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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
17. Employed persons by industry, sex, race, and occupation
[In thousands]
Industry, sex, and race 2015
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

2,422 1,085 49 18 91 17 87 903 14 31 30 95

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

917 150 148 2 5 12 73 1 292 73 62 100

Construction

9,935 1,762 237 10 39 98 509 4 6,347 534 153 244

Manufacturing

15,338 2,619 2,180 30 194 663 1,281 55 294 680 6,072 1,271

Durable goods

9,709 1,673 1,566 16 88 357 777 4 239 436 3,854 698

Nondurable goods

5,629 946 614 14 105 306 504 51 55 244 2,218 573

Wholesale and retail trade

20,320 1,445 1,107 77 694 10,176 3,320 63 106 771 624 1,936

Wholesale trade

3,635 531 168 6 44 1,304 591 52 30 129 108 672

Retail trade

16,686 913 939 72 651 8,872 2,729 11 77 641 516 1,264

Transportation and utilities

7,726 790 363 35 124 105 1,648 5 163 498 322 3,673

Information

2,988 619 1,124 13 75 329 442 0 5 296 46 39

Financial activities

10,087 4,153 825 52 315 2,172 2,171 1 34 220 35 108

Professional and business services

17,409 4,344 5,552 533 2,694 603 2,255 12 161 292 377 585

Education and health services

33,678 3,260 18,654 192 7,018 117 3,561 1 90 232 172 383

Leisure and hospitality

13,821 1,931 907 182 8,486 1,015 702 3 38 112 146 299

Other services

7,264 651 998 15 2,695 366 633 4 25 1,148 425 306

Other services, except private households

6,466 644 994 15 1,925 366 628 4 24 1,147 423 296

Private households

798 7 4 0 770 0 4 0 1 1 1 10

Public administration

6,928 1,300 1,708 1,949 356 27 1,216 21 82 123 57 87

Men

Agriculture and related

1,826 824 34 16 58 8 11 719 14 31 24 86

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

798 108 130 2 4 12 27 1 284 72 60 98

Construction

9,006 1,517 199 7 33 71 76 4 6,191 524 149 235

Manufacturing

10,882 1,777 1,674 22 121 438 483 27 282 650 4,353 1,055

Durable goods

7,325 1,180 1,294 12 63 270 298 4 231 419 2,961 593

Nondurable goods

3,556 597 379 10 58 167 185 22 51 231 1,392 462

Wholesale and retail trade

11,222 837 505 51 297 5,171 1,477 32 103 744 380 1,626

Wholesale trade

2,564 335 120 5 30 972 251 26 28 128 71 599

Retail trade

8,659 502 385 47 267 4,200 1,225 6 74 616 309 1,027

Transportation and utilities

5,977 546 277 22 77 68 853 4 160 488 290 3,193

Information

1,819 360 739 11 38 186 141 0 5 280 31 25

Financial activities

4,742 2,157 469 26 219 1,084 422 1 31 209 24 99

Professional and business services

10,259 2,464 3,587 423 1,723 320 537 7 153 277 277 492

Education and health services

8,553 1,071 4,972 128 1,371 29 397 0 82 216 72 214

Leisure and hospitality

6,755 1,030 505 125 4,127 291 201 3 37 107 73 256

Other services

3,500 285 589 11 538 269 96 2 25 1,119 286 281

Other services, except private households

3,443 282 589 11 494 268 96 2 24 1,119 286 271

Private households

58 3 0 0 44 0 0 0 1 1 0 9

Public administration

3,792 612 821 1,600 156 14 259 14 77 116 51 72

Women

Agriculture and related

597 261 16 2 33 9 76 184 0 0 6 9

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

120 42 18 0 1 1 45 0 8 1 1 2

Construction

929 244 38 3 6 27 433 0 155 10 4 9

Manufacturing

4,456 842 506 8 72 225 798 28 12 30 1,719 216

Durable goods

2,384 494 271 4 25 87 479 0 8 17 893 105

Nondurable goods

2,073 349 235 3 47 138 319 28 4 12 826 110

Wholesale and retail trade

9,098 607 602 26 398 5,005 1,843 31 3 27 245 311

Wholesale trade

1,071 196 48 1 14 332 340 26 1 2 38 73

Retail trade

8,027 411 554 25 383 4,673 1,503 5 2 25 207 238

Transportation and utilities

1,749 243 87 13 47 37 795 1 3 10 33 481

Information

1,169 259 385 2 37 143 301 0 0 16 14 14

Financial activities

5,345 1,996 356 26 96 1,088 1,750 0 3 10 11 9

Professional and business services

7,149 1,880 1,966 110 972 283 1,717 5 9 15 101 93

Education and health services

25,125 2,188 13,682 64 5,646 88 3,164 1 7 16 100 168

Leisure and hospitality

7,066 901 402 56 4,359 724 501 1 1 5 73 43

Other services

3,764 366 409 4 2,157 97 537 1 0 29 139 25

