Table 14. Employed persons by detailed industry and sex, 2009 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 14. Employed persons by detailed industry and sex, 2009 annual averages
Industry	Total employed	Percent women

Total, 16 years and over	139,877	47.3
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting	2,103	23.6
Crop production	916	23.8
Animal production	867	23.6
Forestry, except logging	48	-
Logging	90	2.3
Fishing, hunting, and trapping	43	-
Support activities for agriculture and forestry	139	37.2
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	707	13.3
Oil and gas extraction	70	22.2
Coal mining	96	5.8
Metal ore mining	40	-
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying	89	13.9
Not specified type of mining	6	-
Support activities for mining	407	13.8
Construction	9,702	9.5
Manufacturing	14,202	28.7
Durable goods	8,927	24.7
Nonmetallic mineral products	490	19.2
Pottery, ceramics, and related product manufacturing	31	-
Structural clay product manufacturing	34	-
Glass and glass products	154	27.7
Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum products	186	13.7
Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing	86	14.7
Primary metals and fabricated metal products	1,550	16.9
Iron and steel mills and steel products	284	12.3
Aluminum production and processing	61	13.9
Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing	48	-
Foundries	68	9.8
Metal forgings and stampings	40	-
Cutlery and hand tools	34	-
Structural metals and tanks and shipping containers	343	16.2
Machine shops; turned products; screws, nuts, and bolts	271	11.7
Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities	79	23.2
Ordnance	37	-
Miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing	269	25.5
Not specified metal industries	16	-
Machinery manufacturing	1,179	21.1
Agricultural implements	101	28.7
Construction, mining, and oil field machinery	150	14.4
Commercial and service industry machinery	108	33.6
Metalworking machinery	150	12.3
Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment	60	18.9
Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.	605	21.6
Not specified machinery manufacturing	5	-
Computers and electronic products	1,266	31.7
Computer and peripheral equipment	300	30.3
Communications, audio, and video equipment	164	29.1
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments	196	29.8
Electronic component and product manufacturing, n.e.c.	606	33.8
Electrical equipment and appliances	397	28.6
Household appliances	63	33.7
Electrical lighting, equipment, and supplies manufacturing, n.e.c.	335	27.6
Transportation equipment	1,952	21.7
Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment	913	21.7
Aircraft and parts	411	20.1
Aerospace products and parts	425	26.3
Railroad rolling stock manufacturing	25	-
Ship and boat building	143	16.0
Other transportation equipment manufacturing	36	-
Wood products	412	18.2
Sawmills and wood preservation	112	9.5
Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products	33	-
Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes	35	-
Miscellaneous wood products	231	23.2
Furniture and related products manufacturing	469	25.4
Miscellaneous manufacturing	1,211	38.5
Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing	529	43.1
Toys, amusement, and sporting goods manufacturing	128	26.2
Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.	394	38.0
Not specified manufacturing industries	160	34.4
Nondurable goods	5,275	35.4
Food manufacturing	1,579	36.3
Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling	127	22.0
Sugar and confectionery products	78	46.0
Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty foods	186	37.4
Dairy products	153	25.7
Animal slaughtering and processing	466	32.4
Retail bakeries	188	56.7
Bakeries, except retail	194	35.0
Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c.	160	40.5
Not specified food industries	26	-
Beverages and tobacco products	257	26.0
Beverages manufacturing	223	25.9
Tobacco manufacturing	34	-
Textiles, apparel, and leather	619	56.4
Fiber, yarn, and thread mills	20	-
Fabric mills, except knitting	105	44.5
Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills	29	-
Carpet and rug mills	45	-
Textile product mills, except carpets and rugs	101	60.5
Knitting mills	18	-
Cut and sew apparel	241	67.3
Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing	8	-
Footwear manufacturing	27	-
Leather tanning and products, except footwear manufacturing	24	-
Paper and printing	949	29.0
Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills	188	14.4
Paperboard containers and boxes	129	21.8
Miscellaneous paper and pulp products	63	43.2
Printing and related support activities	569	33.9
Petroleum and coal products	196	22.1
Petroleum refining	181	22.9
Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products	15	-
Chemicals	1,227	35.3
