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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
18. Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
[Numbers in thousands]
Industry2018
Total
employed
Percent of total employed
WomenWhiteBlack or
African
American
AsianHispanic
or Latino

Total, 16 years and over

155,76146.978.012.36.317.3

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

2,42525.992.82.61.626.0

Crop production

1,23026.792.92.12.031.8

Animal production and aquaculture

81026.593.62.31.019.9

Forestry, except logging

43-----

Logging

1125.989.97.60.03.8

Fishing, hunting, and trapping

5412.883.71.97.88.8

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

17633.794.23.71.235.3

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

78413.887.36.42.820.7

Oil and gas extraction

7819.185.55.48.117.7

Coal mining

646.288.43.20.45.7

Metal ore mining

30-----

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

10112.491.47.60.110.8

Not specified type of mining

6-----

Support activities for mining

50414.886.27.23.024.8

Construction

11,1819.988.46.22.030.7

Manufacturing

15,56029.279.510.46.916.7

Durable goods manufacturing

9,83125.180.39.37.514.3

Nonmetallic mineral products manufacturing

47519.685.78.13.521.9

Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing

22-----

Clay building material and refractories manufacturing

26-----

Glass and glass product manufacturing

14823.878.713.56.918.3

Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing

18111.591.05.40.524.0

Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

9919.587.05.24.124.6

Primary metals and fabricated metal products manufacturing

1,68017.285.77.93.215.5

Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing

26811.883.710.82.012.2

Aluminum production and processing

5929.383.313.11.414.8

Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing

48-----

Foundries

8118.286.55.84.413.4

Metal forgings and stampings

6018.183.812.71.313.7

Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing

41-----

Structural metals, and boiler, tank, and shipping container manufacturing

35814.685.28.72.416.6

Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing

29513.591.61.25.316.1

Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities

6724.980.912.16.320.3

Ordnance

45-----

Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing

32718.984.77.72.916.8

Not specified metal industries

30-----

Machinery manufacturing

1,21821.083.38.84.811.4

Agricultural implement manufacturing

11426.684.38.04.712.8

Construction, and mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

14813.983.78.93.318.2

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

7128.778.08.18.89.9

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

12814.793.14.22.26.4

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

49-----

Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.

69022.081.810.24.710.9

Not specified machinery manufacturing

17-----

Computers and electronic products manufacturing

1,09629.272.84.620.111.9

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

17324.071.52.923.510.7

Communications, and audio and video equipment manufacturing

11225.177.45.014.413.6

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

20633.182.25.88.69.8

Electronic component and product manufacturing, n.e.c.

60530.169.04.724.012.7

Electrical equipment and appliances manufacturing

40231.275.412.49.612.3

Household appliance manufacturing

7436.483.79.53.310.9

Electrical lighting and electrical equipment manufacturing, and other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c.

32830.173.613.111.012.6

Transportation equipment manufacturing

2,52823.876.913.17.210.9

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing

1,43225.075.416.75.69.6

Aircraft and parts manufacturing

80523.979.06.811.012.3

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

5121.386.80.712.611.3

Railroad rolling stock manufacturing

28-----

Ship and boat building

17113.675.119.51.713.7

Other transportation equipment manufacturing

42-----

Wood products manufacturing

44916.587.37.42.422.6

Sawmills and wood preservation

14713.290.46.91.714.3

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products

34-----

Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes

38-----

Miscellaneous wood products

22918.183.97.53.425.3

Furniture and related product manufacturing

42125.186.66.33.916.6

Miscellaneous manufacturing

1,56338.278.89.38.717.3

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

62740.578.97.411.413.2

Sporting and athletic goods, and doll, toy and game manufacturing

12041.475.614.17.49.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.

53337.978.99.76.618.6

Not specified manufacturing industries

28332.680.110.66.927.6

Nondurable goods manufacturing

5,72936.278.012.45.920.8

Food manufacturing

1,82541.474.615.15.429.4

Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling

15624.986.29.31.617.1

Sugar and confectionery products

8846.175.317.94.017.3

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

16337.775.811.64.837.8

Dairy product manufacturing

17625.382.67.76.122.9

Animal slaughtering and processing

51239.163.125.54.834.8

Retail bakeries

24869.177.410.48.028.2

Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing, except retail bakeries

20244.479.210.16.234.1

Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c.

