A-21. Employed persons by industry and occupation

HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-21. Employed people by industry and occupation [In thousands]
Industry	September 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	2,636	1,052	66	18	71	30	93	1,132	29	24	63	58
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	624	125	85	1	10	2	28	0	197	40	44	91
Construction	11,767	2,716	408	15	40	167	609	0	6,623	639	218	332
Manufacturing	14,845	3,116	2,641	53	279	629	1,066	6	284	649	4,874	1,246
Durable goods	9,923	2,064	1,976	34	105	399	774	1	226	442	3,178	722
Nondurable goods	4,922	1,052	665	19	173	230	293	4	58	207	1,696	525
Wholesale and retail trade	19,674	1,879	1,278	81	696	8,462	1,756	14	113	797	699	3,899
Wholesale trade	3,080	602	136	6	25	1,030	406	6	42	110	126	592
Retail trade	16,593	1,277	1,143	76	670	7,432	1,350	8	71	687	573	3,306
Transportation and utilities	10,601	1,248	639	75	180	111	2,708	3	183	506	386	4,563
Information	3,041	831	1,305	0	39	236	388	0	9	183	22	27
Financial activities	11,145	5,055	1,190	71	215	2,440	1,808	0	19	157	89	102
Professional and business services	21,587	6,325	7,093	535	3,582	654	1,899	7	185	332	378	597
Education and health services	38,189	4,366	22,140	290	7,184	132	3,090	1	77	157	204	548
Leisure and hospitality	13,445	2,229	1,109	226	7,666	852	700	5	7	156	162	334
Other services	7,949	1,189	1,148	20	2,605	286	680	0	64	1,035	557	366
Other services, except private households	7,450	1,189	1,137	20	2,134	286	666	0	64	1,035	554	366
Private households	499	0	11	0	471	0	14	0	0	0	3	0
Public administration	7,937	1,769	2,122	1,795	475	40	1,240	11	125	127	79	154
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: October 02, 2026