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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
18. Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
[Numbers in thousands]
Industry2019
Total
employed
Percent of total employed
WomenWhiteBlack or
African
American
AsianHispanic
or Latino

Total, 16 years and over

157,53847.077.712.36.517.6

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

2,42526.293.02.21.727.5

Crop production

1,26126.793.82.21.734.0

Animal production and aquaculture

76227.593.91.61.019.3

Forestry, except logging

49-----

Logging

1177.586.05.11.48.8

Fishing, hunting, and trapping

6112.481.92.09.89.2

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

17435.891.73.21.639.8

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

75015.886.75.13.720.1

Oil and gas extraction

9921.788.16.82.214.6

Coal mining

528.890.90.91.12.6

Metal ore mining

28-----

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

8713.390.73.13.418.7

Not specified type of mining

13-----

Support activities for mining

47115.684.85.94.723.8

Construction

11,37310.388.16.41.930.4

Manufacturing

15,74129.479.510.46.816.8

Durable goods manufacturing

9,97025.179.99.57.314.8

Nonmetallic mineral products manufacturing

46321.987.57.12.422.3

Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing

26-----

Clay building material and refractories manufacturing

30-----

Glass and glass product manufacturing

15526.784.09.13.521.0

Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing

17612.993.73.30.524.1

Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

7728.785.79.32.517.9

Primary metals and fabricated metal products manufacturing

1,79616.686.86.33.116.4

Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing

28210.287.07.02.311.7

Aluminum production and processing

7222.982.213.02.421.2

Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing

5618.190.22.23.323.0

Foundries

6616.389.76.92.220.5

Metal forgings and stampings

42-----

Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing

46-----

Structural metals, and boiler, tank, and shipping container manufacturing

34513.689.24.42.619.3

Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing

33813.690.82.54.111.5

Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities

6927.185.58.22.925.6

Ordnance

43-----

Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing

40422.382.98.43.618.3

Not specified metal industries

34-----

Machinery manufacturing

1,14821.783.78.24.99.9

Agricultural implement manufacturing

9720.786.67.02.710.0

Construction, and mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

13920.986.97.92.013.0

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

5425.878.89.76.47.4

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

12215.692.02.55.55.9

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

41-----

Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.

66921.880.99.65.710.4

Not specified machinery manufacturing

25-----

Computers and electronic products manufacturing

1,07128.071.86.118.710.8

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

17422.663.94.028.99.8

Communications, and audio and video equipment manufacturing

12227.076.27.015.18.0

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

19929.676.47.010.613.7

Electronic component and product manufacturing, n.e.c.

57729.271.76.219.210.8

Electrical equipment and appliances manufacturing

43928.877.711.28.512.8

Household appliance manufacturing

9123.780.912.05.115.9

Electrical lighting and electrical equipment manufacturing, and other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c.

34930.176.811.09.412.0

Transportation equipment manufacturing

2,56023.975.714.17.411.1

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing

1,45523.673.717.26.49.9

Aircraft and parts manufacturing

81325.478.49.010.012.9

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

5429.687.55.66.111.1

Railroad rolling stock manufacturing

28-----

Ship and boat building

17018.078.814.92.510.9

Other transportation equipment manufacturing

40-----

Wood products manufacturing

46620.986.28.11.119.9

Sawmills and wood preservation

13911.586.76.60.320.0

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products

38-----

Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes

37-----

Miscellaneous wood products

25224.084.59.11.921.8

Furniture and related product manufacturing

42025.986.87.53.321.8

Miscellaneous manufacturing

1,60638.376.710.39.720.0

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

62339.477.57.012.616.0

Sporting and athletic goods, and doll, toy and game manufacturing

10145.577.112.36.312.3

Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.

55537.779.310.47.119.7

Not specified manufacturing industries

32734.870.315.59.630.7

Nondurable goods manufacturing

5,77136.878.911.95.920.2

Food manufacturing

1,83441.576.014.35.729.7

Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling

15129.884.58.94.510.6

Sugar and confectionery products

8634.075.518.64.622.2

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

15346.778.210.86.238.9

Dairy product manufacturing

14523.293.23.91.623.8

Animal slaughtering and processing

58538.766.421.95.635.3

Retail bakeries

23066.682.27.45.625.7

Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing, except retail bakeries

23244.873.214.58.636.1

Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c.

