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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-21. Employed people by industry and occupation
[In thousands]
Industry January 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
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

2,101 911 84 12 64 4 100 700 11 42 57 117

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

598 130 57 6 0 9 52 0 245 30 35 34

Construction

11,919 2,712 406 4 27 163 587 0 6,801 687 215 318

Manufacturing

15,373 3,074 2,735 43 204 623 1,058 8 291 742 5,172 1,422

Durable goods

10,331 2,112 2,063 17 86 389 726 0 217 513 3,454 752

Nondurable goods

5,042 962 672 25 118 234 333 7 74 229 1,718 670

Wholesale and retail trade

19,246 1,672 1,263 65 673 8,630 1,754 20 122 675 662 3,710

Wholesale trade

2,804 506 145 0 33 1,019 269 16 33 109 59 615

Retail trade

16,442 1,166 1,118 65 640 7,611 1,485 4 89 567 603 3,094

Transportation and utilities

10,385 1,362 543 94 176 161 2,206 4 178 604 518 4,538

Information

2,782 737 1,179 14 51 133 405 0 26 188 14 35

Financial activities

11,520 5,297 1,264 66 211 2,251 1,931 1 73 243 70 113

Professional and business services

21,524 6,187 7,458 652 2,936 732 2,239 16 138 312 304 549

Education and health services

38,382 4,072 21,623 247 7,851 163 3,516 20 89 165 199 436

Leisure and hospitality

13,741 2,235 1,023 169 8,032 849 617 11 36 197 200 373

Other services

7,680 964 1,148 6 2,583 302 604 0 43 1,220 388 423

Other services, except private households

7,059 961 1,148 6 1,986 302 600 0 43 1,215 388 411

Private households

621 3 0 0 597 0 5 0 0 5 0 12

Public administration

7,838 1,854 2,000 1,671 497 19 1,285 11 101 191 72 136

NOTE: 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). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2025 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

 

Last Modified Date: February 11, 2026