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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
17. Employed persons by industry, sex, race, and occupation

[In thousands]
Industry, sex, and race2016
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

TOTAL

Agriculture and related

2,4601,083531495158894511383684

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

7921571342813490231526284

Construction

10,3281,784266135810348336,657559151252

Manufacturing

15,4082,6732,187292336391,296593036346,0981,258

Durable goods

9,7041,7311,594169232478962404113,828674

Nondurable goods

5,7049425931414231550753632232,270584

Wholesale and retail trade

20,2181,5651,1456870110,2093,22943897505431,877

Wholesale trade

3,6415751673391,3375693321130101666

Retail trade

16,577990979656628,8712,66010686214411,211

Transportation and utilities

8,01285735828127951,67411875183303,838

Information

2,8556081,077676337401082663342

Financial activities

10,4044,314856683322,2382,17915220542117

Professional and business services

18,3254,6455,9395792,8256032,30818167298349591

Education and health services

34,2633,31518,8542057,3651213,547185211171389

Leisure and hospitality

14,1931,8909532068,7501,079684537114134340

Other services

7,320744960202,7643585902151,103441324

Other services, except private households

6,596740954202,0673575872141,103440312

Private households

72456069703010112

Public administration

6,8571,3051,7151,879361381,16418881316989

Men

Agriculture and related

1,83980337135881476110372771

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

6861241092512120228525982

Construction

9,3891,539218948838036,469551147244

Manufacturing

10,9481,8211,70425151416496272946044,3891,020

Durable goods

7,2861,2191,313146323829262353892,956562

Nondurable goods

3,662602391118817920322592161,434458

Wholesale and retail trade

11,213895513523305,2181,44124837233631,569

Wholesale trade

2,567380116323990232182112571589

Retail trade

8,645515397483074,2291,209763598292980

Transportation and utilities

6,12958827720756286411795062753,281

Information

1,695344687237199121072432728

Financial activities

4,9672,248480372351,16142905019726105

Professional and business services

10,7432,5963,8264521,78331255716160285262494

Education and health services

8,6911,1355,0661321,3884038308019172204

Leisure and hospitality

7,0059925401424,33229820743510865282

Other services

3,50031855912594260662131,077304294

Other services, except private households

3,44031855712549260652121,077304282

Private households

600204501010011

Public administration

3,7626168101,5241671926612851275678

Women

Agriculture and related

6212811613787418310813

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

10633250213703032

Construction

93924548410204030188858

Manufacturing

4,460852483482223800329291,708237

Durable goods

2,418511281228874970522872112

Nondurable goods

2,0423412022541363033147836126

Wholesale and retail trade

9,005670632163714,9901,78819627180308

Wholesale trade

1,0741945001634833716053077

Retail trade

7,932475581163554,6431,4503522149231

Transportation and utilities

1,8832698185233810081255557

Information

1,1602643903401392790223614

Financial activities

5,4372,06637631981,0771,7501181613

Professional and business services

7,5812,0492,1131271,0422921,75127148797

Education and health services

25,5722,18013,789735,977813,164142099185

Leisure and hospitality

7,189898414644,4187814771366958

Other services

3,82042640172,17098524022613730

Other services, except private households

3,15742239771,51898522022613629

Private households

6644406520200011

Public administration

3,095689905355195198986331310

White

Agriculture and related

2,3091,045481290158287210373068

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

6941361192713410209474973

Construction

9,2101,6422228469543835,897500137221

Manufacturing

12,4102,3221,703231755591,091422675514,731946

Durable goods

7,8891,5151,247136829066162103512,999529

Nondurable goods

4,5218064561010726942936572001,732417

Wholesale and retail trade

16,0511,319869525458,1662,45835786384211,470

Wholesale trade

3,0194771303301,167461261911280514

Retail trade

13,032842738495156,9991,997958526341956

Transportation and utilities

5,8997062872290731,17111574442652,684

Information

2,241499844456265296082062438

Financial activities

8,3163,536604462521,8741,6941411573180

Professional and business services

14,4463,7894,6273372,3174951,80516134249257418

Education and health services

26,1222,63614,9171334,858972,828172174127280

Leisure and hospitality

10,7761,4637871486,65970150832893108277

Other services

5,724614765172,017298498213919341241

Other services, except private households

5,115610760171,429298495213919340233

Private households

6094505880201009

Public administration

5,1159561,2751,4922352482714731045659

Black or African American

Agriculture and related

6611122113100512

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

51870106015356

Construction

599711539220041634820

Manufacturing

1,53410712753928128132441794228

Durable goods

8645675217107901826471110

Nondurable goods

6695152323184913515323118

Wholesale and retail trade

2,2901041069931,100479695660268

Wholesale trade

306331407636062713100

Retail trade

1,98471919861,037419074947167

Transportation and utilities

1,4438534524173350214548828

Information

31753781144874004433

Financial activities

1,0793726814551913020539824

Professional and business services

1,786319346180329643180212756125

Education and health services

5,1034392,148621,8371745308232888

Leisure and hospitality

1,79016485291,131234831591632

Other services

779741112313295101925254

Other services, except private households

724741102262295001925152

Private households

55010510000002

Public administration

1,145228260283691123721015922

Asian

Agriculture and related

281110101120012

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

1887000200001

Construction

19837201141001111022

Manufacturing

1,0422013100103644342137736

Durable goods

690130238041926041823814

Nondurable goods

353717306171830313922

Wholesale and retail trade

1,19311015123459916121244069

Wholesale trade

2195720017433203524

Retail trade

9735313123352412801213545

Transportation and utilities

425563218310605166191

Information

21646120041415001050

Financial activities

72930516641411211901522

Professional and business services

1,51643081627603010806101811

Education and health services

2,0561481,32943836156029129

Leisure and hospitality

9201934475197547026619

Other services

56236600333222600413112

Other services, except private households

53236600304222600413111

Private households

30000290000001

Public administration

31069113412924422413

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: February 8, 2017