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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
15. Employed persons in agriculture and nonagricultural industries by age, sex, and class of worker
[In thousands]
Age and sex2018
Agriculture and related industriesNonagricultural industries
TotalWage and
salary
workers(1)
Self-
employed
workers,
unincor-
porated
Unpaid
family
workers
TotalWage and salary workers(1)Self-
employed
workers,
unincor-
porated
Unpaid
family
workers
TotalPrivate industriesGovern-
ment
TotalPrivate
household
workers
Other
private
industries

Total, 16 years and over

2,4251,63276627153,336144,326123,384777122,60720,9428,94169

16 to 19 years

103854145,0234,9374,689434,646248815

16 to 17 years

5141191,7871,7501,672131,65878343

18 to 19 years

5244353,2363,1873,017292,988170472

20 to 24 years

18016113513,87113,62112,5037812,4251,1192455

25 to 34 years

39030879434,93433,53929,34212229,2204,1971,3877

35 to 44 years

40031882032,21630,34125,51813325,3854,8231,86214

45 to 54 years

426311113131,94729,76324,59918524,4135,1642,16816

55 to 64 years

533305226126,03224,07519,98114719,8334,0951,94314

65 years and over

39314324829,3138,0506,753686,6841,2971,2559

Men, 16 years and over

1,7971,2365421980,90275,45666,4405366,3879,0165,42322

16 to 19 years

75614102,4122,3552,23632,233119543

16 to 17 years

352816812789756175534211

18 to 19 years

4033341,6001,5661,48021,47885332

20 to 24 years

1321171057,0586,9006,40336,4004971562

25 to 34 years

29523755318,73217,89915,979715,9721,9208312

35 to 44 years

29423856017,31416,21714,182914,1732,0361,0933

45 to 54 years

31823880016,72015,42213,2791413,2652,1431,2952

55 to 64 years

395236159113,60512,40810,689810,6811,7191,1934

65 years and over

28710817815,0604,2543,67183,6635838024

Women, 16 years and over

628396224972,43568,87056,94572556,22011,9263,51847

16 to 19 years

2824042,6112,5822,453402,413128272

16 to 17 years

1613039759609161390344132

18 to 19 years

1211011,6361,6221,537271,51084140

20 to 24 years

4744306,8136,7226,100756,025622892

25 to 34 years

967024116,20215,64013,36311513,2482,2775575

35 to 44 years

1068026014,90314,12311,33612411,2122,78776910

45 to 54 years

1077333115,22814,34111,32017111,1483,02187314

55 to 64 years

1386968112,42611,6679,2911399,1522,3767509

65 years and over

106347014,2523,7963,081603,0217144524

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

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: January 18, 2019