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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
18. Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

[Numbers in thousands]
Industry2017
Total
employed
Percent of total employed
WomenWhiteBlack or
African
American
AsianHispanic
or Latino

Total, 16 years and over

153,33746.978.412.16.216.9

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

2,45424.992.43.01.425.6

Crop production

1,20225.392.52.71.730.2

Animal production and aquaculture

84825.493.82.60.920.1

Forestry, except logging

6122.785.18.30.66.1

Logging

1032.985.89.70.06.9

Fishing, hunting, and trapping

5914.480.84.43.610.1

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

18136.795.01.53.043.8

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

74812.587.75.62.618.6

Oil and gas extraction

8712.885.29.15.413.9

Coal mining

49-----

Metal ore mining

35-----

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

9510.791.25.00.79.9

Not specified type of mining

4-----

Support activities for mining

47814.486.55.82.622.8

Construction

10,6929.188.86.11.929.8

Manufacturing

15,40829.579.910.17.116.6

Durable goods manufacturing

9,69825.480.59.47.514.0

Nonmetallic mineral products manufacturing

44722.586.48.53.418.7

Pottery, ceramics, and plumbing fixture manufacturing

23-----

Clay building material and refractories manufacturing

29-----

Glass and glass product manufacturing

14926.580.712.34.816.0

Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product manufacturing

15312.590.36.61.519.9

Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

9429.085.08.15.222.4

Primary metals and fabricated metal products manufacturing

1,59317.684.98.73.314.0

Iron and steel mills and steel product manufacturing

25512.882.413.11.614.4

Aluminum production and processing

6126.582.312.84.811.3

Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing

42-----

Foundries

8516.288.16.64.211.0

Metal forgings and stampings

5620.288.27.90.619.1

Cutlery and hand tool manufacturing

5334.782.58.16.211.0

Structural metals, and boiler, tank, and shipping container manufacturing

31515.083.68.23.010.7

Machine shops; turned product; screw, nut, and bolt manufacturing

29714.389.44.13.611.1

Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities

7121.992.84.03.227.3

Ordnance

5920.689.33.72.616.5

Miscellaneous fabricated metal products manufacturing

27621.881.211.45.115.7

Not specified metal industries

21-----

Machinery manufacturing

1,21621.887.36.64.312.0

Agricultural implement manufacturing

10420.083.39.94.67.0

Construction, and mining and oil and gas field machinery manufacturing

13813.890.63.15.314.0

Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing

6938.090.33.05.910.8

Metalworking machinery manufacturing

15813.292.62.44.57.1

Engine, turbine, and power transmission equipment manufacturing

5224.776.010.13.613.4

Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.

68223.986.88.03.613.5

Not specified machinery manufacturing

12-----

Computers and electronic products manufacturing

1,11830.468.95.323.410.2

Computer and peripheral equipment manufacturing

15728.364.06.129.17.2

Communications, and audio and video equipment manufacturing

11130.966.06.421.315.3

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing

21030.983.15.29.010.6

Electronic component and product manufacturing, n.e.c.

63930.665.95.027.09.9

Electrical equipment and appliances manufacturing

43130.480.49.47.213.1

Household appliance manufacturing

9039.078.714.44.97.8

Electrical lighting and electrical equipment manufacturing, and other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c.

34128.180.88.17.914.5

Transportation equipment manufacturing

2,44224.076.713.76.911.2

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment manufacturing

1,38526.775.516.46.29.8

Aircraft and parts manufacturing

75321.679.28.19.213.1

Aerospace product and parts manufacturing

5219.577.410.39.210.9

Railroad rolling stock manufacturing

32-----

Ship and boat building

17216.874.217.13.214.4

Other transportation equipment manufacturing

5023.987.68.04.28.3

Wood products manufacturing

42516.289.16.41.017.4

Sawmills and wood preservation

13712.988.17.81.211.5

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products

27-----

Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes

47-----

Miscellaneous wood products

21418.888.75.71.221.6

Furniture and related product manufacturing

46724.187.76.62.720.6

Miscellaneous manufacturing

1,55937.279.210.18.318.7

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

59640.579.67.99.714.2

Sporting and athletic goods, and doll, toy and game manufacturing

11539.087.82.56.216.9

Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.

