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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 May 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

2,089 772 74 5 66 24 107 866 12 35 45 82

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

548 79 92 1 11 22 40 0 181 31 28 64

Construction

12,349 2,564 383 32 20 127 580 0 7,405 709 223 307

Manufacturing

14,913 2,942 2,450 43 246 569 1,029 9 410 767 5,228 1,219

Durable goods

9,735 1,922 1,740 29 90 351 692 0 337 515 3,366 693

Nondurable goods

5,178 1,019 711 14 156 218 337 9 73 253 1,862 526

Wholesale and retail trade

19,532 1,684 1,326 100 698 8,787 1,928 63 153 666 681 3,446

Wholesale trade

3,001 551 222 11 32 969 348 45 26 117 122 556

Retail trade

16,531 1,133 1,104 89 666 7,818 1,581 18 126 548 559 2,889

Transportation and utilities

10,142 1,262 557 48 142 132 2,213 3 186 510 433 4,657

Information

2,747 716 1,145 8 80 226 307 0 7 207 16 35

Financial activities

10,945 5,119 1,130 46 201 2,321 1,755 0 83 150 62 76

Professional and business services

21,941 6,271 7,086 768 3,703 609 2,150 34 167 263 340 552

Education and health services

38,375 4,326 21,703 217 7,769 117 3,293 4 70 180 194 501

Leisure and hospitality

14,268 2,215 1,175 279 8,248 844 836 15 27 131 170 330

Other services

7,966 1,307 1,079 26 2,633 343 580 0 33 1,209 429 329

Other services, except private households

7,410 1,299 1,079 26 2,085 343 580 0 33 1,209 429 329

Private households

556 8 0 0 548 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Public administration

7,585 1,563 1,894 1,821 470 33 1,297 15 98 152 97 145

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: June 06, 2025