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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 2023
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

2,264 953 70 15 105 34 74 836 10 39 22 105

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

590 114 76 1 12 16 44 0 188 35 37 67

Construction

11,896 2,505 379 17 39 150 511 7 7,086 666 202 335

Manufacturing

15,570 3,118 2,584 45 220 599 1,056 21 325 681 5,704 1,217

Durable goods

10,065 1,981 1,855 34 99 339 679 8 268 436 3,664 702

Nondurable goods

5,506 1,138 729 12 121 260 377 13 57 245 2,040 514

Wholesale and retail trade

19,787 1,843 1,308 93 666 8,790 2,042 57 121 686 709 3,472

Wholesale trade

3,259 577 191 8 33 1,085 398 39 24 117 126 662

Retail trade

16,528 1,266 1,118 85 634 7,705 1,644 18 97 569 583 2,811

Transportation and utilities

9,949 1,133 532 61 151 134 2,217 4 232 528 390 4,568

Information

2,971 780 1,305 4 56 182 345 0 14 209 39 37

Financial activities

11,018 5,006 1,236 57 248 2,332 1,765 1 34 179 50 111

Professional and business services

20,735 5,814 7,211 646 2,992 640 2,065 13 171 304 300 579

Education and health services

36,378 4,305 20,688 204 6,963 143 3,224 7 76 201 145 422

Leisure and hospitality

14,288 2,369 1,098 181 8,289 877 820 7 32 126 150 337

Other services

7,605 880 990 17 2,855 383 581 4 38 1,089 445 324

Other services, except private households

6,932 872 984 17 2,205 381 578 4 37 1,089 444 322

Private households

673 8 6 0 650 2 3 0 1 0 1 2

Public administration

7,984 1,723 2,254 1,762 470 45 1,209 31 130 138 88 133

Men

Agriculture and related

1,601 680 44 12 57 19 12 624 10 39 16 88

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

500 85 63 1 10 11 12 0 184 34 36 64

Construction

10,610 2,073 300 11 31 119 105 7 6,795 653 195 320

Manufacturing

10,971 2,013 1,966 39 145 401 418 16 306 653 4,042 972

Durable goods

7,472 1,359 1,505 27 66 261 269 6 250 416 2,745 567

Nondurable goods

3,500 654 460 12 80 140 149 10 56 237 1,297 405

Wholesale and retail trade

10,877 1,001 611 68 315 4,508 709 30 112 654 397 2,473

Wholesale trade

2,227 336 117 7 21 812 145 21 24 110 79 558

Retail trade

8,650 665 494 61 294 3,696 564 10 88 544 318 1,915

Transportation and utilities

7,530 744 414 38 101 87 1,262 3 229 509 325 3,819

Information

1,833 437 871 3 24 108 124 0 14 199 22 32

Financial activities

5,384 2,604 706 25 166 1,131 420 1 32 175 27 97

Professional and business services

11,980 3,163 4,537 466 1,823 355 522 8 150 283 205 468

Education and health services

9,322 1,359 5,497 148 1,398 27 333 4 70 184 55 249

Leisure and hospitality

7,027 1,222 641 115 3,998 291 283 5 31 119 77 244

Other services

3,551 369 540 10 575 267 100 2 37 1,045 340 265

Other services, except private households

3,496 367 540 10 527 266 100 2 36 1,045 340 264

Private households

54 2 0 0 48 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

Public administration

4,313 822 1,093 1,420 207 28 290 21 125 132 62 113

Women

Agriculture and related

663 273 26 3 47 15 62 213 0 0 5 18

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

90 30 13 0 2 5 33 0 4 1 1 3

Construction

1,287 432 79 6 8 31 406 0 291 13 7 15

Manufacturing

4,599 1,105 618 6 74 198 637 5 19 28 1,662 245

Durable goods

2,593 621 350 6 33 78 410 2 19 20 919 135

Nondurable goods

2,006 484 268 0 41 120 227 3 1 8 743 110

Wholesale and retail trade

8,910 842 697 26 352 4,282 1,333 26 9 32 312 999

Wholesale trade

1,032 241 74 1 12 274 253 18 0 7 48 104

Retail trade

7,878 600 623 25 340 4,008 1,080 8 9 25 265 895

Transportation and utilities

2,420 389 118 23 50 47 955 1 3 19 65 749

Information

1,138 343 435 1 32 73 222 0 0 10 17 5

Financial activities

5,634 2,401 530 32 83 1,201 1,345 0 3 4 22 13

Professional and business services

8,756 2,651 2,674 180 1,169 285 1,543 5 21 22 95 111

Education and health services

27,056 2,947 15,191 56 5,565 116 2,891 3 6 17 90 173

Leisure and hospitality

7,261 1,146 458 66 4,291 586 537 2 1 7 73 93

Other services

4,055 510 450 7 2,280 116 481 2 1 44 104 59

