Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
14. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
[In thousands]
Age, sex, race, and
Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity
2015
Mining,
quarry-
ing,
and oil
and gas
extract-
ion
Con-
struc-
tion
Manu-
facturing
Whole-
sale
and
retail
trade
Trans-
portation
and
util-
ities
Infor-
mation
Finan-
cial ac-
tivities
Profes-
sional
and
busi-
ness
services
Educa-
tion and
health
services
Leisure
and
hos-
pitality
Other
ser-
vices(1)
Public
adminis-
tration

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over

917 9,935 15,338 20,320 7,726 2,988 10,087 17,409 33,678 13,821 7,264 6,928

16 to 19 years

8 148 185 1,202 72 65 67 228 535 1,899 199 36

20 years and over

910 9,787 15,153 19,118 7,654 2,923 10,019 17,181 33,143 11,922 7,065 6,892

20 to 24 years

70 725 1,068 2,960 461 225 616 1,303 2,649 2,852 670 264

25 years and over

840 9,062 14,085 16,159 7,193 2,698 9,403 15,877 30,494 9,070 6,395 6,628

25 to 54 years

666 7,028 10,492 11,857 5,190 2,109 6,848 11,946 22,413 7,311 4,526 4,915

55 years and over

174 2,033 3,593 4,301 2,004 589 2,555 3,932 8,081 1,760 1,869 1,713

Men, 16 years and over

798 9,006 10,882 11,222 5,977 1,819 4,742 10,259 8,553 6,755 3,500 3,792

16 to 19 years

7 137 131 619 56 31 31 147 150 867 89 20

20 years and over

790 8,869 10,750 10,603 5,921 1,788 4,711 10,112 8,404 5,888 3,411 3,772

20 to 24 years

65 660 769 1,546 353 124 284 739 695 1,345 316 157

25 years and over

726 8,209 9,981 9,057 5,567 1,664 4,427 9,373 7,708 4,543 3,095 3,616

25 to 54 years

577 6,410 7,462 6,663 4,027 1,331 3,212 7,013 5,478 3,692 2,231 2,734

55 years and over

149 1,800 2,519 2,393 1,541 333 1,215 2,360 2,230 851 864 881

Women, 16 years and over

120 929 4,456 9,098 1,749 1,169 5,345 7,149 25,125 7,066 3,764 3,136

16 to 19 years

0 11 54 583 16 34 37 81 385 1,032 109 16

20 years and over

119 918 4,403 8,515 1,734 1,136 5,308 7,069 24,740 6,034 3,654 3,120

20 to 24 years

5 65 299 1,413 108 102 332 564 1,954 1,506 354 107

25 years and over

114 853 4,104 7,102 1,626 1,034 4,976 6,504 22,786 4,528 3,300 3,012

25 to 54 years

89 619 3,030 5,194 1,163 778 3,636 4,933 16,935 3,619 2,295 2,180

55 years and over

25 234 1,074 1,908 463 256 1,340 1,571 5,851 909 1,005 832

White

Men, 16 years and over

713 8,009 8,980 9,042 4,504 1,436 3,927 8,174 6,491 5,128 2,818 2,969

16 to 19 years

7 126 115 505 43 23 25 124 116 689 82 16

20 years and over

706 7,883 8,866 8,537 4,461 1,413 3,901 8,050 6,375 4,439 2,736 2,953

20 to 24 years

58 593 631 1,150 259 96 228 580 514 981 260 122

25 years and over

648 7,289 8,235 7,387 4,202 1,317 3,673 7,470 5,861 3,458 2,477 2,831

25 to 54 years

509 5,683 6,052 5,289 2,963 1,033 2,593 5,431 4,008 2,801 1,749 2,142

55 years and over

139 1,606 2,183 2,098 1,239 284 1,081 2,039 1,853 657 728 689

Women, 16 years and over

103 825 3,432 7,154 1,254 887 4,270 5,706 19,270 5,411 2,976 2,203

16 to 19 years

0 9 41 449 12 29 34 66 307 817 96 10

20 years and over

102 816 3,392 6,706 1,242 857 4,236 5,640 18,963 4,594 2,880 2,193

20 to 24 years

3 58 228 1,043 70 74 251 421 1,480 1,166 293 78

