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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 April 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

2,176 853 70 7 61 26 109 867 13 29 46 94

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

556 88 95 0 3 17 37 0 171 28 48 70

Construction

12,010 2,509 448 20 52 134 586 0 7,012 723 190 336

Manufacturing

15,270 3,122 2,451 59 285 537 979 18 417 698 5,437 1,268

Durable goods

9,959 2,052 1,768 35 99 348 611 1 357 458 3,494 736

Nondurable goods

5,311 1,070 683 24 186 188 368 17 60 240 1,943 532

Wholesale and retail trade

19,845 1,807 1,343 84 765 8,695 1,928 40 177 653 688 3,664

Wholesale trade

3,132 587 216 6 38 1,069 331 28 38 106 104 608

Retail trade

16,714 1,220 1,127 77 727 7,626 1,597 13 139 547 584 3,056

Transportation and utilities

10,282 1,341 548 78 153 141 2,243 2 202 556 393 4,625

Information

2,799 839 1,113 10 72 188 324 0 10 186 31 26

Financial activities

11,031 5,152 1,196 50 258 2,295 1,720 0 95 116 62 88

Professional and business services

21,848 6,194 7,496 646 3,549 516 2,106 38 148 294 311 549

Education and health services

38,680 4,357 21,656 210 7,895 145 3,498 12 64 161 175 508

Leisure and hospitality

14,129 2,425 1,084 232 8,043 928 718 15 30 151 178 325

Other services

7,665 1,317 1,048 30 2,384 296 562 0 27 1,225 437 340

Other services, except private households

7,071 1,312 1,040 30 1,810 296 562 0 27 1,225 437 332

Private households

594 4 7 0 575 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

Public administration

7,751 1,660 1,955 1,855 485 59 1,230 8 101 147 82 170

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: May 02, 2025