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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
18. Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
[Numbers in thousands]
Industry2011
Total
employed
Percent of total employed
WomenBlack or
African
American
AsianHispanic
or Latino

Total, 16 years and over

139,86946.910.84.914.5

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

2,25424.72.31.023.2

Crop production

96625.41.91.431.5

Animal production

90724.21.50.415.4

Forestry, except logging

42----

Logging

978.512.10.01.9

Fishing, hunting, and trapping

5112.95.84.37.8

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

19133.82.80.836.2

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

81712.14.51.616.0

Oil and gas extraction

6419.68.45.07.2

Coal mining

1104.80.20.04.5

Metal ore mining

40----

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

667.11.40.010.0

Not specified type of mining

16----

Support activities for mining

52113.95.81.920.0

Construction

9,0399.25.51.524.4

Manufacturing

14,33628.78.76.015.0

Durable goods manufacturing

9,00724.87.26.512.7

Nonmetallic mineral products manufacturing

39218.44.02.517.5

Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing

29----

Structural clay product manufacturing

27----

Glass and glass product manufacturing

14021.63.53.917.0

Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing

1438.84.60.118.4

Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

5221.11.41.121.7

Primary metals and fabricated metal products manufacturing

1,65815.25.93.015.7

Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing

2958.411.51.415.2

Aluminum production and processing

6521.212.60.518.4

Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing

6314.93.82.515.2

Foundries

8712.74.90.517.1

Metal forgings and stampings

46----

Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing

44----

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

34515.34.42.818.5

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

30710.21.63.112.9

Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities

8116.29.16.620.0

Ordnance

41----

Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing

25823.54.24.613.1

Not specified metal industries

26----

Machinery manufacturing

1,12621.57.83.88.8

Agricultural implement manufacturing

10418.17.01.67.0

Construction, and mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

14718.28.43.29.7

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

8528.310.18.57.4

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

13714.46.11.92.1

Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

6115.65.70.010.8

Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.

58423.98.14.610.2

Not specified machinery manufacturing

7----

Computers and electronic products manufacturing

1,26733.45.017.39.1

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

27431.26.516.26.9

Communications, and audio and video equipment manufacturing

12831.87.622.98.2

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

21435.46.05.69.8

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

65034.13.620.69.9

Electrical equipment and appliances manufacturing

36629.69.44.811.6

Household appliance manufacturing

7040.116.16.36.7

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

29627.17.84.412.8

Transportation equipment manufacturing

2,02223.29.86.49.5

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing

99425.911.55.68.2

Aircraft and parts manufacturing

39020.16.58.111.0

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

43822.66.77.911.5

Railroad rolling stock manufacturing

19----

Ship and boat building

14716.718.23.28.0

Other transportation equipment manufacturing

33----

Wood products manufacturing

37514.18.01.716.0

Sawmills and wood preservation

13511.613.80.412.5

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products

20----

Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes

22----

Miscellaneous wood products

19815.65.32.619.9

Furniture and fixtures manufacturing

47424.25.82.718.2

Miscellaneous manufacturing

1,32837.47.37.516.3

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

57342.47.310.613.7

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

11038.94.45.015.8

Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.

