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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]
Industry2013
Total
employed
Percent of total employed
WomenBlack or
African
American
AsianHispanic
or Latino

Total, 16 years and over

143,92947.011.25.715.6

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

2,13024.42.71.423.2

Crop production

98124.93.21.529.9

Animal production

78025.31.91.414.8

Forestry, except logging

47----

Logging

914.210.10.02.3

Fishing, hunting, and trapping

49----

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

18230.40.40.941.9

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

1,06513.15.51.520.1

Oil and gas extraction

11520.08.22.316.9

Coal mining

859.21.50.00.7

Metal ore mining

49----

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

10711.38.00.715.4

Not specified type of mining

9----

Support activities for mining

70012.45.61.824.3

Construction

9,2719.15.12.125.5

Manufacturing

14,86928.79.56.815.7

Durable goods manufacturing

9,39124.68.47.213.5

Nonmetallic mineral products manufacturing

41219.58.02.516.0

Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing

27----

Structural clay product manufacturing

32----

Glass and glass product manufacturing

14925.78.54.614.5

Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing

13411.48.00.019.0

Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

7014.95.50.218.5

Primary metals and fabricated metal products manufacturing

1,58915.85.63.415.8

Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing

3019.95.71.413.5

Aluminum production and processing

6118.010.62.618.0

Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing

5610.99.11.69.4

Foundries

7711.42.11.524.2

Metal forgings and stampings

43----

Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing

49----

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

30814.64.53.018.3

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

27311.33.35.715.3

Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities

8011.42.72.721.2

Ordnance

5030.49.51.38.7

Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing

28124.86.85.513.4

Not specified metal industries

12----

Machinery manufacturing

1,23222.27.04.711.3

Agricultural implement manufacturing

12022.09.23.310.7

Construction, and mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

14919.88.09.58.0

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

7939.43.65.213.0

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

15913.73.84.48.3

Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

6921.610.34.713.9

Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.

65322.97.23.912.5

Not specified machinery manufacturing

3----

Computers and electronic products manufacturing

1,30229.64.418.711.7

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

26230.04.024.59.9

Communications, and audio and video equipment manufacturing

14521.97.818.59.1

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

23431.04.77.211.6

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

66130.73.820.613.1

Electrical equipment and appliances manufacturing

41129.213.36.611.7

Household appliance manufacturing

6329.716.16.010.3

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

34829.112.86.711.9

Transportation equipment manufacturing

2,24523.212.26.99.4

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing

1,18625.415.46.08.0

Aircraft and parts manufacturing

41722.08.47.811.9

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

43022.35.48.811.3

Railroad rolling stock manufacturing

37----

Ship and boat building

14612.720.23.96.8

Other transportation equipment manufacturing

29----

Wood products manufacturing

40813.510.41.717.3

Sawmills and wood preservation

1099.07.50.013.9

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products

38----

Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes

36----

Miscellaneous wood products

22414.612.12.220.2

Furniture and fixtures manufacturing

42726.79.53.124.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing

1,36537.18.38.016.6

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

52742.16.911.614.0

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

12235.05.65.112.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.