Other services, except private households

3,023 362 405 4 1,431 97 532 1 0 28 138 25

Private households

741 4 4 0 726 0 4 0 0 0 1 0

Public administration

3,136 689 886 349 200 13 957 7 6 8 6 15

White

Agriculture and related

2,262 1,052 47 13 87 17 83 820 13 30 25 77

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

815 130 130 1 3 12 64 1 268 65 53 90

Construction

8,834 1,614 202 7 33 94 454 3 5,611 475 127 214

Manufacturing

12,413 2,293 1,687 25 150 593 1,063 41 275 606 4,710 972

Durable goods

7,931 1,474 1,213 13 68 332 640 4 223 385 3,042 538

Nondurable goods

4,482 819 474 12 83 261 423 37 52 221 1,668 433

Wholesale and retail trade

16,196 1,225 845 57 527 8,111 2,580 52 92 683 488 1,536

Wholesale trade

3,063 454 130 3 33 1,158 480 42 26 118 86 532

Retail trade

13,133 771 715 54 494 6,953 2,100 10 66 565 402 1,004

Transportation and utilities

5,759 651 293 22 94 86 1,165 4 142 410 272 2,619

Information

2,323 492 868 11 56 262 330 0 5 231 37 31

Financial activities

8,196 3,397 605 42 239 1,885 1,720 1 29 177 23 78

Professional and business services

13,880 3,564 4,361 330 2,229 526 1,770 11 140 236 286 427

Education and health services

25,761 2,620 14,842 124 4,615 91 2,790 1 72 193 125 288

Leisure and hospitality

10,540 1,512 759 142 6,470 681 513 3 27 91 105 236

Other services

5,794 540 827 11 1,996 315 529 3 19 990 334 230

Other services, except private households

5,138 534 824 11 1,363 314 526 3 18 990 333 221

Private households

656 6 3 0 633 0 3 0 1 1 1 9

Public administration

5,172 950 1,253 1,535 241 22 892 17 59 92 45 67

Black or African American

Agriculture and related

66 9 1 4 1 0 2 34 0 0 3 11

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

44 8 4 0 1 0 5 0 12 2 5 7

Construction

593 63 14 3 4 2 26 0 420 32 11 18

Manufacturing

1,495 121 133 5 27 31 116 10 15 41 777 217

Durable goods

838 65 83 3 15 12 69 0 11 22 436 122

Nondurable goods

657 57 50 2 12 20 48 10 3 19 341 95

Wholesale and retail trade

2,312 89 112 14 99 1,127 458 7 9 48 76 272

Wholesale trade

299 25 15 0 7 57 68 6 3 7 13 99

Retail trade

2,014 65 97 14 92 1,070 390 1 6 41 64 173

Transportation and utilities

1,378 80 32 11 24 11 342 1 15 52 36 773

Information

337 53 101 3 13 38 78 0 0 41 4 7

Financial activities

988 383 68 7 51 144 275 0 2 28 7 22

Professional and business services

1,651 298 342 159 303 40 289 1 13 31 54 122

Education and health services

4,968 405 2,086 56 1,755 19 501 0 10 31 30 75

Leisure and hospitality

1,739 178 85 19 1,089 211 91 0 4 12 17 34

Other services

732 53 95 3 309 29 68 0 5 77 40 53

Other services, except private households

657 53 94 3 237 29 68 0 5 77 39 52

Private households

75 0 1 0 72 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

Public administration

1,168 235 259 313 66 5 229 2 22 18 7 14

Asian

Agriculture and related

18 6 1 0 0 0 0 9 1 0 0 1

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

22 8 11 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0

Construction

177 43 16 0 0 2 10 0 85 13 6 3

Manufacturing

1,011 160 302 0 6 29 71 3 3 18 382 38

Durable goods

671 106 231 0 3 9 46 0 3 17 240 17

Nondurable goods

340 54 71 0 3 20 25 3 0 1 142 21

Wholesale and retail trade

1,152 91 130 1 42 621 157 1 2 19 32 57

Wholesale trade

192 43 22 0 1 69 27 1 0 3 7 18

Retail trade

960 48 108 1 41 552 129 0 1 16 24 38

Transportation and utilities

355 41 31 0 5 4 84 0 2 17 5 166

Information

233 53 117 0 5 21 21 0 0 13 3 0

Financial activities

646 281 137 2 12 95 107 0 1 5 3 5

Professional and business services

1,382 391 731 22 53 28 114 0 1 11 21 11

Education and health services

1,985 156 1,276 6 356 7 158 0 2 5 13 7

Leisure and hospitality

909 182 30 8 527 66 59 0 4 4 18 13

Other services

516 34 52 0 301 17 19 0 0 45 41 6

Other services, except private households

480 34 52 0 267 17 18 0 0 45 41 6

Private households

35 0 0 0 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Public administration

300 64 122 36 21 0 42 1 1 4 3 4

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