18840.078.613.85.623.2

Not specified food industries

6437.081.29.48.235.0

Beverage and tobacco products manufacturing

29826.086.47.91.418.3

Beverage manufacturing

28625.486.67.81.218.6

Tobacco manufacturing

13-----

Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing

55253.277.910.78.523.4

Fiber, yarn, and thread mills

11-----

Fabric mills, except knitting mills

9146.281.810.62.718.1

Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills

21-----

Carpet and rug mills

6439.488.17.80.021.5

Textile product mills, except carpet and rug

8554.879.210.57.018.0

Knitting fabric mills, and apparel knitting mills

7-----

Cut and sew apparel manufacturing

21761.970.911.715.133.1

Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

11-----

Footwear manufacturing

23-----

Leather tanning and finishing and other allied products manufacturing

23-----

Paper manufacturing and printing

87129.981.911.92.615.0

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

21717.575.120.30.59.3

Paperboard container manufacturing

10824.977.216.55.116.3

Miscellaneous paper and pulp products

7436.277.918.40.313.9

Printing and related support activities

47335.886.85.93.417.5

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

21015.977.111.96.520.7

Petroleum refining

18516.178.310.97.022.1

Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

26-----

Chemicals manufacturing

1,45937.378.810.68.811.8

Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing

17823.381.611.34.613.7

Agricultural chemical manufacturing

37-----

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

59149.673.59.415.712.2

Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing

7217.084.710.91.911.1

Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing

17047.378.514.15.713.7

Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals

41226.083.610.93.49.6

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

54528.081.210.64.116.3

Plastics product manufacturing

40929.482.29.33.717.2

Tire manufacturing

6514.073.318.77.519.3

Rubber product, except tire, manufacturing

7232.282.810.63.28.6

Wholesale and retail trade

19,74244.278.611.75.718.1

Wholesale trade

3,52528.682.99.15.317.2

Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers

16820.978.314.64.69.8

Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers

6635.586.98.71.224.7

Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers

16817.492.55.60.916.4

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

32632.786.19.73.110.1

Metals and minerals, except petroleum merchant wholesalers

5322.788.75.44.115.5

Household appliances and electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers

20026.684.75.46.815.6

Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

16321.991.82.13.514.0

Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

35224.390.82.93.211.7

Recyclable material merchant wholesalers

8917.889.45.62.722.0

Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers

7633.698.20.21.716.6

Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers

47-----

Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers

24245.279.810.38.410.2

Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers

9248.672.86.86.332.2

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers

80226.075.514.27.124.6

Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers

6526.585.82.82.715.0

Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers

12121.586.77.75.015.1

Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers

10119.484.312.12.68.4

Farm supplies merchant wholesalers

46-----

Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

20935.778.916.32.720.3

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

7947.666.86.026.523.0

Not specified wholesale trade

5936.878.36.311.125.4

Retail trade

16,21747.677.612.35.718.3

Automobile dealers

1,27017.985.78.32.921.9

Other motor vehicle dealers

15925.890.92.11.98.9

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores

54716.486.98.71.123.1

Furniture and home furnishings stores

54647.584.18.45.119.6

Household appliance stores

5822.790.47.61.722.5

Electronics stores

44735.475.413.26.723.7

Building material and supplies dealers

1,06930.183.110.61.817.4

Hardware stores

19828.587.37.31.513.1

Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores

27237.393.73.21.59.0

Grocery stores

2,67047.576.112.66.220.5

Specialty food stores

22545.581.45.38.620.8

Beer, wine, and liquor stores

13239.881.34.411.18.3

Pharmacies and drug stores

90965.372.611.911.314.1

Health and personal care, except drug, stores

43470.975.712.37.019.0

Gasoline stations

53150.071.913.111.012.3

Clothing stores

92473.275.112.17.924.2

Shoe stores

16158.767.021.87.418.0

Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores

17262.084.08.55.517.1

Sporting goods, and hobby and toy stores

44541.184.98.92.49.9

Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores

5172.682.912.44.518.2

Musical instrument and supplies stores

27-----

Book stores and news dealers

9260.176.214.86.413.9

Department stores and discount stores

1,82859.470.918.94.918.8

Miscellaneous general merchandise stores

60960.369.619.15.221.1

Retail florists

9474.988.77.91.316.1

Office supplies and stationery stores

11532.977.210.78.613.7

Used merchandise stores

24660.782.99.04.114.7

Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops

11171.182.08.46.77.3

Miscellaneous retail stores

50353.484.26.44.415.9

Electronic shopping

55643.758.823.414.013.7

Electronic auctions

14-----

Mail-order houses

8254.164.222.16.612.4

Vending machine operators

41-----

Fuel dealers

9222.693.22.20.010.5

Other direct selling establishments

13659.586.08.21.622.6

Not specified retail trade

45552.773.115.08.120.4

Transportation and utilities

8,99124.171.020.15.618.8

Transportation and warehousing

7,61424.868.722.05.820.1

Air transportation

65641.267.920.07.214.1

Rail transportation

2257.282.213.03.17.5

Water transportation

7629.689.14.43.717.1

Truck transportation

2,11012.875.618.53.219.7

Bus service and urban transit

49237.159.131.47.218.7

Taxi and limousine service

70318.252.529.915.623.5

Pipeline transportation

45-----

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

5031.484.56.77.05.4

Services incidental to transportation

86226.474.716.93.824.0

Postal Service

66941.762.127.27.811.3

Couriers and messengers

93822.766.625.14.119.5

Warehousing and storage

78833.065.323.85.232.2

Utilities

1,37719.984.09.74.311.9

Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

72719.885.38.84.510.6

Natural gas distribution

11313.479.314.73.311.9

Electric and gas, and other combinations

14128.377.813.76.812.0

Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems

26220.985.27.64.615.0

Sewage treatment facilities

10114.286.89.00.814.8

Not specified utilities

33-----

Information

2,76640.576.911.38.512.5

Newspaper publishers

15650.184.510.03.08.9

Periodical, book, and directory publishers

20057.384.15.37.47.0

Software publishers

5037.176.70.820.64.8

Motion pictures and video industries

47737.779.111.13.515.5

Sound recording industries

5228.172.413.19.96.7

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

49632.778.912.56.213.6

Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals

18047.462.47.826.46.7

Wired telecommunications carriers

43128.274.414.38.513.8

Other telecommunications services

38930.872.613.111.916.8

Data processing, hosting, and related services

9448.070.413.912.39.1

Libraries and archives

21678.882.89.54.010.9

Other information services

24-----

Financial activities

10,76552.679.610.57.512.9

Finance and insurance

7,46454.778.610.58.511.7

Banking and related activities

2,03859.575.111.510.912.9

Savings institutions, including credit unions

28667.583.79.34.215.1

Nondepository credit and related activities

1,04547.476.510.510.413.9

Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments

1,26338.284.45.09.37.8

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,83360.178.612.46.211.4

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,30147.782.110.45.115.5

Real estate

2,92149.782.89.85.115.1

Rental and leasing services

38132.677.015.45.218.6

Automotive equipment rental and leasing

16234.467.922.16.816.3

Video tape and disk rental

6-----

Other consumer goods rental

