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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2010 Edition)

(Numbers in thousands)
Table 14. Employed persons by detailed industry and sex, 2009 annual averages
IndustryTotal employedPercent women

Total, 16 years and over

139,87747.3

Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting

2,10323.6

Crop production

91623.8

Animal production

86723.6

Forestry, except logging

48-

Logging

902.3

Fishing, hunting, and trapping

43-

Support activities for agriculture and forestry

13937.2

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

70713.3

Oil and gas extraction

7022.2

Coal mining

965.8

Metal ore mining

40-

Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying

8913.9

Not specified type of mining

6-

Support activities for mining

40713.8

Construction

9,7029.5

Manufacturing

14,20228.7

Durable goods

8,92724.7

Nonmetallic mineral products

49019.2

Pottery, ceramics, and related product manufacturing

31-

Structural clay product manufacturing

34-

Glass and glass products

15427.7

Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum products

18613.7

Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing

8614.7

Primary metals and fabricated metal products

1,55016.9

Iron and steel mills and steel products

28412.3

Aluminum production and processing

6113.9

Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing

48-

Foundries

689.8

Metal forgings and stampings

40-

Cutlery and hand tools

34-

Structural metals and tanks and shipping containers

34316.2

Machine shops; turned products; screws, nuts, and bolts

27111.7

Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities

7923.2

Ordnance

37-

Miscellaneous fabricated metal product manufacturing

26925.5

Not specified metal industries

16-

Machinery manufacturing

1,17921.1

Agricultural implements

10128.7

Construction, mining, and oil field machinery

15014.4

Commercial and service industry machinery

10833.6

Metalworking machinery

15012.3

Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment

6018.9

Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c.

60521.6

Not specified machinery manufacturing

5-

Computers and electronic products

1,26631.7

Computer and peripheral equipment

30030.3

Communications, audio, and video equipment

16429.1

Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments

19629.8

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

60633.8

Electrical equipment and appliances

39728.6

Household appliances

6333.7

Electrical lighting, equipment, and supplies manufacturing, n.e.c.

33527.6

Transportation equipment

1,95221.7

Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment

91321.7

Aircraft and parts

41120.1

Aerospace products and parts

42526.3

Railroad rolling stock manufacturing

25-

Ship and boat building

14316.0

Other transportation equipment manufacturing

36-

Wood products

41218.2

Sawmills and wood preservation

1129.5

Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products

33-

Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes

35-

Miscellaneous wood products

23123.2

Furniture and related products manufacturing

46925.4

Miscellaneous manufacturing

1,21138.5

Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing

52943.1

Toys, amusement, and sporting goods manufacturing

12826.2

Miscellaneous manufacturing, n.e.c.

