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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

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]
Industry2014
Total
employed
Percent of total employed
WomenBlack or
African
American
AsianHispanic
or Latino

Total, 16 years and over

146,30546.911.45.716.1

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

2,23724.72.81.023.1

Crop production

1,10725.63.11.530.5

Animal production and aquaculture

78025.12.00.315.6

Forestry, except logging

5434.23.00.47.9

Logging

922.85.60.29.2

Fishing, hunting, and trapping

40----

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

16429.52.90.725.8

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

1,08813.35.71.618.6

Oil and gas extraction

10417.95.82.112.8

Coal mining

847.42.50.03.1

Metal ore mining

5015.70.00.214.8

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

789.25.20.09.1

Not specified type of mining

10----

Support activities for mining

76213.86.62.022.3

Construction

9,8138.95.91.827.3

Manufacturing

15,10029.39.76.615.8

Durable goods manufacturing

9,54225.28.86.913.9

Nonmetallic mineral products manufacturing

42320.46.93.116.8

Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing

29----

Clay building material and refractories manufacturing

27----

Glass and glass product manufacturing

15527.46.55.720.2

Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing

1479.47.40.416.8

Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

6418.89.42.415.8

Primary metals and fabricated metal products manufacturing

1,62516.56.52.814.5

Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing

31311.010.31.113.8

Aluminum production and processing

6417.210.14.418.1

Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing

49----

Foundries

8213.48.80.513.9

Metal forgings and stampings

5025.310.31.79.4

Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing

36----

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

35115.55.23.215.4

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

26514.51.85.312.6

Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities

7613.44.33.224.9

Ordnance

40----

Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing

28120.66.82.713.9

Not specified metal industries

19----

Machinery manufacturing

1,29120.76.74.210.9

Agricultural implement manufacturing

12422.011.42.77.2

Construction, and mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

19221.44.05.316.3

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

7427.49.08.38.7

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

15116.22.83.95.9

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

6621.08.35.05.8

Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.

67820.57.03.711.9

Not specified machinery manufacturing

6----

Computers and electronic products manufacturing

1,24932.55.918.511.4

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

24729.76.321.39.7

Communications, and audio and video equipment manufacturing

14632.36.417.813.2

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

23436.35.78.412.3

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

62232.25.621.311.3

Electrical equipment and appliances manufacturing

42724.315.06.614.5

Household appliance manufacturing

8431.221.72.99.7

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

34422.713.37.515.7

Transportation equipment manufacturing

2,30725.213.06.710.5

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing

1,27527.316.26.38.6

Aircraft and parts manufacturing

44925.18.38.813.7

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

35223.76.27.912.7

Railroad rolling stock manufacturing

31----

Ship and boat building

16412.519.21.610.6

Other transportation equipment manufacturing

37----

Wood products manufacturing

39016.27.41.016.7

Sawmills and wood preservation

11010.15.70.111.6

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products

45----

Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes

30----

Miscellaneous wood products

20518.87.71.120.1

Furniture and related product manufacturing

41728.48.63.924.4

Miscellaneous manufacturing

1,41136.48.68.118.6

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

53540.36.313.415.3

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

11830.15.85.715.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.

51236.58.54.818.9

Not specified manufacturing industries

24630.815.14.426.4

Nondurable goods manufacturing

5,55936.211.16.119.2

Food manufacturing

1,72640.713.35.727.0

Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling

16829.19.22.09.7

Sugar and confectionery products

8241.910.35.522.8

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

14342.89.44.138.7

Dairy product manufacturing

14929.06.93.617.2

Animal slaughtering and processing

50334.719.67.835.0

Retail bakeries

26872.59.39.919.1

Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing, except retail bakeries

20538.814.81.935.5

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

18432.513.74.422.9

Not specified food industries

24----

Beverage and tobacco products manufacturing

29628.610.14.014.2

Beverage manufacturing

26427.39.34.015.6

Tobacco manufacturing

32----

Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing

58053.910.98.823.6

Fiber, yarn, and thread mills

14----

Fabric mills, except knitting mills

10335.920.72.510.1

Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills

12----

Carpet and rug mills

6140.65.60.020.7

Textile product mills, except carpet and rug

6861.85.65.419.2

Knitting fabric mills, and apparel knitting mills

22----

Cut and sew apparel manufacturing

24063.811.017.135.6

Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

7----

Footwear manufacturing

31----

Leather tanning and finishing and other allied products manufacturing

22----

Paper manufacturing and printing

93330.210.24.715.4

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

20318.216.82.29.5

Paperboard container manufacturing

10518.910.35.621.2

Miscellaneous paper and pulp products

9731.411.63.713.9

Printing and related support activities

52836.97.55.716.8

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

21216.77.93.915.7

Petroleum refining

18616.18.13.717.5

Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

26----

Chemicals manufacturing

1,33334.49.88.112.3

Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing

19424.210.75.920.8

Agricultural chemical manufacturing

34----

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

48647.510.012.410.3

Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing

6821.29.112.19.3

Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing

13946.37.210.519.7

Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals

41222.510.13.08.8

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

47828.711.14.116.7

Plastics product manufacturing

32629.910.14.520.7

Tire manufacturing

7317.817.32.37.6

Rubber product, except tire, manufacturing

7934.09.64.38.4

Wholesale and retail trade

20,25145.011.25.516.4

Wholesale trade

3,64230.28.64.815.8

Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers

16626.77.05.313.8

Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers

46----

Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers

16216.85.02.312.8

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

34035.66.54.811.5

Metals and minerals, except petroleum merchant wholesalers

5017.710.90.29.5

Household appliances and electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers

