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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
15. Employed persons in agriculture and nonagricultural industries by age, sex, and class of worker
[In thousands]
Age and sex 2012
Agriculture and related industries Nonagricultural industries
Total Wage and
salary
workers(1)
Self-
employed
workers,
unincor-
porated
Unpaid
family
workers
Total Wage and salary workers(1) Self-
employed
workers,
unincor-
porated
Unpaid
family
workers
Total Private industries Govern-
ment
Total Private
household
workers
Other
private
industries

Total, 16 years and over

2,186 1,377 780 29 140,283 131,452 111,093 738 110,355 20,360 8,749 81

16 to 19 years

105 89 9 7 4,321 4,245 4,041 60 3,982 204 67 8

16 to 17 years

45 38 2 6 1,374 1,343 1,274 26 1,249 69 27 4

18 to 19 years

60 51 7 1 2,947 2,902 2,767 34 2,733 135 41 5

20 to 24 years

197 169 21 7 13,211 12,970 11,983 111 11,872 987 234 7

25 to 34 years

349 287 60 2 30,352 29,111 25,259 121 25,138 3,852 1,233 8

35 to 44 years

338 254 82 2 30,238 28,368 23,808 123 23,685 4,560 1,854 17

45 to 54 years

452 274 172 6 32,422 30,065 24,516 162 24,354 5,549 2,339 18

55 to 64 years

417 210 205 2 22,822 20,798 16,555 105 16,449 4,243 2,010 14

65 years and over

328 95 231 2 6,917 5,896 4,931 57 4,874 965 1,012 9

Men, 16 years and over

1,626 1,048 562 16 73,930 68,629 59,869 82 59,786 8,760 5,266 34

16 to 19 years

78 69 6 4 2,074 2,019 1,924 6 1,918 94 49 7

16 to 17 years

33 30 1 3 626 605 575 4 571 30 19 2

18 to 19 years

45 39 5 1 1,448 1,414 1,350 3 1,347 64 30 4

20 to 24 years

152 132 13 7 6,796 6,654 6,193 15 6,178 460 137 5

25 to 34 years

269 225 43 2 16,337 15,619 13,920 14 13,906 1,699 715 3

35 to 44 years

257 196 60 1 16,226 15,111 13,174 15 13,159 1,936 1,111 5

45 to 54 years

328 203 124 1 16,892 15,502 13,175 19 13,156 2,327 1,384 7

55 to 64 years

302 153 148 1 11,766 10,535 8,743 8 8,735 1,792 1,228 3

65 years and over

239 69 169 1 3,838 3,190 2,739 6 2,734 450 643 5

Women, 16 years and over

560 329 218 13 66,353 62,824 51,224 656 50,568 11,600 3,483 47

16 to 19 years

27 20 3 3 2,247 2,226 2,117 53 2,064 110 19 2

16 to 17 years

12 8 1 3 748 739 700 22 678 39 8 1

18 to 19 years

14 12 2 0 1,499 1,488 1,417 31 1,386 70 11 1

20 to 24 years

45 36 8 1 6,415 6,317 5,790 96 5,693 527 97 2

25 to 34 years

79 62 17 0 14,015 13,492 11,339 107 11,233 2,153 518 5

35 to 44 years

81 58 22 1 14,012 13,257 10,634 108 10,526 2,623 743 12

45 to 54 years

124 71 48 5 15,529 14,563 11,341 143 11,198 3,222 955 11

55 to 64 years

115 57 58 1 11,056 10,262 7,812 97 7,714 2,451 782 11

65 years and over

89 26 63 1 3,079 2,706 2,192 51 2,140 515 368 5

Footnotes
(1) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: February 5, 2013