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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Employed persons by industry, sex, race, and occupation

(See other file formats and annual average tables or tables for other years.)

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
17. Employed persons by industry, sex, race, and occupation
[In thousands]
Industry, sex, and race2023
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

2,26495370151053474836103922105

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

5901147611216440188353767

Construction

11,8962,505379173915051177,086666202335

Manufacturing

15,5703,1182,584452205991,056213256815,7041,217

Durable goods

10,0651,9811,855349933967982684363,664702

Nondurable goods

5,5061,1387291212126037713572452,040514

Wholesale and retail trade

19,7871,8431,308936668,7902,042571216867093,472

Wholesale trade

3,2595771918331,0853983924117126662

Retail trade

16,5281,2661,118856347,7051,64418975695832,811

Transportation and utilities

9,9491,133532611511342,21742325283904,568

Information

2,9717801,3054561823450142093937

Financial activities

11,0185,0061,236572482,3321,76513417950111

Professional and business services

20,7355,8147,2116462,9926402,06513171304300579

Education and health services

36,3784,30520,6882046,9631433,224776201145422

Leisure and hospitality

14,2882,3691,0981818,289877820732126150337

Other services

7,605880990172,8553835814381,089445324

Other services, except private households

6,932872984172,2053815784371,089444322

Private households

6738606502301012

Public administration

7,9841,7232,2541,762470451,2093113013888133

Men

Agriculture and related

1,601680441257191262410391688

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

500856311011120184343664

Construction

10,6102,073300113111910576,795653195320

Manufacturing

10,9712,0131,96639145401418163066534,042972

Durable goods

7,4721,3591,505276626126962504162,745567

Nondurable goods

3,500654460128014014910562371,297405

Wholesale and retail trade

10,8771,001611683154,508709301126543972,473

Wholesale trade

2,227336117721812145212411079558

Retail trade

8,650665494612943,69656410885443181,915

Transportation and utilities

7,53074441438101871,26232295093253,819

Information

1,8334378713241081240141992232

Financial activities

5,3842,604706251661,1314201321752797

Professional and business services

11,9803,1634,5374661,8233555228150283205468

Education and health services

9,3221,3595,4971481,3982733347018455249

Leisure and hospitality

7,0271,2226411153,99829128353111977244

Other services

3,551369540105752671002371,045340265

Other services, except private households

3,496367540105272661002361,045340264

Private households

54200481000002

Public administration

4,3138221,0931,420207282902112513262113

Women

Agriculture and related

66327326347156221300518

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

9030130253304113

Construction

1,287432796831406029113715

Manufacturing

4,5991,105618674198637519281,662245

Durable goods

2,5936213506337841021920919135

Nondurable goods

2,006484268041120227318743110

Wholesale and retail trade

8,910842697263524,2821,33326932312999

Wholesale trade

1,03224174112274253180748104

Retail trade

7,878600623253404,0081,0808925265895

Transportation and utilities

2,420389118235047955131965749

Information

1,138343435132732220010175

Financial activities

5,6342,40153032831,2011,3450342213

Professional and business services

8,7562,6512,6741801,1692851,5435212295111

Education and health services

27,0562,94715,191565,5651162,891361790173

Leisure and hospitality

7,2611,146458664,2915865372177393

Other services

4,05551045072,280116481214410459

Other services, except private households

3,43650544471,678115478214410459

Private households

6195606021301010

Public administration

3,6709011,1603422631791910562620

White

Agriculture and related

2,097915641191337175710361889

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

5181045711216410172302957

Construction

10,4062,271293143113445576,165581176279

Manufacturing

12,2032,6681,90133169509890182815624,307865

Durable goods

7,9871,7021,387237730259562373542,790513

Nondurable goods

4,217966515109220729511442081,516352

Wholesale and retail trade

15,3471,495945614886,8701,601491165845682,570

Wholesale trade

2,67447014472794733332219788507

Retail trade

12,6731,025800554615,9231,26818944874792,063

Transportation and utilities

6,97389338339971071,49641894552953,015

Information

2,2326219294431452580141632927

Financial activities

8,4253,877798451791,8901,3381271523683

Professional and business services

15,6584,4725,2613302,4605231,57311143249212425

Education and health services

26,9763,27915,8491204,4941132,474663153113311

Leisure and hospitality

10,6491,8188481306,145597604627100114260

Other services

5,919705784132,069312478335928346246

Other services, except private households

5,368699781131,536309475334928345245

Private households

5516305322301012

Public administration

5,7621,2251,6021,37830037832241031086093

Black or African American

Agriculture and related

7412416013700310

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

3777010308354

Construction

798109392510280485562143

Manufacturing

1,684172161727458321966873230

Durable goods

9689695613144601839519122

Nondurable goods

716766611331372126354108

Wholesale and retail trade

2,37613311825931,051242316084565

Wholesale trade

2853615045628311126105

Retail trade

2,091971032589995214014958459

Transportation and utilities

2,0631326117411650703643651,146

Information

326571200122562003857

Financial activities

1,3265601327482492790615920

Professional and business services

2,264501577251330623172184350112

Education and health services

5,6456072,641651,71617460010212085

Leisure and hospitality

1,781244134261,04015610803141441

Other services

8281011082334385711804758

Other services, except private households

7481011052257385711804758

Private households

80030770000000

Public administration

1,472352370288996267417192029

Asian

Agriculture and related

1871010070001

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

17110000002002

Construction

206553401412090613

Manufacturing

1,1772234441123448063632745

Durable goods

809149326031524023223127

Nondurable goods

368751191919240449618

Wholesale and retail trade

1,258154199138543124211633148

Wholesale trade

1905726015925103612

Retail trade

1,0689717313848499011327136

Transportation and utilities

554687036612803138249

Information

312832020061700231

Financial activities

9564342683111389100732

Professional and business services

2,0786661,1372658401040371819

Education and health services

2,4912581,590643781570113813

Leisure and hospitality

1,026221661158465490051116

Other services

59347571361272301323510

Other services, except private households

56746571336272301323510

Private households

26200250000000

Public administration

40982186473614203525

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