2016 Annual Averages ‐ Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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ANNUAL AVERAGES
18. Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
[Numbers in thousands]
Industry	2016
	Total employed	Percent of total employed
	Total employed	Women	Black or African American	Asian	Hispanic or Latino
Total, 16 years and over	151,436	46.8	11.9	6.1	16.7

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting	2,460	25.3	2.7	1.1	24.5
Crop production	1,206	24.4	2.0	1.6	29.8
Animal production and aquaculture	876	27.5	2.4	0.5	19.9
Forestry, except logging	58	21.0	8.6	0.5	13.4
Logging	101	3.2	11.9	0.0	2.8
Fishing, hunting, and trapping	38	-	-	-	-
Support activities for agriculture and forestry	180	36.9	1.9	1.7	31.4

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	792	13.4	6.4	2.3	17.8
Oil and gas extraction	102	20.2	6.2	2.3	14.5
Coal mining	53	4.0	2.9	0.9	1.7
Metal ore mining	37	-	-	-	-
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	106	13.3	7.0	1.4	15.7
Not specified type of mining	6	-	-	-	-
Support activities for mining	488	13.4	7.2	2.9	20.9

Construction	10,328	9.1	5.8	1.9	28.9

Manufacturing	15,408	28.9	10.0	6.8	16.1
Durable goods manufacturing	9,704	24.9	8.9	7.1	14.1
Nonmetallic mineral products manufacturing	450	17.1	9.0	2.2	22.0
Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing	28	-	-	-	-
Clay building material and refractories manufacturing	20	-	-	-	-
Glass and glass product manufacturing	162	18.8	10.2	2.2	20.1
Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing	149	8.8	10.3	0.2	20.0
Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	92	20.2	3.8	2.5	29.0
Primary metals and fabricated metal products manufacturing	1,632	16.8	7.7	2.8	14.4
Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing	269	12.1	11.8	0.7	15.0
Aluminum production and processing	72	19.5	14.2	1.2	17.8
Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing	44	-	-	-	-
Foundries	72	7.5	2.6	2.0	11.7
Metal forgings and stampings	48	-	-	-	-
Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing	43	-	-	-	-
Structural metals, and boiler, tank, and shipping container manufacturing	336	14.8	7.0	2.8	16.1
Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing	306	14.6	4.1	4.3	11.2
Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities	76	21.5	7.6	3.6	14.9
Ordnance	50	31.0	7.1	3.0	12.0
Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing	292	21.0	8.5	3.6	13.7
Not specified metal industries	26	-	-	-	-
Machinery manufacturing	1,186	20.8	7.3	5.1	10.7
Agricultural implement manufacturing	110	22.9	12.1	3.7	6.5
Construction, and mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing	156	16.8	5.4	5.7	8.7
Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing	72	25.6	8.9	12.7	9.2
Metalworking machinery manufacturing	145	17.9	4.3	3.1	6.9
Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing	58	20.3	14.8	2.1	11.6
Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.	634	21.8	6.7	5.1	12.9
Not specified machinery manufacturing	12	-	-	-	-
Computers and electronic products manufacturing	1,215	30.4	5.6	20.6	11.1
Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing	196	30.5	5.4	26.6	7.3
Communications, and audio and video equipment manufacturing	152	25.5	4.3	17.9	17.5
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing	218	28.5	6.3	6.3	10.7
Electronic component and product manufacturing, n.e.c.	650	32.2	5.8	24.3	10.9
Electrical equipment and appliances manufacturing	387	31.6	10.2	7.6	12.7
Household appliance manufacturing	75	39.9	15.9	4.1	13.4
Electrical lighting and electrical equipment manufacturing, and other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c.	312	29.6	8.8	8.5	12.6
Transportation equipment manufacturing	2,438	24.8	12.7	5.8	11.0
Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing	1,401	27.8	16.1	4.7	9.6
Aircraft and parts manufacturing	729	22.4	6.0	8.8	12.9
Aerospace product and parts manufacturing	73	15.0	3.2	3.6	17.7
Railroad rolling stock manufacturing	23	-	-	-	-
Ship and boat building	174	14.5	18.6	4.2	10.4
Other transportation equipment manufacturing	38	-	-	-	-
Wood products manufacturing	419	14.4	7.5	0.9	19.4
Sawmills and wood preservation	111	8.7	10.3	0.0	11.8
Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products	38	-	-	-	-
Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes	42	-	-	-	-
Miscellaneous wood products	228	14.5	6.5	1.3	23.7
Furniture and related product manufacturing	441	26.7	7.6	3.1	23.8
Miscellaneous manufacturing	1,536	35.6	8.4	8.7	17.7
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing	585	38.6	5.7	11.4	15.7
Sporting and athletic goods, and doll, toy and game manufacturing	97	37.5	6.3	7.0	15.4
Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.	556	33.5	9.5	7.1	16.8
Not specified manufacturing industries	297	33.1	12.4	7.0	23.9
Nondurable goods manufacturing	5,704	35.8	11.7	6.2	19.5
Food manufacturing	1,770	40.3	15.7	6.2	27.6
Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling	142	30.5	10.5	2.4	15.6
Sugar and confectionery products	80	50.3	14.4	2.7	19.1
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing	157	35.7	13.0	2.6	37.5
Dairy product manufacturing	132	22.2	7.0	1.3	21.7
Animal slaughtering and processing	481	38.8	25.3	7.6	33.8
Retail bakeries	298	64.2	12.0	9.1	20.2
Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing, except retail bakeries	217	35.6	9.8	4.5	32.8
Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c.	216	32.8	17.4	10.1	24.7
Not specified food industries	48	-	-	-	-
Beverage and tobacco products manufacturing	323	22.7	11.5	4.1	19.4
Beverage manufacturing	304	22.1	10.5	4.0	19.8
Tobacco manufacturing	19	-	-	-	-
Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing	643	54.3	9.6	9.4	25.7
Fiber, yarn, and thread mills	9	-	-	-	-
Fabric mills, except knitting mills	105	44.2	13.4	6.6	20.7
Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills	22	-	-	-	-
Carpet and rug mills	76	38.7	10.1	3.9	18.9
Textile product mills, except carpet and rug	89	61.1	7.3	6.0	13.8
Knitting fabric mills, and apparel knitting mills	21	-	-	-	-
Cut and sew apparel manufacturing	253	64.5	9.2	15.8	36.1
Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing	5	-	-	-	-
Footwear manufacturing	42	-	-	-	-
Leather tanning and finishing and other allied products manufacturing	21	-	-	-	-
Paper manufacturing and printing	909	27.6	7.2	3.2	13.3
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	203	18.1	10.6	1.0	7.3
Paperboard container manufacturing	109	27.1	8.2	1.1	20.9
Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	85	28.1	8.6	5.5	17.2
Printing and related support activities	511	31.4	5.3	4.1	13.5
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing	179	20.3	7.4	3.0	11.5
Petroleum refining	167	20.4	7.9	3.1	12.2
Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	12	-	-	-	-
Chemicals manufacturing	1,323	34.9	11.2	9.0	12.7
Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing	127	27.3	13.3	5.6	19.6
Agricultural chemical manufacturing	35	-	-	-	-
Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing	556	44.6	9.4	14.9	11.2
Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing	70	17.4	15.6	4.3	16.8
Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing	134	50.0	11.6	5.9	24.3
Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	401	22.8	12.2	4.0	8.1
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing	556	28.1	11.7	3.0	15.9
Plastics product manufacturing	407	29.8	10.8	2.5	16.6
Tire manufacturing	65	18.6	16.4	5.6	6.1
Rubber product, except tire, manufacturing	83	27.5	12.2	3.3	20.5

