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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
18b. Employed persons by detailed industry and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Industry2019
Total, 16
years and
over
16 to 19
years
20 to 24
years
25 to 34
years
35 to 44
years
45 to 54
years
55 to 64
years
65 years
and over
Median
age

Total employed

157,5385,15014,17235,80733,12732,04226,89310,34742.3

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

2,4258515242444440050042047.8

Crop production

1,261397323623921025221247.1

Animal production and aquaculture

762345611012611216515949.5

Forestry, except logging

4911101110106-

Logging

11745222119341248.5

Fishing, hunting, and trapping

612413813101147.0

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

174513323835302045.0

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

7503401982121461242841.8

Oil and gas extraction

990325262217642.9

Coal mining

520112101712145.8

Metal ore mining

280188732-

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

870421171724447.6

Not specified type of mining

130026410-

Support activities for mining

47123213014679671640.4

Construction

11,3731938752,5022,8312,4541,90960942.6

Manufacturing

15,7412281,0783,4473,3833,6463,19676244.1

Durable goods manufacturing

9,9701446682,1652,1152,3172,04851444.3

Nonmetallic mineral products manufacturing

46353786119100962043.5

Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing

261044862-

Clay building material and refractories manufacturing

300166592-

Glass and glass product manufacturing

15511328423334443.9

Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing

176215314439361143.0

Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

771817231511240.6

Primary metals and fabricated metal products manufacturing

1,7962912636833340742311145.7

Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing

282414654967681646.6

Aluminum production and processing

722312112217648.7

Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing

56131214158444.5

Foundries

66021619916342.4

Metal forgings and stampings

42031187122-

Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing

46241158143-

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

345531756977682144.3

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

338831545181892548.8

Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities

69221891620244.4

Ordnance

43148812101-

Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing

404525818788922644.7

Not specified metal industries

3404755102-

Machinery manufacturing

1,14813882402412542575544.7

Agricultural implement manufacturing

9721026211916340.4

Construction, and mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

13911925293228543.5

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

5403862013451.5

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

1221518322433947.4

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

41111196111-

Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.

6698491411401481513144.9

Not specified machinery manufacturing

2501104441-

Computers and electronic products manufacturing

1,0719502092302762385946.2

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

1742637414832745.5

Communications, and audio and video equipment manufacturing

1222719263527647.2

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

199211364444501146.2

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

5774251181181491283546.2

Electrical equipment and appliances manufacturing

43993010192103792543.3

Household appliance manufacturing

911822192019142.7

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

349821797382602443.5

Transportation equipment manufacturing

2,5603316960853960350610143.6

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing

1,455241133443233592474542.4

Aircraft and parts manufacturing

8137331851631762074346.4

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

54021991110243.7

Railroad rolling stock manufacturing

2800125820-

Ship and boat building

170217413036341042.9

Other transportation equipment manufacturing

40048101251-

Wood products manufacturing

466940100105106812642.7

Sawmills and wood preservation

13931147222821739.6

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products

38224101073-

Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes

3705491071-

Miscellaneous wood products

252422446357471543.8

Furniture and related product manufacturing

4201534959189742242.3

Miscellaneous manufacturing

1,60621953573663792939544.1

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

6236331461441601072744.5

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

1012819271821642.3

Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.

5557271191171361094045.0

Not specified manufacturing industries

327527737766562342.5

Nondurable goods manufacturing

5,771854101,2831,2681,3291,14824843.7

Food manufacturing

1,834511634303983663567041.9

Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling

1512842213834746.6

Sugar and confectionery products

861322191522445.1

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

153212244034301144.4

Dairy product manufacturing

14541428422329641.7

Animal slaughtering and processing

5851460151139116921439.8

Retail bakeries

2302428563440381037.3

Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing, except retail bakeries

23232048484660743.8

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

18821443434136843.5

Not specified food industries

641517111414243.7

Beverage and tobacco products manufacturing

298232976263321039.6

Beverage manufacturing

286232956057301039.3

Tobacco manufacturing

130022620-

Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing

552943941171271194345.9

Fiber, yarn, and thread mills

110132230-

Fabric mills, except knitting mills

9128121324211250.8

Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills

211444521-

Carpet and rug mills

640615141313342.3

Textile product mills, except carpet and rug

852871617241150.3

Knitting fabric mills, and apparel knitting mills

70000122-

Cut and sew apparel manufacturing

217415405157381144.2

Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

110004141-

Footwear manufacturing

231194370-

Leather tanning and finishing and other allied products manufacturing

230038551-

Paper manufacturing and printing

87112411811782261805446.7

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

21735484852501146.4

Paperboard container manufacturing

1081526242718645.0

Miscellaneous paper and pulp products

742319132213245.3

Printing and related support activities

4735288993125993547.5

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

21011754514241442.3

Petroleum refining

18511743463835442.4

Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

2600115460-

Chemicals manufacturing

1,4596813123223862965544.6

Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing

17831040335333644.2

Agricultural chemical manufacturing

370379782-

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

591033119152172971743.8

Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing

721420131517244.6

Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing

17011236374631843.7

Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals

4121189179941101946.4

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

5454321151401191241143.9

Plastics product manufacturing

409320821059297944.8

Tire manufacturing

650319201112039.9

Rubber product, except tire, manufacturing

720914151615143.3

Wholesale and retail trade

19,7421,1812,6714,4473,4943,4023,1631,38439.9

Wholesale trade

3,5253523876676981068622244.3

Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers

16835383436282545.9

Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers

66071314189443.7

Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers

168310273635421547.8

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

326122806380641643.5

Metals and minerals, except petroleum merchant wholesalers

53011291415247.2

Household appliances and electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers

2003846454645744.4

Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

16331341313531943.0

Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

352122717772802945.5

Recyclable material merchant wholesalers

890717172121647.5

Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers

7611013141616645.5

Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers

47011081395-

Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers

24221642596845944.1

Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers

921724231717341.4

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers

80210711821921791303842.8

Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers

65331910148943.4

Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers

1210621303124846.4

Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers

1010526311917441.8

Farm supplies merchant wholesalers

46051471092-

Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

20948454653381544.5

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

79041482324750.5

Not specified wholesale trade

590511151213342.4

Retail trade

16,2171,1452,4343,6812,7252,5922,4781,16238.6

Automobile dealers

1,2703316033123520919610640.5

Other motor vehicle dealers

159213293636271644.4

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores

5471763124105861094342.4

Furniture and home furnishings stores

54622461171001031094743.6

Household appliance stores

5816166814546.4

Electronics stores

44725761697550401231.4

Building material and supplies dealers

1,069481532081901931997841.7

Hardware stores

1981316293140432748.2

Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores

2722038443754522643.3

Grocery stores

2,67032941255240742039415736.5

Specialty food stores

225213144364639941.4

Beer, wine, and liquor stores

132411342529191042.6

Pharmacies and drug stores

909321262661791421144937.5

Health and personal care, except drug, stores

43416631107971603738.3

Gasoline stations

531298212910791702337.5

Clothing stores

9241212001981261221005731.7

Shoe stores

161305329161810425.7

Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores

172515322527422548.1

Sporting goods, and hobby and toy stores

44537861106362503734.2

Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores

5115481017550.9

Musical instrument and supplies stores

272353734-

Book stores and news dealers

92101615161017737.7

Department stores and discount stores

1,82817733540125524228912836.0

Miscellaneous general merchandise stores

6093510613810698873938.1

Retail florists

9427131213311651.6

Office supplies and stationery stores

11551522193018643.0

Used merchandise stores

2462015463433524648.2

Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops

11151017823252352.2

Miscellaneous retail stores

503341031107584663335.8

Electronic shopping

556178618012282462335.8

Electronic auctions

140234312-

Mail-order houses

82116281599433.3

Vending machine operators

4106581093-

Fuel dealers

920418162126648.3

Other direct selling establishments

13626273623261645.6

Not specified retail trade

45527517611089673541.8

Transportation and utilities

8,9911036412,0111,8542,0321,81953044.4

Transportation and warehousing

7,614945811,7261,5291,7111,49847544.2

Air transportation

6563301481331601404346.0

Rail transportation

2253651656628642.7

Water transportation

762218132019245.4

Truck transportation

2,1101010941243956444712846.5

Bus service and urban transit

49211470981111376050.9

Taxi and limousine service

7034451751451421286443.7

Pipeline transportation

4501101210102-

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

5022111469742.9

Services incidental to transportation

8627731991861931515343.0

Postal Service

6693371291111521865048.8

Couriers and messengers

938421482581611631313537.0

Warehousing and storage

788161142441531241132537.1

Utilities

1,3778592863253223215545.4

Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

7272391601781541662944.7

Natural gas distribution

1131520372420643.2

Electric and gas, and other combinations

1411429323833546.5

Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems

2624952516869946.8

Sewage treatment facilities

1010320193024647.5

Not specified utilities

330069981-

Information

2,7667423274561955738315640.7

Newspaper publishers

156313352034311947.5

Periodical, book, and directory publishers

20008414250411746.5

Software publishers

5001171778140.2

Motion pictures and video industries

47742671439172422034.9

Sound recording industries

52110131564337.1

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

496832145114108682240.9

Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals

1801258142199334.0

Wired telecommunications carriers

43132486110115751743.3

Other telecommunications services

3894249810592541341.3

Data processing, hosting, and related services

94173223188539.2

Libraries and archives

2161119473235393344.9

Other information services

240178242-

Financial activities

10,765746292,4652,4762,3711,89785244.0

Finance and insurance

7,464414821,8271,8101,6521,23541742.7

Banking and related activities

2,038121695294774283408341.8

Savings institutions, including credit unions

286326817949371039.6

Nondepository credit and related activities

1,04511762982612191314840.4

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

1,2631632973212832009743.8

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,8331314762367167352617944.2

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,3013414863866771966243547.5