53234.681.110.16.219.7

Not specified manufacturing industries

31634.671.916.99.826.0

Nondurable goods manufacturing

5,71036.678.911.46.520.9

Food manufacturing

1,81941.975.714.05.629.2

Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling

15728.384.410.22.615.1

Sugar and confectionery products

7949.579.414.54.325.4

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty food manufacturing

15239.078.67.66.642.3

Dairy product manufacturing

16020.983.47.04.222.8

Animal slaughtering and processing

46841.262.827.86.234.0

Retail bakeries

29169.679.28.27.726.9

Bakeries and tortilla manufacturing, except retail bakeries

21040.979.710.54.631.2

Seafood and other miscellaneous foods, n.e.c.

20635.079.78.95.627.4

Not specified food industries

9534.875.511.34.728.8

Beverage and tobacco products manufacturing

31622.880.514.42.419.7

Beverage manufacturing

29822.081.313.72.119.2

Tobacco manufacturing

19-----

Textiles, apparel, and leather manufacturing

64056.179.19.88.527.1

Fiber, yarn, and thread mills

17-----

Fabric mills, except knitting mills

11536.979.714.02.921.1

Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills

11-----

Carpet and rug mills

9836.886.310.52.322.7

Textile product mills, except carpet and rug

7862.677.15.912.620.7

Knitting fabric mills, and apparel knitting mills

23-----

Cut and sew apparel manufacturing

23969.074.88.315.433.8

Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

7-----

Footwear manufacturing

36-----

Leather tanning and finishing and other allied products manufacturing

17-----

Paper manufacturing and printing

90129.884.97.74.214.0

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

22821.483.011.32.510.8

Paperboard container manufacturing

9530.084.09.61.621.3

Miscellaneous paper and pulp products

8831.781.54.89.812.7

Printing and related support activities

49033.486.56.14.614.3

Petroleum and coal products manufacturing

18316.984.26.47.817.8

Petroleum refining

17217.684.85.97.618.3

Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

11-----

Chemicals manufacturing

1,32334.678.111.49.013.6

Resin, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments manufacturing

17123.480.111.75.420.7

Agricultural chemical manufacturing

36-----

Pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturing

51842.274.78.815.312.2

Paint, coating, and adhesive manufacturing

5820.394.33.52.220.1

Soap, cleaning compound, and cosmetics manufacturing

13351.470.022.57.021.7

Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals

40726.580.812.84.49.6

Plastics and rubber products manufacturing

52925.879.110.36.716.9

Plastics product manufacturing

39326.079.38.57.318.9

Tire manufacturing

6816.179.114.15.44.6

Rubber product, except tire, manufacturing

6834.778.016.54.218.2

Wholesale and retail trade

20,31445.078.811.75.917.0

Wholesale trade

3,59429.982.49.35.816.9

Motor vehicle and motor vehicle parts and supplies merchant wholesalers

18023.781.111.14.215.6

Furniture and home furnishing merchant wholesalers

5239.682.57.69.516.1

Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers

15218.891.06.61.615.0

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers

32336.283.39.55.910.5

Metals and minerals, except petroleum merchant wholesalers

42-----

Household appliances and electrical and electronic goods merchant wholesalers

17426.582.65.010.716.4

Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

13018.682.87.75.09.9

Machinery, equipment, and supplies merchant wholesalers

33924.791.62.53.19.1

Recyclable material merchant wholesalers

11217.579.214.22.625.5

Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers

8936.081.89.45.414.5

Paper and paper products merchant wholesalers

5145.181.79.67.411.5

Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers

23946.878.012.07.512.8

Apparel, piece goods, and notions merchant wholesalers

9155.975.25.318.328.0

Grocery and related product merchant wholesalers

87826.777.013.76.424.8

Farm product raw material merchant wholesalers

6819.593.71.92.411.4

Petroleum and petroleum products merchant wholesalers

11622.186.69.12.014.6

Alcoholic beverages merchant wholesalers

14619.384.19.43.213.2

Farm supplies merchant wholesalers

5431.888.55.53.312.0

Miscellaneous nondurable goods merchant wholesalers

19341.284.49.34.521.0

Wholesale electronic markets and agents and brokers

