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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 September 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

2,209 857 60 19 58 19 94 948 14 19 39 83

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

471 93 47 1 2 6 22 1 159 40 55 45

Construction

12,361 2,632 400 21 53 196 654 8 7,222 669 206 300

Manufacturing

15,134 3,152 2,577 29 294 701 1,152 25 260 746 4,899 1,299

Durable goods

9,882 2,039 1,898 12 119 449 712 13 217 489 3,094 842

Nondurable goods

5,252 1,113 680 17 175 251 440 12 43 258 1,805 457

Wholesale and retail trade

19,062 1,727 1,399 59 717 8,316 1,922 36 155 781 595 3,355

Wholesale trade

2,758 508 104 0 31 977 343 27 49 98 118 502

Retail trade

16,304 1,219 1,295 58 687 7,339 1,579 9 106 683 477 2,853

Transportation and utilities

10,467 1,176 489 82 181 179 2,552 11 204 577 362 4,655

Information

2,714 650 1,170 14 39 201 306 0 14 242 29 49

Financial activities

11,199 4,979 1,287 93 226 2,322 1,841 0 60 214 62 114

Professional and business services

22,370 6,305 7,467 648 3,580 814 2,099 16 173 300 315 652

Education and health services

37,737 4,350 21,199 261 7,499 139 3,298 1 115 281 148 446

Leisure and hospitality

14,117 2,379 1,170 204 8,162 810 768 7 8 120 155 332

Other services

7,894 1,224 938 24 2,634 318 625 5 61 1,137 488 440

Other services, except private households

7,361 1,224 933 24 2,123 318 625 5 61 1,137 488 422

Private households

534 0 5 0 511 0 0 0 0 0 0 18

Public administration

8,159 1,838 2,081 2,002 443 32 1,276 7 131 137 72 141

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: November 20, 2025