Other services, except private households

3,436 505 444 7 1,678 115 478 2 1 44 104 59

Private households

619 5 6 0 602 1 3 0 1 0 1 0

Public administration

3,670 901 1,160 342 263 17 919 10 5 6 26 20

White

Agriculture and related

2,097 915 64 11 91 33 71 757 10 36 18 89

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

518 104 57 1 12 16 41 0 172 30 29 57

Construction

10,406 2,271 293 14 31 134 455 7 6,165 581 176 279

Manufacturing

12,203 2,668 1,901 33 169 509 890 18 281 562 4,307 865

Durable goods

7,987 1,702 1,387 23 77 302 595 6 237 354 2,790 513

Nondurable goods

4,217 966 515 10 92 207 295 11 44 208 1,516 352

Wholesale and retail trade

15,347 1,495 945 61 488 6,870 1,601 49 116 584 568 2,570

Wholesale trade

2,674 470 144 7 27 947 333 32 21 97 88 507

Retail trade

12,673 1,025 800 55 461 5,923 1,268 18 94 487 479 2,063

Transportation and utilities

6,973 893 383 39 97 107 1,496 4 189 455 295 3,015

Information

2,232 621 929 4 43 145 258 0 14 163 29 27

Financial activities

8,425 3,877 798 45 179 1,890 1,338 1 27 152 36 83

Professional and business services

15,658 4,472 5,261 330 2,460 523 1,573 11 143 249 212 425

Education and health services

26,976 3,279 15,849 120 4,494 113 2,474 6 63 153 113 311

Leisure and hospitality

10,649 1,818 848 130 6,145 597 604 6 27 100 114 260

Other services

5,919 705 784 13 2,069 312 478 3 35 928 346 246

Other services, except private households

5,368 699 781 13 1,536 309 475 3 34 928 345 245

Private households

551 6 3 0 532 2 3 0 1 0 1 2

Public administration

5,762 1,225 1,602 1,378 300 37 832 24 103 108 60 93

Black or African American

Agriculture and related

74 12 4 1 6 0 1 37 0 0 3 10

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

37 7 7 0 1 0 3 0 8 3 5 4

Construction

798 109 39 2 5 10 28 0 485 56 21 43

Manufacturing

1,684 172 161 7 27 45 83 2 19 66 873 230

Durable goods

968 96 95 6 13 14 46 0 18 39 519 122

Nondurable goods

716 76 66 1 13 31 37 2 1 26 354 108

Wholesale and retail trade

2,376 133 118 25 93 1,051 242 3 1 60 84 565

Wholesale trade

285 36 15 0 4 56 28 3 1 11 26 105

Retail trade

2,091 97 103 25 89 995 214 0 1 49 58 459

Transportation and utilities

2,063 132 61 17 41 16 507 0 36 43 65 1,146

Information

326 57 120 0 12 25 62 0 0 38 5 7

Financial activities

1,326 560 132 7 48 249 279 0 6 15 9 20

Professional and business services

2,264 501 577 251 330 62 317 2 18 43 50 112

Education and health services

5,645 607 2,641 65 1,716 17 460 0 10 21 20 85

Leisure and hospitality

1,781 244 134 26 1,040 156 108 0 3 14 14 41

Other services

828 101 108 2 334 38 57 1 1 80 47 58

Other services, except private households

748 101 105 2 257 38 57 1 1 80 47 58

Private households

80 0 3 0 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Public administration

1,472 352 370 288 99 6 267 4 17 19 20 29

Asian

Agriculture and related

18 7 1 0 1 0 0 7 0 0 0 1

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

17 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2

Construction

206 55 34 0 1 4 12 0 90 6 1 3

Manufacturing

1,177 223 444 1 12 34 48 0 6 36 327 45

Durable goods

809 149 326 0 3 15 24 0 2 32 231 27

Nondurable goods

368 75 119 1 9 19 24 0 4 4 96 18

Wholesale and retail trade

1,258 154 199 1 38 543 124 2 1 16 33 148

Wholesale trade

190 57 26 0 1 59 25 1 0 3 6 12

Retail trade

1,068 97 173 1 38 484 99 0 1 13 27 136

Transportation and utilities

554 68 70 3 6 6 128 0 3 13 8 249

Information

312 83 202 0 0 6 17 0 0 2 3 1

Financial activities

956 434 268 3 11 138 91 0 0 7 3 2

Professional and business services

2,078 666 1,137 26 58 40 104 0 3 7 18 19

Education and health services

2,491 258 1,590 6 437 8 157 0 1 13 8 13

Leisure and hospitality

1,026 221 66 11 584 65 49 0 0 5 11 16

Other services

593 47 57 1 361 27 23 0 1 32 35 10

Other services, except private households

567 46 57 1 336 27 23 0 1 32 35 10

Private households

26 2 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Public administration

409 82 186 47 36 1 42 0 3 5 2 5

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 26, 2024