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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

2015 Annual Averages ‐ Employed persons by industry, sex, race, and occupation

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
17. Employed persons by industry, sex, race, and occupation
[In thousands]
Industry, sex, and race2015
Total
em-
ployed
Management,
professional,
and related
occupations
Service
occupations
Sales and office
occupations
Natural resources,
construction, and
maintenance occupations
Production, trans-
portation, and
material moving
occupations
Manage-
ment,
business,
and
financial
opera-
tions
occupa-
tions
Profes-
sional
and
related
occupa-
tions
Protec-
tive
service
occupa-
tions
Service
occupa-
tions,
except
protec-
tive
Sales
and
related
occupa-
tions
Office
and
adminis-
trative
support
occupa-
tions
Farming,
fishing,
and
forestry
occupa-
tions
Construc-
tion
and
extrac-
tion
occupa-
tions
Instal-
lation,
mainte-
nance,
and
repair
occupa-
tions
Produc-
tion
occupa-
tions
Transpor-
tation
and
material
moving
occupa-
tions

TOTAL

Agriculture and related

2,4221,085491891178790314313095

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

91715014825127312927362100

Construction

9,9351,76223710399850946,347534153244

Manufacturing

15,3382,6192,180301946631,281552946806,0721,271

Durable goods

9,7091,6731,566168835777742394363,854698

Nondurable goods

5,6299466141410530650451552442,218573

Wholesale and retail trade

20,3201,4451,1077769410,1763,320631067716241,936

Wholesale trade

3,6355311686441,3045915230129108672

Retail trade

16,686913939726518,8722,72911776415161,264

Transportation and utilities

7,726790363351241051,64851634983223,673

Information

2,9886191,1241375329442052964639

Financial activities

10,0874,153825523152,1722,17113422035108

Professional and business services

17,4094,3445,5525332,6946032,25512161292377585

Education and health services

33,6783,26018,6541927,0181173,561190232172383

Leisure and hospitality

13,8211,9319071828,4861,015702338112146299

Other services

7,264651998152,6953666334251,148425306

Other services, except private households

6,466644994151,9253666284241,147423296

Private households

79874077004011110

Public administration

6,9281,3001,7081,949356271,21621821235787

Men

Agriculture and related

1,82682434165881171914312486

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

7981081302412271284726098

Construction

9,0061,517199733717646,191524149235

Manufacturing

10,8821,7771,67422121438483272826504,3531,055

Durable goods

7,3251,1801,294126327029842314192,961593

Nondurable goods

3,556597379105816718522512311,392462

Wholesale and retail trade

11,222837505512975,1711,477321037443801,626

Wholesale trade

2,564335120530972251262812871599

Retail trade

8,659502385472674,2001,2256746163091,027

Transportation and utilities

5,97754627722776885341604882903,193

Information

1,8193607391138186141052803125

Financial activities

4,7422,157469262191,0844221312092499

Professional and business services

10,2592,4643,5874231,7233205377153277277492

Education and health services

8,5531,0714,9721281,3712939708221672214

Leisure and hospitality

6,7551,0305051254,12729120133710773256

Other services

3,50028558911538269962251,119286281

Other services, except private households

3,44328258911494268962241,119286271

Private households

58300440001109

Public administration

3,7926128211,6001561425914771165172

Women

Agriculture and related

597261162339761840069

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

12042180114508112

Construction

92924438362743301551049

Manufacturing

4,4568425068722257982812301,719216

Durable goods

2,384494271425874790817893105

Nondurable goods

2,07334923534713831928412826110

Wholesale and retail trade

9,098607602263985,0051,84331327245311

Wholesale trade

1,0711964811433234026123873

Retail trade

8,027411554253834,6731,5035225207238

Transportation and utilities

1,74924387134737795131033481

Information

1,16925938523714330100161414

Financial activities

5,3451,99635626961,0881,7500310119

Professional and business services

7,1491,8801,9661109722831,717591510193

Education and health services

25,1252,18813,682645,646883,1641716100168

Leisure and hospitality

7,066901402564,3597245011157343

Other services

3,76436640942,15797537102913925

Other services, except private households

3,02336240541,43197532102813825

Private households

7414407260400010

Public administration

3,13668988634920013957768615

White

Agriculture and related

2,2621,052471387178382013302577

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

8151301301312641268655390

Construction

8,8341,6142027339445435,611475127214

Manufacturing

12,4132,2931,687251505931,063412756064,710972

Durable goods

7,9311,4741,213136833264042233853,042538

Nondurable goods

4,482819474128326142337522211,668433

Wholesale and retail trade

16,1961,225845575278,1112,58052926834881,536

Wholesale trade

3,0634541303331,158480422611886532

Retail trade

13,133771715544946,9532,10010665654021,004

Transportation and utilities

5,7596512932294861,16541424102722,619

Information

2,3234928681156262330052313731

Financial activities

8,1963,397605422391,8851,7201291772378

Professional and business services

13,8803,5644,3613302,2295261,77011140236286427

Education and health services

25,7612,62014,8421244,615912,790172193125288

Leisure and hospitality

10,5401,5127591426,47068151332791105236

Other services

5,794540827111,996315529319990334230

Other services, except private households

5,138534824111,363314526318990333221

Private households

6566306330301119

Public administration

5,1729501,2531,535241228921759924567

Black or African American

Agriculture and related

669141023400311

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

44840105012257

Construction

5936314342260420321118

Manufacturing

1,49512113352731116101541777217

Durable goods

8386583315126901122436122

Nondurable goods

657575021220481031934195

Wholesale and retail trade

2,3128911214991,127458794876272

Wholesale trade

29925150757686371399

Retail trade

2,014659714921,070390164164173

Transportation and utilities

1,37880321124113421155236773

Information

337531013133878004147

Financial activities

988383687511442750228722

Professional and business services

1,651298342159303402891133154122

Education and health services

4,9684052,086561,75519501010313075

Leisure and hospitality

1,73917885191,0892119104121734

Other services

73253953309296805774053

Other services, except private households

65753943237296805773952

Private households

75010720000010

Public administration

1,16823525931366522922218714

Asian

Agriculture and related

1861000091001

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

22811000300000

Construction

1774316002100851363

Manufacturing

1,011160302062971331838238

Durable goods

67110623103946031724017

Nondurable goods

340547103202530114221

Wholesale and retail trade

1,1529113014262115712193257

Wholesale trade

1924322016927103718

Retail trade

9604810814155212901162438

Transportation and utilities

35541310548402175166

Information

23353117052121001330

Financial activities

6462811372129510701535

Professional and business services

1,38239173122532811401112111

Education and health services

1,9851561,27663567158025137

Leisure and hospitality

90918230852766590441813

Other services

5163452030117190045416

Other services, except private households

4803452026717180045416

Private households

35000340100000

Public administration

30064122362104211434

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: February 10, 2016