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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
17. Employed persons by industry, sex, race, and occupation
[In thousands]
Industry, sex, and race 2012
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

2,186 978 46 13 86 17 92 812 7 33 30 71

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

957 165 116 1 8 19 67 1 321 78 69 112

Construction

8,964 1,633 261 17 35 85 453 4 5,620 451 157 247

Manufacturing

14,686 2,441 2,005 38 203 650 1,321 65 301 676 5,859 1,128

Durable goods

9,244 1,598 1,476 24 85 344 814 6 253 445 3,630 570

Nondurable goods

5,443 843 529 14 118 307 507 59 48 231 2,229 558

Wholesale and retail trade

19,876 1,415 1,011 73 707 10,145 3,091 59 101 756 616 1,903

Wholesale trade

3,694 547 156 6 44 1,284 633 49 30 129 126 690

Retail trade

16,182 868 855 66 663 8,860 2,458 10 71 627 490 1,213

Transportation and utilities

7,271 770 345 53 130 138 1,584 5 170 514 340 3,222

Information

2,971 605 1,004 5 68 357 493 0 18 302 68 51

Financial activities

9,590 3,982 703 62 319 1,967 2,174 1 50 168 52 112

Professional and business services

16,539 4,077 5,037 544 2,592 535 2,285 15 175 280 408 593

Education and health services

32,350 2,934 17,484 197 7,105 122 3,593 6 102 223 173 411

Leisure and hospitality

13,193 1,759 851 209 8,189 1,005 595 8 28 114 136 299

Other services

7,168 658 912 19 2,630 384 644 3 31 1,094 489 305

Other services, except private households

6,430 651 908 19 1,927 384 641 1 29 1,092 486 293

Private households

738 7 4 0 703 0 4 2 2 2 4 12

Public administration

6,717 1,261 1,589 1,866 291 32 1,303 16 80 134 58 87

Men

Agriculture and related

1,626 726 35 11 47 10 11 661 7 32 26 61

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

831 129 88 1 6 18 19 1 314 78 68 110

Construction

8,162 1,428 225 13 27 68 65 4 5,497 445 150 239

Manufacturing

10,432 1,680 1,562 36 127 419 498 28 290 655 4,228 909

Durable goods

6,932 1,136 1,210 22 53 253 313 6 242 430 2,777 492

Nondurable goods

3,499 544 352 14 75 166 186 22 48 226 1,450 417

Wholesale and retail trade

11,004 811 439 57 310 5,170 1,325 35 100 738 425 1,596

Wholesale trade

2,638 346 110 5 28 994 252 30 30 125 94 622

Retail trade

8,367 465 328 51 282 4,176 1,073 5 70 612 331 974

Transportation and utilities

5,581 507 269 36 94 86 808 5 166 500 307 2,804

Information

1,838 371 656 5 41 219 163 0 17 280 49 36

Financial activities

4,482 2,019 405 42 218 1,049 403 0 47 162 35 102

Professional and business services

9,741 2,303 3,258 433 1,689 283 526 12 169 265 295 508

Education and health services

8,263 977 4,717 133 1,440 34 354 5 95 208 75 225

Leisure and hospitality

6,487 932 465 149 4,010 281 170 6 24 111 84 255

Other services

3,439 315 515 12 542 273 102 2 31 1,064 322 261

Other services, except private households

3,357 313 514 12 482 273 102 0 28 1,062 319 250

Private households

82 2 1 0 60 0 0 2 2 2 3 11

Public administration

3,669 582 796 1,522 133 12 285 11 75 129 46 79

Women

Agriculture and related

560 252 11 2 40 8 80 151 0 1 4 11

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

126 36 28 0 2 2 48 0 7 1 1 1

Construction

802 205 36 4 8 16 388 0 123 6 7 8

Manufacturing

4,255 761 443 2 75 231 822 37 11 20 1,631 219

Durable goods

2,311 462 266 2 32 91 501 0 11 15 852 78

Nondurable goods

1,943 299 177 0 43 141 321 37 0 5 779 141

Wholesale and retail trade

8,871 604 572 16 397 4,975 1,766 24 2 19 191 306

Wholesale trade

1,056 200 46 1 16 290 380 19 0 4 32 67

Retail trade

7,815 403 527 15 381 4,685 1,385 4 2 15 159 239

Transportation and utilities

1,691 263 76 17 36 52 776 1 4 14 33 418

Information

1,134 234 348 0 27 138 330 0 1 21 19 15

Financial activities

5,108 1,963 298 20 100 918 1,770 1 3 6 17 10

Professional and business services

6,798 1,774 1,779 112 902 252 1,758 3 5 14 113 85

Education and health services

24,087 1,957 12,767 64 5,665 88 3,239 1 7 15 98 186

Leisure and hospitality

6,706 828 386 60 4,179 724 425 2 4 2 52 43

Other services

3,728 343 396 6 2,088 111 543 1 0 30 167 44

