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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
52. Certification and licensing status of the employed by industry and class of worker, 2015 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Industry and class of workerTotal
employed
Percent distribution
Total
employed
With a certification or license(1)Without a
certification
or license
TotalWith a
certification,
but no license
With a
license(2)

Total, 16 years and over

148,834100.025.53.122.474.5

Industry

Agriculture and related industries

2,422100.013.11.211.986.9

Nonagricultural industries

146,411100.025.73.122.674.3

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

917100.021.63.518.178.4

Construction

9,935100.023.03.020.177.0

Manufacturing

15,338100.011.52.98.588.5

Wholesale trade

3,635100.012.12.39.787.9

Retail trade

16,686100.010.91.99.089.1

Transportation and utilities

7,726100.025.32.422.874.7

Information

2,988100.010.93.57.489.1

Financial activities

10,087100.032.44.428.067.6

Professional and business services

17,409100.022.94.018.977.1

Education and health services

33,678100.047.33.443.852.7

Leisure and hospitality

13,821100.010.12.08.189.9

Other services

7,264100.027.24.422.872.8

Public administration

6,928100.032.92.530.467.1

Class of worker(3)

Wage and salary workers(4)

139,225100.025.23.122.274.8

Private industries

118,574100.022.63.219.377.4

Government

20,651100.040.62.338.359.4

Federal

3,611100.024.72.822.075.3

State

6,996100.038.92.336.661.1

Local

10,044100.047.52.245.452.5

Self-employed workers, unincorporated

9,508100.029.22.926.370.8

Footnotes:
(1) A person may have more than one certification or license.
(2) Persons with a license may also have a certification.
(3) Unpaid family workers are included in total employed, but not shown separately.
(4) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.

NOTE: Certifications are issued by a non-governmental certification body and convey that an individual has the knowledge or skill to perform a specific job. A license is awarded by a government agency and conveys a legal authority to work in an occupation.

 

(Certification and licensing status tables 1-7 were renumbered as annual average tables 49-55 in February 2018.)

Last Modified Date: February 7, 2018