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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker

Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
16. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker
[In thousands]
Industry and sex2014
Total
employed
Wage and salary workers(1)Self-
employed
workers,
unincor-
porated
Unpaid
family
workers
TotalPrivate
industries
Government

TOTAL

Total, nonagricultural industries

144,068135,402115,26720,1358,60264

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

1,0881,0681,0653200

Construction

9,8138,2137,7904231,5955

Manufacturing

15,10014,81414,728872788

Durable goods

9,5429,3609,289701766

Nondurable goods

5,5595,4545,438161032

Wholesale and retail trade

20,25119,38619,28210485114

Wholesale trade

3,6423,4983,485131422

Retail trade

16,60915,88815,7979170912

Transportation and utilities

7,5817,2105,9391,2723683

Transportation and warehousing

6,3776,0065,0109963683

Utilities

1,2041,204928276--

Information

3,1152,9822,7961861320

Financial activities

9,8719,2409,0042366283

Finance and insurance

6,9566,7356,6041312201

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,9152,5052,4001054082

Professional and business services

17,00415,01314,5794341,9848

Professional and technical services

10,3279,2529,0052471,0724

Management, administrative, and waste services

6,6775,7615,5741879124

Education and health services

32,83031,74921,56610,1831,0747

Educational services

13,25313,0324,4408,5922210

Health care and social assistance

19,57718,71617,1261,5918537

Hospitals

6,5866,5735,881692140

Health services, except hospitals

9,9309,5269,0854413996

Social assistance

3,0602,6182,1604584411

Leisure and hospitality

13,48912,82412,4114136588

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,0822,6422,3093344400

Accommodation and food services

10,40710,18110,102792188

Other services

7,1696,1466,109371,0149

Other services, except private households

6,3495,3265,288371,0149

Private households

820820820---

Public administration

6,7576,757-6,757--

Men

Total, nonagricultural industries

76,00770,82862,1948,6335,15822

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

9439259233180

Construction

8,9417,4267,0413851,5150

Manufacturing

10,68010,50210,434681734

Durable goods

7,1357,0056,948571273

Nondurable goods

3,5453,4983,48612471

Wholesale and retail trade

11,13810,66110,607534717

Wholesale trade

2,5422,4392,429101022

Retail trade

8,5958,2228,179433695

Transportation and utilities

5,8385,5194,6748453181

Transportation and warehousing

4,9074,5893,9666233181

Utilities

930930708222--

Information

1,9061,8161,77937900

Financial activities

4,6174,2374,1221163791

Finance and insurance

3,0502,8882,835531620

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,5671,3491,287622171

Professional and business services

9,9928,8388,5732651,1522

Professional and technical services

5,9325,3255,1751506070

Management, administrative, and waste services

4,0603,5133,3991155452

Education and health services

8,3228,0945,1752,9192262

Educational services

4,1244,0601,5462,514640

Health care and social assistance

4,1984,0343,6294051622

Hospitals

1,6071,6021,38721550

Health services, except hospitals

2,1251,9901,8881011332

Social assistance

46644235389240

Leisure and hospitality

6,5556,1935,9672263584

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,6421,4071,2121962350

Accommodation and food services

4,9144,7864,756301244

Other services

3,3842,9252,898264582

Other services, except private households

3,3212,8612,835264582

Private households

646464---

Public administration

3,6913,691-3,691--

Women

Total, nonagricultural industries

68,06164,57453,07211,5023,44443

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

145143143020

Construction

87278774938804

Manufacturing

4,4204,3124,294181054

Durable goods

2,4072,3552,34214492

Nondurable goods

2,0141,9571,9525561

Wholesale and retail trade

9,1138,7258,674513808

Wholesale trade

1,0991,0591,0564400

Retail trade

8,0137,6667,618483407

Transportation and utilities

1,7441,6911,264427503

Transportation and warehousing

1,4701,4171,044373503

Utilities

27427422054--

Information

1,2091,1661,017149420

Financial activities

5,2545,0024,8821212492

Finance and insurance

3,9063,8473,76978581

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,3481,1551,113431911

Professional and business services

7,0126,1756,0061698326

Professional and technical services

4,3963,9273,830974654

Management, administrative, and waste services

2,6162,2482,176723672

Education and health services

24,50723,65516,3917,2648475

Educational services

9,1298,9722,8946,0791560

Health care and social assistance

15,37914,68213,4971,1856915

Hospitals

4,9794,9714,49447690

Health services, except hospitals

7,8057,5367,1963402654

Social assistance

2,5942,1761,8073694171

Leisure and hospitality

6,9346,6306,4441872994

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,4401,2351,0971382050

Accommodation and food services

5,4935,3955,34749944

Other services

3,7853,2213,210115567

Other services, except private households

3,0282,4652,454115567

Private households

757757757---

Public administration

3,0663,066-3,066--

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

NOTE: 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 12, 2015