Wholesale and retail trade	20,218	44.5	11.3	5.9	17.1
Wholesale trade	3,641	29.5	8.4	6.0	17.6
Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers	193	19.2	15.5	6.4	13.3
Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers	67	34.5	7.1	10.2	28.9
Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers	171	24.8	5.3	2.1	16.8
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers	320	40.5	6.6	7.2	12.7
Metals and minerals, except petroleum merchant wholesalers	52	17.1	4.8	7.5	15.2
Household appliances and electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers	180	25.9	3.6	5.6	14.9
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers	164	23.7	8.3	4.0	7.2
Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers	371	23.1	4.2	2.7	14.1
Recyclable material merchant wholesalers	86	16.9	8.9	3.2	24.7
Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers	113	36.1	4.8	11.3	12.9
Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers	54	33.1	13.9	7.6	19.5
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers	219	48.3	8.3	7.4	15.3
Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers	117	48.4	7.2	8.8	31.5
Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers	798	24.9	12.2	6.7	25.0
Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers	73	25.0	4.9	2.4	7.0
Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers	116	22.5	9.5	4.2	15.4
Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers	139	22.7	10.6	2.5	17.0
Farm supplies merchant wholesalers	55	28.5	5.8	4.0	17.9
Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers	216	37.2	7.2	6.9	16.7
Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers	78	40.3	2.5	10.6	16.5
Not specified wholesale trade	60	39.7	13.6	13.8	13.2
Retail trade	16,577	47.8	12.0	5.9	17.0
Automobile dealers	1,411	20.9	9.5	3.4	16.5
Other motor vehicle dealers	162	18.9	4.2	1.3	8.2
Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores	526	15.2	9.5	3.5	19.9
Furniture and home furnishings stores	558	43.4	9.8	2.6	20.0
Household appliance stores	62	24.6	14.0	1.7	23.7
Electronics stores	538	30.7	13.9	8.2	20.9
Building material and supplies dealers	1,029	30.4	10.4	2.4	16.0
Hardware stores	195	36.8	3.7	3.9	16.2
Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores	258	32.7	0.2	1.2	7.5
Grocery stores	2,706	48.2	12.5	7.2	17.7
Specialty food stores	246	43.5	4.5	8.5	24.7
Beer, wine, and liquor stores	137	41.7	6.5	12.2	13.7
Pharmacies and drug stores	940	63.4	13.0	11.0	12.8
Health and personal care, except drug, stores	358	65.5	9.0	9.6	18.5
Gasoline stations	519	52.8	8.2	9.9	12.5
Clothing stores	1,041	74.8	16.2	6.0	22.5
Shoe stores	163	52.7	16.4	8.0	31.0
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores	202	61.5	6.7	9.6	18.6
Sporting goods, and hobby and toy stores	473	40.2	5.9	2.8	13.6
Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores	55	69.6	1.4	1.5	11.6
Musical instrument and supplies stores	45	-	-	-	-
Book stores and news dealers	103	65.5	9.8	5.1	14.4
Department stores and discount stores	2,077	59.8	19.5	5.3	16.6
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	542	59.8	15.2	5.5	19.8
Retail florists	85	70.5	3.8	4.3	22.8
Office supplies and stationery stores	137	42.8	13.1	8.2	10.6
Used merchandise stores	232	64.8	14.6	1.9	19.4
Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	136	75.1	8.7	5.7	9.7
Miscellaneous retail stores	520	50.2	4.7	4.6	15.7
Electronic shopping	328	46.0	16.0	12.4	10.5
Electronic auctions	17	-	-	-	-
Mail-order houses	82	50.6	14.0	6.6	16.7
Vending machine operators	37	-	-	-	-
Fuel dealers	80	31.2	2.6	0.0	4.9
Other direct selling establishments	178	68.5	10.2	4.3	17.8
Not specified retail trade	401	53.6	17.5	7.7	17.3

Transportation and utilities	8,012	23.5	18.0	5.3	17.3
Transportation and warehousing	6,693	23.8	19.4	5.6	18.6
Air transportation	575	37.8	15.0	6.6	18.2
Rail transportation	239	10.1	15.0	4.7	10.4
Water transportation	62	26.4	10.0	1.7	15.3
Truck transportation	2,038	11.5	14.5	3.1	20.5
Bus service and urban transit	515	39.1	30.4	5.6	14.1
Taxi and limousine service	420	16.5	26.6	18.3	13.6
Pipeline transportation	53	15.5	0.3	1.8	13.2
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	36	-	-	-	-
Services incidental to transportation	747	27.4	15.1	5.6	22.4
Postal Service	653	40.9	22.1	8.7	10.1
Couriers and messengers	787	20.4	26.3	3.8	18.0
Warehousing and storage	569	31.6	24.3	4.1	30.3
Utilities	1,319	22.0	10.9	3.8	10.8
Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution	698	20.6	10.0	4.0	10.4
Natural gas distribution	142	27.4	10.8	2.9	12.1
Electric and gas, and other combinations	105	26.1	14.0	4.3	10.2
Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems	249	21.4	10.5	4.9	11.8
Sewage treatment facilities	96	15.5	15.7	0.0	8.7
Not specified utilities	28	-	-	-	-