10034.277.414.24.224.3

Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing

11228.288.57.34.217.2

Professional and business services

19,60641.377.410.09.616.0

Professional and technical services

12,80842.677.27.413.09.2

Legal services

1,74756.684.87.35.311.7

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,21960.979.77.99.910.7

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,81825.983.76.17.78.7

Specialized design services

47257.281.66.88.39.7

Computer systems design and related services

3,70327.866.18.123.57.4

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,69342.077.28.412.58.2

Scientific research and development services

60746.673.66.617.79.4

Advertising, public relations, and related services

64951.382.68.16.212.5

Veterinary services

41082.492.83.42.36.3

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

48959.582.57.87.412.2

Management, administrative, and waste services

6,79939.077.914.83.228.8

Management of companies and enterprises

20044.987.77.32.115.0

Employment services

89953.070.519.65.819.2

Business support services

70760.670.521.04.417.0

Travel arrangements and reservation services

27959.678.89.09.812.2

Investigation and security services

81122.766.926.43.218.4

Services to buildings and dwellings

1,60356.280.112.81.941.3

Landscaping services

1,40810.587.57.41.042.7

Other administrative and other support services

36444.680.712.04.520.8

Waste management and remediation services

52817.378.714.62.921.9

Education and health services

35,89474.875.315.16.413.5

Educational services

14,19369.680.511.15.712.3

Elementary and secondary schools

9,36975.882.611.73.113.2

Colleges, universities, and professional schools, including junior colleges

3,79555.375.410.111.510.3

Business, technical, and trade schools and training

9459.580.29.65.713.8

Other schools and instruction, and educational support services

93567.179.89.18.211.3

Health care and social assistance

21,70178.172.017.76.914.2

Hospitals

7,42574.971.916.08.910.8

Health services, except hospitals

10,84678.672.318.16.214.9

Offices of physicians

1,58175.782.68.56.216.2

Offices of dentists

91582.685.34.97.518.8

Offices of chiropractors

14060.186.54.64.011.8

Offices of optometrists

13472.881.58.85.014.6

Offices of other health practitioners

36982.183.29.55.59.6

Outpatient care centers

2,03177.175.114.76.615.0

Home health care services

1,41288.559.730.56.118.4

Other health care services

1,60769.969.319.18.213.9

Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)

1,66383.764.427.64.312.6

Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities

99576.067.523.94.812.6

Social assistance

3,43083.871.020.14.619.4

Individual and family services

1,75378.369.620.75.018.1

Community food and housing, and emergency services

12563.872.221.53.015.3

Vocational rehabilitation services

9956.769.226.60.415.2

Child day care services

1,45294.072.718.94.521.5

Leisure and hospitality

14,64351.274.613.16.924.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,44446.079.610.54.214.2

Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

94443.783.59.93.312.9

Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions

36550.182.910.62.111.1

Bowling centers

49-----

Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

2,08545.977.310.85.015.5

Accommodation and food services

11,20052.873.013.97.727.0

Accommodation

1,48957.667.317.99.028.8

Traveler accommodation

1,38558.765.618.89.630.2

Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses

10443.990.25.80.710.8

Food services and drinking places

9,71152.173.913.27.526.8

Restaurants and other food services

9,46252.073.613.47.627.1

Drinking places, alcoholic beverages

24954.784.26.82.414.7

Other services

7,61753.977.710.68.419.9

Other services, except private households

6,79649.477.410.49.017.3

Repair and maintenance

2,09913.384.67.94.224.4

Automotive repair and maintenance

1,2539.986.17.12.924.8

Car washes

16715.178.317.02.837.6

Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

15020.168.612.214.418.3

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance

31910.785.77.73.624.0

Personal and household goods repair and maintenance

19731.590.02.66.616.3

Footwear and leather goods repair

12-----

Personal and laundry services

2,69172.969.111.416.617.4

Barber shops

15027.062.529.06.028.4

Beauty salons

1,04590.476.312.08.517.4

Nail salons and other personal care services

60078.344.86.246.49.4

Drycleaning and laundry services

27549.865.514.017.031.9

Funeral homes, and cemeteries and crematories

11433.088.37.81.77.6

Other personal services

50765.782.410.44.317.9

Membership associations and organizations

2,00655.681.211.73.79.8

Religious organizations

1,01247.584.59.23.79.1

Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services

74067.176.415.24.010.5

Labor unions

8043.176.617.23.421.1

Business, professional, political, and similar organizations

17459.584.79.02.85.3

Private households

82191.079.812.63.741.3

Public administration

7,22545.773.917.54.712.5

Executive offices and legislative bodies

1,19852.769.817.95.611.4

Public finance activities

30064.374.016.18.68.3

Other general government and support

17736.574.621.41.512.2

Justice, public order, and safety activities

2,76835.278.616.42.613.3

Administration of human resource programs

1,03871.766.521.86.616.0

Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

23750.279.611.84.86.9

Administration of economic programs and space research

54843.875.216.04.911.1

National security and international affairs

96035.371.117.56.811.2

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: January 22, 2020