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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 race2017
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

2,4541,05652147718801,00111302490

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

7481461114511521235554781

Construction

10,6921,984265154711149256,769612161232

Manufacturing

15,4082,6452,255362156081,292613046756,0781,239

Durable goods

9,6981,6921,624258929682352344343,823654

Nondurable goods

5,7109526301212631246956712412,255585

Wholesale and retail trade

20,3141,4971,2096966910,1293,31862967095791,977

Wholesale trade

3,5945131733341,3045425222126122701

Retail trade

16,7209841,036666368,8242,77610735824561,276

Transportation and utilities

8,159876379341521231,65341765433733,847

Information

2,9035641,1346723304280132794037

Financial activities

10,4824,398907623262,2842,11204918641116

Professional and business services

18,8354,8416,1295573,0406442,27918131303311585

Education and health services

34,4833,30819,2951827,1721003,539483201168432

Leisure and hospitality

14,2912,0189982018,6661,042708537110139367

Other services

7,485695976272,8713856032241,110442349

Other services, except private households

6,828688970272,2413855992231,110442340

Private households

6577606300401008

Public administration

7,0831,3511,8121,905325311,195211051658094

Men

Agriculture and related

1,843778381248131380111302078

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

65411986449211231544680

Construction

9,7221,7322101338907056,576603158225

Manufacturing

10,8571,7741,74529135383509262946424,323995

Durable goods

7,2351,1891,328196021932552284092,906548

Nondurable goods

3,62258541897516418422662341,418448

Wholesale and retail trade

11,176833519483165,1951,46032916793741,630

Wholesale trade

2,521324112322963234262212281610

Retail trade

8,656509407452934,2311,2266685572931,020

Transportation and utilities

6,20461328725908680131745273343,263

Information

1,7713387366341861350132682730

Financial activities

4,9402,245524332331,13143104617420102

Professional and business services

10,8822,6893,9304131,83934853914121285219484

Education and health services

8,8041,1255,1991211,4302934137618367231

Leisure and hospitality

6,9961,0355571404,23828023243310470301

Other services

3,61729555320666277802241,075310315

Other services, except private households

3,56229455120624277802231,075310307

Private households

55120420001008

Public administration

3,9356308961,5561321729515991546380

Women

Agriculture and related

6112781422956820000411

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

9427250113105111

Construction

9712525629214210192937

Manufacturing

4,5518715098812247833510321,755243

Durable goods

2,463503296530764981525917106

Nondurable goods

2,0883682133511482853547837137

Wholesale and retail trade

9,137664689213544,9341,85829530205347

Wholesale trade

1,0731896111134130825054191

Retail trade

8,064476628213424,5931,5504525164256

Transportation and utilities

1,9552639296237851121639584

Information

1,1322263990391442930011137

Financial activities

5,5422,15338329931,1531,68103122114

Professional and business services

7,9542,1512,1981441,2012961,7403101891101

Education and health services

25,6792,18314,096615,742713,1981718101201

Leisure and hospitality

7,294983441614,4287624761366866

Other services

3,86840042372,206108524003513133

Other services, except private households

3,26539441971,617108519003513133

Private households

6026405880400000

Public administration

3,1487219163501931589966111714

White

Agriculture and related

2,2671,007491372187390810281772

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

65613595447441207493870

Construction

9,5001,816221113910745055,958554136203

Manufacturing

12,3192,3001,738291625361,073512715884,632940

Durable goods

7,8121,4811,244187226569452053702,959499

Nondurable goods

4,507819495119027137945662181,674441

Wholesale and retail trade

16,0171,255929505048,0562,55848866054491,478

Wholesale trade

2,9634411393261,157433391810988510

Retail trade

13,055814791474786,8992,125968496360968

Transportation and utilities

5,96472130224951071,13941524603212,637

Information

2,2614598705602643140112213225

Financial activities

8,3953,615627422361,9181,6420431553284

Professional and business services

14,7833,9584,7293132,4755391,78114107242225399

Education and health services

26,2692,65315,1901174,819762,758465163112311

Leisure and hospitality

10,6801,5558201486,45367452643095102273

Other services

5,792573793242,024316502223943352239

Other services, except private households

5,247567789241,501316499222943352232

Private households

5456305230401007

Public administration

5,2751,0161,3201,4802252185617861286460

Black or African American

Agriculture and related

7510103034201211

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

42460106013346

Construction

6528017141160460331722

Manufacturing

1,5561201136263413171847840213

Durable goods

9077068510177701435496115

Nondurable goods

64950451161754741234499

Wholesale and retail trade

2,3811018811991,135484765570324

Wholesale trade

334249066559741016134

Retail trade

2,047777811931,070425124654190

Transportation and utilities

1,5319037843123830114637865

Information

3374599174582004737

Financial activities

1,0903929916581862930419520

Professional and business services

1,880331394185360623241133244133

Education and health services

5,1214072,289511,68915505014263489

Leisure and hospitality

1,87818987331,166229890292254

Other services

835721153354315200924374

Other services, except private households

768711133290315200924373

Private households

67020640000001

Public administration

1,209234301323547224010201026

Asian

Agriculture and related

351420102120112

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

19310000004121

Construction

20147182121101041322

Manufacturing

1,0971883582122550262039539

Durable goods

726118278241030061524619

Nondurable goods

371708009152121514920

Wholesale and retail trade

1,19410515733058615541273592

Wholesale trade

2084121116033403935

Retail trade

9876413532952612101242557

Transportation and utilities

40343330747805175211

Information

2224812801161802721

Financial activities

72429816431712210701642

Professional and business services

1,57244082927812910304142718

Education and health services

2,1031581,361638341530171414

Leisure and hospitality

96519154755471540121219

Other services

59329470386222700412417

Other services, except private households

57028460365222600412417

Private households

23100210100000

Public administration

32059131402034722736

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: January 16, 2019