2015 Annual Averages ‐ Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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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
Age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	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