22025.56.46.311.7

Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

14024.56.71.68.2

Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

39926.74.63.28.2

Recyclable material merchant wholesalers

11118.38.02.524.2

Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers

10142.38.09.611.3

Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers

6327.611.44.114.3

Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers

24347.912.43.115.5

Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers

12145.513.412.422.3

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers

82126.912.74.823.9

Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers

6226.65.01.93.5

Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers

13026.47.33.112.3

Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers

13121.18.22.516.5

Farm supplies merchant wholesalers

39----

Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

17545.910.57.920.7

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

7040.92.712.717.3

Not specified wholesale trade

5228.17.66.617.8

Retail trade

16,60948.211.85.616.5

Automobile dealers

1,28320.08.53.015.5

Other motor vehicle dealers

12423.24.01.08.9

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores

52315.411.13.419.0

Furniture and home furnishings stores

57241.46.44.614.9

Household appliance stores

7826.16.44.315.2

Electronics stores

55728.111.58.118.9

Building material and supplies dealers

93230.08.32.215.0

Hardware stores

21134.98.62.210.1

Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores

28429.42.40.810.6

Grocery stores

2,86948.312.67.017.6

Specialty food stores

27844.49.17.219.9

Beer, wine, and liquor stores

14332.55.612.811.4

Pharmacies and drug stores

89863.813.811.413.0

Health and personal care, except drug, stores

36267.65.99.316.4

Gasoline stations

52749.810.611.913.2

Clothing stores

1,04476.915.45.522.0

Shoe stores

17856.520.45.335.7

Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores

19768.08.78.313.7

Sporting goods, and hobby and toy stores

49740.48.91.812.0

Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores

5875.40.74.714.5

Musical instrument and supplies stores

44----

Book stores and news dealers

11566.36.54.914.0

Department stores and discount stores

2,13160.018.94.518.0

Miscellaneous general merchandise stores

54859.919.32.518.2

Retail florists

12866.63.36.122.0

Office supplies and stationery stores

15443.87.32.514.8

Used merchandise stores

24363.112.23.717.7

Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops

13675.91.57.210.4

Miscellaneous retail stores

46055.37.95.014.1

Electronic shopping

22645.66.512.914.3

Electronic auctions

25----

Mail-order houses

8248.812.67.97.7

Vending machine operators

5228.33.00.85.3

Fuel dealers

7430.18.71.04.6

Other direct selling establishments

18271.213.12.518.0

Not specified retail trade

39251.015.25.819.0

Transportation and utilities

7,58123.016.64.317.2

Transportation and warehousing

6,37723.018.04.618.2

Air transportation

52835.712.35.310.5

Rail transportation

2597.415.11.210.7

Water transportation

6620.610.14.717.8

Truck transportation

1,93811.413.42.319.1

Bus service and urban transit

51538.029.73.016.6

Taxi and limousine service

30113.631.317.815.9

Pipeline transportation

5316.45.60.113.1

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

44----

Services incidental to transportation

79624.814.85.321.4

Postal Service

67741.923.37.011.6

Couriers and messengers

73520.420.03.719.7

Warehousing and storage

46629.522.25.333.6

Utilities

1,20422.78.92.911.8

Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

62523.38.13.19.8

Natural gas distribution

12521.510.02.213.2

Electric and gas, and other combinations

10929.811.04.213.4

Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems

22619.18.63.012.2

Sewage treatment facilities

8412.611.41.817.8

Not specified utilities

34----

Information

3,11538.810.47.010.5

Newspaper publishers

24044.96.72.910.6

Periodical, book, and directory publishers

25652.75.24.36.0

Software publishers

13632.43.722.93.5

Motion pictures and video industries

42234.78.53.613.1

Sound recording industries

41----

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

58631.415.26.113.8

Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals

9133.77.316.68.3

Wired telecommunications carriers

52331.913.36.910.5

Other telecommunications services

45831.611.210.29.7

Data processing, hosting, and related services

9242.817.87.86.3

Libraries and archives

23180.77.44.39.3

Other information services

39----

Financial activities

9,87153.29.16.311.3

Finance and insurance

6,95656.29.47.49.8

Banking and related activities

2,07461.910.08.711.6

Savings institutions, including credit unions

22572.27.83.48.1

Nondepository credit and related activities

90351.911.48.811.7

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

1,08837.15.68.75.7

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,66759.59.95.79.5

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,91546.28.23.715.0

Real estate

2,54949.47.83.814.9

Rental and leasing services

36624.211.22.916.1

Automotive equipment rental and leasing

16628.316.02.415.4

Video tape and disk rental

8----

Other consumer goods rental

10925.38.60.423.0

Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing

8312.56.26.78.7

Professional and business services

