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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 February 2023
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

2,251 976 86 15 62 65 66 826 18 47 23 66

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

560 131 49 0 8 11 23 0 214 39 27 58

Construction

11,928 2,616 323 18 29 147 525 0 7,122 672 188 288

Manufacturing

15,631 2,944 2,502 36 210 701 1,122 16 330 619 5,874 1,278

Durable goods

10,204 1,886 1,821 22 118 398 698 4 269 386 3,826 775

Nondurable goods

5,427 1,058 681 14 93 302 424 11 61 233 2,047 503

Wholesale and retail trade

19,242 1,794 1,415 50 652 8,463 1,939 40 118 653 625 3,493

Wholesale trade

3,232 558 210 0 27 1,154 354 21 17 119 73 699

Retail trade

16,010 1,236 1,205 50 625 7,310 1,585 18 102 534 552 2,794

Transportation and utilities

10,040 1,137 508 48 135 147 2,331 0 232 565 423 4,514

Information

2,995 761 1,366 1 65 128 373 0 20 209 47 25

Financial activities

11,028 5,024 1,205 28 241 2,360 1,837 0 25 163 41 103

Professional and business services

20,410 5,749 7,202 677 2,712 697 2,029 17 146 290 342 552

Education and health services

36,432 4,211 20,781 222 6,919 133 3,227 4 75 208 149 503

Leisure and hospitality

13,904 2,342 1,142 190 7,908 920 768 9 30 141 144 309

Other services

7,400 889 1,003 22 2,786 368 516 5 20 1,041 411 339

Other services, except private households

6,808 886 995 22 2,216 363 511 5 20 1,041 411 339

Private households

592 3 9 0 570 5 5 0 0 0 0 0

Public administration

7,892 1,563 2,266 1,777 482 44 1,280 30 125 122 86 116

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). Effective with January 2020 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2017 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

 

Last Modified Date: March 10, 2023