47933.06.85.016.7

Not specified manufacturing industries

16731.710.75.424.1

Nondurable goods manufacturing

5,32935.211.15.218.9

Food manufacturing

1,68536.913.56.027.4

Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling

16128.810.12.114.5

Sugar and confectionery products

8230.87.83.624.3

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

15842.311.54.431.6

Dairy product manufacturing

16529.75.63.117.9

Animal slaughtering and processing

50732.519.78.635.2

Retail bakeries

19157.813.79.626.2

Bakeries, except retail

19433.99.62.428.3

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

18840.816.27.323.2

Not specified food industries

38----

Beverage and tobacco products manufacturing

26026.013.83.512.4

Beverage manufacturing

24325.613.13.712.2

Tobacco manufacturing

18----

Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing

60153.411.05.928.4

Fiber, yarn, and thread mills

10----

Fabric mills, except knitting mills

10845.415.31.922.3

Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills

21----

Carpet and rug mills

5242.613.30.032.6

Textile product mills, except carpet and rug

8258.73.82.925.5

Knitting fabric mills, and apparel knitting mills

32----

Cut and sew apparel manufacturing

22259.310.812.438.0

Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

7----

Footwear manufacturing

42----

Leather tanning and finishing and other allied products manufacturing

25----

Paper manufacturing and printing

87227.49.12.410.7

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

17318.513.62.37.7

Paperboard containers and boxes

9016.115.21.712.1

Miscellaneous paper and pulp products

8430.94.83.77.6

Printing and related support activities

52431.87.32.311.9

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

18719.19.54.614.8

Petroleum refining

16720.49.43.916.3

Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

20----

Chemicals manufacturing

1,26735.49.66.612.1

Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing

18927.18.42.418.7

Agricultural chemical manufacturing

30----

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

45849.011.910.310.4

Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing

6523.28.12.211.9

Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing

13249.18.28.918.4

Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals

39121.78.34.79.0

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

45731.69.73.715.8

Plastics product manufacturing

31532.79.04.819.3

Tire manufacturing

6516.715.31.26.9

Rubber product, except tire, manufacturing

7739.57.61.78.7

Wholesale and retail trade

19,72644.710.24.514.8

Wholesale trade

3,79828.57.54.615.6

Motor vehicles, parts and supplies, merchant wholesalers

19324.15.93.817.0

Furniture and home furnishing, merchant wholesalers

7030.35.08.215.0

Lumber and other construction materials, merchant wholesalers

14619.86.02.116.5

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies, merchant wholesalers

38434.25.74.89.8

Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers

47----

Electrical and electronic goods, merchant wholesalers

19424.15.35.615.2

Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers

13825.74.21.65.5

Machinery, equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers

36926.14.51.88.1

Recyclable material, merchant wholesalers

11712.510.11.721.2

Miscellaneous durable goods, merchant wholesalers

10337.43.25.418.0

Paper and paper products, merchant wholesalers

6733.28.22.910.7

Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products, merchant wholesalers

23944.28.56.710.7

Apparel, fabrics, and notions, merchant wholesalers

10852.74.720.819.8

Groceries and related products, merchant wholesalers

84324.911.03.824.0

Farm product raw materials, merchant wholesalers

6326.94.10.06.6

Petroleum and petroleum products, merchant wholesalers

16725.910.33.510.9

Alcoholic beverages, merchant wholesalers

13513.98.81.511.1

Farm supplies, merchant wholesalers

6423.25.30.012.3

Miscellaneous nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers

21536.98.24.923.3

Wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers

8833.86.716.014.1

Not specified wholesale trade

47----

Retail trade

15,92748.610.84.514.6

Automobile dealers

1,19418.27.61.812.8

Other motor vehicle dealers

13223.91.90.84.4

Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores

54816.97.61.918.1

Furniture and home furnishings stores

51841.08.52.017.5

Household appliance stores

6228.45.73.512.3

Radio, TV, and computer stores

53628.310.88.015.5

Building material and supplies dealers

85528.97.91.312.1

Hardware stores

25229.29.91.06.6

Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores

26129.80.50.68.0

Grocery stores

2,80550.210.75.317.1

Specialty food stores

27146.28.06.920.0

Beer, wine, and liquor stores

12935.612.75.410.3

Pharmacies and drug stores

82665.012.96.510.5

Health and personal care, except drug, stores

31864.112.16.210.4

Gasoline stations

45450.510.19.98.0

Clothing stores

1,01275.415.36.418.2

Shoe stores

16058.917.24.024.0

Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores

21266.24.19.913.4

Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores

45340.15.94.511.6

Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores

6672.54.05.911.9

Music stores

8426.39.52.017.3

Book stores and news dealers

15060.95.04.17.8

Department stores and discount stores

2,21861.016.33.816.2

Miscellaneous general merchandise stores

49160.214.65.018.5

Retail florists

8076.24.72.616.3

Office supplies and stationery stores

14540.711.67.49.5

Used merchandise stores

22362.19.82.712.1

Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops

15976.35.07.27.2

Miscellaneous retail stores

48554.67.22.814.9

Electronic shopping

15144.810.812.911.5

Electronic auctions

20----

Mail order houses

6268.29.92.06.4

Vending machine operators

44----

Fuel dealers

8027.64.80.33.8

Other direct selling establishments

20269.410.22.919.0

Not specified retail trade

26953.017.96.615.5

Transportation and utilities

7,20022.615.63.915.1

Transportation and warehousing

5,95722.617.04.316.0

Air transportation

50935.312.84.712.9

Rail transportation

24610.512.62.57.4

Water transportation

6718.88.76.78.6

Truck transportation

1,73911.812.61.616.4

Bus service and urban transit

50536.030.32.717.2

Taxi and limousine service

23411.030.320.216.1

Pipeline transportation

5718.84.30.610.7

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

34----

Services incidental to transportation

80123.915.95.421.8

Postal Service

71139.718.17.210.8

Couriers and messengers

69320.020.03.013.6

Warehousing and storage

36123.519.53.827.9

Utilities

1,24322.29.02.110.7

Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

65921.58.41.89.7

Natural gas distribution

11727.19.70.49.9

Electric and gas, and other combinations

8432.08.95.78.2

Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems

24521.78.61.915.2

Sewage treatment facilities

10911.811.52.58.3

Not specified utilities

29----

Information

3,15040.210.85.69.5

Newspaper publishers

28141.07.82.77.6

Periodical, book, and directory publishers

26354.86.54.35.7

Software publishers

6326.80.916.63.0

Motion pictures and video industries

38635.66.96.111.6

Sound recording industries

40----

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

59633.512.33.013.2

Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals

6335.83.015.07.1

Wired telecommunications carriers

56432.814.65.610.9

Other telecommunications services

54135.513.07.69.5

Data processing, hosting, and related services

10147.213.79.07.9

Libraries and archives

21781.29.44.75.1

Other information services

34----

Financial activities

9,38654.79.45.510.6

Finance and insurance

6,61357.69.36.29.7

Banking and related activities

2,06263.39.77.312.7

Savings institutions, including credit unions

26372.39.56.011.0

Non-depository credit and related activities

74755.510.26.311.7

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

1,12738.75.78.16.1

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,41460.710.24.38.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,77347.69.64.012.8