8743.984.32.412.014.1

Not specified wholesale trade

8035.880.212.17.715.3

Retail trade

16,72048.278.112.25.917.1

Automobile dealers

1,44721.883.99.13.815.9

Other motor vehicle dealers

13521.293.91.20.15.3

Automotive parts, accessories, and tire stores

49717.383.59.54.618.1

Furniture and home furnishings stores

55144.483.910.12.919.9

Household appliance stores

6932.781.410.34.521.9

Electronics stores

54027.975.313.77.022.7

Building material and supplies dealers

1,08932.382.011.42.615.6

Hardware stores

19034.690.85.82.211.0

Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores

24130.094.51.40.57.4

Grocery stores

2,77148.576.812.76.718.4

Specialty food stores

25050.979.47.49.725.2

Beer, wine, and liquor stores

14040.878.78.511.29.7

Pharmacies and drug stores

95964.675.810.59.914.9

Health and personal care, except drug, stores

42968.680.38.48.416.3

Gasoline stations

48851.471.711.010.511.7

Clothing stores

98873.276.013.85.723.6

Shoe stores

15654.770.519.75.629.3

Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores

20166.784.75.18.313.7

Sporting goods, and hobby and toy stores

45041.587.35.32.615.1

Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores

41-----

Musical instrument and supplies stores

43-----

Book stores and news dealers

10361.883.78.85.015.0

Department stores and discount stores

2,06959.369.820.65.417.4

Miscellaneous general merchandise stores

57857.870.616.76.420.2

Retail florists

9273.890.13.84.29.2

Office supplies and stationery stores

13134.083.59.26.59.3

Used merchandise stores

25064.581.512.31.717.3

Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops

12969.586.06.64.410.1

Miscellaneous retail stores

51255.881.88.74.715.1

Electronic shopping

35147.764.316.515.913.4

Electronic auctions

15-----

Mail-order houses

7347.278.712.64.513.3

Vending machine operators

42-----

Fuel dealers

7625.696.01.90.07.6

Other direct selling establishments

18965.283.810.54.917.6

Not specified retail trade

43552.968.818.79.919.0

Transportation and utilities

8,15924.073.118.84.917.8

Transportation and warehousing

6,81024.770.720.85.318.9

Air transportation

59540.072.416.97.317.5

Rail transportation

24211.680.914.92.010.3

Water transportation

8022.287.98.80.919.5

Truck transportation

1,96512.576.617.03.320.4

Bus service and urban transit

53537.162.629.36.015.9

Taxi and limousine service

56417.955.026.615.518.1

Pipeline transportation

5211.095.32.90.016.0

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

35-----

Services incidental to transportation

78626.574.917.23.820.0

Postal Service

61243.067.223.45.414.4

Couriers and messengers

74822.765.725.64.917.6

Warehousing and storage

59731.666.826.24.128.2

Utilities

1,34920.385.38.73.312.1

Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

70620.584.78.34.010.8

Natural gas distribution

11619.284.412.51.97.6

Electric and gas, and other combinations

13926.085.97.53.711.4

Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems

26618.286.07.82.716.6

Sewage treatment facilities

989.885.910.80.810.5

Not specified utilities

23-----

Information

2,90339.077.911.67.711.2

Newspaper publishers

18247.980.312.14.78.5

Periodical, book, and directory publishers

21161.384.94.08.04.2

Software publishers

10526.982.52.813.86.7

Motion pictures and video industries

47332.983.18.94.812.1

Sound recording industries

38-----

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

54936.675.117.74.813.2

Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals

11838.768.34.624.68.9

Wired telecommunications carriers

50527.470.716.38.812.3

Other telecommunications services

38031.377.510.79.913.6

Data processing, hosting, and related services

9142.078.79.58.413.5

Libraries and archives

22176.584.99.14.38.4

Other information services

30-----

Financial activities

10,48252.980.110.46.912.8

Finance and insurance

7,28855.679.110.38.111.1

Banking and related activities

2,00258.578.110.59.512.6

Savings institutions, including credit unions

26970.784.19.22.916.5

Nondepository credit and related activities

95751.076.310.99.813.2

Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments

1,22737.783.25.09.27.8

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,83361.378.612.46.610.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,19446.882.210.64.216.6

