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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Employed persons by detailed industry and age

Employed persons by detailed industry and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
18b. Employed persons by detailed industry and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Industry2014
Total, 16
years and
over
16 to 19
years
20 to 24
years
25 to 34
years
35 to 44
years
45 to 54
years
55 to 64
years
65 years
and over
Median
age

Total employed

146,3054,54813,89431,97530,96632,55624,3957,97142.3

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

2,2378616738736644043435647.9

Crop production

1,107397820018821522016747.5

Animal production and aquaculture

780416211211113915316349.9

Forestry, except logging

5415911614846.9

Logging

922518182618545.7

Fishing, hunting, and trapping

4032971063-

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

16421638304524942.8

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

1,088101033192272271614140.5

Oil and gas extraction

1040826262315542.3

Coal mining

840621152318244.5

Metal ore mining

501210111312146.5

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

780316172413547.4

Not specified type of mining

100112340-

Support activities for mining

7628822471551401002838.8

Construction

9,8131507062,2982,3852,3801,51637842.5

Manufacturing

15,1001981,0792,8823,4124,0132,92359344.6

Durable goods manufacturing

9,5421226661,8032,1142,5601,88938844.9

Nonmetallic mineral products manufacturing

4235257585120971646.4

Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing

290246574-

Clay building material and refractories manufacturing

2700268100-

Glass and glass product manufacturing

15541126364233445.0

Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing

1470826224935648.6

Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

640316161513142.6

Primary metals and fabricated metal products manufacturing

1,625281122943374423338045.7

Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing

313214647081691245.7

Aluminum production and processing

64046221714144.0

Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing

49119121385-

Foundries

821815162217244.1

Metal forgings and stampings

5001811178347.6

Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing

363557791-

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

351729726990701445.1

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

265723405374482146.8

Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities

761215162021247.9

Ordnance

4004651293-

Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing

281519525480551545.1

Not specified metal industries

190222940-

Machinery manufacturing

1,29115942582703192736245.0

Agricultural implement manufacturing

12411024293224544.2

Construction, and mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

19221547473639643.0

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

740612142016548.5

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

15141028274033947.4

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

66121213218947.9

Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.

6788511331371681532844.9

Not specified machinery manufacturing

60013110-

Computers and electronic products manufacturing

1,2499662342943782145445.0

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

247118446672321343.5

Communications, and audio and video equipment manufacturing

14621030304525545.1

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

234310494371481046.0

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

6223271121551891102645.3

Electrical equipment and appliances manufacturing

4276227596127802144.9

Household appliance manufacturing

841719202210441.2

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

3445155676105701745.8

Transportation equipment manufacturing

2,307201764485306084646144.4

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing

1,275121182743063242162442.3

Aircraft and parts manufacturing

44922368961151252048.7

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

3522155777111781148.2

Railroad rolling stock manufacturing

3100117750-

Ship and boat building

16421732383833344.2

Other transportation equipment manufacturing

3713661172-

Wood products manufacturing

3901436788091712043.3

Sawmills and wood preservation

1107824262216841.0

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products

450310108122-

Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes

301168841-

Miscellaneous wood products

20562439355340944.3

Furniture and related product manufacturing

4179288592105811644.3

Miscellaneous manufacturing

1,411151072553313702745944.6

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

5353281001321471111545.5

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

11821621282716942.4

Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.

512541941031331122445.2

Not specified manufacturing industries

246522416864361142.7

Nondurable goods manufacturing

5,559764131,0801,2971,4531,03420544.1

Food manufacturing

1,726451823564024192695441.8

Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling

16841428454231342.8

Sugar and confectionery products

821821162211342.3

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

14321127354222343.2

Dairy product manufacturing

1493943333423340.5

Animal slaughtering and processing

503952104132117751441.6

Retail bakeries

2682252424462341338.4

Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing, except retail bakeries

20532239514637843.1

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

18421245414631742.6

Not specified food industries

240165850-

Beverage and tobacco products manufacturing

29631887637146941.7

Beverage manufacturing

26431782586035940.7

Tobacco manufacturing

32015410121-

Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing

580633931361421323946.6

Fiber, yarn, and thread mills

140125411-

Fabric mills, except knitting mills

10304122523291049.4

Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills

121132241-

Carpet and rug mills

610211141912245.5

Textile product mills, except carpet and rug

682210141720349.4

Knitting fabric mills, and apparel knitting mills

220034843-

Cut and sew apparel manufacturing

240220425060511646.1

Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

70104020-

Footwear manufacturing

311269462-

Leather tanning and finishing and other allied products manufacturing

220129541-

Paper manufacturing and printing

9336491652052701974246.4

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

2030541415852548.1

Paperboard container manufacturing

1051418292521745.6

Miscellaneous paper and pulp products

970517213219245.8

Printing and related support activities

528535891131541062746.0

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

21212145476035442.9

Petroleum refining

18612140415131342.4

Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

260156941-

Chemicals manufacturing

1,3339762433403662613844.9

Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing

19441333475532945.4

Agricultural chemical manufacturing

341279790-

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

48622586142132881244.6

Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing

680512181714143.7

Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing

13901134323126442.7

Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals

4121217291123921246.1

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

47863591107127932044.1

Plastics product manufacturing

326524657382651344.0

Tire manufacturing

731817141913141.6

Rubber product, except tire, manufacturing

79129202615646.2

Wholesale and retail trade

20,2511,1652,9154,4883,4913,9753,0291,18839.7

Wholesale trade

3,6423221975480293665724344.9

Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers

166216352643271745.0

Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers

46121191094-

Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers

16217213839342047.8

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

3402126884105551544.6

Metals and minerals, except petroleum merchant wholesalers

5012891413247.1

Household appliances and electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers

