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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
18. Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
[Numbers in thousands]
Industry2023
Total
employed
Percent of total employed
WomenWhiteBlack or
African
American
AsianHispanic
or Latino

Total, 16 years and over

161,03746.976.512.86.918.8

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

2,26429.392.63.30.825.4

Crop production

1,22229.994.62.20.730.0

Animal production and aquaculture

70528.891.63.90.922.2

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

17433.486.07.50.521.7

Forestry, except logging

5038.495.10.50.912.4

Logging

729.190.15.70.03.4

Fishing, hunting, and trapping

40-----

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

59015.387.76.32.822.5

Oil and gas extraction

5618.784.78.65.728.3

Coal mining

30-----

Metal ore mining

39-----

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

9117.593.31.60.710.7

Not specified type of mining

0-----

Support activities for mining

37413.685.97.53.426.4

Construction

11,89610.887.56.71.734.0

Manufacturing

15,57029.578.410.87.618.1

Durable goods manufacturing

10,06525.879.49.68.016.0

Nonmetallic mineral products manufacturing

40418.281.011.52.525.3

Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing

25-----

Clay building material and refractories manufacturing

20-----

Glass and glass product manufacturing

13620.173.517.63.220.2

Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing

1536.881.810.71.424.7

Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

7029.489.93.24.535.1

Primary metals and fabricated metal products manufacturing

1,63217.087.06.23.316.7

Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing

31712.786.39.11.616.0

Aluminum production and processing

5523.881.911.12.612.3

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing

5214.591.75.92.015.4

Foundries

6212.186.95.25.014.0

Metal forgings and stampings

37-----

Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing

46-----

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

32019.188.34.63.317.6

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

25516.989.82.85.211.9

Coating, engraving, heat treating, and allied activities

6020.891.80.21.136.9

Ordnance

5110.778.05.111.113.5

Miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing

33818.185.68.02.315.8

Not specified metal industries

38-----

Machinery manufacturing

1,40122.084.88.15.612.6

Agricultural implement manufacturing

14820.091.44.13.19.3

Construction, and mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

14917.489.26.22.617.8

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

7516.089.74.65.414.6

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

8818.689.75.71.86.6

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

5317.172.117.45.78.7

Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified

88824.282.99.06.912.9

Computers and electronic products manufacturing

1,08729.968.36.223.011.4

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

12825.258.012.029.27.2

Communications, audio, and video equipment manufacturing

9128.576.16.617.112.9

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

17736.485.65.06.412.9

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

69029.264.85.326.911.7

Electrical equipment and appliances manufacturing

39924.277.513.76.912.4

Household appliance manufacturing

6326.671.924.91.212.9

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

33623.778.611.67.912.3

Transportation equipment manufacturing

2,69924.675.213.77.814.8

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing

1,45126.471.818.06.515.0

Aircraft and parts manufacturing

96123.579.96.310.715.2

Aerospace products and parts manufacturing

44-----

Railroad rolling stock manufacturing

24-----

Ship and boat building

18618.171.321.24.314.4

Other transportation equipment manufacturing

34-----

Wood products manufacturing

39718.188.95.91.021.9

Sawmills and wood preservation

11512.391.94.70.613.9

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products

30-----

Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes manufacturing

33-----

Miscellaneous wood products

21917.787.45.01.426.8

Furniture and related product manufacturing

37628.090.75.41.720.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing

1,66940.376.410.410.119.0

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

71644.474.98.813.014.2

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

9741.492.21.13.915.0

Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.

43835.880.29.37.317.3

Not specified manufacturing industries

41837.571.516.39.530.1

Nondurable goods manufacturing

5,50636.476.613.06.722.0

Food manufacturing

1,69941.174.315.06.230.2

Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling

13928.485.37.41.619.2

Sugar and confectionery products

7735.786.19.32.628.3

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

16736.475.914.46.437.7

Dairy product manufacturing

15828.783.18.52.225.7

Animal slaughtering and processing

43438.568.421.06.838.7

Retail bakeries

20966.577.68.89.525.5

Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing, except retail bakeries

20850.366.223.95.633.2

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

22635.273.413.57.523.0

Not specified food industries

8142.871.113.010.322.8

Beverages and tobacco products manufacturing

36326.277.414.04.216.7

Beverage manufacturing

34527.177.114.43.916.6

Tobacco manufacturing

18-----

Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing

41956.676.714.86.827.9

Fiber, yarn, and thread mills

9-----

Fabric mills, except knitting mills

7846.778.715.25.515.0

Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills

10-----

Carpet and rug mills

43-----

Textile product mills, except carpet and rug

5655.083.612.53.125.6

Knitting fabric mills, and apparel knitting mills

7-----

Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

16968.772.914.710.338.0

Footwear manufacturing

30-----

Leather and hide tanning and finishing, and other leather and allied product manufacturing