46535.98.07.116.3

Not specified manufacturing industries

25130.213.03.724.7

Nondurable goods manufacturing

5,47835.911.56.219.5

Food manufacturing

1,73140.313.16.626.5

Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling

14226.58.00.68.3

Sugar and confectionery products

7536.69.910.929.2

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

16138.113.52.932.6

Dairy product manufacturing

15332.09.22.616.9

Animal slaughtering and processing

50337.820.010.633.6

Retail bakeries

26366.07.87.820.7

Bakeries, except retail

19838.211.14.931.3

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

18937.913.35.723.2

Not specified food industries

47----

Beverage and tobacco products manufacturing

27130.411.33.813.6

Beverage manufacturing

24630.210.84.214.3

Tobacco manufacturing

25----

Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing

57151.811.310.129.3

Fiber, yarn, and thread mills

10----

Fabric mills, except knitting mills

10235.216.25.315.0

Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills

12----

Carpet and rug mills

5532.54.51.838.7

Textile product mills, except carpet and rug

6860.69.95.226.6

Knitting fabric mills, and apparel knitting mills

16----

Cut and sew apparel manufacturing

25358.111.016.538.6

Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

7----

Footwear manufacturing

24----

Leather tanning and finishing and other allied products manufacturing

23----

Paper manufacturing and printing

94431.09.84.715.1

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

17916.516.80.96.4

Paperboard containers and boxes

11216.219.31.320.4

Miscellaneous paper and pulp products

8938.06.18.718.6

Printing and related support activities

56437.46.35.916.2

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

19316.010.32.118.0

Petroleum refining

17816.010.01.919.4

Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

15----

Chemicals manufacturing

1,24034.510.86.812.5

Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing

18130.012.83.720.9

Agricultural chemical manufacturing

27----

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

44843.911.812.39.6

Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing

6120.14.26.413.6

Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing

13249.29.84.720.0

Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals

39123.910.22.89.8

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

52826.211.64.714.0

Plastics product manufacturing

35425.79.64.315.7

Tire manufacturing

9523.118.96.97.7

Rubber product, except tire, manufacturing

8032.211.84.213.7

Wholesale and retail trade

19,65344.610.75.315.6

Wholesale trade

3,64628.48.14.815.9

Motor vehicles, parts and supplies, merchant wholesalers

17523.111.53.017.5

Furniture and home furnishing, merchant wholesalers

6131.411.06.021.8

Lumber and other construction materials, merchant wholesalers

16122.85.32.212.0

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies, merchant wholesalers

34736.06.96.110.5

Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers

5120.24.71.67.1

Electrical and electronic goods, merchant wholesalers

20427.33.93.910.5

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

14119.04.43.99.8

Machinery, equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers

39326.12.73.410.4

Recyclable material, merchant wholesalers

11412.08.03.722.8

Miscellaneous durable goods, merchant wholesalers

10939.812.73.812.8

Paper and paper products, merchant wholesalers

6127.814.23.829.0

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

21944.010.05.910.6

Apparel, fabrics, and notions, merchant wholesalers

9049.34.111.823.7

Groceries and related products, merchant wholesalers

83522.911.14.023.6

Farm product raw materials, merchant wholesalers

5928.72.82.35.5

Petroleum and petroleum products, merchant wholesalers

13523.510.92.98.5

Alcoholic beverages, merchant wholesalers

12520.67.05.513.4

Farm supplies, merchant wholesalers

47----

Miscellaneous nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers

18237.311.46.218.6

Wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers

8845.96.819.424.8

Not specified wholesale trade

49----

Retail trade

16,00748.311.35.415.5

Automobile dealers

1,27321.47.43.215.0

Other motor vehicle dealers

11719.45.01.56.7

Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores

51818.111.83.122.5

Furniture and home furnishings stores

48244.09.04.115.3

Household appliance stores

6917.711.41.911.8

Radio, TV, and computer stores

57028.610.97.415.2

Building material and supplies dealers

91029.68.42.514.0

Hardware stores

22327.97.42.811.0

Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores

27830.82.40.08.3

Grocery stores

2,81549.411.16.716.9

Specialty food stores

23147.87.26.027.8

Beer, wine, and liquor stores

15031.68.215.213.9

Pharmacies and drug stores

84264.113.59.911.9

Health and personal care, except drug, stores

34268.58.47.417.2

Gasoline stations

50451.611.310.610.1

Clothing stores

98875.614.56.522.1

Shoe stores

16152.816.64.627.2

Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores

20164.68.111.311.1

Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores

47142.35.42.510.1

Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores

6171.21.53.95.1

Music stores

49----

Book stores and news dealers

11859.88.12.811.8

Department stores and discount stores

2,11059.718.94.116.8

Miscellaneous general merchandise stores

51355.919.12.917.5

Retail florists

10769.55.82.116.8

Office supplies and stationery stores

15937.69.12.613.1

Used merchandise stores

23860.110.73.514.7

Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops

13778.83.26.212.7

Miscellaneous retail stores

44054.98.93.512.1

Electronic shopping

17950.47.512.56.9

Electronic auctions

21----

Mail order houses

6151.99.56.43.8

Vending machine operators

34----

Fuel dealers

8920.23.54.57.3

Other direct selling establishments

20372.19.92.316.4

Not specified retail trade

34354.112.810.116.1

Transportation and utilities

7,41523.716.94.316.0

Transportation and warehousing

6,22823.918.14.517.1

Air transportation

57738.512.49.312.1

Rail transportation

26110.015.80.910.9

Water transportation

6823.27.64.712.0

Truck transportation

1,77210.716.02.415.8

Bus service and urban transit

50339.029.02.716.7

Taxi and limousine service

26112.026.714.913.8

Pipeline transportation

48----

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

32----

Services incidental to transportation

85525.814.44.724.7

Postal Service

67741.319.77.412.4

Couriers and messengers

71521.920.72.916.0

Warehousing and storage

45730.322.03.330.3

Utilities

1,18722.610.83.210.2

Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

59522.110.72.88.9

Natural gas distribution

12026.113.21.39.2

Electric and gas, and other combinations

10627.510.85.37.5

Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems

23821.58.84.612.6

Sewage treatment facilities

10514.012.72.515.2

Not specified utilities

23----

Information

2,96039.211.26.010.7

Newspaper publishers

27447.57.53.410.0

Periodical, book, and directory publishers

25454.04.14.76.6

Software publishers

7737.04.59.27.5

Motion pictures and video industries

40432.37.45.313.0

Sound recording industries

38----

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

56128.715.54.312.7

Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals

8134.38.411.62.4

Wired telecommunications carriers

55633.614.37.410.5

Other telecommunications services

38936.613.38.913.5

Data processing, hosting, and related services

8953.210.67.46.6

Libraries and archives

20474.310.64.39.4

Other information services

32----

Financial activities

9,84952.99.76.211.6

Finance and insurance

6,98455.79.97.210.2

Banking and related activities

2,08061.010.87.612.6

Savings institutions, including credit unions

25474.86.84.012.9

Non-depository credit and related activities

86150.811.57.113.0

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

1,15036.96.310.24.9

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,63959.410.55.89.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,86546.29.13.814.9

