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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 race2024
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

2,254953671110120688499393998

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

5751207141012340186405146

Construction

12,0272,518366145118853747,154639217340

Manufacturing

15,0233,0542,510342496001,047133476465,2531,270

Durable goods

9,6911,9181,878249133865342834273,363711

Nondurable goods

5,3321,135632111582613949642191,890559

Wholesale and retail trade

19,5101,7941,354757328,5181,985541316427243,502

Wholesale trade

3,1825591934491,0543673935114109659

Retail trade

16,3271,2361,161716837,4641,61715955286152,843

Transportation and utilities

9,8381,095542661651442,09882045384204,557

Information

2,8217621,2072492133250131863529

Financial activities

10,8874,9461,246592222,2491,75203918858128

Professional and business services

21,3236,1337,0886093,1976822,10512152345315686

Education and health services

37,1304,20721,2422067,1941433,270475193150447

Leisure and hospitality

14,1082,3441,0572368,023955823638126166334

Other services

7,7439241,085182,8263265654611,183417334

Other services, except private households

7,0959141,082182,2033265624601,183415328

Private households

64910406230300126

Public administration

8,1071,7522,3061,777522421,1871611113698159

Men

Agriculture and related

1,59869247105110136209383276

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

4939653489130182394544

Construction

10,6842,07628693914910046,867618208326

Manufacturing

10,6182,0221,9022615740038793246163,7681,007

Durable goods

7,2491,3421,511205725925642614012,557582

Nondurable goods

3,36968039161001411315632151,211425

Wholesale and retail trade

10,772982592543384,450691311216024362,475

Wholesale trade

2,182341122434789117213210574542

Retail trade

8,590642470513043,66157310894963621,933

Transportation and utilities

7,42871543337125851,20181965203573,753

Information

1,6844517492271141150101692424

Financial activities

5,3832,592736261561,11439503818033113

Professional and business services

12,3523,2594,4604431,9673915478145328214590

Education and health services

9,4931,3465,6181311,4114939116717950250

Leisure and hospitality

6,8791,2135621503,87731625143111993264

Other services

3,5913535557546229903551,146317290

Other services, except private households

3,5343515557497229893551,146317284

Private households

58200490100105

Public administration

4,3378151,1111,427217232951210412674132

Women

Agriculture and related

65626120149105522901722

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

8224180342104162

Construction

1,3444418051239437028720814

Manufacturing

4,4051,032608992199660423311,485264

Durable goods

2,4425773674357939702226806129

Nondurable goods

1,963455241558120263414679134

Wholesale and retail trade

8,737812762203954,0681,2942210412881,026

Wholesale trade

1,00021871016265250183935116

Retail trade

7,737594691203793,8031,0444731253910

Transportation and utilities

2,410379109294159897181963804

Information

1,136310459022992100217125

Financial activities

5,5042,35451032661,1351,3570282515

Professional and business services

8,9712,8742,6291661,2292911,557481710295

Education and health services

27,6372,86115,624755,783942,8792814100197

Leisure and hospitality

7,2281,131495864,1456395732677371

Other services

4,152572531112,2809747505379944

Other services, except private households

3,561563527111,7069747305379844

Private households

5918405740200021

Public administration

3,7699371,1953493051989247102427

White

Agriculture and related

2,08091066118618677597383682

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

499108544811330168363840

Construction

10,4952,273278134416147846,212557185289

Manufacturing

11,6892,5471,8412319352684692725313,952948

Durable goods

7,6091,6151,386157230654232243472,566533

Nondurable goods

4,08093345671212203046491841,386414

Wholesale and retail trade

15,1381,450950465396,7201,552471075565562,615

Wholesale trade

2,61245915133790629335239881526

Retail trade

12,526991799445025,8141,25812844584752,088

Transportation and utilities

6,791846390431071041,42571674293302,943

Information

2,1225918781421632400121472622

Financial activities

8,3363,855836401541,7951,3410301544587

Professional and business services

16,2514,7995,1423192,6245701,6195131284241519

Education and health services

27,2313,24116,1091274,5571092,437458152113324

Leisure and hospitality

10,6201,8298421815,95066062753097132267

Other services

5,97573683382,011262483449998326265

Other services, except private households

5,45272783081,510262480449998324259

Private households

5239305010300125

Public administration

5,8061,2341,6181,37733130833159110767104

Black or African American

Agriculture and related

7013007113310113

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

30410200011083

Construction

782108290514320497511629

Manufacturing

1,6791792107353510534562773224

Durable goods

96493135515135713342460111

Nondurable goods

7158675220224821220313114

Wholesale and retail trade

2,3371511472311389325331650101588

Wholesale trade

28535121761312892098

Retail trade

2,05111513422106832222184181490

Transportation and utilities

1,9911245419422243821965661,141

Information

30459119142256003166

Financial activities

1,335548142134625826303221228

Professional and business services

2,21049057322436244296394442121

Education and health services

5,8756022,643581,87523517012232399

Leisure and hospitality

1,73422298311,02217710505151839

Other services

8841111426359284105974351

Other services, except private households

8091111416285284105974350

Private households

75000740000000

Public administration

1,4993443972861218255112212034

Asian

Agriculture and related

25710400130000

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

1749000001020

Construction

25165430161001001846

Manufacturing

1,1572563971825670103031945

Durable goods

8201643211311380102621828

Nondurable goods

337917615132900410117

Wholesale and retail trade

1,258134214141566107121837137

Wholesale trade

1974627046133105315

Retail trade

1,0618818713650574021334122

Transportation and utilities

6478179367138051211306

Information

2869615102121900520

Financial activities

8994042463101428601421

Professional and business services

2,1076541,1533553421121562025

Education and health services

2,6502291,77744417169005711

Leisure and hospitality

9591886455606251015915

Other services

5925067135119270236346

Other services, except private households

5654967132519270236346

Private households

27100260000000

Public administration

42290186473514103479

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