Resins, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments	178	28.7
Agricultural chemical manufacturing	30	-
Pharmaceuticals and medicines	462	47.5
Paints, coatings, and adhesives	50	31.2
Soaps, cleaning compounds, and cosmetics	133	51.9
Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals	375	19.5
Plastics and rubber products	448	27.9
Plastics product manufacturing	315	29.8
Tire manufacturing	65	15.2
Rubber product, except tire, manufacturing	68	31.7
Wholesale and retail trade	19,684	45.3
Wholesale trade	3,808	29.1
Motor vehicles, parts and supplies, merchant wholesalers	187	22.3
Furniture and home furnishings, merchant wholesalers	76	31.2
Lumber and other construction materials, merchant wholesalers	194	22.6
Professional and commercial equipment and supplies, merchant wholesalers	342	34.6
Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers	64	22.9
Electrical goods, merchant wholesalers	208	29.5
Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers	137	26.8
Machinery, equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers	391	24.0
Recyclable materials, merchant wholesalers	100	16.2
Miscellaneous durable goods, merchant wholesalers	120	39.4
Paper and paper products, merchant wholesalers	71	41.7
Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products, merchant wholesalers	232	44.3
Apparel, fabrics, and notions, merchant wholesalers	135	45.8
Groceries and related products, merchant wholesalers	830	24.6
Farm product raw materials, merchant wholesalers	68	25.0
Petroleum and petroleum products, merchant wholesalers	168	31.6
Alcoholic beverages, merchant wholesalers	146	16.3
Farm supplies, merchant wholesalers	39	-
Miscellaneous nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers	166	38.3
Wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers	75	37.7
Not specified wholesale trade	57	30.5
Retail trade	15,877	49.2
Automobile dealers	1,170	18.4
Other motor vehicle dealers	136	21.4
Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores	479	15.2
Furniture and home furnishings stores	513	42.0
Household appliance stores	83	27.6
Radio, TV, and computer stores	504	31.7
Building material and supplies dealers	913	29.7
Hardware stores	223	33.0
Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores	273	34.5
Grocery stores	2,710	49.6
Specialty food stores	240	46.2
Beer, wine, and liquor stores	133	28.0
Pharmacies and drug stores	819	65.1
Health and personal care, except drug, stores	310	67.4
Gasoline stations	504	52.5
Clothing and accessories, except shoe, stores	953	77.2
Shoe stores	139	62.7
Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores	178	67.9
Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores	455	45.9
Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores	66	71.1
Music stores	81	31.7
Book stores and news dealers	169	62.1
Department stores and discount stores	2,411	60.4
Miscellaneous general merchandise stores	485	59.0
Retail florists	110	72.0
Office supplies and stationery stores	189	37.2
Used merchandise stores	211	63.0
Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops	179	77.3
Miscellaneous retail stores	386	56.3
Electronic shopping	107	47.7
Electronic auctions	16	-
Mail order houses	81	60.4
Vending machine operators	52	25.4
Fuel dealers	110	24.3
Other direct selling establishments	234	70.1
Not specified retail trade	254	52.2
Transportation and utilities	7,245	22.9
Transportation and warehousing	6,012	23.7
Air transportation	534	37.3
Rail transportation	266	5.6
Water transportation	84	27.4
Truck transportation	1,729	12.6
Bus service and urban transit	522	40.8
Taxi and limousine service	277	12.6
Pipeline transportation	56	16.2
Scenic and sightseeing transportation	43	-
Services incidental to transportation	746	24.5
Postal Service	768	39.2
Couriers and messengers	660	18.3
Warehousing and storage	328	28.5
Utilities	1,233	19.3
Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution	689	18.1
Natural gas distribution	98	18.2
Electric and gas, and other combinations	77	26.2
Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems	231	23.0
Sewage treatment facilities	116	23.0
Not specified utilities	23	-
Information	3,239	42.0
Newspaper publishers	361	48.1
Periodical, book, and directory publishers	285	56.7
Software publishers	38	-
Motion pictures and video industries	397	33.9
Sound recording industries	50	24.6
Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming	573	33.7
Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals	42	-
Wired telecommunications carriers	775	35.7
Other telecommunications services	354	36.4
Data processing, hosting, and related services	97	51.4
Libraries and archives	229	78.2
Other information services	39	-
Financial activities	9,622	54.0
Finance and insurance	6,826	57.5
Banking and related activities	2,036	63.8
Savings institutions, including credit unions	271	76.3
