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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
16. Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by sex and class of worker
[In thousands]
Industry and sex2019
Total
employed
Wage and salary workers(1)Self-
employed
workers,
unincor-
porated
Unpaid
family
workers
TotalPrivate
industries
Government

TOTAL

Total, nonagricultural industries

155,113146,262125,28520,9768,79953

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

7507367324140

Construction

11,3739,6969,3023951,6716

Manufacturing

15,74115,47215,3631092645

Durable goods

9,9709,8009,710901664

Nondurable goods

5,7715,6725,65319981

Wholesale and retail trade

19,74218,97518,898777626

Wholesale trade

3,5253,4123,40391130

Retail trade

16,21715,56315,494686495

Transportation and utilities

8,9918,4367,1001,3365504

Transportation and warehousing

7,6147,0596,0301,0295504

Utilities

1,3771,3771,070307--

Information

2,7662,6262,4481781391

Financial activities

10,76510,0829,8722116785

Finance and insurance

7,4647,2467,1211252162

Real estate and rental and leasing

3,3012,8362,751854623

Professional and business services

19,60617,61517,1574581,98210

Professional and technical services

12,80811,62711,3642631,1765

Management, administrative, and waste services

6,7995,9875,7921958065

Education and health services

35,89434,85824,30110,5561,0342

Educational services

14,19313,9435,0208,9232500

Health care and social assistance

21,70120,91419,2811,6337842

Hospitals

7,4257,4116,656755140

Health services, except hospitals

10,84610,42910,0373924162

Social assistance

3,4303,0752,5884873540

Leisure and hospitality

14,64313,95113,55239868310

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,4442,9852,6493354590

Accommodation and food services

11,20010,96610,903632249

Other services

7,6176,5906,561301,0224

Other services, except private households

6,7965,7705,740301,0224

Private households

821821821---

Public administration

7,2257,225-7,225--

Men

Total, nonagricultural industries

81,67076,38967,4868,9035,26615

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

6326196172130

Construction

10,2058,6328,2813501,5722

Manufacturing

11,11110,93910,857821711

Durable goods

7,4657,3417,268731231

Nondurable goods

3,6463,5983,58810480

Wholesale and retail trade

11,01410,59410,554404191

Wholesale trade

2,5172,4292,4235880

Retail trade

8,4978,1658,130343311

Transportation and utilities

6,8246,3545,4489074691

Transportation and warehousing

5,7225,2524,5936594691

Utilities

1,1031,103854248--

Information

1,6451,5581,52137870

Financial activities

5,1064,7254,638873782

Finance and insurance

3,3813,2183,180381621

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,7251,5071,458492171

Professional and business services

11,50210,37010,0932771,1284

Professional and technical services

7,3526,7116,5551566401

Management, administrative, and waste services

4,1503,6593,5391214883

Education and health services

9,0528,8285,8492,9792222

Educational services

4,3104,2371,6842,553730

Health care and social assistance

4,7424,5914,1654261492

Hospitals

1,8631,8591,62523440

Health services, except hospitals

2,3232,1962,097991261

Social assistance

55553644294190

Leisure and hospitality

7,1456,7756,5682083681

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,8601,6191,4361832410

Accommodation and food services

5,2845,1565,132251271

Other services

3,5143,0743,060144381

Other services, except private households

3,4403,0002,986144381

Private households

747474---

Public administration

3,9203,920-3,920--

Women

Total, nonagricultural industries

73,44369,87357,79912,0733,53238

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

118117115210

Construction

1,1681,0651,02044994

Manufacturing

4,6304,5334,50627934

Durable goods

2,5052,4592,44217443

Nondurable goods

2,1252,0742,06410501

Wholesale and retail trade

8,7288,3818,344373434

Wholesale trade

1,0089839803240

Retail trade

7,7217,3987,364343184

Transportation and utilities

2,1662,0821,653429813

Transportation and warehousing

1,8921,8081,437371813

Utilities

27427421659--

Information

1,1201,068926141521

Financial activities

5,6605,3575,2331233003

Finance and insurance

4,0834,0283,94087551

Real estate and rental and leasing

1,5761,3291,293362452

Professional and business services

8,1047,2447,0631818546

Professional and technical services

5,4564,9164,8091075364

Management, administrative, and waste services

2,6482,3282,254743183

Education and health services

26,84226,03018,4527,5788121

Educational services

9,8839,7063,3366,3711770

Health care and social assistance

16,95916,32315,1171,2076351

Hospitals

5,5625,5525,031521100

Health services, except hospitals

8,5238,2337,9402932891

Social assistance

2,8742,5392,1463933360

Leisure and hospitality

7,4997,1766,9851913158

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1,5831,3661,2131522180

Accommodation and food services

5,9155,8105,77139978

Other services

4,1033,5163,501155833

Other services, except private households

3,3562,7692,754155833

Private households

747747747---

Public administration

3,3043,304-3,304--

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 50,000).

 

Last Modified Date: January 22, 2020