A-21. Employed persons by industry and occupation

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-21. Employed people by industry and occupation [In thousands]
Industry	July 2026
	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
	Total em- ployed	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
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting	2,356	966	62	28	53	12	115	940	12	35	57	76
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	560	128	29	0	2	1	35	6	182	42	52	82
Construction	12,131	2,704	355	21	36	203	624	0	6,998	666	198	326
Manufacturing	14,935	2,929	2,618	50	213	571	1,050	18	308	703	5,297	1,180
Durable goods	9,874	1,897	2,030	29	87	393	711	6	257	444	3,315	706
Nondurable goods	5,062	1,032	588	21	126	178	339	11	51	259	1,982	474
Wholesale and retail trade	19,973	1,645	1,215	76	830	8,712	1,939	68	76	724	733	3,955
Wholesale trade	3,235	516	185	0	29	1,069	405	47	29	90	117	748
Retail trade	16,738	1,130	1,030	76	801	7,642	1,533	21	47	635	616	3,208
Transportation and utilities	10,458	1,343	610	78	151	96	2,512	4	216	493	479	4,477
Information	3,090	753	1,376	6	65	179	380	0	27	231	46	26
Financial activities	10,901	5,003	1,016	63	262	2,375	1,791	0	16	181	73	119
Professional and business services	22,203	5,712	7,535	657	3,920	681	2,135	39	160	331	349	682
Education and health services	36,397	4,248	20,223	226	7,348	120	3,256	14	64	249	180	467
Leisure and hospitality	14,318	2,223	1,068	306	8,229	1,064	740	7	27	139	208	306
Other services	7,617	1,194	1,139	40	2,463	349	623	2	46	1,082	359	320
Other services, except private households	7,103	1,190	1,129	30	1,984	349	613	2	46	1,082	359	319
Private households	515	4	9	10	479	0	10	0	0	0	0	2
Public administration	7,861	1,718	2,100	1,715	528	42	1,258	9	95	102	90	204
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2025 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2022 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Data for 2025 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

Last Modified Date: August 07, 2026