16-----

Paper manufacturing and printing

79628.980.011.34.717.4

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

20122.578.114.94.010.8

Paperboard container manufacturing

8921.775.014.93.332.3

Miscellaneous paper and pulp products

7127.276.915.87.112.6

Printing and related support activities

43533.682.48.34.818.1

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

23113.480.18.96.324.3

Petroleum refining

20814.081.87.45.625.6

Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

22-----

Chemicals manufacturing

1,52237.675.611.59.515.7

Resin, synthetic rubber, and fibers and filaments manufacturing

16326.785.211.53.024.0

Agricultural chemical manufacturing

33-----

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

70847.368.112.215.612.5

Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing

6217.881.48.83.723.0

Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing

16149.672.514.86.820.3

Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals

39523.283.910.33.914.5

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

47529.979.612.84.918.0

Plastics product manufacturing

36331.882.29.94.920.1

Tire manufacturing

5722.564.832.10.09.6

Rubber product, except tire, manufacturing

5625.177.711.810.212.5

Wholesale and retail trade

19,78745.077.612.06.418.9

Wholesale trade

3,25931.782.08.75.819.2

Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers

15124.882.96.49.020.2

Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers

7231.773.58.910.820.7

Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers

15122.389.76.21.018.8

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

28741.381.510.46.110.9

Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers

40-----

Household appliances and electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers

