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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
17. Employed persons by industry, sex, race, and occupation
[In thousands]
Industry, sex, and race2019
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

2,4251,008421598178199312263893

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

7501551272511630212534081

Construction

11,3732,311289243711852947,044589160267

Manufacturing

15,7412,8512,304302326081,275503007066,1501,235

Durable goods

9,9701,7571,6651710634176542414433,955676

Nondurable goods

5,7711,0946391212626751046592632,196559

Wholesale and retail trade

19,7421,4551,156576589,7593,09658987185662,121

Wholesale trade

3,5255181707461,3095254023128113646

Retail trade

16,217937986506128,4502,57219745904521,475

Transportation and utilities

8,991933410421421361,88871785184054,332

Information

2,7665661,1239762673750162543146

Financial activities

10,7654,6461,042582772,3182,0480571863895

Professional and business services

19,6065,2246,6396062,8676812,27312152269302582

Education and health services

35,8943,57220,2631647,3361103,548587213172424

Leisure and hospitality

14,6432,1211,0162068,7461,123770642113130369

Other services

7,617739977143,0013966504181,061459298

Other services, except private households

6,796733971142,2093956464141,061457291

Private households

8216507921403027

Public administration

7,2251,3971,8491,902375371,1941610915673118

Men

Agriculture and related

1,79074528136281477412263276

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

632115104228260205523979

Construction

10,2051,9482351731838246,822572152259

Manufacturing

11,1111,8721,78125159397510222836734,423966

Durable goods

7,4651,2071,361168124631242284213,029560

Nondurable goods

3,646666419107815119718552531,394406

Wholesale and retail trade

11,014837516373035,0381,37729926953611,729

Wholesale trade

2,5173461105301,004221182312289550

Retail trade

8,497491406322734,0351,15611695732721,179

Transportation and utilities

6,8246313163589911,00351745113353,633

Information

1,6453107126451551060152392037

Financial activities

5,1062,416594341931,1174280501721982

Professional and business services

11,5022,9454,1964721,78838060310145249225488

Education and health services

9,0521,1615,3831121,3573141937719864247

Leisure and hospitality

7,1451,1165661434,23335223043710468292

Other services

3,514332545125962991042181,030322254

Other services, except private households

3,440331544125352981032141,030322247

Private households

74110611103006

Public administration

3,9206459051,5291501826791031495492

Women

Agriculture and related

6352631433696721900618

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

11841230333608112

Construction

1,16836355663544602221789

Manufacturing

4,6309795234732117652817331,728269

Durable goods

2,5055503041259545201323926116

Nondurable goods

2,12542922034811631328410802153

Wholesale and retail trade

8,728619640203554,7201,71930623204393

Wholesale trade

1,0081726021630530421062496

Retail trade

7,721447580183394,4151,4168517180296

Transportation and utilities

2,166302946534488524770699

Information

1,12025741133111226901151110

Financial activities

5,6602,23044824841,2011,61907151913

Professional and business services

8,1042,2792,4431341,0793011,67026207794

Education and health services

26,8422,41114,880525,979793,1292915108177

Leisure and hospitality

7,4991,006450644,5137715402596277

Other services

4,10340843222,40597546103113745

Other services, except private households

3,35640342821,67397543103113544

Private households

7475507310400020

Public administration

3,304752944373225199276561926

White

Agriculture and related

2,254975381486157590410243479

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

651140942511530194513466

Construction

10,0182,108246192911147646,162501142219

Manufacturing

12,5212,4351,757201845351,047402676074,696932

Durable goods

7,9701,4951,262108830264732153783,034536

Nondurable goods

4,551940495109623340137512281,662396

Wholesale and retail trade

15,5151,219853484867,7772,33944886204351,606

Wholesale trade

2,9234471355281,154414262311987486

Retail trade

12,591772718444586,6231,92517655003481,120

Transportation and utilities

6,38775630131941081,27161534353072,924

Information

2,1264428545542092860142022435

Financial activities

8,5743,754747412091,9361,5930411463176

Professional and business services

15,1794,1694,9413692,3485731,7729123218228431

Education and health services

27,0422,82315,8161104,783842,747467164135307

Leisure and hospitality

10,9181,6608321576,4857315536369586277

Other services

5,918615773112,157322534414889352248

Other services, except private households

5,262609771111,523321531412888350242

Private households

6555206340302026

Public administration

5,3391,0431,3131,4842512387611831325467

Black or African American

Agriculture and related

54820500262127

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

381070002010226

Construction

726851644625049845935

Manufacturing

1,6361501365333313682065839211

Durable goods

949869241218730154051298

Nondurable goods

687644412115638525327112

Wholesale and retail trade

2,3109110361021,0954281145464352

Wholesale trade

3201862147161110416117

Retail trade

1,99172974881,025366045148236

Transportation and utilities

1,810110477321942211551661,041

Information

31257884133663013838

Financial activities

1,1294329012492012930825416

Professional and business services

1,959378475200318613213153039117

Education and health services

5,4184522,398411,85118500012262298

Leisure and hospitality

1,91420497271,16622510501112751

Other services

811691212351406204794736

Other services, except private households

708691182252406202794736

Private households

103020990001000

Public administration

1,264224337325638224214181434

Asian

Agriculture and related

401010105170114

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

28319000501000

Construction

219652101190981742

Manufacturing

1,0691943543102551162036837

Durable goods

727130264351526051624615

Nondurable goods

343649015102511412122

Wholesale and retail trade

1,11910315723850417432193582

Wholesale trade

1873720026732302422

Retail trade

9326613723643714202183161

Transportation and utilities

49950571107111051721220

Information

2354715100121400541

Financial activities

8053601883131319505722

Professional and business services

1,8875681,06018512910906101817

Education and health services

2,2961911,49873815180121678

Leisure and hospitality

1,00517437359993610311321

Other services

6393347139927350048418

Other services, except private households

6093346137127340048418

Private households

30010280100000

Public administration

33879134313214714226

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 22, 2020