Real estate

2,38451.09.23.712.7

Rental and leasing services

38927.112.05.613.5

Automotive equipment rental and leasing

17626.517.78.011.4

Video tape and disk rental

23----

Other consumer goods rental

9229.612.93.223.0

Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing

9719.53.53.87.5

Professional and business services

15,81941.08.76.114.7

Professional and technical services

9,46142.55.98.36.9

Legal services

1,66554.46.73.96.6

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,01262.67.46.18.6

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,49623.05.24.76.6

Specialized design services

37953.23.44.29.6

Computer systems design and related services

1,93525.05.619.45.8

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,30941.15.97.55.6

Scientific research and development services

54145.46.010.58.0

Advertising and related services

51851.85.93.75.3

Veterinary services

27079.53.02.58.8

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

33556.06.85.511.7

Management, administrative, and waste services

6,35838.612.82.926.3

Management of companies and enterprises

19547.17.63.910.7

Employment services

89551.620.53.721.1

Business support services

83062.914.53.112.1

Travel arrangements and reservation services

26257.610.17.810.7

Investigation and security services

80022.022.64.115.3

Services to buildings and dwellings

1,37352.411.22.137.2

Landscaping services

1,2589.75.11.243.7

Other administrative and other support services

27544.910.04.616.8

Waste management and remediation services

46918.89.71.421.7

Education and health services

31,86774.413.84.810.5

Educational services

12,96568.410.73.79.6

Elementary and secondary schools

8,52475.511.02.110.8

Colleges and universities, including junior colleges

3,60753.510.77.27.2

Business, technical, and trade schools and training

12353.313.46.59.0

Other schools and instruction, and educational support services

71162.55.95.26.9

Health care and social assistance

18,90278.516.05.511.1

Hospitals

6,31575.815.37.28.7

Health services, except hospitals

9,36778.115.95.111.2

Offices of physicians

1,51277.47.35.811.4

Offices of dentists

86681.23.95.912.0

Offices of chiropractors

12961.31.94.59.9

Offices of optometrists

12377.42.23.211.9

Offices of other health practitioners

27976.04.95.89.1

Outpatient care centers

1,21478.312.75.011.5

Home health care services

96888.625.54.316.1

Other health care services

1,73870.615.26.910.6

Nursing care facilities

1,77883.826.24.19.1

Residential care facilities, without nursing

76069.925.32.110.4

Social assistance

3,22185.017.73.515.7

Individual and family services

1,48179.117.64.316.0

Community food and housing, and emergency services

9967.621.14.415.7

Vocational rehabilitation services

15655.017.32.26.9

Child day care services

1,48595.217.52.716.3

Leisure and hospitality

12,69750.411.26.419.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,92245.38.65.111.1

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

79840.39.42.88.6

Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions

37147.314.04.010.2

Bowling centers

5141.92.51.19.6

Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,70247.37.36.512.6

Accommodation and food services

9,77551.912.06.822.1

Accommodation

1,40753.514.48.623.6

Traveler accommodation

1,30153.715.19.025.0

Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses

10652.25.13.85.6

Food services and drinking places

8,36851.611.66.521.9

Restaurants and other food services

8,14851.511.86.622.1

Drinking places, alcoholic beverages

22056.25.92.212.8

Other services

6,72452.09.16.616.6

Other services, except private households

6,00247.59.26.914.3

Repair and maintenance

1,98410.76.44.020.3

Automotive repair and maintenance

1,1328.46.13.220.4

Car washes

16511.810.34.838.4

Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

18211.011.37.715.4

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance

3088.53.72.615.7

Personal and household goods repair and maintenance

19226.75.06.816.8

Footwear and leather goods repair

4----

Personal and laundry services

2,21874.611.112.714.4

Barber shops

9723.422.53.118.0

Beauty salons

96191.511.85.713.1

Nail salons and other personal care services

37778.13.840.34.2

Drycleaning and laundry services

32758.515.118.629.2

Funeral homes, and cemeteries and crematories

10638.610.72.89.7

Other personal services

35064.610.21.815.7

Membership associations and organizations

1,80054.610.13.07.6

Religious organizations

1,02548.49.93.16.8

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

57967.011.13.09.2

Labor unions

7637.39.93.111.1

Business, professional, political, and similar organizations

12158.86.62.24.5

Private households

72289.38.43.735.2

Public administration

6,85344.715.33.210.1

Executive offices and legislative bodies

88453.713.72.711.5

Public finance activities

34662.317.64.76.8

Other general government and support

13837.313.13.39.0

Justice, public order, and safety activities

2,82033.614.32.110.8

Administration of human resource programs

97672.421.23.911.6

Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

29941.68.03.64.6

Administration of economic programs and space research

59443.713.93.87.1

National security and international affairs

79535.217.05.110.3

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: March 1, 2012