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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-21. Employed persons by industry and occupation
[In thousands]
Industry September 2024
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

2,273 915 65 25 98 35 51 918 10 38 45 73

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

612 126 43 6 21 13 45 0 217 33 56 52

Construction

12,444 2,664 332 0 49 202 661 0 7,216 731 211 378

Manufacturing

14,747 2,899 2,490 25 222 600 985 6 405 609 5,160 1,346

Durable goods

9,547 1,887 1,830 20 97 327 653 1 332 387 3,302 713

Nondurable goods

5,200 1,012 660 5 125 273 332 5 73 223 1,859 633

Wholesale and retail trade

19,218 1,916 1,402 56 692 8,401 1,872 62 108 684 601 3,423

Wholesale trade

3,033 531 207 4 60 944 381 51 19 114 89 635

Retail trade

16,184 1,385 1,195 52 633 7,457 1,491 11 90 570 512 2,789

Transportation and utilities

9,830 1,065 520 73 194 142 2,022 17 203 469 383 4,742

Information

2,816 713 1,237 2 55 261 316 0 10 153 24 46

Financial activities

10,676 4,886 1,292 45 217 2,033 1,754 0 18 225 46 160

Professional and business services

21,870 6,344 7,084 622 3,235 743 2,160 4 150 390 344 793

Education and health services

37,479 4,159 21,332 243 7,453 135 3,223 8 97 254 123 454

Leisure and hospitality

13,899 2,451 998 223 7,904 882 878 12 27 123 142 259

Other services

7,980 985 1,061 24 3,106 295 616 5 39 1,115 400 333

Other services, except private households

7,326 976 1,061 24 2,479 295 607 5 39 1,114 400 324

Private households

654 9 0 0 627 0 9 0 0 1 0 9

Public administration

8,203 1,720 2,218 1,960 464 55 1,263 17 106 121 123 157

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). Effective with January 2020 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2017 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

 

Last Modified Date: October 04, 2024