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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 race2012
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

2,18697846138617928127333071

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

95716511618196713217869112

Construction

8,9641,63326117358545345,620451157247

Manufacturing

14,6862,4412,005382036501,321653016765,8591,128

Durable goods

9,2441,5981,476248534481462534453,630570

Nondurable goods

5,4438435291411830750759482312,229558

Wholesale and retail trade

19,8761,4151,0117370710,1453,091591017566161,903

Wholesale trade

3,6945471566441,2846334930129126690

Retail trade

16,182868855666638,8602,45810716274901,213

Transportation and utilities

7,271770345531301381,58451705143403,222

Information

2,9716051,0045683574930183026851

Financial activities

9,5903,982703623191,9672,17415016852112

Professional and business services

16,5394,0775,0375442,5925352,28515175280408593

Education and health services

32,3502,93417,4841977,1051223,5936102223173411

Leisure and hospitality

13,1931,7598512098,1891,005595828114136299

Other services

7,168658912192,6303846443311,094489305

Other services, except private households

6,430651908191,9273846411291,092486293

Private households

73874070304222412

Public administration

6,7171,2611,5891,866291321,30316801345887

Men

Agriculture and related

1,62672635114710116617322661

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

8311298816181913147868110

Construction

8,1621,4282251327686545,497445150239

Manufacturing

10,4321,6801,56236127419498282906554,228909

Durable goods

6,9321,1361,210225325331362424302,777492

Nondurable goods

3,499544352147516618622482261,450417

Wholesale and retail trade

11,004811439573105,1701,325351007384251,596

Wholesale trade

2,638346110528994252303012594622

Retail trade

8,367465328512824,1761,073570612331974

Transportation and utilities

5,58150726936948680851665003072,804

Information

1,8383716565412191630172804936

Financial activities

4,4822,019405422181,04940304716235102

Professional and business services

9,7412,3033,2584331,68928352612169265295508

Education and health services

8,2639774,7171331,4403435459520875225

Leisure and hospitality

6,4879324651494,01028117062411184255

Other services

3,439315515125422731022311,064322261

Other services, except private households

3,357313514124822731020281,062319250

Private households

822106000222311

Public administration

3,6695827961,5221331228511751294679

Women

Agriculture and related

5602521124088015101411

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

12636280224807111

Construction

8022053648163880123678

Manufacturing

4,2557614432752318223711201,631219

Durable goods

2,311462266232915010111585278

Nondurable goods

1,9432991770431413213705779141

Wholesale and retail trade

8,871604572163974,9751,76624219191306

Wholesale trade

1,0562004611629038019043267

Retail trade

7,815403527153814,6851,3854215159239

Transportation and utilities

1,69126376173652776141433418

Information

1,13423434802713833001211915

Financial activities

5,1081,963298201009181,7701361710

Professional and business services

6,7981,7741,7791129022521,758351411385

Education and health services

24,0871,95712,767645,665883,239171598186

Leisure and hospitality

6,706828386604,1797244252425243

Other services

3,72834339662,088111543103016744

Other services, except private households

3,07233839361,445110539103016643

Private households

6565306430400011

Public administration

3,048679793344158211,018555128

White

Agriculture and related

2,03393544117616907386292463

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

86515410317195812937257101

Construction

8,0501,49921812337642045,035403129222

Manufacturing

12,1212,1501,615241605761,121462745974,643914

Durable goods

7,6881,4131,183146730968562323852,923471

Nondurable goods

4,433737432109326643640422131,720443

Wholesale and retail trade

16,1801,210804535638,2042,47952956635151,543

Wholesale trade

3,1754681225311,157539432811599568

Retail trade

13,006743682485317,0471,9401068548416975

Transportation and utilities

5,61162427734951141,17551494202882,428

Information

2,3734978112502873690162515042

Financial activities

7,9003,310534492391,7181,7541381413976

Professional and business services

13,3963,4044,0643352,1424501,85413139241323432

Education and health services

25,1352,37414,1201444,805872,888686191124310

Leisure and hospitality

10,2661,4247261586,34568146172191101251

Other services

5,706562761141,940314548329927368240

Other services, except private households

5,088557758141,355314544126926364229

Private households

61853058503222411

Public administration

5,1339521,2021,5121982195213731044365

Black or African American

Agriculture and related

61800701301355

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

45480114013346

Construction

4985816227160335301518

Manufacturing

1,283959392726124151933679162

Durable goods

705515651111770132537976

Nondurable goods

57844384161446156930086

Wholesale and retail trade

2,098678113831,088388435454263

Wholesale trade

26118121954554071388

Retail trade

1,837496911741,035333034740175

Transportation and utilities

1,15986381522172700146139596

Information

32954783134982013794

Financial activities

923358569551252650620921

Professional and business services

1,582275286157312542771242553117

Education and health services

4,6283611,870441,71122473011203878

Leisure and hospitality

1,48813655279292008014102322

Other services

706481022287315300884746

Other services, except private households

643461022228315300884746

Private households

62200590000000

Public administration

1,05621522825057824713211016

Asian

Agriculture and related

321400110140010

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

1334000101030

Construction

1693819101100841032

Manufacturing

912152262383547152634626

Durable goods

61410021135183605202078

Nondurable goods

298525104171110513918

Wholesale and retail trade

1,01411010313254513211172647

Wholesale trade

18448200357281011016

Retail trade

830618313048810401161530

Transportation and utilities

2823424295900316596

Information

184369503132500462

Financial activities

5522331004118410702227

Professional and business services

1,14331957322562010206112114

Education and health services

1,7001331,0793322613304578

Leisure and hospitality

8751443555538032115614

Other services

55430321323232802465910

Other services, except private households

52130321290232802465910

Private households

33000330000000

Public administration

27560105401424211423

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 5, 2013