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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]
Industry2012
Total
employed
Percent of total employed
WomenBlack or
African
American
AsianHispanic
or Latino

Total, 16 years and over

142,46947.011.15.415.4

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

2,18625.62.81.522.5

Crop production

95525.22.81.829.9

Animal production

89926.21.81.116.8

Forestry, except logging

49----

Logging

828.89.90.02.3

Fishing, hunting, and trapping

42----

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

16035.53.50.629.5

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

95713.24.71.417.5

Oil and gas extraction

9223.34.11.39.2

Coal mining

975.91.00.02.5

Metal ore mining

45----

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

8813.51.40.57.7

Not specified type of mining

15----

Support activities for mining

62012.86.31.822.5

Construction

8,9649.05.61.924.4

Manufacturing

14,68629.08.76.215.3

Durable goods manufacturing

9,24425.07.66.612.7

Nonmetallic mineral products manufacturing

40321.05.91.314.6

Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing

32----

Structural clay product manufacturing

28----

Glass and glass product manufacturing

15029.25.51.210.5

Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing

1367.15.71.617.8

Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

5716.73.70.121.5

Primary metals and fabricated metal products manufacturing

1,65717.77.13.014.7

Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing

28812.812.11.713.9

Aluminum production and processing

6716.75.40.712.6

Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing

6811.89.710.411.3

Foundries

8713.511.60.311.7

Metal forgings and stampings

49----

Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing

44----

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

36218.64.74.120.4

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

29410.43.52.69.7

Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities

6822.97.32.323.0

Ordnance

44----

Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing

26925.06.13.511.3

Not specified metal industries

17----

Machinery manufacturing

1,29521.46.64.310.0

Agricultural implement manufacturing

12520.05.63.710.7

Construction, and mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

16115.64.73.610.2

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

8634.15.78.35.8

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

15514.74.84.12.7

Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

7321.39.36.79.6

Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.

69023.17.53.712.1

Not specified machinery manufacturing

6----

Computers and electronic products manufacturing

1,27230.95.218.79.9

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

25134.15.121.87.3

Communications, and audio and video equipment manufacturing

12923.811.816.88.7

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

22430.36.47.411.8

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

66831.33.621.710.5

Electrical equipment and appliances manufacturing

39031.710.95.014.3

Household appliance manufacturing

7042.324.43.65.4

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

32129.48.05.216.2

Transportation equipment manufacturing

2,06122.310.46.19.4

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing

1,03424.214.24.26.9

Aircraft and parts manufacturing

38521.35.67.012.4

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

42722.94.811.711.4

Railroad rolling stock manufacturing

29----

Ship and boat building

15010.216.13.112.6

Other transportation equipment manufacturing

36----

Wood products manufacturing

38814.97.32.117.3

Sawmills and wood preservation

12610.311.11.08.5

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products

32----

Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes

32----

Miscellaneous wood products

19916.76.63.225.8

Furniture and fixtures manufacturing

41024.98.51.319.2

Miscellaneous manufacturing

1,36638.16.67.816.1

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

58342.45.611.513.2

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

10835.53.84.312.2

Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.

