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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
16. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker
[In thousands]
Industry and sex2020
Total
employed
Wage and salary workers(1)Self-
employed
workers,
unincor-
porated
Unpaid
family
workers
TotalPrivate
industries
Government

TOTAL

Total, nonagricultural industries

145,446136,881116,28120,5998,51155

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

6846746703100

Construction

10,7869,2198,8403791,5589

Manufacturing

14,55014,27514,176982733

Durable goods

9,1298,9698,885831572

Nondurable goods

5,4215,3065,291151150

Wholesale and retail trade

18,98918,21018,121897727

Wholesale trade

3,3803,2523,24651280

Retail trade

15,60914,95814,874846447

Transportation and utilities

8,5528,0176,7321,2865313

Transportation and warehousing

7,1706,6405,6929495263

Utilities

1,3821,3771,040337--

Information

2,5942,4522,3001521430

Financial activities

10,6469,8979,7141827445

Finance and insurance

7,6057,3597,2431162442

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,0402,5372,471665003

Professional and business services

18,81616,88216,4454371,92213

Professional and technical services

12,64311,55011,2702801,0875

Management, administrative, and waste services

6,1735,3325,1751578347

Education and health services

34,10533,09922,97810,1211,0005

Educational services

13,36913,1304,6298,5012381

Health care and social assistance

20,73619,96918,3501,6207634

Hospitals

7,3057,2856,502783210

Health services, except hospitals

10,2849,8899,5443453932

Social assistance

3,1472,7962,3044923492

Leisure and hospitality

11,48010,87010,5633076046

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,6012,2081,9492603920

Accommodation and food services

8,8798,6628,614482125

Other services

6,7425,7855,742429543

Other services, except private households

6,0885,1305,088429543

Private households

654654654---

Public administration

7,5017,501-7,501--

Men

Total, nonagricultural industries

76,86271,87463,0608,8144,96721

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

5855755723100

Construction

9,6138,1547,8123411,4555

Manufacturing

10,25510,08810,017711661

Durable goods

6,8146,7016,639631121

Nondurable goods

3,4413,3873,3799540

Wholesale and retail trade

10,63410,21810,175434143

Wholesale trade

2,3582,2592,2563990

Retail trade

8,2767,9597,919403152

Transportation and utilities

6,4926,0465,1848624451

Transportation and warehousing

5,4064,9634,3675964421

Utilities

1,0871,083817266--

Information

1,5441,4481,40939960

Financial activities

5,1214,7124,631824081

Finance and insurance

3,5453,3733,329441720

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,5771,3391,301382371

Professional and business services

11,0319,9879,7082791,0395

Professional and technical services

7,3296,7576,5761815693

Management, administrative, and waste services

3,7023,2303,133984702

Education and health services

8,6728,4565,5772,8792133

Educational services

4,0774,0091,5422,467680

Health care and social assistance

4,5954,4474,0354121452

Hospitals

1,8351,8301,59024050

Health services, except hospitals

2,3072,1882,093951190

Social assistance

45342935377212

Leisure and hospitality

5,6945,3745,2021723191

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,4181,2151,0671492030

Accommodation and food services

4,2764,1594,135241170

Other services

3,1982,7952,772234022

Other services, except private households

3,1252,7222,700234022

Private households

737373---

Public administration

4,0204,020-4,020--

Women

Total, nonagricultural industries

68,58565,00753,22211,7853,54434

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

999998000

Construction

1,1731,0651,028381035

Manufacturing

4,2954,1864,159271072

Durable goods

2,3142,2682,24721452

Nondurable goods

1,9811,9191,9126620

Wholesale and retail trade

8,3557,9927,946463584

Wholesale trade

1,0229939912290

Retail trade

7,3336,9996,955443294

Transportation and utilities

2,0591,9711,547424862

Transportation and warehousing

1,7641,6771,325353852

Utilities

29529422371--

Information

1,0501,003891113470

Financial activities

5,5245,1845,0841013355

Finance and insurance

4,0603,9863,91472722

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,4641,1981,170292632

Professional and business services

7,7856,8956,7361598837

Professional and technical services

5,3144,7944,694995182

Management, administrative, and waste services

2,4712,1012,042593655

Education and health services

25,43224,64317,4017,2427872

Educational services

9,2929,1213,0876,0351700

Health care and social assistance

16,14115,52214,3141,2086172

Hospitals

5,4705,4554,912543150

Health services, except hospitals

7,9767,7017,4512502742

Social assistance

2,6942,3661,9514153280

Leisure and hospitality

5,7865,4965,3611352855

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,1839938821111900

Accommodation and food services

4,6034,5034,47924955

Other services

3,5442,9902,970205532

Other services, except private households

2,9632,4082,388205532

Private households

581581581---

Public administration

3,4813,481-3,481--

Footnotes
(1) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.

NOTE: 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, 2021