20640.677.513.96.023.4

Not specified food industries

7334.777.09.36.738.9

Beverage and tobacco products manufacturing

31826.473.417.73.515.4

Beverage manufacturing

30127.174.016.93.416.2

Tobacco manufacturing

18-----

Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing

56752.978.69.58.929.6

Fiber, yarn, and thread mills

11-----

Fabric mills, except knitting mills

9040.077.114.12.518.6

Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills

16-----

Carpet and rug mills

7134.090.08.51.516.4

Textile product mills, except carpet and rug

8752.276.89.96.121.5

Knitting fabric mills, and apparel knitting mills

15-----

Cut and sew apparel manufacturing

21566.572.88.516.847.1

Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

11-----

Footwear manufacturing

26-----

Leather tanning and finishing and other allied products manufacturing

25-----

Paper manufacturing and printing

87529.385.18.53.715.6

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

20417.085.211.41.99.1

Paperboard container manufacturing

10730.975.016.51.923.1

Miscellaneous paper and pulp products

7119.683.410.03.517.4

Printing and related support activities

49235.587.55.34.916.4

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

19316.075.114.26.719.7

Petroleum refining

16314.874.515.47.321.4

Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

29-----

Chemicals manufacturing

1,42635.779.410.57.813.0

Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing

17525.384.69.02.720.7

Agricultural chemical manufacturing

37-----

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

56348.674.59.813.710.7

Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing

7818.286.210.21.216.4

Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing

14943.972.917.37.511.7

Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals

42423.684.210.23.513.2

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

52626.278.014.53.915.0

Plastics product manufacturing

37627.776.815.34.017.4

Tire manufacturing

6215.271.917.48.94.3

Rubber product, except tire, manufacturing

8727.787.49.00.012.5

Wholesale and retail trade

20,27044.778.711.95.618.0

Wholesale trade

3,67128.583.28.95.219.2

Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers

17920.580.512.04.820.3

Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers

7034.088.93.27.122.0

Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers

16822.490.66.42.016.3

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

33134.787.17.73.712.9

Metals and minerals, except petroleum merchant wholesalers

49-----

Household appliances and electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers

