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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 March 2025
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

2,251 896 73 1 96 18 131 855 13 27 47 94

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

577 83 85 2 0 15 46 0 197 42 38 69

Construction

11,997 2,442 453 17 67 157 599 0 7,004 722 217 319

Manufacturing

15,157 3,204 2,709 38 227 539 930 19 380 681 5,220 1,211

Durable goods

9,966 2,070 1,963 29 87 318 566 3 318 460 3,404 747

Nondurable goods

5,191 1,134 746 9 139 221 364 16 62 222 1,815 463

Wholesale and retail trade

19,752 1,704 1,398 67 662 8,503 2,090 39 184 669 737 3,700

Wholesale trade

3,022 544 200 4 42 1,019 320 24 35 113 110 611

Retail trade

16,730 1,160 1,198 63 620 7,483 1,770 16 148 556 627 3,089

Transportation and utilities

10,290 1,349 471 73 129 181 2,335 2 235 573 416 4,525

Information

2,808 752 1,117 10 85 183 376 0 20 203 34 29

Financial activities

11,128 5,028 1,312 41 296 2,298 1,747 0 40 155 95 115

Professional and business services

21,814 6,294 7,475 562 3,291 610 2,265 20 139 281 342 534

Education and health services

38,607 4,262 21,638 223 7,874 152 3,545 5 77 153 154 524

Leisure and hospitality

13,653 2,215 1,042 245 7,885 914 745 0 27 145 100 335

Other services

7,468 1,183 1,111 22 2,336 260 512 11 45 1,203 441 343

Other services, except private households

6,912 1,174 1,096 22 1,812 260 512 11 45 1,203 441 336

Private households

555 9 15 0 524 0 0 0 0 0 0 7

Public administration

7,909 1,675 2,046 1,921 505 31 1,208 7 113 158 82 162

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

 

Last Modified Date: April 04, 2025