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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]
Industry2024
Total
employed
Percent of total employed
WomenWhiteBlack or
African
American
AsianHispanic
or Latino

Total, 16 years and over

161,34647.176.312.87.019.4

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

2,25429.192.33.11.124.9

Crop production

1,21429.392.32.61.430.0

Animal production and aquaculture

72630.993.23.10.920.5

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

14534.789.26.50.124.3

Forestry, except logging

5327.894.23.20.17.3

Logging

828.892.75.10.07.7

Fishing, hunting, and trapping

34-----

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

57514.386.85.23.022.7

Oil and gas extraction

7319.884.84.74.829.5

Coal mining

28-----

Metal ore mining

37-----

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

868.491.72.90.513.4

Not specified type of mining

0-----

Support activities for mining

35114.585.96.03.125.9

Construction

12,02711.287.36.52.135.1

Manufacturing

15,02329.377.811.27.718.3

Durable goods manufacturing

9,69125.278.59.98.516.1

Nonmetallic mineral products manufacturing

36320.586.411.01.920.8

Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing

29-----

Clay building material and refractories manufacturing

17-----

Glass and glass product manufacturing

12925.386.013.10.915.0

Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing

13610.485.113.70.123.2

Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

5219.986.05.17.432.6

Primary metals and fabricated metal products manufacturing

1,50416.985.38.13.317.2

Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing

31416.785.27.14.015.4

Aluminum production and processing

46-----

Nonferrous metal (except aluminum) production and processing

40-----

Foundries

617.092.45.10.015.1

Metal forgings and stampings

36-----

Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing

40-----

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

29516.184.59.73.121.1

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

24313.189.14.43.515.7

Coating, engraving, heat treating, and allied activities

5119.587.95.50.025.2

Ordnance

6123.881.910.64.013.2

Miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing

28821.281.910.73.614.1

Not specified metal industries

30-----

Machinery manufacturing

1,34321.483.98.34.913.0

Agricultural implement manufacturing

11823.489.74.84.413.0

Construction, and mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

14013.686.19.02.415.1

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

8128.476.610.010.69.6

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

7810.888.83.07.44.3

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

45-----

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

88122.682.98.84.813.3

Computers and electronic products manufacturing

1,03129.563.68.725.611.7

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

10926.659.510.130.37.1

Communications, audio, and video equipment manufacturing

7726.269.88.621.024.8

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

16230.285.33.37.611.2

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

68330.158.49.829.711.1

Electrical equipment and appliances manufacturing

42926.075.79.711.914.0

Household appliance manufacturing

7522.272.012.313.47.1

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

35426.876.59.111.615.5

Transportation equipment manufacturing

2,67024.576.313.37.214.1

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing

1,41126.474.616.56.014.2

Aircraft and parts manufacturing

93823.380.27.29.314.4

Aerospace products and parts manufacturing

46-----

Railroad rolling stock manufacturing

21-----

Ship and boat building

22115.469.521.24.516.6

Other transportation equipment manufacturing

33-----

Wood products manufacturing

37617.186.58.81.120.0

Sawmills and wood preservation

12114.078.417.11.410.6

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products

16-----

Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes manufacturing

35-----

Miscellaneous wood products

20318.290.44.90.726.7

Furniture and related product manufacturing

33531.683.57.23.029.4

Miscellaneous manufacturing

1,64135.877.09.010.819.3

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

68538.675.57.115.613.5

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

10140.886.23.38.716.2

Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.