49035.67.74.817.3

Not specified manufacturing industries

18633.18.66.524.7

Nondurable goods manufacturing

5,44335.710.65.519.7

Food manufacturing

1,70640.611.76.328.8

Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling

15126.98.82.716.4

Sugar and confectionery products

7242.110.98.027.9

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

13237.09.42.230.4

Dairy product manufacturing

15028.15.25.519.5

Animal slaughtering and processing

48037.116.37.839.0

Retail bakeries

27961.910.78.126.8

Bakeries, except retail

18337.511.63.832.9

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

19043.311.85.920.4

Not specified food industries

7041.19.711.322.6

Beverage and tobacco products manufacturing

27226.417.23.314.1

Beverage manufacturing

25726.216.83.414.1

Tobacco manufacturing

15----

Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing

59752.98.87.229.4

Fiber, yarn, and thread mills

9----

Fabric mills, except knitting mills

10344.013.23.325.4

Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills

23----

Carpet and rug mills

5043.58.33.130.0

Textile product mills, except carpet and rug

9352.56.00.829.9

Knitting fabric mills, and apparel knitting mills

24----

Cut and sew apparel manufacturing

22362.07.915.235.3

Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

8----

Footwear manufacturing

35----

Leather tanning and finishing and other allied products manufacturing

30----

Paper manufacturing and printing

88328.29.62.413.4

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

18916.717.50.88.5

Paperboard containers and boxes

9417.814.30.021.6

Miscellaneous paper and pulp products

8534.86.95.011.0

Printing and related support activities

51533.26.33.014.1

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

20717.77.32.918.4

Petroleum refining

19117.66.82.618.2

Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

16----

Chemicals manufacturing

1,28633.410.17.311.6

Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing

20630.09.23.817.9

Agricultural chemical manufacturing

31----

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

45146.612.013.59.3

Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing

5618.50.75.414.3

Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing

14053.011.18.217.6

Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals

40116.69.72.88.9

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

49130.29.83.612.7

Plastics product manufacturing

33132.08.74.413.6

Tire manufacturing

7925.116.42.110.5

Rubber product, except tire, manufacturing

8028.08.21.811.0

Wholesale and retail trade

19,87644.610.65.115.5

Wholesale trade

3,69428.67.15.016.8

Motor vehicles, parts and supplies, merchant wholesalers

18523.79.12.415.3

Furniture and home furnishing, merchant wholesalers

6537.14.36.628.4

Lumber and other construction materials, merchant wholesalers

15721.49.11.918.2

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies, merchant wholesalers

36438.04.75.410.3

Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers

47----

Electrical and electronic goods, merchant wholesalers

20726.21.48.114.4

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

13520.110.61.15.1

Machinery, equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers

37925.25.31.97.3

Recyclable material, merchant wholesalers

12415.89.82.723.8

Miscellaneous durable goods, merchant wholesalers

11428.78.27.515.6

Paper and paper products, merchant wholesalers

5229.67.44.312.1

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

22645.110.26.211.8

Apparel, fabrics, and notions, merchant wholesalers

10449.54.514.924.8

Groceries and related products, merchant wholesalers

83923.48.84.326.0

Farm product raw materials, merchant wholesalers

6436.72.11.79.5

Petroleum and petroleum products, merchant wholesalers

14923.55.76.916.4

Alcoholic beverages, merchant wholesalers

12119.06.94.79.0

Farm supplies, merchant wholesalers

5025.04.00.015.8

Miscellaneous nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers

18840.47.65.018.7

Wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers

8539.47.316.524.9

Not specified wholesale trade

38----

Retail trade

16,18248.311.45.115.2

Automobile dealers

1,23719.78.63.015.5

Other motor vehicle dealers

12617.33.81.68.0

Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores

49615.99.33.318.4

Furniture and home furnishings stores

50140.28.93.516.4

Household appliance stores

6629.88.01.812.9

Radio, TV, and computer stores

57828.810.95.616.2

Building material and supplies dealers

89530.17.71.714.1

Hardware stores

24526.56.42.312.3

Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores

28029.83.70.17.0

Grocery stores

2,79249.311.56.017.5

Specialty food stores

29348.27.95.625.7

Beer, wine, and liquor stores

15636.99.010.310.6

Pharmacies and drug stores

87163.611.48.412.6

Health and personal care, except drug, stores

32767.58.56.916.9

Gasoline stations

48450.611.712.58.6

Clothing stores

1,00876.813.86.518.3

Shoe stores

18350.317.67.523.7

Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores

19966.37.711.411.9

Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores

46143.66.73.411.3

Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores

6878.92.74.09.8

Music stores

5928.75.66.212.4

Book stores and news dealers

15052.99.44.410.9

Department stores and discount stores

2,20560.219.04.215.6

Miscellaneous general merchandise stores

50658.516.63.817.7

Retail florists

9776.57.52.312.0

Office supplies and stationery stores

14238.66.54.114.4

Used merchandise stores

25562.310.34.313.7

Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops

14373.76.86.511.6

Miscellaneous retail stores

45953.77.33.212.1

Electronic shopping

16841.75.911.77.9

Electronic auctions

23----

Mail order houses

7865.39.01.810.2

Vending machine operators

42----

Fuel dealers

8122.14.92.69.9

Other direct selling establishments

19273.710.03.814.2

Not specified retail trade

31651.718.09.815.5

Transportation and utilities

7,27123.215.93.916.2

Transportation and warehousing

6,08223.217.24.217.3

Air transportation

55936.014.06.013.6

Rail transportation

2549.615.82.411.3

Water transportation

5616.83.96.914.0

Truck transportation

1,78411.714.51.418.7

Bus service and urban transit

47238.129.13.916.0

Taxi and limousine service

22511.531.918.215.5

Pipeline transportation

5926.05.60.69.0

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

37----

Services incidental to transportation

84324.313.54.723.3

Postal Service

70440.218.97.710.7

Couriers and messengers

67119.620.22.714.4

Warehousing and storage

41728.217.43.428.0

Utilities

1,19023.39.42.110.8

Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

62023.49.71.99.7

Natural gas distribution

11129.48.72.811.2

Electric and gas, and other combinations

8334.810.25.36.1

Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems

23720.98.71.915.0

Sewage treatment facilities

12113.88.71.411.9

Not specified utilities

17----

Information

2,97138.211.16.210.2

Newspaper publishers

28344.77.62.66.8

Periodical, book, and directory publishers

25252.35.26.45.6

Software publishers

6735.04.923.75.6

Motion pictures and video industries

37030.98.06.411.4

Sound recording industries

33----

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

54732.414.22.814.9

Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals

6036.66.117.14.0

Wired telecommunications carriers

52327.715.06.910.6

Other telecommunications services

48733.913.37.811.9

Data processing, hosting, and related services

10443.010.57.17.6

Libraries and archives

21076.19.05.05.8

Other information services

35----

Financial activities

9,59053.39.65.811.7

Finance and insurance

6,78656.19.76.410.5

Banking and related activities

2,11260.611.27.712.7

Savings institutions, including credit unions

23974.76.65.911.9

Non-depository credit and related activities

87553.310.27.014.1

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

1,12238.65.49.25.9

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,43759.410.63.99.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,80446.59.44.114.4