16728.782.85.37.816.3

Hardware, and plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

18823.988.65.41.515.9

Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

32625.991.54.32.513.1

Recyclable material merchant wholesalers

5814.884.67.40.034.3

Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers

6126.292.61.52.219.2

Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers

30-----

Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers

21249.276.410.28.814.4

Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers

9147.377.611.07.631.9

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers

79430.476.414.15.326.2

Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers

5130.090.74.05.39.7

Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers

9921.283.37.96.615.2

Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers

10522.986.88.93.612.7

Farm supplies merchant wholesalers

37-----

Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

15344.679.96.36.324.4

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

8734.087.24.68.316.4

Not specified wholesale trade

9941.268.210.120.221.5

Retail trade

16,52847.776.712.76.518.8

Automobile dealers

1,31421.782.79.84.515.8

Other motor vehicle dealers

17522.793.42.90.615.8

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores

48817.283.78.82.122.3

Furniture and home furnishings stores

45645.881.310.06.417.8

Household appliance stores

7634.190.27.51.713.3

Electronics stores

42926.478.211.48.617.2

Building material and supplies dealers

1,07130.981.911.71.616.6

Hardware stores

19930.785.28.02.414.5

Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores

27137.795.11.41.97.7

Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores

2,43447.277.711.36.020.2

Convenience stores

33057.769.014.012.510.5

Specialty food stores

24949.882.47.54.828.3

Beer, wine, and liquor stores

17433.976.38.913.211.8

Pharmacies and drug stores

80870.068.413.813.714.2

Health and personal care, except drug, stores

48866.079.49.67.718.3

Gasoline stations

50545.569.514.49.816.3

Clothing stores

93573.869.719.27.324.5

Shoe stores

15555.771.321.45.226.6

Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores

16962.975.98.711.315.9

Sporting goods, and hobby and toy stores

51644.387.36.22.415.1

Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores

48-----

Musical instrument and supplies stores

35-----

Book stores and news dealers

8659.281.25.65.612.1

Department stores

27672.067.018.89.918.8

General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters

2,15753.272.117.95.022.2

Florists

9278.390.61.35.922.9

Office supplies and stationery stores

6835.880.610.38.78.4

Used merchandise stores

27161.682.210.13.725.8

Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops

15968.280.22.911.614.4

Miscellaneous retail stores

61053.180.310.83.514.3

Electronic shopping and mail-order houses

82447.560.920.015.223.1

Vending machine operators

34-----

Fuel dealers

9229.294.72.20.513.7

Other direct selling establishments

8577.373.613.31.722.8

Not specified retail trade

45054.267.920.19.523.5

Transportation and utilities

9,94924.370.120.75.621.1

Transportation and warehousing

8,45224.967.722.75.822.2

Air transportation

73432.573.216.07.017.0

Rail transportation

2368.380.915.41.611.8

Water transportation

7832.275.717.63.315.9

Truck transportation

2,22111.970.522.24.322.2

Bus service and urban transit

45738.458.034.23.619.2

Taxi and limousine service

60216.254.125.317.023.3

Pipeline transportation

41-----

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

44-----

Services incidental to transportation

90222.971.018.37.421.0

Postal Service

61641.963.127.34.812.0

Couriers and messengers

1,50329.765.025.15.222.2

Warehousing and storage

1,01934.468.823.04.037.2

Utilities

1,49721.083.69.54.114.6

Electric power generation, transmission and distribution

81720.785.37.74.913.0

Natural gas distribution

17825.078.714.02.816.7

Electric and gas, and other combinations

12025.875.413.35.812.1

Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems

27018.587.37.72.421.3

Sewage treatment facilities

8211.086.611.10.39.3

Not specified utilities

30-----

Information

2,97138.375.111.010.512.8

Newspaper publishers

11039.885.32.28.78.1

Periodical, book, and directory publishers

17063.785.15.15.98.4

Software publishers

33136.971.84.622.38.1

Motion pictures and video industries

48634.376.711.55.316.6

Sound recording industries

49-----

Broadcasting (except internet)

27940.977.014.54.616.3

Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals

23742.766.24.825.28.6

Wired telecommunications carriers

41728.975.415.57.012.5

Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers

48727.573.913.69.415.0

Data processing, hosting, and related services

17833.866.916.916.017.3

Libraries and archives

18577.182.58.54.89.1

Other information services, except libraries and archives, and internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals

42-----

Financial activities

11,01851.176.512.08.712.8

Finance and insurance

7,74652.875.212.69.611.7

Banking and related activities

1,97655.972.713.411.212.6

Savings institutions, including credit unions

29868.675.013.15.316.9

Nondepository credit and related activities

1,13346.573.311.812.612.6

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

1,44536.977.17.812.38.6

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,89559.476.814.66.411.8

Insurance carriers

1,57361.176.515.26.111.8

Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities

1,32257.577.213.96.711.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,27247.379.410.86.515.3

Real estate

2,89050.280.69.86.515.1

Lessors of real estate, and offices of real estate agents and brokers

2,35750.480.49.86.814.3

Real estate property managers, offices of real estate appraisers, and other activities related to real estate

53249.381.310.04.919.0

Rental and leasing services

38224.870.518.16.816.3

Automotive equipment rental and leasing

18024.057.727.17.718.5

Other consumer goods rental

8031.672.320.17.421.5

Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing

12221.588.33.65.09.7

Professional and business services

20,73542.275.510.910.017.6

Professional and technical services

13,72642.775.18.513.310.3

Legal services

1,73857.982.79.84.711.8

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,23660.077.99.211.010.1

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,88326.382.76.57.610.3

Specialized design services

45460.280.17.99.113.2

Computer systems design and related services

4,10727.864.48.524.08.4

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

2,00243.876.99.310.89.2

Scientific research and development services

83148.568.28.917.611.7

Advertising, public relations, and related services

61752.978.911.27.311.9

Veterinary services

43682.589.62.72.712.9

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

42254.383.16.96.017.8

Management, administrative, and waste services

7,00941.476.415.73.531.8

Management of companies and enterprises

9146.672.510.69.322.4

Administrative and support services

6,34443.176.216.03.632.7

Employment services

86661.070.818.77.120.7

Business support services

60568.171.621.33.820.4

Travel arrangement and reservation services

34960.377.411.47.817.7

Investigation and security services

89626.759.031.44.718.6

Services to buildings and dwellings (except cleaning during construction and immediately after construction)