Information	2,855	40.6	11.1	7.6	11.3
Newspaper publishers	199	48.3	6.9	6.6	13.8
Periodical, book, and directory publishers	210	58.7	6.6	4.3	6.9
Software publishers	100	30.5	3.6	18.0	7.8
Motion pictures and video industries	436	38.3	9.1	4.3	9.9
Sound recording industries	33	-	-	-	-
Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming	558	33.0	14.8	5.0	15.0
Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals	130	35.0	2.6	24.7	3.2
Wired telecommunications carriers	466	35.5	13.2	8.5	11.7
Other telecommunications services	400	34.7	15.7	8.6	14.2
Data processing, hosting, and related services	112	38.9	12.1	9.1	7.7
Libraries and archives	179	79.6	8.6	4.2	7.2
Other information services	31	-	-	-	-

Financial activities	10,404	52.3	10.4	7.0	12.2
Finance and insurance	7,241	55.1	10.4	8.3	10.6
Banking and related activities	2,102	59.3	12.3	9.5	11.7
Savings institutions, including credit unions	238	75.6	7.2	3.6	14.8
Nondepository credit and related activities	954	49.8	11.1	12.1	12.1
Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments	1,153	33.8	5.0	9.5	7.9
Insurance carriers and related activities	2,794	60.9	11.1	6.0	10.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	3,163	45.6	10.4	4.1	15.7
Real estate	2,764	48.0	9.7	4.3	14.9
Rental and leasing services	399	29.5	15.2	2.9	21.2
Automotive equipment rental and leasing	179	32.3	21.3	4.4	20.2
Video tape and disk rental	7	-	-	-	-
Other consumer goods rental	107	27.5	14.4	3.2	26.2
Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing	106	24.7	6.5	0.3	18.4

Professional and business services	18,325	41.4	9.7	8.3	16.6
Professional and technical services	11,228	42.2	6.5	11.2	8.8
Legal services	1,610	55.3	6.3	3.7	10.6
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	1,110	60.2	6.9	7.8	10.6
Architectural, engineering, and related services	1,652	23.6	5.7	7.3	9.0
Specialized design services	402	57.1	4.8	5.5	12.5
Computer systems design and related services	2,845	26.1	7.3	22.8	5.9
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	1,652	43.7	7.3	9.8	7.5
Scientific research and development services	597	48.7	6.5	16.4	8.5
Advertising, public relations, and related services	548	51.4	4.1	5.0	12.3
Veterinary services	347	81.2	2.9	2.3	8.4
Other professional, scientific, and technical services	464	53.2	7.8	6.6	13.4
Management, administrative, and waste services	7,097	40.0	14.9	3.6	28.9
Management of companies and enterprises	188	44.2	7.6	5.5	13.5
Employment services	1,046	54.0	23.2	5.2	20.3
Business support services	808	64.2	18.8	4.5	18.5
Travel arrangements and reservation services	304	62.1	9.0	9.0	13.2
Investigation and security services	828	24.1	24.8	4.2	16.6
Services to buildings and dwellings	1,599	56.3	12.9	2.6	42.0
Landscaping services	1,412	8.3	6.8	1.2	43.7
Other administrative and other support services	334	49.5	11.2	6.1	16.9
Waste management and remediation services	577	17.2	13.2	2.0	24.1