17,00441.29.57.516.0

Professional and technical services

10,32742.66.510.18.2

Legal services

1,65654.16.94.410.4

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,07562.37.87.07.7

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,46624.84.16.77.3

Specialized design services

41958.35.46.210.8

Computer systems design and related services

2,34425.47.821.35.3

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,52240.46.89.08.3

Scientific research and development services

54748.86.215.77.8

Advertising, public relations, and related services

58246.46.65.710.5

Veterinary services

32081.02.40.410.3

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

39654.76.44.412.0

Management, administrative, and waste services

6,67739.214.03.428.2

Management of companies and enterprises

20650.74.58.08.5

Employment services

98354.721.54.421.1

Business support services

79363.618.13.714.5

Travel arrangements and reservation services

28460.27.412.813.0

Investigation and security services

75923.924.04.316.4

Services to buildings and dwellings

1,47553.913.02.041.0

Landscaping services

1,3908.47.01.343.1

Other administrative and other support services

24645.26.55.817.7

Waste management and remediation services

54317.712.11.224.9

Education and health services

32,83074.714.55.611.5

Educational services

13,25368.911.24.410.5

Elementary and secondary schools

8,80574.811.72.511.6

Colleges, universities, and professional schools, including junior colleges

3,56955.410.88.78.2

Business, technical, and trade schools and training

9458.310.23.310.9

Other schools and instruction, and educational support services

78464.86.97.28.4

Health care and social assistance

19,57778.616.86.412.1

Hospitals

6,58675.614.78.29.4

Health services, except hospitals

9,93078.617.15.912.6

Offices of physicians

1,64076.67.48.412.0

Offices of dentists

88481.23.97.615.6

Offices of chiropractors

13659.70.62.77.0

Offices of optometrists

13873.97.37.810.7

Offices of other health practitioners

30778.16.25.89.0

Outpatient care centers

1,54877.413.65.111.8

Home health care services

1,31688.628.45.116.1

Other health care services

1,32366.216.26.513.4

Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)

1,83685.628.24.810.3

Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities

80274.424.34.213.5

Social assistance

3,06084.820.54.216.3

Individual and family services

1,42679.321.85.215.6

Community food and housing, and emergency services

10862.121.63.69.6

Vocational rehabilitation services

13158.628.00.98.5

Child day care services

1,39594.618.33.518.3

Leisure and hospitality

13,48951.411.66.622.3

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,08246.79.14.812.6

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

82944.09.33.68.4

Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions

33944.910.52.012.3

Bowling centers

39----

Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,87548.48.75.914.5

Accommodation and food services

10,40752.812.47.125.2

Accommodation

1,51157.814.810.527.2

Traveler accommodation

1,42058.715.411.028.1

Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses

9144.24.72.512.9

Food services and drinking places

8,89651.912.06.624.9

Restaurants and other food services

8,63551.912.16.725.2

Drinking places, alcoholic beverages

26154.36.31.616.1

Other services

7,16952.810.27.019.0

Other services, except private households

6,34947.710.47.316.7

Repair and maintenance

2,06412.27.03.323.2

Automotive repair and maintenance

1,2259.46.73.224.2

Car washes

17314.315.02.039.2

Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

15116.57.55.112.9

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance

3118.64.31.423.1

Personal and household goods repair and maintenance

19929.95.46.410.9

Footwear and leather goods repair

4----

Personal and laundry services

2,36872.511.713.216.7

Barber shops

12824.134.64.624.8

Beauty salons

93093.811.76.116.2

Nail salons and other personal care services

49377.25.738.87.2

Drycleaning and laundry services

28557.411.814.332.5

Funeral homes, and cemeteries and crematories

14636.59.70.914.4

Other personal services

38755.912.64.316.7

Membership associations and organizations

1,91755.312.44.29.9

Religious organizations

1,04748.110.14.17.9

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

67166.115.74.313.3

Labor unions

6341.516.66.47.1

Business, professional, political, and similar organizations

13663.811.04.59.5

Private households

82092.28.95.136.5

Public administration

6,75745.416.84.811.4

Executive offices and legislative bodies

98953.112.64.711.1

Public finance activities

33064.516.86.69.8

Other general government and support

13640.328.62.37.6

Justice, public order, and safety activities

2,79534.816.02.711.7

Administration of human resource programs

96670.821.66.513.3

Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

25342.97.25.86.4

Administration of economic programs and space research

50243.216.56.39.1

National security and international affairs

78637.120.08.612.4

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). Beginning in 2014, data are classified using the 2012 Census industry classification system derived from the 2012 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). For more information, see https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsoccind.htm.

 

Last Modified Date: February 12, 2015