39438.0

Not specified manufacturing industries

16034.4

Nondurable goods

5,27535.4

Food manufacturing

1,57936.3

Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling

12722.0

Sugar and confectionery products

7846.0

Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty foods

18637.4

Dairy products

15325.7

Animal slaughtering and processing

46632.4

Retail bakeries

18856.7

Bakeries, except retail

19435.0

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

16040.5

Not specified food industries

26-

Beverages and tobacco products

25726.0

Beverages manufacturing

22325.9

Tobacco manufacturing

34-

Textiles, apparel, and leather

61956.4

Fiber, yarn, and thread mills

20-

Fabric mills, except knitting

10544.5

Textile and fabric finishing and coating mills

29-

Carpet and rug mills

45-

Textile product mills, except carpets and rugs

10160.5

Knitting mills

18-

Cut and sew apparel

24167.3

Apparel accessories and other apparel manufacturing

8-

Footwear manufacturing

27-

Leather tanning and products, except footwear manufacturing

24-

Paper and printing

94929.0

Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills

18814.4

Paperboard containers and boxes

12921.8

Miscellaneous paper and pulp products

6343.2

Printing and related support activities

56933.9

Petroleum and coal products

19622.1

Petroleum refining

18122.9

Miscellaneous petroleum and coal products

15-

Chemicals

1,22735.3

Resins, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments

17828.7

Agricultural chemical manufacturing

30-

Pharmaceuticals and medicines

46247.5

Paints, coatings, and adhesives

5031.2

Soaps, cleaning compounds, and cosmetics

13351.9

Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals

37519.5

Plastics and rubber products

44827.9

Plastics product manufacturing

31529.8

Tire manufacturing

6515.2

Rubber product, except tire, manufacturing

6831.7

Wholesale and retail trade

19,68445.3

Wholesale trade

3,80829.1

Motor vehicles, parts and supplies, merchant wholesalers

18722.3

Furniture and home furnishings, merchant wholesalers

7631.2

Lumber and other construction materials, merchant wholesalers

19422.6

Professional and commercial equipment and supplies, merchant wholesalers

34234.6

Metals and minerals, except petroleum, merchant wholesalers

6422.9

Electrical goods, merchant wholesalers

20829.5

Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers

13726.8

Machinery, equipment, and supplies, merchant wholesalers

39124.0

Recyclable materials, merchant wholesalers

10016.2

Miscellaneous durable goods, merchant wholesalers

12039.4

Paper and paper products, merchant wholesalers

7141.7

Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products, merchant wholesalers