Non-depository credit and related activities	787	55.2
Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments	1,296	38.4
Insurance carriers and related activities	2,436	61.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	2,796	45.5
Real estate	2,350	48.8
Rental and leasing services	446	27.9
Automotive equipment rental and leasing	169	26.4
Videotape and disk rental	63	44.2
Other consumer goods rental	104	31.2
Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing	110	17.8
Professional and business services	15,008	41.7
Professional and technical services	9,159	43.8
Legal services	1,659	55.5
Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services	1,014	62.7
Architectural, engineering, and related services	1,493	26.3
Specialized design services	350	60.7
Computer systems design and related services	1,860	25.1
Management, scientific, and technical consulting services	1,126	42.9
Scientific research and development services	534	46.8
Advertising and related services	498	47.3
Veterinary services	271	81.5
Other professional, scientific, and technical services	353	53.6
Management, administrative, and waste services	5,849	38.6
Management of companies and enterprises	62	66.0
Employment services	819	58.2
Business support services	785	60.0
Travel arrangement and reservation services	247	60.7
Investigation and security services	782	23.2
Services to buildings and dwellings	1,297	52.5
Landscaping services	1,180	7.5
Other administrative and other support services	242	43.3
Waste management and remediation services	434	14.3
Education and health services	31,819	75.2
Educational services	13,188	69.4
Elementary and secondary schools	8,884	75.3
Colleges and universities, including junior colleges	3,539	54.6
Business, technical, and trade schools and training	83	59.9
Other schools, instruction, and educational services	682	69.4
Health care and social assistance	18,632	79.3
Hospitals	6,265	77.0
Health services, except hospitals	9,213	78.9
Offices of physicians	1,555	76.0
Offices of dentists	801	82.3
Offices of chiropractors	136	62.1
Offices of optometrists	117	78.3
Offices of other health practitioners	220	79.0
Outpatient care centers	1,102	76.3
Home health care services	967	89.0
Other health care services	1,747	71.1
Nursing care facilities	1,869	86.5
Residential care facilities, without nursing	699	74.0
Social assistance	3,154	85.0
Individual and family services	1,358	78.1
Community food and housing, and emergency services	118	68.5
Vocational rehabilitation services	153	57.2
Child day care services	1,524	95.3
Leisure and hospitality	12,736	51.5
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	3,018	46.3
Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries	792	42.4
Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions	377	49.0
Bowling centers	52	36.2
Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries	1,798	47.7
Accommodation and food services	9,717	53.1
Accommodation	1,430	58.6
Traveler accommodation	1,334	59.1
Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses	95	51.9
Food services and drinking places	8,288	52.2
Restaurants and other food services	8,035	52.2
Drinking places, alcoholic beverages	253	52.0
Other services	6,935	52.1
Other services, except private households	6,152	47.2
Repair and maintenance	2,022	12.2
Automotive repair and maintenance	1,215	9.6
Car washes	189	15.9
Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance	174	15.4
Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance	260	8.5
Personal and household goods repair and maintenance	179	27.8
Footwear and leather goods repair	5	-
Personal and laundry services	2,248	71.4
Barber shops	94	21.5
Beauty salons	987	89.3
Nail salons and other personal care services	393	77.6
Dry-cleaning and laundry services	351	55.0
Funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories	121	33.5
Other personal services	303	54.8
Membership associations and organizations	1,882	55.9
Religious organizations	1,076	50.2
Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services	584	66.7
Labor unions	64	40.8
Business, professional, political, and similar organizations	158	61.1
Private households	783	90.6
Public administration	6,875	45.5
Executive offices and legislative bodies	894	55.1
Public finance activities	367	68.0
Other general government and support	174	35.8
Justice, public order, and safety activities	2,880	35.0
Administration of human resource programs	954	70.7
Administration of environmental quality and housing programs	285	42.8
Administration of economic programs and space research	582	43.9
National security and international affairs	739	35.8
n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified. NOTE: Dash indicates data not shown for industries where employment base is less than 50,000. SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011