Real estate

2,79549.182.89.94.416.0

Rental and leasing services

40030.678.315.02.520.9

Automotive equipment rental and leasing

17835.167.823.45.013.6

Video tape and disk rental

11-----

Other consumer goods rental

10030.578.913.20.838.0

Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing

11120.292.64.60.518.6

Professional and business services

18,83542.278.510.08.316.3

Professional and technical services

11,76442.679.66.611.38.9

Legal services

1,62156.686.56.04.810.9

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,15360.184.06.67.69.9

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,77924.484.65.87.08.9

Specialized design services

36658.783.46.07.613.6

Computer systems design and related services

3,05727.468.57.321.47.1

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,70642.580.77.49.78.0

Scientific research and development services

64449.673.97.516.07.4

Advertising, public relations, and related services

55949.284.65.87.48.9

Veterinary services

38082.292.22.32.57.3

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

49755.582.17.36.713.6

Management, administrative, and waste services

7,07241.776.715.63.528.5

Management of companies and enterprises

18545.881.47.59.49.4

Employment services

99556.868.222.84.620.1

Business support services

69563.472.120.34.016.0

Travel arrangements and reservation services

32363.578.310.36.213.5

Investigation and security services

82127.762.328.04.415.7

Services to buildings and dwellings

1,78357.379.613.83.041.8

Landscaping services

1,4049.987.57.11.541.9

Other administrative and other support services

33150.378.012.14.917.0

Waste management and remediation services

53517.879.114.21.823.1

Education and health services

34,48374.576.214.96.112.6

Educational services

13,76368.481.211.24.911.6

Elementary and secondary schools

9,04974.982.711.83.013.0

Colleges, universities, and professional schools, including junior colleges

3,84353.777.510.79.18.9

Business, technical, and trade schools and training

9854.886.611.41.210.5

Other schools and instruction, and educational support services

77466.782.26.97.09.1

Health care and social assistance

20,72078.572.817.36.913.3

Hospitals

7,04276.073.415.58.410.9

Health services, except hospitals

10,35978.572.817.66.513.7

Offices of physicians

1,60276.081.68.37.612.2

Offices of dentists

87983.683.96.56.317.7

Offices of chiropractors

13464.194.22.71.311.7

Offices of optometrists

15076.786.94.25.311.7

Offices of other health practitioners

30078.481.58.87.310.5

Outpatient care centers

1,72275.176.813.56.612.8

Home health care services

1,46588.361.527.26.919.3

Other health care services

1,57670.369.219.49.114.0

Nursing care facilities (skilled nursing facilities)

1,65884.165.227.44.69.8

Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities

87175.568.723.94.013.3

Social assistance

3,31983.871.719.94.817.3

Individual and family services

1,54976.769.920.36.115.6

Community food and housing, and emergency services

11367.374.219.71.715.0

Vocational rehabilitation services

10655.873.521.70.79.3

Child day care services

1,55194.073.119.43.919.6

Leisure and hospitality

14,29151.074.713.16.822.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,39946.179.010.45.213.1

Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries

91741.680.411.25.09.6

Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions

36250.179.412.93.69.6

Bowling centers

38-----

Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

2,08247.278.19.75.615.2

Accommodation and food services

10,89152.673.414.07.325.4

Accommodation

1,48257.769.118.38.027.9

Traveler accommodation

1,38058.067.719.28.529.4

Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses

10253.988.36.11.38.3

Food services and drinking places

9,40951.874.113.37.125.1

Restaurants and other food services

9,15051.873.813.67.325.4

Drinking places, alcoholic beverages

25950.684.44.52.912.7

Other services

7,48551.777.411.27.918.6

Other services, except private households

6,82847.876.811.28.316.8

Repair and maintenance

2,13911.983.08.93.925.4

Automotive repair and maintenance

1,2449.684.08.63.325.5

Car washes

19811.572.215.74.539.0

Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

14819.476.111.38.517.5

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance

3227.589.54.82.124.8

Personal and household goods repair and maintenance

22326.682.19.05.918.7

Footwear and leather goods repair

4-----

Personal and laundry services

2,64471.367.813.115.416.2

Barber shops

14819.352.937.04.623.5

Beauty salons

1,02690.573.914.08.216.5

Nail salons and other personal care services

58173.944.85.646.37.2

Drycleaning and laundry services

27153.674.412.69.234.9

Funeral homes, and cemeteries and crematories

14839.879.717.41.610.4

Other personal services

47163.079.812.14.415.5

Membership associations and organizations

2,04555.082.111.33.98.7

Religious organizations

1,04846.685.08.64.07.0

Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services

76366.078.114.83.911.0

Labor unions

7541.074.015.33.914.5

Business, professional, political, and similar organizations

15963.586.49.52.16.5

Private households

65791.682.910.23.536.8

Public administration

7,08344.474.517.14.511.6

Executive offices and legislative bodies

1,20251.074.115.45.112.9

Public finance activities

32061.472.219.16.412.9

Other general government and support

10738.475.321.01.710.6

Justice, public order, and safety activities

2,76134.077.416.62.810.6

Administration of human resource programs

98571.966.422.56.413.0

Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

26340.880.610.54.07.1

Administration of economic programs and space research

54043.775.516.25.211.7

National security and international affairs

90434.073.116.36.312.1

n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not shown 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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000).

 

Last Modified Date: January 16, 2019