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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 race 2024
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

2,254 953 67 11 101 20 68 849 9 39 39 98

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

575 120 71 4 10 12 34 0 186 40 51 46

Construction

12,027 2,518 366 14 51 188 537 4 7,154 639 217 340

Manufacturing

15,023 3,054 2,510 34 249 600 1,047 13 347 646 5,253 1,270

Durable goods

9,691 1,918 1,878 24 91 338 653 4 283 427 3,363 711

Nondurable goods

5,332 1,135 632 11 158 261 394 9 64 219 1,890 559

Wholesale and retail trade

19,510 1,794 1,354 75 732 8,518 1,985 54 131 642 724 3,502

Wholesale trade

3,182 559 193 4 49 1,054 367 39 35 114 109 659

Retail trade

16,327 1,236 1,161 71 683 7,464 1,617 15 95 528 615 2,843

Transportation and utilities

9,838 1,095 542 66 165 144 2,098 8 204 538 420 4,557

Information

2,821 762 1,207 2 49 213 325 0 13 186 35 29

Financial activities

10,887 4,946 1,246 59 222 2,249 1,752 0 39 188 58 128

Professional and business services

21,323 6,133 7,088 609 3,197 682 2,105 12 152 345 315 686

Education and health services

37,130 4,207 21,242 206 7,194 143 3,270 4 75 193 150 447

Leisure and hospitality

14,108 2,344 1,057 236 8,023 955 823 6 38 126 166 334

Other services

7,743 924 1,085 18 2,826 326 565 4 61 1,183 417 334

Other services, except private households

7,095 914 1,082 18 2,203 326 562 4 60 1,183 415 328

Private households

649 10 4 0 623 0 3 0 0 1 2 6

Public administration

8,107 1,752 2,306 1,777 522 42 1,187 16 111 136 98 159

Men

Agriculture and related

1,598 692 47 10 51 10 13 620 9 38 32 76

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

493 96 53 4 8 9 13 0 182 39 45 44

Construction

10,684 2,076 286 9 39 149 100 4 6,867 618 208 326

Manufacturing

10,618 2,022 1,902 26 157 400 387 9 324 616 3,768 1,007

Durable goods

7,249 1,342 1,511 20 57 259 256 4 261 401 2,557 582

Nondurable goods

3,369 680 391 6 100 141 131 5 63 215 1,211 425

Wholesale and retail trade

10,772 982 592 54 338 4,450 691 31 121 602 436 2,475

Wholesale trade

2,182 341 122 4 34 789 117 21 32 105 74 542

Retail trade

8,590 642 470 51 304 3,661 573 10 89 496 362 1,933

Transportation and utilities

7,428 715 433 37 125 85 1,201 8 196 520 357 3,753

Information

1,684 451 749 2 27 114 115 0 10 169 24 24

Financial activities

5,383 2,592 736 26 156 1,114 395 0 38 180 33 113

Professional and business services

12,352 3,259 4,460 443 1,967 391 547 8 145 328 214 590

Education and health services

9,493 1,346 5,618 131 1,411 49 391 1 67 179 50 250

Leisure and hospitality

6,879 1,213 562 150 3,877 316 251 4 31 119 93 264

Other services

3,591 353 555 7 546 229 90 3 55 1,146 317 290

Other services, except private households

3,534 351 555 7 497 229 89 3 55 1,146 317 284

Private households

58 2 0 0 49 0 1 0 0 1 0 5

Public administration

4,337 815 1,111 1,427 217 23 295 12 104 126 74 132

Women

Agriculture and related

656 261 20 1 49 10 55 229 0 1 7 22

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

82 24 18 0 3 4 21 0 4 1 6 2

Construction

1,344 441 80 5 12 39 437 0 287 20 8 14

Manufacturing

4,405 1,032 608 9 92 199 660 4 23 31 1,485 264

Durable goods

2,442 577 367 4 35 79 397 0 22 26 806 129

Nondurable goods

1,963 455 241 5 58 120 263 4 1 4 679 134

Wholesale and retail trade

8,737 812 762 20 395 4,068 1,294 22 10 41 288 1,026

Wholesale trade

1,000 218 71 0 16 265 250 18 3 9 35 116

Retail trade

7,737 594 691 20 379 3,803 1,044 4 7 31 253 910

Transportation and utilities

2,410 379 109 29 41 59 897 1 8 19 63 804

Information

1,136 310 459 0 22 99 210 0 2 17 12 5

Financial activities

5,504 2,354 510 32 66 1,135 1,357 0 2 8 25 15

Professional and business services

8,971 2,874 2,629 166 1,229 291 1,557 4 8 17 102 95

Education and health services

27,637 2,861 15,624 75 5,783 94 2,879 2 8 14 100 197

Leisure and hospitality

7,228 1,131 495 86 4,145 639 573 2 6 7 73 71

Other services

4,152 572 531 11 2,280 97 475 0 5 37 99 44

Other services, except private households

