2016 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	2016
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	792	10,328	15,408	20,218	8,012	2,855	10,404	18,325	34,263	14,193	7,320	6,857
16 to 19 years	4	173	208	1,176	95	74	88	219	595	1,997	205	31
20 years and over	788	10,155	15,200	19,042	7,917	2,781	10,316	18,105	33,668	12,197	7,115	6,827
20 to 24 years	45	750	1,076	2,883	492	207	602	1,372	2,731	2,780	643	279
25 years and over	743	9,404	14,124	16,159	7,425	2,574	9,714	16,733	30,937	9,417	6,473	6,548
25 to 54 years	573	7,237	10,412	11,778	5,367	2,011	7,071	12,664	22,640	7,546	4,524	4,837
55 years and over	170	2,168	3,712	4,381	2,058	564	2,643	4,069	8,297	1,871	1,949	1,712
Men, 16 years and over	686	9,389	10,948	11,213	6,129	1,695	4,967	10,743	8,691	7,005	3,500	3,762
16 to 19 years	4	164	134	608	73	40	41	140	179	915	96	19
20 years and over	682	9,225	10,814	10,604	6,057	1,656	4,927	10,603	8,512	6,089	3,404	3,743
20 to 24 years	38	706	776	1,534	370	117	274	764	707	1,340	296	160
25 years and over	644	8,519	10,038	9,071	5,687	1,538	4,653	9,839	7,806	4,750	3,108	3,584
25 to 54 years	498	6,600	7,394	6,609	4,089	1,229	3,402	7,405	5,582	3,828	2,167	2,699
55 years and over	146	1,919	2,644	2,462	1,598	309	1,251	2,434	2,224	922	941	885
Women, 16 years and over	106	939	4,460	9,005	1,883	1,160	5,437	7,581	25,572	7,189	3,820	3,095
16 to 19 years	0	9	74	568	23	34	47	79	416	1,081	109	12
20 years and over	106	930	4,385	8,438	1,860	1,126	5,389	7,502	25,156	6,107	3,712	3,083
20 to 24 years	7	45	300	1,350	122	90	328	608	2,025	1,440	347	119
25 years and over	99	885	4,085	7,088	1,738	1,036	5,061	6,894	23,131	4,667	3,365	2,964
25 to 54 years	75	636	3,018	5,169	1,278	782	3,669	5,259	17,058	3,718	2,357	2,138
55 years and over	24	249	1,067	1,919	460	254	1,393	1,635	6,073	949	1,008	827

White
Men, 16 years and over	601	8,390	8,965	9,002	4,582	1,351	4,005	8,419	6,596	5,275	2,748	2,953
16 to 19 years	3	148	113	489	52	32	35	122	134	746	83	14
20 years and over	598	8,242	8,852	8,512	4,530	1,319	3,970	8,297	6,462	4,529	2,664	2,939
20 to 24 years	33	642	632	1,178	260	94	212	586	510	967	237	128
25 years and over	565	7,600	8,220	7,335	4,271	1,226	3,758	7,711	5,952	3,563	2,428	2,811
25 to 54 years	427	5,872	5,940	5,185	3,000	964	2,678	5,613	4,139	2,864	1,645	2,113
55 years and over	138	1,728	2,280	2,150	1,271	262	1,080	2,098	1,813	699	782	698
Women, 16 years and over	93	820	3,445	7,049	1,317	890	4,311	6,027	19,526	5,501	2,977	2,161
16 to 19 years	0	9	57	428	17	27	38	62	332	835	88	9
20 years and over	93	811	3,388	6,621	1,301	863	4,272	5,965	19,194	4,666	2,888	2,152
20 to 24 years	5	38	215	978	80	66	249	447	1,535	1,100	283	94
25 years and over	88	772	3,172	5,643	1,220	797	4,024	5,517	17,659	3,566	2,605	2,058
25 to 54 years	65	545	2,321	3,982	870	581	2,828	4,106	12,781	2,811	1,772	1,441
55 years and over	22	228	851	1,662	351	216	1,196	1,411	4,878	756	834	617

Black or African American
Men, 16 years and over	42	538	1,030	1,200	1,043	170	452	987	1,151	899	395	505
16 to 19 years	0	8	11	66	13	4	4	6	26	92	5	4
20 years and over	41	530	1,019	1,133	1,030	166	448	981	1,125	807	390	501
20 to 24 years	1	26	92	218	73	14	32	91	95	212	30	17
25 years and over	40	504	928	915	957	152	417	890	1,030	595	359	484
25 to 54 years	36	395	748	764	749	124	331	719	791	492	263	355
55 years and over	5	109	179	151	208	28	85	171	238	103	97	128
Women, 16 years and over	9	61	503	1,090	399	147	627	799	3,952	891	384	640
16 to 19 years	0	0	5	75	5	4	3	12	40	137	10	2
20 years and over	9	61	499	1,015	395	143	624	787	3,912	754	374	638
20 to 24 years	2	2	59	228	30	16	40	85	314	205	27	16
25 years and over	7	58	440	787	365	127	584	702	3,599	549	347	622
25 to 54 years	6	50	337	664	290	106	461	567	2,819	469	253	475
55 years and over	1	9	103	124	75	21	123	135	779	80	95	146

Asian
Men, 16 years and over	16	166	660	675	323	135	376	980	692	500	225	152
16 to 19 years	0	1	5	18	4	5	0	7	10	25	3	0
20 years and over	16	164	655	657	320	130	376	973	683	475	222	151
20 to 24 years	0	6	25	79	16	6	16	47	64	66	13	7
25 years and over	16	158	630	578	304	124	360	926	618	408	209	144
25 to 54 years	14	114	492	450	221	107	298	803	486	312	164	107
55 years and over	1	44	139	128	83	17	62	123	132	97	44	37
Women, 16 years and over	3	32	383	518	101	81	353	537	1,364	421	336	158
16 to 19 years	0	0	5	20	0	0	2	2	17	28	6	0
20 years and over	3	32	378	498	101	81	351	534	1,347	393	330	158
20 to 24 years	0	4	13	54	5	4	25	46	96	52	18	2
25 years and over	3	28	365	443	96	76	326	488	1,251	340	312	156
25 to 54 years	2	21	268	342	70	63	277	423	949	265	248	117
55 years and over	0	7	96	101	26	14	48	64	302	76	64	39

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Men, 16 years and over	130	2,845	1,688	1,966	1,063	201	619	1,770	996	1,702	663	457
16 to 19 years	1	40	32	125	14	8	11	44	25	181	15	2
20 years and over	129	2,804	1,656	1,841	1,049	193	608	1,726	971	1,520	648	455
20 to 24 years	13	245	171	342	91	17	51	167	130	309	76	27
25 years and over	116	2,560	1,485	1,500	958	176	557	1,559	840	1,211	572	429
25 to 54 years	104	2,262	1,249	1,264	787	150	460	1,310	662	1,058	479	361
55 years and over	13	298	236	236	171	26	98	250	178	153	94	68
Women, 16 years and over	11	143	795	1,492	322	122	647	1,268	3,154	1,551	663	379
16 to 19 years	0	3	14	122	7	4	14	12	65	213	12	2
20 years and over	11	140	781	1,370	315	118	633	1,256	3,089	1,338	650	378
20 to 24 years	4	12	59	304	34	17	74	134	368	300	64	26
25 years and over	7	128	722	1,066	281	101	559	1,122	2,721	1,037	586	351
25 to 54 years	6	109	611	895	234	85	483	949	2,230	909	479	277
55 years and over	1	19	111	172	46	16	76	172	491	129	107	74
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 8, 2017