23244.3

Apparel, fabrics, and notions, merchant wholesalers

13545.8

Groceries and related products, merchant wholesalers

83024.6

Farm product raw materials, merchant wholesalers

6825.0

Petroleum and petroleum products, merchant wholesalers

16831.6

Alcoholic beverages, merchant wholesalers

14616.3

Farm supplies, merchant wholesalers

39-

Miscellaneous nondurable goods, merchant wholesalers

16638.3

Wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers

7537.7

Not specified wholesale trade

5730.5

Retail trade

15,87749.2

Automobile dealers

1,17018.4

Other motor vehicle dealers

13621.4

Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores

47915.2

Furniture and home furnishings stores

51342.0

Household appliance stores

8327.6

Radio, TV, and computer stores

50431.7

Building material and supplies dealers

91329.7

Hardware stores

22333.0

Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores

27334.5

Grocery stores

2,71049.6

Specialty food stores

24046.2

Beer, wine, and liquor stores

13328.0

Pharmacies and drug stores

81965.1

Health and personal care, except drug, stores

31067.4

Gasoline stations

50452.5

Clothing and accessories, except shoe, stores

95377.2

Shoe stores

13962.7

Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores

17867.9

Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores

45545.9

Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores

6671.1

Music stores

8131.7

Book stores and news dealers

16962.1

Department stores and discount stores

2,41160.4

Miscellaneous general merchandise stores

48559.0

Retail florists

11072.0

Office supplies and stationery stores

18937.2

Used merchandise stores

21163.0

Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops

17977.3

Miscellaneous retail stores

38656.3

Electronic shopping

10747.7

Electronic auctions

16-

Mail order houses

8160.4

Vending machine operators

5225.4

Fuel dealers

11024.3

Other direct selling establishments

23470.1

Not specified retail trade

25452.2

Transportation and utilities

7,24522.9

Transportation and warehousing

6,01223.7

Air transportation

53437.3

Rail transportation

2665.6

Water transportation

8427.4

Truck transportation

1,72912.6

Bus service and urban transit

52240.8

Taxi and limousine service

27712.6

Pipeline transportation

5616.2

Scenic and sightseeing transportation

43-

Services incidental to transportation

74624.5

Postal Service

76839.2

Couriers and messengers

66018.3

Warehousing and storage

32828.5

Utilities

1,23319.3

Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution

68918.1

Natural gas distribution

9818.2

Electric and gas, and other combinations

7726.2

Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems

23123.0

Sewage treatment facilities

11623.0

Not specified utilities

23-

Information

3,23942.0

Newspaper publishers

36148.1

Periodical, book, and directory publishers

28556.7

Software publishers

38-

Motion pictures and video industries

39733.9

Sound recording industries

5024.6

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

57333.7

Internet publishing and broadcasting and web search portals

42-

Wired telecommunications carriers

77535.7

Other telecommunications services

35436.4

Data processing, hosting, and related services

9751.4

Libraries and archives

22978.2

Other information services

39-

Financial activities

9,62254.0

Finance and insurance

6,82657.5

Banking and related activities

2,03663.8

Savings institutions, including credit unions

27176.3

Non-depository credit and related activities

78755.2

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

1,29638.4

Insurance carriers and related activities

2,43661.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

2,79645.5

Real estate

2,35048.8

Rental and leasing services

44627.9

Automotive equipment rental and leasing

16926.4

Videotape and disk rental

6344.2

Other consumer goods rental

10431.2

Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing

11017.8

Professional and business services

15,00841.7

Professional and technical services

9,15943.8

Legal services

1,65955.5

Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services

1,01462.7

Architectural, engineering, and related services

1,49326.3

Specialized design services

35060.7

Computer systems design and related services

1,86025.1

Management, scientific, and technical consulting services

1,12642.9

Scientific research and development services

53446.8

Advertising and related services

49847.3

Veterinary services

27181.5

Other professional, scientific, and technical services

35353.6

Management, administrative, and waste services

5,84938.6

Management of companies and enterprises

6266.0

Employment services

81958.2

Business support services

78560.0

Travel arrangement and reservation services

24760.7

Investigation and security services

78223.2

Services to buildings and dwellings

1,29752.5

Landscaping services

1,1807.5

Other administrative and other support services

24243.3

Waste management and remediation services

43414.3

Education and health services

31,81975.2

Educational services

13,18869.4

Elementary and secondary schools

8,88475.3

Colleges and universities, including junior colleges

3,53954.6

Business, technical, and trade schools and training

8359.9

Other schools, instruction, and educational services

68269.4

Health care and social assistance

18,63279.3

Hospitals

6,26577.0

Health services, except hospitals

9,21378.9

Offices of physicians

1,55576.0

Offices of dentists

80182.3

Offices of chiropractors

13662.1

Offices of optometrists

11778.3

Offices of other health practitioners

22079.0

Outpatient care centers

1,10276.3

Home health care services

96789.0

Other health care services

1,74771.1

Nursing care facilities

1,86986.5

Residential care facilities, without nursing

69974.0

Social assistance

3,15485.0

Individual and family services

1,35878.1

Community food and housing, and emergency services

11868.5

Vocational rehabilitation services

15357.2

Child day care services

1,52495.3

Leisure and hospitality

12,73651.5

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

3,01846.3

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

79242.4

Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions

37749.0

Bowling centers

5236.2

Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries

1,79847.7

Accommodation and food services

9,71753.1

Accommodation

1,43058.6

Traveler accommodation

1,33459.1

Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses

9551.9

Food services and drinking places

8,28852.2

Restaurants and other food services

8,03552.2

Drinking places, alcoholic beverages

25352.0

Other services

6,93552.1

Other services, except private households

6,15247.2

Repair and maintenance

2,02212.2

Automotive repair and maintenance

1,2159.6

Car washes

18915.9

Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance

17415.4

Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance

2608.5

Personal and household goods repair and maintenance

17927.8

Footwear and leather goods repair

5-

Personal and laundry services

2,24871.4

Barber shops

9421.5

Beauty salons

98789.3

Nail salons and other personal care services

39377.6

Dry-cleaning and laundry services

35155.0

Funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories

12133.5

Other personal services

30354.8

Membership associations and organizations

1,88255.9

Religious organizations

1,07650.2

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

58466.7

Labor unions

6440.8

Business, professional, political, and similar organizations

15861.1

Private households

78390.6

Public administration

6,87545.5

Executive offices and legislative bodies

89455.1

Public finance activities

36768.0

Other general government and support

17435.8

Justice, public order, and safety activities

2,88035.0

Administration of human resource programs

95470.7

Administration of environmental quality and housing programs

28542.8

Administration of economic programs and space research

58243.9

National security and international affairs

73935.8

n.e.c. = not elsewhere classified.

 

NOTE: Dash indicates data not shown for industries where employment base is less than 50,000.

 

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011