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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
15. Employed persons in agriculture and nonagricultural industries by age, sex, and class of worker
[In thousands]
Age and sex 2015
Agriculture and related industries Nonagricultural industries
Total Wage and
salary
workers(1)
Self-
employed
workers,
unincor-
porated
Unpaid
family
workers
Total Wage and salary workers(1) Self-
employed
workers,
unincor-
porated
Unpaid
family
workers
Total Private industries Govern-
ment
Total Private
household
workers
Other
private
industries

Total, 16 years and over

2,422 1,547 844 32 146,411 137,678 117,078 798 116,279 20,601 8,665 68

16 to 19 years

91 72 6 13 4,643 4,574 4,341 53 4,288 233 66 3

16 to 17 years

39 31 1 7 1,585 1,557 1,486 19 1,467 71 27 2

18 to 19 years

52 41 5 6 3,058 3,018 2,856 35 2,821 162 39 2

20 to 24 years

158 133 21 5 13,864 13,592 12,451 110 12,341 1,142 265 7

25 to 34 years

446 357 87 2 32,296 31,043 27,070 121 26,950 3,973 1,246 8

35 to 44 years

429 321 104 4 30,824 28,928 24,351 143 24,208 4,577 1,883 12

45 to 54 years

464 311 151 1 32,180 29,997 24,673 177 24,496 5,323 2,171 12

55 to 64 years

470 236 231 3 24,505 22,523 18,315 138 18,177 4,208 1,966 16

65 years and over

365 117 244 4 8,099 7,021 5,876 56 5,820 1,145 1,068 10

Men, 16 years and over

1,826 1,194 615 17 77,305 72,016 63,146 58 63,088 8,870 5,269 21

16 to 19 years

69 54 5 9 2,286 2,243 2,142 4 2,138 101 40 2

16 to 17 years

29 23 1 5 770 753 717 1 716 36 16 1

18 to 19 years

39 31 4 5 1,516 1,490 1,425 3 1,422 65 25 1

20 to 24 years

119 98 17 3 7,054 6,897 6,380 6 6,374 517 153 5

25 to 34 years

361 292 68 1 17,385 16,631 14,868 7 14,861 1,763 750 4

35 to 44 years

323 250 72 1 16,539 15,397 13,419 11 13,408 1,978 1,140 1

45 to 54 years

339 232 107 0 16,906 15,564 13,380 14 13,367 2,184 1,341 1

55 to 64 years

344 176 167 1 12,748 11,564 9,796 11 9,784 1,768 1,181 3

65 years and over

272 92 178 2 4,389 3,720 3,161 5 3,156 559 663 5

Women, 16 years and over

597 353 229 14 69,106 65,663 53,932 741 53,191 11,731 3,396 48

16 to 19 years

22 18 1 3 2,358 2,331 2,199 49 2,150 132 25 1

16 to 17 years

10 8 0 2 815 804 769 18 751 35 11 1

18 to 19 years

12 10 1 1 1,543 1,528 1,431 32 1,399 97 14 0

20 to 24 years

39 34 3 2 6,810 6,696 6,071 104 5,967 625 112 2

25 to 34 years

85 65 19 1 14,912 14,412 12,202 114 12,088 2,210 496 4

35 to 44 years

106 71 32 3 14,285 13,531 10,931 131 10,800 2,600 743 11

45 to 54 years

125 79 44 1 15,274 14,433 11,293 164 11,130 3,140 830 11

55 to 64 years

126 61 64 2 11,758 10,960 8,520 127 8,393 2,440 785 13

65 years and over

93 25 66 2 3,711 3,300 2,715 51 2,664 585 405 5

Footnotes
(1) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: February 10, 2016