Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
14. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

[In thousands]
Age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	2011
Age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	Mining, quarry- ing, and oil and gas extract- ion	Con- struc- tion	Manu- facturing	Whole- sale and retail trade	Trans- portation and util- ities	Infor- mation	Finan- cial ac- tivities	Profes- sional and busi- ness services	Educa- tion and health services	Leisure and hos- pitality	Other ser- vices(1)	Public adminis- tration
TOTAL
Total, 16 years and over	817	9,039	14,336	19,726	7,200	3,150	9,386	15,819	31,867	12,697	6,724	6,853
16 to 19 years	12	126	186	1,129	58	59	66	197	493	1,662	198	31
20 years and over	805	8,914	14,151	18,596	7,142	3,091	9,320	15,622	31,374	11,035	6,526	6,822
20 to 24 years	73	648	897	2,837	349	260	590	1,182	2,452	2,639	660	263
25 years and over	732	8,266	13,253	15,760	6,793	2,831	8,730	14,439	28,922	8,396	5,866	6,559
25 to 54 years	582	6,743	10,323	11,991	5,075	2,268	6,637	11,270	21,492	6,883	4,238	4,978
55 years and over	150	1,522	2,930	3,769	1,718	562	2,093	3,169	7,430	1,513	1,628	1,581
Men, 16 years and over	718	8,211	10,228	10,900	5,575	1,883	4,255	9,338	8,160	6,300	3,230	3,793
16 to 19 years	11	114	135	549	48	33	31	115	173	724	66	22
20 years and over	707	8,098	10,093	10,352	5,526	1,850	4,224	9,223	7,988	5,576	3,163	3,771
20 to 24 years	64	608	682	1,533	287	143	237	702	672	1,298	313	149
25 years and over	643	7,489	9,411	8,819	5,240	1,707	3,987	8,521	7,315	4,278	2,850	3,622
25 to 54 years	511	6,156	7,313	6,732	3,907	1,407	3,017	6,568	5,237	3,536	2,056	2,809
55 years and over	132	1,334	2,098	2,087	1,333	300	970	1,953	2,078	742	795	814
Women, 16 years and over	99	828	4,108	8,826	1,625	1,267	5,132	6,480	23,706	6,397	3,494	3,060
16 to 19 years	1	12	51	581	9	26	36	82	320	938	132	9
20 years and over	99	816	4,057	8,245	1,616	1,241	5,096	6,398	23,386	5,459	3,363	3,051
20 to 24 years	10	39	215	1,304	63	117	353	480	1,780	1,341	347	114
25 years and over	89	776	3,842	6,940	1,553	1,124	4,743	5,918	21,606	4,118	3,016	2,937
25 to 54 years	71	587	3,010	5,258	1,168	862	3,620	4,703	16,255	3,348	2,183	2,169
55 years and over	18	189	832	1,682	385	262	1,123	1,216	5,351	770	833	768

White
Men, 16 years and over	651	7,453	8,646	9,128	4,414	1,543	3,573	7,760	6,407	4,944	2,678	3,120
16 to 19 years	10	105	116	462	39	28	28	102	138	613	58	18
20 years and over	641	7,347	8,531	8,666	4,375	1,514	3,545	7,658	6,269	4,331	2,620	3,103
20 to 24 years	57	560	573	1,240	224	121	188	573	526	1,043	269	122
25 years and over	584	6,787	7,957	7,427	4,150	1,393	3,357	7,086	5,743	3,289	2,352	2,981
25 to 54 years	467	5,562	6,122	5,576	3,047	1,129	2,495	5,349	4,001	2,700	1,679	2,306
55 years and over	118	1,225	1,835	1,850	1,103	264	862	1,736	1,742	588	673	676
Women, 16 years and over	89	762	3,297	7,264	1,204	1,018	4,229	5,375	18,807	5,102	2,846	2,245
16 to 19 years	1	12	41	478	8	22	27	71	269	810	121	9
20 years and over	89	750	3,256	6,786	1,196	996	4,202	5,305	18,538	4,292	2,725	2,236
20 to 24 years	9	36	165	1,020	44	94	279	377	1,424	1,075	292	83
25 years and over	80	714	3,091	5,766	1,151	902	3,923	4,927	17,114	3,217	2,433	2,153
25 to 54 years	62	535	2,386	4,264	858	663	2,924	3,851	12,719	2,599	1,731	1,559
55 years and over	18	179	704	1,501	294	239	999	1,076	4,396	619	702	594