220115434160451446.2

Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

14017272933291547.1

Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

399121837886973247.5

Recyclable material merchant wholesalers

11121216272820745.3

Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers

10115192029161146.8

Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers

630018111612646.5

Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers

243112575963371443.0

Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers

12101330302711941.0

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers

82112471792082151302943.3

Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers

62161551712648.7

Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers

1300321303930748.9

Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers

13101532283116941.2

Farm supplies merchant wholesalers

3914116891-

Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

175313384038291343.7

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

701312131716850.0

Not specified wholesale trade

52048101611349.2

Retail trade

16,6091,1332,6963,7342,6893,0392,37294538.2

Automobile dealers

1,283341492822462882117341.8

Other motor vehicle dealers

1244928233220742.9

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores

52319721438691793439.1

Furniture and home furnishings stores

57215521271111161173443.6

Household appliance stores

780519182110442.4

Electronics stores

5571511018710786401233.4

Building material and supplies dealers

932331062131641961725042.2

Hardware stores

2112025442737401842.2

Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores

2841729434760632545.3

Grocery stores

2,86936049554641453339512536.1

Specialty food stores

2782139634651421738.8

Beer, wine, and liquor stores

143222292726231542.5

Pharmacies and drug stores

898501302801631271044335.7

Health and personal care, except drug, stores

36211451005584481940.5

Gasoline stations

5272210411788107672137.6

Clothing stores

1,044136277243137123883929.1

Shoe stores

17840563518167524.8

Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores

197720452939411744.3

Sporting goods, and hobby and toy stores

497471121018073533132.9

Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores

58047101515850.9

Musical instrument and supplies stores

442897782-

Book stores and news dealers

115730211612191034.4

Department stores and discount stores

2,13114641344531036831513337.5

Miscellaneous general merchandise stores

548341201329293581933.8

Retail florists

12837152732251949.0

Office supplies and stationery stores

1541024172736271342.9

Used merchandise stores

2431218444151463047.3

Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops

136915151427401649.9

Miscellaneous retail stores

46027771186884553237.0

Electronic shopping

226228705543181037.9

Electronic auctions

252256452-

Mail-order houses

8221022171810339.0

Vending machine operators

52121081015649.6

Fuel dealers

743713132014346.3

Other direct selling establishments

182314463937241943.9

Not specified retail trade

3921858975576592839.6

Transportation and utilities

7,581714441,3661,6462,1171,57835946.1

Transportation and warehousing

6,377633921,1341,3851,7541,32532546.1

Air transportation

528229761011841162148.5

Rail transportation

25911357706148943.6

Water transportation

66289111912445.4

Truck transportation

1,938147931645055441810647.0

Bus service and urban transit

51511462991481316150.7

Taxi and limousine service

301112536579702047.4

Pipeline transportation

5316912169143.7

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

4413578119-

Services incidental to transportation

7969581651742141364044.4

Postal Service

677329711182172122751.2

Couriers and messengers

73514971681721641081240.3

Warehousing and storage

466154514310590541538.5

Utilities

1,2048532322613622533446.1

Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

6255301191381781371846.2

Natural gas distribution

1250830233825143.9

Electric and gas, and other combinations

1091421273320345.5

Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems

22621043487443645.3

Sewage treatment facilities

840214152920549.9

Not specified utilities

3400591091-

Information

3,1156927078575166045912140.9

Newspaper publishers

240515484364551146.5

Periodical, book, and directory publishers

256314566759451243.3

Software publishers

1360639423410539.9

Motion pictures and video industries

42240781097666411233.6

Sound recording industries

4102149870-

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

586452172151115741839.8

Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals

91111471587235.1

Wired telecommunications carriers

5231231131301411021244.5

Other telecommunications services

45854111413899511039.9

Data processing, hosting, and related services

921102622208439.2

Libraries and archives

231816384438553247.5

Other information services

3902914942-

Financial activities

9,871676512,1292,2522,3351,76866844.2

Finance and insurance

6,956354751,6301,6781,6461,16632743.0

Banking and related activities

2,074142015224984663007341.2

Savings institutions, including credit unions

22511654484651943.3

Nondepository credit and related activities

9034792432331881253140.7

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

1,0883572622772441816443.4

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,6671312254962370151015044.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,9153217649957469060234147.8