22127.587.55.65.413.6

Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

14220.286.06.44.49.8

Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

35726.391.43.42.412.4

Recyclable material merchant wholesalers

10718.487.57.80.525.1

Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers

7236.589.54.62.728.6

Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers

48-----

Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers

22348.973.015.58.512.5

Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers

9546.472.513.76.430.8

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers

88724.377.413.45.627.9

Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers

6424.496.71.40.39.7

Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers

13716.380.011.35.521.0

Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers

11517.989.36.01.513.9

Farm supplies merchant wholesalers

5529.192.51.74.010.9

Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

19140.382.77.08.618.5

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

9536.871.07.519.724.5

Not specified wholesale trade

6633.076.18.314.322.3

Retail trade

16,59948.377.712.65.617.7

Automobile dealers

1,36219.584.09.23.419.3

Other motor vehicle dealers

16924.093.11.80.79.9

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores

49919.381.711.22.820.9

Furniture and home furnishings stores

60342.381.211.84.718.7

Household appliance stores

7128.372.016.45.019.4

Electronics stores

51031.677.114.06.420.9

Building material and supplies dealers

1,04831.381.79.73.114.3

Hardware stores

20631.087.45.71.312.7

Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores

25834.395.33.00.88.9

Grocery stores

2,78848.475.513.56.119.3

Specialty food stores

21851.182.88.36.223.9

Beer, wine, and liquor stores

12231.976.06.316.012.4

Pharmacies and drug stores

94964.973.112.810.314.7

Health and personal care, except drug, stores

39769.878.210.38.117.8

Gasoline stations

47850.773.611.29.114.3

Clothing stores

97476.276.612.87.323.2

Shoe stores

15054.268.720.66.028.4

Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores

17764.186.14.18.515.7

Sporting goods, and hobby and toy stores

47843.488.44.72.512.2

Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores

41-----

Musical instrument and supplies stores

36-----

Book stores and news dealers

10666.872.016.64.710.4

Department stores and discount stores

1,92160.371.418.94.418.4

Miscellaneous general merchandise stores

61260.068.321.34.720.8

Retail florists

9467.688.28.91.57.7

Office supplies and stationery stores

15037.676.911.68.015.3

Used merchandise stores

24766.883.311.22.314.3

Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops

12973.084.88.35.38.7

Miscellaneous retail stores

55751.682.77.75.316.4

Electronic shopping

44547.163.218.814.313.1

Electronic auctions

27-----

Mail-order houses

5949.769.315.57.213.3

Vending machine operators

45-----

Fuel dealers

7726.994.93.50.410.6

Other direct selling establishments

16663.784.811.21.320.8

Not specified retail trade

42854.771.217.09.020.0

Transportation and utilities

8,55124.471.719.25.518.3

Transportation and warehousing

7,20724.969.121.15.919.7

Air transportation

63542.971.617.76.715.0

Rail transportation

2247.284.511.42.59.7

Water transportation

8725.185.49.53.715.6

Truck transportation

1,98512.578.115.63.319.8

Bus service and urban transit

57636.455.935.64.919.9

Taxi and limousine service

68918.148.130.216.918.5

Pipeline transportation

647.593.95.10.520.0

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

38-----

Services incidental to transportation

85025.871.918.06.022.0

Postal Service

61944.660.228.66.411.9

Couriers and messengers

80723.168.322.15.319.7

Warehousing and storage

63431.568.721.84.534.3

Utilities

1,34521.485.59.03.011.0

Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

71822.385.78.83.39.9

Natural gas distribution

13318.785.611.02.79.1

Electric and gas, and other combinations

12922.886.16.54.913.5

Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems

24520.882.710.81.914.5

Sewage treatment facilities

9617.588.66.81.67.2

Not specified utilities

24-----

Information

2,91938.378.311.67.312.2

Newspaper publishers

17846.485.66.94.28.4

Periodical, book, and directory publishers

19858.385.56.86.46.3

Software publishers

8633.574.02.221.85.0

Motion pictures and video industries

49432.381.710.33.615.7

Sound recording industries

44-----

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

55032.778.415.24.413.7

Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals

15340.066.64.926.512.3

Wired telecommunications carriers

43430.669.919.38.012.8

Other telecommunications services

43926.976.311.99.112.3

Data processing, hosting, and related services

10145.880.36.98.612.2

Libraries and archives

21478.187.37.52.511.3

Other information services

29-----

Financial activities

10,64952.679.710.27.512.6

Finance and insurance

7,37655.078.710.28.411.4

Banking and related activities

1,99258.274.511.211.412.1

Savings institutions, including credit unions

25767.382.58.93.814.9

Nondepository credit and related activities

1,00452.476.411.09.014.4

Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments

1,32539.982.95.49.48.4

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,79759.780.211.66.111.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,27347.082.010.25.215.4