44936.380.97.27.621.3

Not specified manufacturing industries

40629.273.115.46.727.5

Nondurable goods manufacturing

5,33236.876.513.46.322.4

Food manufacturing

1,70541.073.615.75.730.3

Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling

14923.382.112.12.414.2

Sugar and confectionery products

7539.984.86.36.219.5

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

13035.679.612.25.928.0

Dairy product manufacturing

16531.283.58.33.827.8

Animal slaughtering and processing

45636.662.024.05.940.0

Retail bakeries

24965.779.212.15.530.4

Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing, except retail bakeries

16248.481.69.95.539.7

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

22740.868.118.19.122.6

Not specified food industries

9338.266.119.75.226.8

Beverages and tobacco products manufacturing

31031.978.214.22.215.6

Beverage manufacturing

29432.078.913.82.216.5

Tobacco manufacturing

17-----

Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing

42851.375.414.55.931.2

Fiber, yarn, and thread mills

7-----

Fabric mills, except knitting mills

7443.971.924.63.022.9

Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills

13-----

Carpet and rug mills

47-----

Textile product mills, except carpet and rug

5447.181.56.08.717.5

Knitting fabric mills, and apparel knitting mills

9-----

Cut and sew, and apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

17556.573.817.26.339.8

Footwear manufacturing

28-----

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

21-----

Paper manufacturing and printing

78428.082.210.65.017.6

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

18419.084.99.52.013.6

Paperboard container manufacturing

9721.481.511.82.826.1

Miscellaneous paper and pulp products

7629.569.522.44.412.2

Printing and related support activities

42733.083.48.76.918.3

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

21117.383.110.04.223.9

Petroleum refining

18317.283.79.83.426.8

Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

28-----

Chemicals manufacturing

1,48838.375.412.69.415.3

Resin, synthetic rubber, and fibers and filaments manufacturing

15829.578.016.64.426.0

Agricultural chemical manufacturing

44-----

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

68147.969.211.415.911.7

Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing

5920.287.19.90.015.7

Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing

13256.875.512.17.525.4

Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals

41424.081.514.03.213.8

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

40629.678.612.44.819.7

Plastics product manufacturing

30030.080.49.75.124.1

Tire manufacturing

5727.869.224.43.02.5

Rubber product, except tire, manufacturing

49-----

Wholesale and retail trade

19,51044.877.612.06.419.9

Wholesale trade

3,18231.482.19.06.220.2

Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers

14227.385.85.45.516.8

Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers

5944.184.31.512.819.1

Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers

16825.688.85.52.523.4

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

27939.782.18.37.812.4

Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers

31-----

Household appliances and electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers

15830.082.16.19.915.0

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

15529.883.75.05.916.3

Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

32124.390.64.42.411.5

Recyclable material merchant wholesalers

7629.191.06.20.027.0

Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers

7043.685.04.55.321.5

Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers

29-----

Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers

19045.580.39.46.915.7

Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers

7945.669.712.614.429.6

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers

83628.176.214.36.328.0

Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers

5234.291.56.20.010.8

Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers

9022.086.75.33.817.3

Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers

12218.482.412.04.817.2

Farm supplies merchant wholesalers

41-----

Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

13340.681.97.47.725.4

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

6237.465.810.122.913.0

Not specified wholesale trade

8838.876.016.27.227.8

Retail trade

16,32747.476.712.66.519.8

Automobile dealers

1,24923.084.18.83.119.9

Other motor vehicle dealers

17727.893.03.70.913.6

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores

49120.183.68.72.923.0

Furniture and home furnishings stores

47045.680.812.64.320.9

Household appliance stores

5537.385.69.42.524.9

Electronics stores

41034.172.913.39.419.1

Building material and supplies dealers

98029.383.210.03.118.0

Hardware stores

25332.788.06.41.312.3

Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores

32336.294.92.10.49.9

Supermarkets and other grocery (except convenience) stores

2,42446.378.611.65.022.1

Convenience stores

29951.266.912.515.812.5

Specialty food stores

25249.779.211.16.022.8

Beer, wine, and liquor stores

17637.976.18.313.411.7

Pharmacies and drug stores

84469.369.714.812.314.6

Health and personal care, except drug, stores

45766.278.59.68.419.1

Gasoline stations

52047.668.512.914.515.1

Clothing stores

85770.573.414.08.127.0

Shoe stores

14357.574.315.72.632.0

Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores

16867.176.98.713.216.3

Sporting goods, and hobby and toy stores

49342.985.17.93.311.7

Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores

6070.983.04.710.132.7

Musical instrument and supplies stores

32-----

Book stores and news dealers

8365.585.53.13.05.9

Department stores

35066.869.218.78.520.5

General merchandise stores, including warehouse clubs and supercenters

2,22952.769.718.75.821.9

Florists

7571.281.96.25.529.8

Office supplies and stationery stores

8740.587.58.04.57.8

Used merchandise stores

28661.084.47.34.719.6

Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops

14574.777.911.66.217.4

Miscellaneous retail stores

60956.980.610.14.516.7

Electronic shopping and mail-order houses

62444.457.622.116.125.1

Vending machine operators

36-----

Fuel dealers

10425.686.17.42.311.1

Other direct selling establishments

6657.784.610.43.321.9

Not specified retail trade

49749.168.020.68.825.7

Transportation and utilities

9,83824.569.020.26.621.8

Transportation and warehousing

8,33924.966.722.56.823.1

Air transportation

76133.370.716.36.516.1

Rail transportation

2108.978.016.22.310.9

Water transportation

8824.774.119.04.418.1

Truck transportation

2,07611.770.321.15.523.1

Bus service and urban transit

44037.259.232.85.020.1

Taxi and limousine service

65115.048.230.017.424.3

Pipeline transportation

41-----

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

42-----

Services incidental to transportation

88325.371.217.37.422.9

Postal Service

62537.861.527.27.110.4

Couriers and messengers

1,39530.466.023.16.223.8

Warehousing and storage

1,12833.367.623.45.037.7

Utilities

1,49922.182.07.85.514.6

Electric power generation, transmission and distribution

82322.183.56.95.712.5

Natural gas distribution

15324.685.27.13.720.6

Electric and gas, and other combinations

12722.978.18.09.416.1

Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems

25925.379.68.55.118.6

Sewage treatment facilities

1117.178.911.42.712.8

Not specified utilities

26-----

Information

2,82140.375.210.810.112.9

Newspaper publishers

10844.883.86.88.62.4

Periodical, book, and directory publishers

17964.991.24.63.38.5

Software publishers

23531.976.32.616.65.9

Motion pictures and video industries

43433.277.411.26.314.0

Sound recording industries

6027.982.215.01.221.2

Broadcasting (except internet)

25743.974.014.26.814.9

Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals

26546.166.57.920.113.3

Wired telecommunications carriers

38230.072.814.210.419.2

Telecommunications, except wired telecommunications carriers

41830.173.014.79.514.0

Data processing, hosting, and related services

23638.468.710.615.510.5

Libraries and archives

18775.981.39.84.712.0

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

6147.967.314.613.011.1

Financial activities

10,88750.676.612.38.312.6

Finance and insurance

7,77952.175.512.69.211.1

Banking and related activities

1,98255.272.813.410.611.9

Savings institutions, including credit unions

24269.476.212.65.614.0

Nondepository credit and related activities

1,23544.871.612.613.19.6

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

1,44837.778.77.611.87.7

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,87359.077.414.75.712.8

Insurance carriers

1,39962.275.515.56.212.3

Agencies, brokerages, and other insurance related activities

1,47455.979.213.95.213.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,10846.679.311.35.816.3