Real estate

2,5491913340851061655231148.6

Rental and leasing services

3661443916473503040.6

Automotive equipment rental and leasing

166224492324222240.0

Video tape and disk rental

82032011-

Other consumer goods rental

10991622232313337.7

Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing

831318162714444.8

Professional and business services

17,0042221,3084,0863,8383,7262,7801,04442.5

Professional and technical services

10,327716032,5752,3552,2441,78070043.2

Legal services

1,65695934535838134016446.3

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,07565924121523221310845.7

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,46668935429433828210244.6

Specialized design services

41912910010191702842.9

Computer systems design and related services

2,344141276696605073006640.8

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,52277032731134732313846.1

Scientific research and development services

547336134131120942942.8

Advertising, public relations, and related services

582357201130108602338.0

Veterinary services

3201947926741401436.0

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

3962301118879582841.4

Management, administrative, and waste services

6,6771517051,5111,4821,4821,00134441.5

Management of companies and enterprises

206014405448361343.3

Employment services

983251222392411921204439.4

Business support services

793171342031441541063538.0

Travel arrangements and reservation services

284119615679462144.7

Investigation and security services

7597851971331451276442.0

Services to buildings and dwellings

1,475331192793503642527743.7

Landscaping services

1,390581503373202861885139.9

Other administrative and other support services

246420485166401743.8

Waste management and remediation services

543643106133148852243.4

Education and health services

32,8304792,5097,2797,2727,3996,0191,87243.5

Educational services

13,2532091,0072,7022,9683,0162,54480644.2

Elementary and secondary schools

8,805684111,7712,1182,2021,75148345.1

Colleges, universities, and professional schools, including junior colleges

3,5699351674566565265424442.0

Business, technical, and trade schools and training

9436211917171044.1

Other schools and instruction, and educational support services

78445731651661461226842.0

Health care and social assistance

19,5772701,5024,5774,3054,3823,4741,06543.1

Hospitals

6,586383801,6481,4881,5271,22128443.4

Health services, except hospitals

9,9301448182,2342,2112,2141,72458543.1

Offices of physicians

1,64098535537637932511145.0

Offices of dentists

88410772162051731515242.1

Offices of chiropractors

13636252836231444.7

Offices of optometrists

13811132392425742.3

Offices of other health practitioners

30718537966604047.8

Outpatient care centers

1,548121084083743472326641.9

Home health care services

1,31613982762673182469845.0

Other health care services

1,323121023213092972186542.4

Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)

1,836572193733874023118641.7

Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities

802271031751471721324641.3

Social assistance

3,0608830569560664253019542.5

Individual and family services

1,426209830729431127811845.0

Community food and housing, and emergency services

1081626252519744.0

Vocational rehabilitation services

1313931243522643.7

Child day care services

1,395641913312622712116439.5

Leisure and hospitality

13,4891,7902,7833,1562,2501,8251,23645031.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,08225344966956051343919938.4

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

82928891901451561467642.5

Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions

3392247695567562341.1

Bowling centers

3976111464-

Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,8751963083993592872309636.2

Accommodation and food services

10,4071,5372,3342,4871,6901,31279725030.1

Accommodation

1,511551813753193231936539.7

Traveler accommodation

1,420391653633073031855839.8

Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses

9117161211208735.0

Food services and drinking places

8,8961,4812,1532,1121,37198960418528.8

Restaurants and other food services

8,6351,4752,1002,0211,31696158417828.7

Drinking places, alcoholic beverages

26165391552820832.9

Other services

7,1692016891,5151,4531,5481,21355043.1

Other services, except private households

6,3491565771,3611,2991,3841,07749643.3

Repair and maintenance

2,0646420645945745332010641.8

Automotive repair and maintenance

1,225211132763002961705041.9

Car washes

173264138311416629.9

Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

151510323829281043.2

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance

311831875562521741.0

Personal and household goods repair and maintenance

199411253251542351.1

Footwear and leather goods repair

40010200-

Personal and laundry services

2,3685525156949550233416141.4

Barber shops

128210323819131441.5

Beauty salons

930141152351831951256340.4

Nail salons and other personal care services

4931044124138106531840.1

Drycleaning and laundry services

2851214625867581445.1

Funeral homes, and cemeteries and crematories

14635232036312851.4

Other personal services

3871562945879542439.1

Membership associations and organizations

1,9173612133334742842222947.7

Religious organizations

1,047155814317324924516350.3

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

67115481521411331334943.5

Labor unions

63119111623351.4

Business, professional, political, and similar organizations

136514292331211443.8

Private households

820451121541541641375441.2

Public administration

6,757402681,2841,6251,9101,27935145.5

Executive offices and legislative bodies

98912481502022812197648.5

Public finance activities

330054975103772149.4

Other general government and support

13619201939331550.0

Justice, public order, and safety activities

2,7951512262376974841210642.8

Administration of human resource programs

9666351582362582106347.1

Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

25319355973601648.6

Administration of economic programs and space research

50211576921711242449.9

National security and international affairs

7863241731732361453145.4

n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
NOTE: Median age represents the midpoint in the age distribution such that half of workers are younger and half are older. 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