Real estate

2,86949.583.29.05.415.1

Rental and leasing services

40529.573.319.24.117.2

Automotive equipment rental and leasing

18532.565.825.86.113.7

Video tape and disk rental

8-----

Other consumer goods rental

10631.772.418.42.823.7

Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing

10621.986.09.42.317.9

Professional and business services

18,95041.578.19.99.015.9

Professional and technical services

12,10542.279.06.612.18.7

Legal services

1,67356.287.56.44.010.9

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,13160.081.07.98.68.7

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,76725.584.85.96.99.0

Specialized design services

40557.784.93.47.713.1

Computer systems design and related services

3,33927.267.17.023.66.6

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,68643.279.87.610.77.9

Scientific research and development services

61645.675.68.313.88.3

Advertising, public relations, and related services

62947.585.05.08.510.0

Veterinary services

40484.392.32.52.39.0

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

45655.683.26.87.111.6

Management, administrative, and waste services

6,84540.376.715.73.428.8

Management of companies and enterprises

21243.583.88.15.612.6

Employment services

95455.370.321.24.919.4

Business support services

70564.670.420.83.818.8

Travel arrangements and reservation services

29061.477.111.59.115.4

Investigation and security services

83924.565.527.03.315.3

Services to buildings and dwellings

1,60455.877.514.72.640.8

Landscaping services

1,41810.687.96.81.144.2

Other administrative and other support services

34551.678.79.86.518.8

Waste management and remediation services

48016.177.417.52.123.0

Education and health services

35,04374.475.515.16.412.9

Educational services

13,91068.380.411.55.211.9

Elementary and secondary schools

9,14774.882.211.83.213.2

Colleges, universities, and professional schools, including junior colleges

3,81953.676.511.19.69.2

Business, technical, and trade schools and training

9951.476.710.29.49.8

Other schools and instruction, and educational support services

84466.179.010.37.59.3

Health care and social assistance

21,13378.472.317.57.113.6

Hospitals

7,10875.073.115.48.910.9

Health services, except hospitals

10,63678.771.918.46.613.8

Offices of physicians

1,59577.378.910.97.114.1

Offices of dentists

87384.083.95.86.918.7

Offices of chiropractors

14558.689.55.33.18.7

Offices of optometrists

15975.280.85.57.410.9

Offices of other health practitioners

35579.084.37.46.78.2

Outpatient care centers

1,90476.776.214.66.214.0

Home health care services

1,47287.963.026.17.218.5

Other health care services

1,55070.268.020.09.112.0

Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)

1,65284.263.528.35.611.0

Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities

93074.366.626.33.912.2

Social assistance

3,38984.271.819.54.818.6

Individual and family services

1,60877.969.620.85.416.5

Community food and housing, and emergency services

12566.576.016.52.415.2

Vocational rehabilitation services

9454.571.424.30.315.6

Child day care services

1,56293.873.818.14.721.2

Leisure and hospitality

14,26851.574.313.46.823.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,36244.777.311.45.114.0

Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

91540.680.711.34.811.4

Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions

33849.582.410.83.313.8

Bowling centers

38-----

Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

2,07245.674.911.75.615.2

Accommodation and food services

10,90553.673.314.07.425.9

Accommodation

1,46758.270.416.68.027.9

Traveler accommodation

1,35059.668.717.68.429.5

Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses

11741.390.95.02.89.6

Food services and drinking places

9,43852.973.813.67.325.6

Restaurants and other food services

9,19052.973.613.77.426.0

Drinking places, alcoholic beverages

24852.682.99.91.710.2

Other services

7,74253.677.510.88.420.3

Other services, except private households

6,96549.176.911.09.017.7

Repair and maintenance

2,18912.584.78.13.327.2

Automotive repair and maintenance

1,3429.785.28.12.828.1

Car washes

19415.773.316.95.735.5

Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

10721.677.48.29.020.7

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance

3288.088.55.91.126.8

Personal and household goods repair and maintenance

21030.289.82.95.518.9

Footwear and leather goods repair

7-----

Personal and laundry services

2,67674.167.512.616.817.0

Barber shops

12323.861.430.85.928.1

Beauty salons

1,09290.573.513.410.216.6

Nail salons and other personal care services

58578.042.67.247.28.4

Drycleaning and laundry services

30150.570.712.411.437.6

Funeral homes, and cemeteries and crematories

12238.884.513.50.812.8

Other personal services

45468.180.212.44.513.6

Membership associations and organizations

2,10155.680.612.04.98.8

Religious organizations

1,04347.783.710.14.36.8

Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services

81567.174.715.86.110.5

Labor unions

7140.885.07.46.118.2

Business, professional, political, and similar organizations

17154.588.07.52.59.0

Private households

77793.283.29.43.043.6

Public administration

7,41945.874.916.94.411.7

Executive offices and legislative bodies

1,27553.371.317.75.711.9

Public finance activities

34065.472.717.46.79.6

Other general government and support

12537.878.013.34.88.5

Justice, public order, and safety activities

2,82734.079.215.92.211.7

Administration of human resource programs

1,09773.967.522.16.414.6

Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

26644.481.610.33.15.7

Administration of economic programs and space research

55742.975.916.34.58.7

National security and international affairs

93333.973.315.16.612.8

n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not shown for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. 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 50,000).

 

Last Modified Date: January 18, 2019