1,68057.080.912.91.945.8

Landscaping services

1,49110.785.78.11.546.5

Other administrative and other support services

45749.177.214.13.917.6

Waste management and remediation services

57321.779.313.62.323.8

Education and health services

36,37874.474.215.56.814.0

Educational services

14,02968.979.011.96.112.9

Elementary and secondary schools

9,15774.681.512.13.514.1

Colleges, universities, and professional schools, including junior colleges

3,82156.173.911.411.910.3

Business, technical, and trade schools and training

11356.974.516.23.310.3

Other schools and instruction, and educational support services

93966.676.011.88.412.2

Health care and social assistance

22,34877.871.117.87.314.7

Hospitals

7,46774.670.116.99.411.9

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals

7,37374.770.116.89.511.9

Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals

9565.266.727.70.96.6

Health services, except hospitals

11,20178.172.117.56.815.1

Offices of physicians

1,62676.779.510.37.115.3

Offices of dentists

94282.484.06.26.420.1

Offices of chiropractors

13669.986.64.35.24.4

Offices of optometrists

16674.783.15.34.512.5

Offices of other health practitioners

42181.981.410.56.410.7

Outpatient care centers

2,52977.376.713.85.915.8

Home health care services

1,38785.062.326.48.019.5

Other health care services

1,74572.066.819.89.314.2

Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)

1,33381.462.827.75.910.6

Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities

91875.063.827.35.213.2

Social assistance

3,68083.570.320.24.519.3

Individual and family services

1,93277.468.721.35.318.0

Community food and housing, and emergency services

17461.768.623.30.718.8

Vocational rehabilitation services

8270.368.125.93.110.5

Child day care services

1,49194.672.618.24.021.4

Leisure and hospitality

14,28850.874.512.57.225.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,52944.178.411.64.816.6

Performing arts companies

18751.482.59.56.013.3

Spectator sports

16719.170.620.61.013.0

Promoters of performing arts, sports, and similar events, agents and managers for artists, athletes, entertainers, and other public figures

13334.576.115.23.820.7

Independent artists, writers, and performers

49347.080.011.84.310.4

Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions

40749.481.38.54.115.0

Bowling centers

40-----

Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

2,10344.477.711.55.418.6

Accommodation and food services

10,75953.073.312.88.029.0

Accommodation

1,27958.768.616.38.930.5

Traveler accommodation

1,18659.367.317.09.332.4

Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses, dormitories, and workers' camps

9351.785.37.33.36.4

Food services and drinking places

9,47952.373.912.37.828.8

Restaurants and other food services

9,27052.273.712.37.928.9

Drinking places, alcoholic beverages

20953.983.210.13.021.6

Other services

7,60553.377.810.97.821.7

Other services, except private households

6,93249.677.410.88.219.5

Repair and maintenance

2,15513.284.98.03.327.9

Automotive repair and maintenance

1,35312.385.37.33.529.5

Car washes

20920.678.316.91.837.7

Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

8919.180.96.18.016.0

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance

3255.987.48.41.322.0

Personal and household goods repair and maintenance

17821.887.03.04.521.2

Personal and laundry services

2,74673.269.711.814.819.4

Barber shops

16433.964.229.93.340.6

Beauty salons

1,00889.274.213.310.017.3

Nail salons and other personal care services

62577.249.96.339.015.7

Drycleaning and laundry services

23252.468.114.615.535.1

Funeral homes, and cemeteries and crematories

12938.273.815.90.015.3

Other personal services

58868.284.58.13.515.6

Membership associations and organizations

2,03156.280.012.44.410.6

Religious organizations

98748.682.310.64.79.3

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

80566.975.316.04.111.8

Labor unions

9436.786.48.91.619.2

Business, professional, political, and similar organizations

14561.586.36.15.26.6

Other services, private households

67392.081.811.93.944.8

Public administration

7,98446.072.218.45.113.2

Executive offices and legislative bodies

1,33250.372.116.55.515.5

Public finance activities

34360.369.220.96.98.9

Other general government and support

14838.863.327.26.47.2

Justice, public order, and safety activities

2,60834.877.916.42.713.8

Administration of human resource programs

1,61568.765.122.67.114.3

Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

24539.082.18.84.89.1

Administration of economic programs and space research

61739.471.420.54.79.2

National security and international affairs

1,07635.369.218.77.112.6

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 26, 2024