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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Employed persons by industry, sex, race, and occupation

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 race2014
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

2,237971581575179386213331784

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

1,08818315036148213719070118

Construction

9,8131,708201114711248136,319528162241

Manufacturing

15,1002,5362,100292176401,329492676756,0451,215

Durable goods

9,5421,6431,505179633782182084173,827664

Nondurable goods

5,5598935951312030350840592582,218551

Wholesale and retail trade

20,2511,4201,0957774110,2333,236521117416211,923

Wholesale trade

3,6425291485441,3226194125112125673

Retail trade

16,609891947726978,9112,61711866294961,250

Transportation and utilities

7,581795336491321181,611101634953273,545

Information

3,1156311,14210813544820102945952

Financial activities

9,8714,047834583202,0702,18604116435116

Professional and business services

17,0044,2225,3765572,7105772,22711132289348555

Education and health services

32,8302,98318,1391986,9581333,533279237158410

Leisure and hospitality

13,4891,8228481818,418970669633112120310

Other services

7,169658931292,6723796264181,091415346

Other services, except private households

6,349651924291,8873786214161,091414335

Private households

82077078605030211

Public administration

6,7571,1951,6691,922337291,21521791326197

Men

Agriculture and related

1,685732381249111169812331475

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

94314012034122413669069114

Construction

8,9411,476159739917736,173519160237

Manufacturing

10,6801,6941,62923149399517232546524,350991

Durable goods

7,1351,1401,239136724433081974022,933560

Nondurable goods

3,545553390108215518715572491,416431

Wholesale and retail trade

11,138805478643315,1721,401301057154081,627

Wholesale trade

2,54233696431996236242311183602

Retail trade

8,595469382602994,1751,1666826053261,026

Transportation and utilities

5,83853626329818083381594842953,069

Information

1,9063877425422061490102764446

Financial activities

4,6172,057500332141,07742103715722100

Professional and business services

9,9922,3843,4664341,7513165197125273251466

Education and health services

8,3229824,8801291,3763533217321272232

Leisure and hospitality

6,5559784661254,06227020053110863247

Other services

3,38429454822501269791181,069274309

Other services, except private households

3,32129254722455269791151,069274299

Private households

643104600030010

Public administration

3,6915747901,5691501224917761205183

Women

Agriculture and related

552240203266821641039

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

14542300235805015

Construction

8722324338224040146824

Manufacturing

4,4208424716682418112613231,695224

Durable goods

2,4075032653299349101015893103

Nondurable goods

2,0143392053391483212539802120

Wholesale and retail trade

9,113615616134115,0611,83523625213295

Wholesale trade

1,0991935111332538317214271

Retail trade

8,013422565123984,7361,4526424170224

Transportation and utilities

1,74425973205139778241132476

Information

1,2092444005391483330019156

Financial activities

5,2541,989334251069931,7660471317

Professional and business services

7,0121,8381,9101239592611,70847169789

Education and health services

24,5072,00113,259705,582983,201162586178

Leisure and hospitality

6,934843382564,3567004692245762

Other services

3,78536438362,172110547312214137

Other services, except private households

3,02835937861,432110542312213936

Private households

7575607390500020

Public administration

3,0666208803541881796552121013

White

Agriculture and related

2,09393453146817907849311578

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

9681641273414741334826799

Construction

8,7251,57516674110544425,566472135212

Manufacturing

12,2312,2351,626181725621,131372345984,681937

Durable goods

7,7861,4551,14497529770271823623,031523

Nondurable goods

4,44578148299826542931532351,650414

Wholesale and retail trade

16,2281,211845525678,2282,57240986414841,491

Wholesale trade

3,0724621213331,182517312410086514

Retail trade

13,156749723495347,0462,055974541399977

Transportation and utilities

5,7576792713688991,171101414122672,582

Information

2,4825319116592813640102304644

Financial activities

8,1503,380610482501,8041,7810341292689

Professional and business services

13,6643,4894,2713422,2394791,78710106251275416

Education and health services

25,3202,42514,4931334,7071032,774271187117308

Leisure and hospitality

10,3921,4457051396,4956505046269591237

Other services

5,746547763212,014325517317944326267

Other services, except private households

5,069541758211,365325513314944326258

Private households

6776606490403009

Public administration

5,0329031,2291,5142191685716611024966

Black or African American

Agriculture and related

62910501402113

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

628911050212214

Construction

5826216346140410341816

Manufacturing

1,46310112410343411282246771201

Durable goods

8445684617186401928452101

Nondurable goods

619454141716488419318100

Wholesale and retail trade

2,2697980201091,134406974987289

Wholesale trade

314181029635681725116

Retail trade

1,9556170181001,072351164262173

Transportation and utilities

1,25762311230142990144942702

Information

324429121342820036125

Financial activities

894334709471362460323621

Professional and business services

1,612278333170311492781201947107

Education and health services

4,7723672,024521,6682348807352484

Leisure and hospitality

1,5701507025987195810391138

Other services

73168907287327401823259

Other services, except private households

65867897220327301823058

Private households

73210670100020

Public administration

1,13318425430863624921523721

Asian

Agriculture and related

22810000110001

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

1849000100001

Construction

1764315000120881025

Manufacturing

1,001164289163352212239832

Durable goods

661107233131633011923217

Nondurable goods

340575603181920316616

Wholesale and retail trade

1,1059614224455714312232867

Wholesale trade

1753914025333103921

Retail trade

9305712824250411002202046

Transportation and utilities

32634291847801169147

Information

21943107251922001811

Financial activities

6212621350149810400322

Professional and business services

1,27536166322543510301111312

Education and health services

1,8461201,22153204148018125

Leisure and hospitality

88917233352964550341115

Other services

50330490299171301404312

Other services, except private households

46230490258171301404312

Private households

42000410000001

Public administration

32367122373534422523

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 12, 2015