Education and health services	34,263	74.6	14.9	6.0	12.1
Educational services	13,674	68.4	11.1	4.6	11.2
Elementary and secondary schools	8,975	75.0	11.7	2.5	12.2
Colleges, universities, and professional schools, including junior colleges	3,851	53.5	10.6	9.0	9.2
Business, technical, and trade schools and training	101	55.3	6.3	4.8	6.3
Other schools and instruction, and educational support services	746	68.0	6.3	7.3	10.4
Health care and social assistance	20,589	78.7	17.4	6.9	12.7
Hospitals	6,990	76.7	15.3	8.8	10.0
Health services, except hospitals	10,220	78.4	18.2	6.7	13.1
Offices of physicians	1,611	76.4	8.2	8.3	12.9
Offices of dentists	897	82.5	6.6	8.2	16.9
Offices of chiropractors	135	66.7	4.0	3.0	13.1
Offices of optometrists	133	82.4	5.5	5.4	8.8
Offices of other health practitioners	297	72.5	4.9	8.0	11.4
Outpatient care centers	1,603	76.2	12.9	5.6	13.3
Home health care services	1,495	88.4	30.2	7.7	16.0
Other health care services	1,417	68.4	17.6	6.9	13.0
Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)	1,786	82.9	28.5	4.7	9.5
Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities	846	74.8	26.1	6.0	13.4
Social assistance	3,379	84.1	19.6	4.0	16.9
Individual and family services	1,553	77.8	21.2	5.0	15.1
Community food and housing, and emergency services	127	62.7	18.8	2.3	19.7
Vocational rehabilitation services	138	58.2	14.0	1.4	11.1
Child day care services	1,561	94.4	18.7	3.4	19.0

Leisure and hospitality	14,193	50.6	12.6	6.5	22.9
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,241	45.2	10.3	4.4	13.2
Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries	857	43.2	9.3	3.4	9.9
Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions	364	41.3	13.9	2.9	11.7
Bowling centers	33	-	-	-	-
Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	1,988	46.8	10.2	5.0	14.9
Accommodation and food services	10,952	52.3	13.3	7.1	25.8
Accommodation	1,592	55.5	13.8	8.9	28.4
Traveler accommodation	1,488	56.1	14.4	9.6	29.6
Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses	104	47.2	4.0	0.1	10.8
Food services and drinking places	9,360	51.7	13.2	6.8	25.4
Restaurants and other food services	9,134	51.7	13.4	6.9	25.6
Drinking places, alcoholic beverages	226	51.1	5.9	2.3	13.9

Other services	7,320	52.2	10.6	7.7	18.1
Other services, except private households	6,596	47.9	11.0	8.1	15.9
Repair and maintenance	2,051	10.9	7.9	3.9	23.7
Automotive repair and maintenance	1,205	8.3	7.7	3.3	24.3
Car washes	168	12.0	12.8	2.5	34.3
Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance	134	17.2	12.2	8.9	17.3
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance	322	7.0	5.6	2.5	23.3
Personal and household goods repair and maintenance	218	26.5	6.1	7.0	16.1
Footwear and leather goods repair	5	-	-	-	-
Personal and laundry services	2,481	71.7	12.6	14.2	15.5
Barber shops	134	20.5	34.6	2.8	19.5
Beauty salons	982	91.2	12.7	6.8	16.3
Nail salons and other personal care services	541	75.4	7.3	43.2	7.2
Drycleaning and laundry services	286	56.6	14.6	10.5	31.2
Funeral homes, and cemeteries and crematories	149	40.9	11.7	1.4	11.2
Other personal services	389	57.8	11.3	4.2	13.8
Membership associations and organizations	2,064	55.9	12.0	4.8	8.5
Religious organizations	1,088	47.2	10.3	4.8	8.4
Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services	754	68.9	15.3	5.2	8.6
Labor unions	58	46.3	12.0	3.1	17.4
Business, professional, political, and similar organizations	164	56.9	8.5	3.4	6.0
Private households	724	91.7	7.6	4.1	38.5

Public administration	6,857	45.1	16.7	4.5	12.2
Executive offices and legislative bodies	1,082	50.9	16.2	4.4	15.2
Public finance activities	302	62.4	16.5	9.4	9.9
Other general government and support	106	42.9	18.5	1.1	10.1
Justice, public order, and safety activities	2,739	34.7	15.0	2.4	12.1
Administration of human resource programs	995	71.5	22.2	7.3	13.6
Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	248	43.5	8.9	4.8	4.8
Administration of economic programs and space research	529	46.5	17.1	4.7	9.7
National security and international affairs	857	34.4	18.3	6.7	11.8
n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not shown 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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000).

Last Modified Date: February 8, 2017