Real estate

2,74349.480.010.85.915.8

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

2,26250.780.410.46.415.1

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

48142.978.112.53.219.3

Rental and leasing services

36525.973.615.35.119.8

Automotive equipment rental and leasing

14123.965.220.47.819.0

Other consumer goods rental

10032.475.320.31.129.1

Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing

12422.881.95.55.213.2

Professional and business services

21,32342.176.210.49.918.1

Professional and technical services

13,86243.175.58.213.210.9

Legal services

1,68857.983.18.45.714.0

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,35058.180.87.99.012.6

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,84426.383.66.87.111.7

Specialized design services

44263.381.66.58.012.3

Computer systems design and related services

4,09129.063.88.224.98.1

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

2,06642.976.010.79.910.1

Scientific research and development services

82348.870.97.717.68.8

Advertising, public relations, and related services

70955.481.79.55.413.1

Veterinary services

44883.687.95.42.712.1

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

40151.382.85.47.717.5

Management, administrative, and waste services

7,46140.277.614.43.731.6

Management of companies and enterprises

12557.874.07.116.26.6

Administrative and support services

6,76841.877.214.83.532.3

Employment services

81859.574.114.46.921.7

Business support services

81756.972.318.15.416.0

Travel arrangement and reservation services

35258.575.413.77.815.2

Investigation and security services

92625.362.329.14.119.1

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

1,86656.181.212.61.645.1

Landscaping services

1,49710.285.78.51.147.0

Other administrative and other support services

49347.778.811.95.421.4

Waste management and remediation services

56817.882.911.22.828.2

Education and health services

37,13074.473.315.87.114.7

Educational services

14,29969.378.511.96.013.7

Elementary and secondary schools

9,32675.181.311.83.714.9

Colleges, universities, and professional schools, including junior colleges

3,86655.872.612.211.411.0

Business, technical, and trade schools and training

10159.674.015.15.715.4

Other schools and instruction, and educational support services

1,00667.976.210.87.812.9

Health care and social assistance

22,83277.770.118.37.815.3

Hospitals

7,52275.270.216.99.712.6

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

7,40875.270.316.79.712.7

Psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals

11477.063.526.97.46.5

Health services, except hospitals

11,60477.470.618.47.115.5

Offices of physicians

1,63076.378.710.38.116.6

Offices of dentists

93880.881.86.68.121.4

Offices of chiropractors

13465.787.95.93.65.7

Offices of optometrists

15775.082.34.78.518.7

Offices of other health practitioners

50078.884.57.85.711.1

Outpatient care centers

2,54475.175.414.16.715.6

Home health care services

1,44586.359.129.17.618.4

Other health care services

1,93870.665.820.79.315.1

Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)

1,35984.060.329.85.211.1

Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities

95974.263.127.34.413.4

Social assistance

3,70683.568.320.86.219.8

Individual and family services

2,00979.968.921.15.818.9

Community food and housing, and emergency services

19353.864.327.72.919.9

Vocational rehabilitation services

8454.463.424.11.411.2

Child day care services

1,42094.368.419.37.521.6

Leisure and hospitality

14,10851.275.312.36.826.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,49746.779.410.44.716.1

Performing arts companies

16645.488.05.24.813.4

Spectator sports

13633.076.312.31.913.1

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

15541.072.112.35.920.0

Independent artists, writers, and performers

51549.980.98.45.89.0

Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions

39447.883.311.12.811.4

Bowling centers

40-----

Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

2,09147.278.311.04.919.1

Accommodation and food services

10,61052.773.912.97.530.1

Accommodation

1,22257.771.215.77.831.1

Traveler accommodation

1,12158.669.716.78.433.1

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

10148.288.14.21.58.9

Food services and drinking places

9,38852.174.312.67.429.9

Restaurants and other food services

9,18252.274.012.67.630.1

Drinking places, alcoholic beverages

20647.286.110.80.421.3

Other services

7,74353.677.211.47.620.7

Other services, except private households

7,09550.276.811.48.018.8

Repair and maintenance

2,24812.284.48.23.628.2

Automotive repair and maintenance

1,37110.984.28.33.528.1

Car washes

23616.281.713.11.735.7

Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

9312.779.47.49.721.9

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance

3468.486.16.52.824.2

Personal and household goods repair and maintenance

20123.288.14.55.129.3

Personal and laundry services

2,71174.369.213.113.618.8

Barber shops

13920.664.529.63.737.7

Beauty salons

1,07489.574.513.77.321.5

Nail salons and other personal care services

58678.948.68.040.111.5

Drycleaning and laundry services

19150.463.319.913.931.9

Funeral homes, and cemeteries and crematories

14439.581.310.11.318.8

Other personal services

57871.280.411.73.712.2

Membership associations and organizations

2,13559.578.612.65.39.1

Religious organizations

1,00550.481.810.84.38.5

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

90872.374.814.96.510.0

Labor unions

8532.474.715.04.88.4

Business, professional, political, and similar organizations

13858.182.39.65.59.1

Other services, private households

64991.180.711.64.240.5

Public administration

8,10746.571.618.55.214.0

Executive offices and legislative bodies

1,40148.370.217.45.614.1

Public finance activities

32565.270.719.88.013.0

Other general government and support

14636.361.828.96.012.9

Justice, public order, and safety activities

2,61334.078.215.72.714.9

Administration of human resource programs

1,67568.564.124.06.416.2

Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

28552.180.48.24.69.3

Administration of economic programs and space research

65443.973.617.06.011.1

National security and international affairs

1,00835.267.120.37.811.4

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 29, 2025