25 years and over

99 758 3,164 5,663 1,173 784 3,985 5,219 17,483 3,428 2,587 2,115

25 to 54 years

75 541 2,315 4,013 820 576 2,832 3,878 12,777 2,714 1,758 1,485

55 years and over

23 217 849 1,650 353 207 1,153 1,341 4,706 714 829 629

Black or African American

Men, 16 years and over

35 540 983 1,203 1,005 182 391 915 1,119 836 365 533

16 to 19 years

0 3 8 67 8 4 4 9 14 100 4 2

20 years and over

35 536 975 1,136 997 178 387 905 1,105 736 361 532

20 to 24 years

1 25 83 255 67 12 33 84 89 236 26 24

25 years and over

35 512 892 881 930 166 354 821 1,016 500 335 507

25 to 54 years

29 407 716 740 736 139 287 646 797 425 257 377

55 years and over

5 105 176 141 194 27 67 175 219 75 78 131

Women, 16 years and over

9 54 511 1,109 373 155 597 737 3,849 903 367 635

16 to 19 years

0 2 7 74 2 2 1 9 45 127 4 2

20 years and over

9 51 504 1,035 371 154 596 727 3,804 775 363 632

20 to 24 years

0 3 48 243 32 15 35 76 298 207 37 21

25 years and over

9 49 457 792 339 138 560 651 3,506 568 326 612

25 to 54 years

9 43 349 670 255 107 446 527 2,732 488 229 475

55 years and over

0 6 108 122 84 32 115 125 775 80 97 137

Asian

Men, 16 years and over

17 153 623 645 294 149 325 880 697 473 204 149

16 to 19 years

0 2 3 18 1 4 1 4 13 21 0 1

20 years and over

17 150 621 626 293 145 324 876 684 452 204 148

20 to 24 years

0 5 22 71 13 11 16 45 54 60 13 6

25 years and over

17 145 599 555 280 133 307 831 630 392 191 141

25 to 54 years

16 102 475 429 201 114 260 718 512 299 149 105

55 years and over

1 43 123 126 79 19 47 113 117 93 42 36

Women, 16 years and over

5 24 388 508 61 84 322 502 1,288 436 311 152

16 to 19 years

0 0 1 22 1 1 1 3 16 28 3 2

20 years and over

5 24 386 486 60 83 321 500 1,272 408 308 150

20 to 24 years

1 2 11 56 1 6 24 39 94 55 13 3

25 years and over

4 22 375 429 59 77 297 461 1,178 353 295 146

25 to 54 years

3 17 279 333 44 66 249 386 922 266 226 102

55 years and over

1 5 96 97 15 10 48 75 256 87 69 45

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Men, 16 years and over

142 2,683 1,721 1,888 1,072 221 552 1,685 943 1,639 701 410

16 to 19 years

0 35 28 121 14 7 7 35 24 191 10 2

20 years and over

141 2,648 1,693 1,767 1,057 214 545 1,650 919 1,449 691 408

20 to 24 years

17 208 175 356 99 27 55 153 115 331 71 18

25 years and over

124 2,440 1,518 1,411 958 187 490 1,497 805 1,118 620 390

25 to 54 years

114 2,157 1,283 1,175 791 163 411 1,262 641 1,002 532 321

55 years and over

10 283 235 237 167 24 79 235 163 116 87 69

Women, 16 years and over

13 147 767 1,526 285 112 637 1,150 2,971 1,482 674 401

16 to 19 years

0 2 14 126 4 3 10 15 63 181 14 1

20 years and over

13 145 753 1,400 281 109 627 1,135 2,908 1,301 659 399

20 to 24 years

1 22 68 327 22 14 83 105 320 312 63 29

25 years and over

12 123 685 1,073 259 95 545 1,030 2,588 990 597 370

25 to 54 years

11 105 573 906 219 77 465 881 2,137 866 477 304

55 years and over

1 18 112 167 39 17 79 148 451 123 120 66

Footnotes
(1) Includes private households.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented 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.

 

Last Modified Date: February 10, 2016