Real estate

2,9212311453558766159740348.3

Rental and leasing services

38110331038057653240.9

Automotive equipment rental and leasing

162119512915252239.3

Video tape and disk rental

61010210-

Other consumer goods rental

1003832181518639.7

Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing

1125520332620442.9

Professional and business services

19,6062191,3724,9534,4053,9933,2541,41042.8

Professional and technical services

12,808767843,3302,9342,6082,09498243.0

Legal services

1,74796435835735935924047.7

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,21988029322725121614345.0

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,8181110843738738835113744.5

Specialized design services

472317125128101683042.7

Computer systems design and related services

3,703112041,10399876748813240.9

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,69358539936135231118145.4

Scientific research and development services

6075481581541081033141.8

Advertising, public relations, and related services

649768205137115843138.5

Veterinary services

41014661208264481635.8

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

489342132105102644141.8

Management, administrative, and waste services

6,7991435881,6231,4711,3851,16042942.4

Management of companies and enterprises

200015514132431743.6

Employment services

89920882381871781355240.5

Business support services

707181052101221161053237.8

Travel arrangements and reservation services

279115556068552546.7

Investigation and security services

81111842111531451416742.1

Services to buildings and dwellings

1,603309531236938030810844.6

Landscaping services

1,408521223583322612067740.9

Other administrative and other support services

364320859674632343.2

Waste management and remediation services

5288451021101321042844.4

Education and health services

35,8945952,8038,2057,9327,6596,3132,38643.1

Educational services

14,1932371,1382,9343,1733,2172,51697843.6

Elementary and secondary schools

9,369754421,9342,2332,3231,75960244.7

Colleges, universities, and professional schools, including junior colleges

3,79510658977575769860126940.7

Business, technical, and trade schools and training

9418181716231146.2

Other schools and instruction, and educational support services

93555992061661801329741.6

Health care and social assistance

21,7013581,6665,2714,7594,4423,7971,40842.7

Hospitals

7,425404841,9801,7501,5071,31235242.3

Health services, except hospitals

10,8462018332,5142,3342,2571,92878043.1

Offices of physicians

1,581910735437232228313343.8

Offices of dentists

91515782492021781435040.9

Offices of chiropractors

14028343422301043.2

Offices of optometrists

134211382526231142.0

Offices of other health practitioners

369415687294565947.2

Outpatient care centers

2,0312014055646642131611241.6

Home health care services

1,412238927529230430612346.1

Other health care services

1,607131203734083342659542.7

Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)

1,6637214635431236031110743.3

Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities

995431192131531951938042.7

Social assistance

3,43011734877867467855727642.2

Individual and family services

1,7532713140936235230716544.0

Community food and housing, and emergency services

12507212624291747.2

Vocational rehabilitation services

990534132216943.5

Child day care services

1,452902063142732802058439.3

Leisure and hospitality

14,6432,1242,6663,4122,2982,0121,45367931.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,44433843782356152645530437.7

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

944318426716915213210941.3

Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions

3652738855761702741.2

Bowling centers

49910104673-

Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

2,08527030546033130724616535.3

Accommodation and food services

11,2001,7862,2292,5891,7361,48799837530.7

Accommodation

1,489581763452772942439640.9

Traveler accommodation

1,385361543302652822328541.4

Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses

1042122151213111030.7

Food services and drinking places

9,7111,7282,0532,2431,4591,19375528029.5

Restaurants and other food services

9,4621,7252,0162,1651,3991,16172926629.4

Drinking places, alcoholic beverages

249337786032251336.6

Other services

7,6172297111,5481,5171,5381,39667743.6

Other services, except private households

6,7961846131,4211,3491,3771,24061143.6

Repair and maintenance

2,0997519847140643339112442.4

Automotive repair and maintenance

1,253311172902602762275242.3

Car washes

167322339282418331.5

Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

150216342329321343.1

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance

319730776557651842.3

Personal and household goods repair and maintenance

197310302844463551.4

Footwear and leather goods repair

120112233-

Personal and laundry services

2,6917129059558854838820941.4

Barber shops

150113403131161941.1

Beauty salons

1,045221182492292181308041.2

Nail salons and other personal care services

6001159150142133703539.9

Drycleaning and laundry services

275912376775561946.5

Funeral homes, and cemeteries and crematories

1142772116332953.8

Other personal services

50727811139977832738.1

Membership associations and organizations

2,0063812535435539646027848.7

Religious organizations

1,012175214217017726419151.0

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

74017611711361561326744.5

Labor unions

800111191825650.7

Business, professional, political, and similar organizations

174412303145391448.6

Private households

82144981271681611566643.2

Public administration

7,225423001,4491,6631,8311,48645445.8

Executive offices and legislative bodies

1,198165720424527229610748.0

Public finance activities

30008487179771848.6

Other general government and support

17719213552431650.1

Justice, public order, and safety activities

2,768813369169770739613643.0

Administration of human resource programs

1,0384301762432642477447.2

Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

237114515459471143.8

Administration of economic programs and space research

548313871051491524049.9

National security and international affairs

9608371722132482295246.8

n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
NOTE: Median age represents the midpoint in the age distribution such that half of workers are younger and half are older. 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 22, 2020