Real estate

2,48349.38.53.914.7

Rental and leasing services

38225.813.13.716.4

Automotive equipment rental and leasing

16725.418.25.211.4

Video tape and disk rental

8----

Other consumer goods rental

10631.212.00.227.4

Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing

10019.66.95.212.5

Professional and business services

16,79341.99.47.215.7

Professional and technical services

10,11043.76.29.78.2

Legal services

1,63055.45.75.110.4

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,05660.07.87.58.2

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,49526.44.85.96.6

Specialized design services

39152.74.66.512.1

Computer systems design and related services

2,31026.76.719.95.1

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,38444.07.96.77.6

Scientific research and development services

53247.36.414.010.3

Advertising and related services

58053.05.68.610.0

Veterinary services

32080.32.80.510.6

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

41257.07.06.612.4

Management, administrative, and waste services

6,68239.214.23.527.2

Management of companies and enterprises

18349.57.35.48.3

Employment services

1,03253.920.25.120.0

Business support services

76065.415.14.213.6

Travel arrangements and reservation services

25759.17.89.612.8

Investigation and security services

75922.222.33.916.7

Services to buildings and dwellings

1,51154.814.52.939.9

Landscaping services

1,3537.97.11.543.2

Other administrative and other support services

29242.214.45.112.9

Waste management and remediation services

53518.212.71.720.3

Education and health services

32,53574.614.05.611.3

Educational services

12,97468.910.64.610.0

Elementary and secondary schools

8,65575.211.22.511.3

Colleges and universities, including junior colleges

3,49854.29.79.37.6

Business, technical, and trade schools and training

11953.711.15.011.2

Other schools and instruction, and educational support services

70266.26.87.05.7

Health care and social assistance

19,56278.416.36.312.2

Hospitals

6,27476.114.97.89.9

Health services, except hospitals

10,21578.016.66.012.1

Offices of physicians

1,53177.06.67.311.1

Offices of dentists

86281.54.36.315.2

Offices of chiropractors

13761.00.94.08.2

Offices of optometrists

13570.29.512.57.7

Offices of other health practitioners

29476.26.96.17.7

Outpatient care centers

1,48775.511.64.912.9

Home health care services

1,23588.229.64.916.1

Other health care services

1,94171.315.47.512.1

Nursing care facilities

1,79984.328.65.29.9

Residential care facilities, without nursing

79472.221.64.110.5

Social assistance

3,07284.518.44.117.4

Individual and family services

1,36977.220.34.716.6

Community food and housing, and emergency services

11364.826.23.811.8

Vocational rehabilitation services

14958.920.32.610.1

Child day care services

1,44295.715.83.719.4

Leisure and hospitality

13,55451.011.36.721.8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,20545.98.45.212.9

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

85342.47.63.08.2

Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions

34645.610.02.612.5

Bowling centers

44----

Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,96247.68.46.815.2

Accommodation and food services

10,34952.612.27.224.5

Accommodation

1,46057.514.910.325.0

Traveler accommodation

1,36657.615.310.726.3

Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses

9456.09.54.36.7

Food services and drinking places

8,89051.811.76.624.4

Restaurants and other food services

8,65151.811.86.824.8

Drinking places, alcoholic beverages

23953.09.41.912.8

Other services

7,12752.110.07.018.4

Other services, except private households

6,40447.710.27.416.4

Repair and maintenance

2,10912.17.23.724.1

Automotive repair and maintenance

1,2559.36.43.025.2

Car washes

18017.515.72.136.4

Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

15715.09.78.76.9

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance

3168.25.41.922.3

Personal and household goods repair and maintenance

18829.35.59.220.2

Footwear and leather goods repair

13----

Personal and laundry services

2,41572.612.013.716.3

Barber shops

13319.837.13.928.8

Beauty salons

98292.711.67.115.5

Nail salons and other personal care services

49177.45.441.76.8

Drycleaning and laundry services

30355.714.911.433.7

Funeral homes, and cemeteries and crematories

14037.58.10.212.7

Other personal services

36659.111.64.413.6

Membership associations and organizations

1,88055.411.33.47.8

Religious organizations

1,05749.09.63.57.2

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

64065.613.93.39.0

Labor unions

5446.121.63.813.9

Business, professional, political, and similar organizations

12961.17.83.94.4

Private households

72391.48.53.536.9

Public administration

6,70844.316.44.211.8

Executive offices and legislative bodies

96151.814.84.811.2

Public finance activities

35366.018.18.47.7

Other general government and support

13837.723.13.610.5

Justice, public order, and safety activities

2,78934.115.92.312.8

Administration of human resource programs

91969.321.34.412.7

Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

26538.47.85.05.7

Administration of economic programs and space research

51644.513.25.38.9

National security and international affairs

76635.117.57.214.5

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 26, 2014