2 2 5 2 3

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: February 12, 2015