Black or African American
Men, 16 years and over	32	456	821	1,041	819	171	336	740	1,030	705	305	448
16 to 19 years	0	5	12	54	6	2	1	7	21	71	4	2
20 years and over	32	450	809	987	813	169	336	733	1,009	633	301	446
20 to 24 years	1	27	58	187	49	14	26	77	91	155	27	22
25 years and over	31	423	751	800	764	156	310	656	917	479	274	424
25 to 54 years	24	356	622	683	614	142	255	542	716	421	200	332
55 years and over	7	67	130	117	150	14	55	114	202	58	74	93
Women, 16 years and over	5	37	424	963	305	170	544	633	3,378	721	310	603
16 to 19 years	0	0	5	67	1	2	4	5	30	76	3	0
20 years and over	5	37	419	896	305	168	540	629	3,349	645	307	602
20 to 24 years	0	2	29	202	15	16	44	61	251	170	27	22
25 years and over	4	35	390	694	290	152	496	568	3,098	475	280	581
25 to 54 years	4	31	322	591	228	137	418	478	2,421	405	217	453
55 years and over	0	4	68	103	62	15	78	90	677	70	63	127

Asian
Men, 16 years and over	10	122	562	491	212	123	261	639	530	447	181	111
16 to 19 years	0	0	5	13	1	1	1	3	6	14	1	0
20 years and over	10	122	557	478	211	122	260	636	524	433	181	111
20 to 24 years	2	3	28	60	4	5	14	31	31	47	10	3
25 years and over	8	119	530	418	207	117	246	606	493	386	170	108
25 to 54 years	6	98	422	324	156	101	203	534	397	304	134	83
55 years and over	2	21	108	94	51	15	43	71	96	81	36	25
Women, 16 years and over	3	13	302	403	68	54	259	331	993	365	259	106
16 to 19 years	0	0	2	14	0	2	2	2	11	21	5	0
20 years and over	3	13	299	389	68	52	257	330	982	344	254	106
20 to 24 years	0	1	15	46	2	4	16	27	53	43	14	2
25 years and over	3	12	284	342	67	48	240	303	929	301	240	104
25 to 54 years	3	10	235	282	44	41	204	272	737	234	182	80
55 years and over	0	3	49	60	22	7	36	31	192	68	58	23

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Men, 16 years and over	118	2,113	1,500	1,692	886	195	446	1,473	845	1,408	568	388
16 to 19 years	4	35	24	89	10	3	7	22	21	124	9	2
20 years and over	114	2,078	1,475	1,603	876	191	439	1,451	824	1,284	558	386
20 to 24 years	11	211	159	336	56	29	35	166	78	299	74	27
25 years and over	103	1,867	1,317	1,266	820	162	405	1,284	747	985	484	359
25 to 54 years	96	1,726	1,157	1,099	680	148	348	1,129	598	883	407	305
55 years and over	7	141	159	168	141	15	56	156	148	102	77	55
Women, 16 years and over	12	88	650	1,224	202	106	551	848	2,500	1,081	547	306
16 to 19 years	0	2	11	80	1	5	8	13	31	131	16	1
20 years and over	12	86	638	1,144	200	101	543	835	2,469	950	530	305
20 to 24 years	2	7	55	224	12	17	73	86	239	205	62	16
25 years and over	10	79	584	920	189	83	470	749	2,230	745	469	289
25 to 54 years	9	70	510	776	162	73	420	673	1,831	668	380	241
55 years and over	1	9	74	143	26	10	50	75	399	77	88	48
Footnotes (1) Includes private households.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: March 1, 2012