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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
16. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker
[In thousands]
Industry and sex 2011
Total
employed
Wage and salary workers(1) Self-
employed
workers,
unincor-
porated
Unpaid
family
workers
Total Private
industries
Government

TOTAL

Total, nonagricultural industries

137,615 128,934 108,398 20,536 8,603 78

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

817 797 794 3 20 0

Construction

9,039 7,451 7,033 418 1,585 4

Manufacturing

14,336 14,058 13,961 97 273 4

Durable goods

9,007 8,830 8,749 81 176 2

Nondurable goods

5,329 5,228 5,212 17 98 3

Wholesale and retail trade

19,726 18,763 18,667 95 949 15

Wholesale trade

3,798 3,630 3,618 11 166 3

Retail trade

15,927 15,133 15,049 84 783 12

Transportation and utilities

7,200 6,847 5,430 1,417 352 1

Transportation and warehousing

5,957 5,604 4,530 1,074 352 1

Utilities

1,243 1,243 900 343 - -

Information

3,150 3,018 2,820 198 131 2

Financial activities

9,386 8,764 8,528 236 615 8

Finance and insurance

6,613 6,384 6,259 126 225 4

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,773 2,380 2,269 111 390 3

Professional and business services

15,819 13,795 13,383 412 2,011 13

Professional and technical services

9,461 8,347 8,111 235 1,108 6

Management, administrative, and waste services

6,358 5,448 5,272 176 903 7

Education and health services

31,867 30,784 20,411 10,372 1,077 7

Educational services

12,965 12,758 4,122 8,637 206 1

Health care and social assistance

18,902 18,025 16,290 1,736 871 6

Hospitals

6,315 6,306 5,501 805 9 0

Health services, except hospitals

9,367 8,960 8,505 455 403 3

Social assistance

3,221 2,759 2,284 475 459 3

Leisure and hospitality

12,697 12,044 11,639 405 636 17

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2,922 2,522 2,175 347 400 0

Accommodation and food services

9,775 9,523 9,464 59 235 16

Other services

6,724 5,760 5,731 29 956 8

Other services, except private households

6,002 5,038 5,010 29 956 8

Private households

722 722 722 - - -

Public administration

6,853 6,853 - 6,853 - -

Men

Total, nonagricultural industries

72,592 67,306 58,384 8,922 5,262 24

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

718 700 698 2 18 0

Construction

8,211 6,697 6,324 373 1,514 0

Manufacturing

10,228 10,046 9,972 74 180 2

Durable goods

6,777 6,645 6,585 60 131 1

Nondurable goods

3,451 3,401 3,387 13 49 1

Wholesale and retail trade

10,900 10,364 10,317 47 532 4

Wholesale trade

2,715 2,587 2,579 8 128 0

Retail trade

8,185 7,777 7,738 39 404 4

Transportation and utilities

5,575 5,266 4,285 981 309 0

Transportation and warehousing

4,608 4,298 3,601 698 309 0

Utilities

967 967 684 283 - -

Information

1,883 1,798 1,752 46 86 0

Financial activities

4,255 3,894 3,788 106 361 0

Finance and insurance

2,802 2,636 2,589 47 166 0

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,453 1,257 1,198 59 195 0

Professional and business services

9,338 8,131 7,865 266 1,203 5

Professional and technical services

5,438 4,776 4,623 154 660 1

Management, administrative, and waste services

3,901 3,355 3,243 112 542 4

Education and health services

8,160 7,896 4,902 2,994 262 2

Educational services

4,095 4,015 1,475 2,541 79 1

Health care and social assistance

4,066 3,881 3,428 453 183 2

Hospitals

1,529 1,525 1,273 252 4 0

Health services, except hospitals

2,053 1,889 1,776 113 164 0

Social assistance

484 467 378 88 16 2

Leisure and hospitality

6,300 5,936 5,715 221 356 8

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,599 1,377 1,177 200 221 0

Accommodation and food services

4,702 4,559 4,539 21 135 8

Other services

3,230 2,786 2,765 20 442 2

Other services, except private households

3,152 2,708 2,688 20 442 2

Private households

78 78 78 - - -

Public administration

3,793 3,793 - 3,793 - -

Women

Total, nonagricultural industries

65,023 61,628 50,014 11,614 3,341 54

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

99 97 96 0 3 0

Construction

828 754 709 46 71 3

Manufacturing

4,108 4,012 3,989 23 93 3

Durable goods

2,230 2,185 2,165 20 45 1

Nondurable goods

1,878 1,827 1,824 3 49 2

Wholesale and retail trade

8,826 8,398 8,350 48 416 11

Wholesale trade

1,083 1,043 1,039 3 38 3

Retail trade

7,742 7,356 7,311 45 378 8

Transportation and utilities

1,625 1,581 1,145 437 42 1

Transportation and warehousing

1,349 1,306 929 377 42 1

Utilities

276 276 216 60 - -

Information

1,267 1,220 1,069 152 45 2

Financial activities

5,132 4,870 4,740 130 254 7

Finance and insurance

3,811 3,748 3,669 79 59 4

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,320 1,122 1,070 52 195 3

Professional and business services

6,480 5,664 5,518 146 808 8

Professional and technical services

4,023 3,571 3,489 82 447 5

Management, administrative, and waste services

2,457 2,093 2,029 64 361 3

Education and health services

23,706 22,887 15,509 7,378 815 5

Educational services

8,870 8,743 2,647 6,096 127 0

Health care and social assistance

14,836 14,144 12,862 1,282 687 5

Hospitals

4,786 4,781 4,228 553 5 0

Health services, except hospitals

7,314 7,071 6,729 342 240 3

Social assistance

2,737 2,293 1,906 387 443 1

Leisure and hospitality

6,397 6,108 5,923 185 279 9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,324 1,145 998 147 179 0

Accommodation and food services

5,073 4,964 4,926 38 101 9

Other services

3,494 2,974 2,966 8 514 6

Other services, except private households

2,850 2,330 2,322 8 514 6

Private households

644 644 644 - - -

Public administration

3,060 3,060 - 3,060 - -

Footnotes
(1) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).

Last Modified Date: March 1, 2012