Real estate

2,40949.68.64.214.1

Rental and leasing services

39527.414.13.516.4

Automotive equipment rental and leasing

17227.518.35.612.6

Video tape and disk rental

18----

Other consumer goods rental

10329.115.22.325.6

Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing

10121.26.70.714.5

Professional and business services

16,53941.19.66.915.2

Professional and technical services

9,91343.26.49.47.5

Legal services

1,71456.56.75.29.1

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,04460.48.07.18.6

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,52525.76.05.16.6

Specialized design services

37157.93.86.411.0

Computer systems design and related services

2,09224.55.820.25.1

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,41541.77.37.45.9

Scientific research and development services

51048.16.113.18.5

Advertising and related services

55950.26.17.27.7

Veterinary services

31177.15.02.510.9

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

37356.15.96.610.9

Management, administrative, and waste services

6,62638.014.33.226.7

Management of companies and enterprises

18749.76.65.311.8

Employment services

1,03752.121.25.119.5

Business support services

79362.915.62.313.2

Travel arrangements and reservation services

26861.711.510.311.5

Investigation and security services

78224.222.73.614.8

Services to buildings and dwellings

1,42252.413.92.140.6

Landscaping services

1,3277.46.61.742.7

Other administrative and other support services

29338.79.95.514.6

Waste management and remediation services

51814.414.01.220.6

Education and health services

32,35074.514.35.311.4

Educational services

12,94568.611.04.210.5

Elementary and secondary schools

8,49175.811.32.411.7

Colleges and universities, including junior colleges

3,60953.111.27.98.1

Business, technical, and trade schools and training

12148.27.34.18.3

Other schools and instruction, and educational support services

72364.28.06.38.2

Health care and social assistance

19,40578.416.56.012.0

Hospitals

6,11376.516.07.19.5

Health services, except hospitals

10,00977.416.15.711.8

Offices of physicians

1,50276.16.86.111.1

Offices of dentists

83581.65.65.713.9

Offices of chiropractors

13461.81.53.112.8

Offices of optometrists

12272.66.87.06.8

Offices of other health practitioners

25773.25.27.78.2

Outpatient care centers

1,28574.612.25.413.3

Home health care services

1,04087.628.44.916.4

Other health care services

2,39271.915.97.411.6

Nursing care facilities

1,72684.725.54.49.6

Residential care facilities, without nursing

71771.222.24.39.9

Social assistance

3,28384.918.84.517.0

Individual and family services

1,45978.920.15.817.1

Community food and housing, and emergency services

11874.328.91.616.7

Vocational rehabilitation services

15852.720.73.26.3

Child day care services

1,54994.816.63.618.1

Leisure and hospitality

13,19350.811.36.621.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,02245.58.85.012.6

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

82442.69.24.27.8

Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions

34043.79.32.612.3

Bowling centers

44----

Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,81347.18.76.014.9

Accommodation and food services

10,17152.412.07.124.7

Accommodation

1,42657.415.08.726.4

Traveler accommodation

1,33257.615.79.127.7

Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses

9455.54.52.96.8

Food services and drinking places

8,74551.611.56.924.4

Restaurants and other food services

8,48451.511.77.024.9

Drinking places, alcoholic beverages

26154.17.13.39.4

Other services

7,16852.09.87.718.0

Other services, except private households

6,43047.810.08.115.7

Repair and maintenance

2,14612.17.24.321.9

Automotive repair and maintenance

1,23710.06.33.521.6

Car washes

17113.512.01.836.8

Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

17912.213.411.711.2

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance

3608.66.72.522.5

Personal and household goods repair and maintenance

19130.64.18.518.3

Footwear and leather goods repair

8----

Personal and laundry services

2,37971.812.215.515.9

Barber shops

12128.735.42.222.8

Beauty salons

98790.013.28.415.0

Nail salons and other personal care services

46674.04.444.08.5

Drycleaning and laundry services

33757.712.719.130.5

Funeral homes, and cemeteries and crematories

12434.011.00.26.8

Other personal services

34459.311.93.915.3

Membership associations and organizations

1,90458.010.43.18.6

Religious organizations

1,05951.79.22.77.8

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

63869.712.63.29.7

Labor unions

5032.116.47.616.2

Business, professional, political, and similar organizations

15761.77.64.07.6

Private households

73888.98.44.537.2

Public administration

6,71745.415.74.111.1

Executive offices and legislative bodies

1,03153.314.84.310.5

Public finance activities

37365.416.56.78.0

Other general government and support

13337.718.53.111.5

Justice, public order, and safety activities

2,69033.315.02.312.5

Administration of human resource programs

94070.521.35.811.7

Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

29841.99.72.56.1

Administration of economic programs and space research

56146.713.85.78.4

National security and international affairs

69037.315.46.412.0

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: February 5, 2013