3,561 563 527 11 1,706 97 473 0 5 37 98 44

Private households

591 8 4 0 574 0 2 0 0 0 2 1

Public administration

3,769 937 1,195 349 305 19 892 4 7 10 24 27

White

Agriculture and related

2,080 910 66 11 86 18 67 759 7 38 36 82

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

499 108 54 4 8 11 33 0 168 36 38 40

Construction

10,495 2,273 278 13 44 161 478 4 6,212 557 185 289

Manufacturing

11,689 2,547 1,841 23 193 526 846 9 272 531 3,952 948

Durable goods

7,609 1,615 1,386 15 72 306 542 3 224 347 2,566 533

Nondurable goods

4,080 933 456 7 121 220 304 6 49 184 1,386 414

Wholesale and retail trade

15,138 1,450 950 46 539 6,720 1,552 47 107 556 556 2,615

Wholesale trade

2,612 459 151 3 37 906 293 35 23 98 81 526

Retail trade

12,526 991 799 44 502 5,814 1,258 12 84 458 475 2,088

Transportation and utilities

6,791 846 390 43 107 104 1,425 7 167 429 330 2,943

Information

2,122 591 878 1 42 163 240 0 12 147 26 22

Financial activities

8,336 3,855 836 40 154 1,795 1,341 0 30 154 45 87

Professional and business services

16,251 4,799 5,142 319 2,624 570 1,619 5 131 284 241 519

Education and health services

27,231 3,241 16,109 127 4,557 109 2,437 4 58 152 113 324

Leisure and hospitality

10,620 1,829 842 181 5,950 660 627 5 30 97 132 267

Other services

5,975 736 833 8 2,011 262 483 4 49 998 326 265

Other services, except private households

5,452 727 830 8 1,510 262 480 4 49 998 324 259

Private households

523 9 3 0 501 0 3 0 0 1 2 5

Public administration

5,806 1,234 1,618 1,377 331 30 833 15 91 107 67 104

Black or African American

Agriculture and related

70 13 0 0 7 1 1 33 1 0 1 13

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

30 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 11 0 8 3

Construction

782 108 29 0 5 14 32 0 497 51 16 29

Manufacturing

1,679 179 210 7 35 35 105 3 45 62 773 224

Durable goods

964 93 135 5 15 13 57 1 33 42 460 111

Nondurable goods

715 86 75 2 20 22 48 2 12 20 313 114

Wholesale and retail trade

2,337 151 147 23 113 893 253 3 16 50 101 588

Wholesale trade

285 35 12 1 7 61 31 2 8 9 20 98

Retail trade

2,051 115 134 22 106 832 222 1 8 41 81 490

Transportation and utilities

1,991 124 54 19 42 22 438 2 19 65 66 1,141

Information

304 59 119 1 4 22 56 0 0 31 6 6

Financial activities

1,335 548 142 13 46 258 263 0 3 22 12 28

Professional and business services

2,210 490 573 224 362 44 296 3 9 44 42 121

Education and health services

5,875 602 2,643 58 1,875 23 517 0 12 23 23 99

Leisure and hospitality

1,734 222 98 31 1,022 177 105 0 5 15 18 39

Other services

884 111 142 6 359 28 41 0 5 97 43 51

Other services, except private households

809 111 141 6 285 28 41 0 5 97 43 50

Private households

75 0 0 0 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Public administration

1,499 344 397 286 121 8 255 1 12 21 20 34

Asian

Agriculture and related

25 7 1 0 4 0 0 13 0 0 0 0

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

17 4 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0

Construction

251 65 43 0 1 6 10 0 100 18 4 6

Manufacturing

1,157 256 397 1 8 25 67 0 10 30 319 45

Durable goods

820 164 321 1 3 11 38 0 10 26 218 28

Nondurable goods

337 91 76 1 5 13 29 0 0 4 101 17

Wholesale and retail trade

1,258 134 214 1 41 566 107 1 2 18 37 137

Wholesale trade

197 46 27 0 4 61 33 1 0 5 3 15

Retail trade

1,061 88 187 1 36 505 74 0 2 13 34 122

Transportation and utilities

647 81 79 3 6 7 138 0 5 12 11 306

Information

286 96 151 0 2 12 19 0 0 5 2 0

Financial activities

899 404 246 3 10 142 86 0 1 4 2 1

Professional and business services

2,107 654 1,153 35 53 42 112 1 5 6 20 25

Education and health services

2,650 229 1,777 4 441 7 169 0 0 5 7 11

Leisure and hospitality

959 188 64 5 560 62 51 0 1 5 9 15

Other services

592 50 67 1 351 19 27 0 2 36 34 6

Other services, except private households

565 49 67 1 325 19 27 0 2 36 34 6

Private households

27 1 0 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Public administration

422 90 186 47 35 1 41 0 3 4 7 9

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 29, 2025