Other services, except private households

3,072 338 393 6 1,445 110 539 1 0 30 166 43

Private households

656 5 3 0 643 0 4 0 0 0 1 1

Public administration

3,048 679 793 344 158 21 1,018 5 5 5 12 8

White

Agriculture and related

2,033 935 44 11 76 16 90 738 6 29 24 63

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

865 154 103 1 7 19 58 1 293 72 57 101

Construction

8,050 1,499 218 12 33 76 420 4 5,035 403 129 222

Manufacturing

12,121 2,150 1,615 24 160 576 1,121 46 274 597 4,643 914

Durable goods

7,688 1,413 1,183 14 67 309 685 6 232 385 2,923 471

Nondurable goods

4,433 737 432 10 93 266 436 40 42 213 1,720 443

Wholesale and retail trade

16,180 1,210 804 53 563 8,204 2,479 52 95 663 515 1,543

Wholesale trade

3,175 468 122 5 31 1,157 539 43 28 115 99 568

Retail trade

13,006 743 682 48 531 7,047 1,940 10 68 548 416 975

Transportation and utilities

5,611 624 277 34 95 114 1,175 5 149 420 288 2,428

Information

2,373 497 811 2 50 287 369 0 16 251 50 42

Financial activities

7,900 3,310 534 49 239 1,718 1,754 1 38 141 39 76

Professional and business services

13,396 3,404 4,064 335 2,142 450 1,854 13 139 241 323 432

Education and health services

25,135 2,374 14,120 144 4,805 87 2,888 6 86 191 124 310

Leisure and hospitality

10,266 1,424 726 158 6,345 681 461 7 21 91 101 251

Other services

5,706 562 761 14 1,940 314 548 3 29 927 368 240

Other services, except private households

5,088 557 758 14 1,355 314 544 1 26 926 364 229

Private households

618 5 3 0 585 0 3 2 2 2 4 11

Public administration

5,133 952 1,202 1,512 198 21 952 13 73 104 43 65

Black or African American

Agriculture and related

61 8 0 0 7 0 1 30 1 3 5 5

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

45 4 8 0 1 1 4 0 13 3 4 6

Construction

498 58 16 2 2 7 16 0 335 30 15 18

Manufacturing

1,283 95 93 9 27 26 124 15 19 33 679 162

Durable goods

705 51 56 5 11 11 77 0 13 25 379 76

Nondurable goods

578 44 38 4 16 14 46 15 6 9 300 86

Wholesale and retail trade

2,098 67 81 13 83 1,088 388 4 3 54 54 263

Wholesale trade

261 18 12 1 9 54 55 4 0 7 13 88

Retail trade

1,837 49 69 11 74 1,035 333 0 3 47 40 175

Transportation and utilities

1,159 86 38 15 22 17 270 0 14 61 39 596

Information

329 54 78 3 13 49 82 0 1 37 9 4

Financial activities

923 358 56 9 55 125 265 0 6 20 9 21

Professional and business services

1,582 275 286 157 312 54 277 1 24 25 53 117

Education and health services

4,628 361 1,870 44 1,711 22 473 0 11 20 38 78

Leisure and hospitality

1,488 136 55 27 929 200 80 1 4 10 23 22

Other services

706 48 102 2 287 31 53 0 0 88 47 46

Other services, except private households

643 46 102 2 228 31 53 0 0 88 47 46

Private households

62 2 0 0 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Public administration

1,056 215 228 250 57 8 247 1 3 21 10 16

Asian

Agriculture and related

32 14 0 0 1 1 0 14 0 0 1 0

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

13 3 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0

Construction

169 38 19 1 0 1 10 0 84 10 3 2

Manufacturing

912 152 262 3 8 35 47 1 5 26 346 26

Durable goods

614 100 211 3 5 18 36 0 5 20 207 8

Nondurable goods

298 52 51 0 4 17 11 1 0 5 139 18

Wholesale and retail trade

1,014 110 103 1 32 545 132 1 1 17 26 47

Wholesale trade

184 48 20 0 3 57 28 1 0 1 10 16

Retail trade

830 61 83 1 30 488 104 0 1 16 15 30

Transportation and utilities

282 34 24 2 9 5 90 0 3 16 5 96

Information

184 36 95 0 3 13 25 0 0 4 6 2

Financial activities

552 233 100 4 11 84 107 0 2 2 2 7

Professional and business services

1,143 319 573 22 56 20 102 0 6 11 21 14

Education and health services

1,700 133 1,079 3 322 6 133 0 4 5 7 8

Leisure and hospitality

875 144 35 5 553 80 32 1 1 5 6 14

Other services

554 30 32 1 323 23 28 0 2 46 59 10

Other services, except private households

521 30 32 1 290 23 28 0 2 46 59 10

Private households

33 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Public administration

275 60 105 40 14 2 42 1 1 4 2 3

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