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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-21. Employed persons by industry and occupation
[In thousands]
Industry February 2024
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

Agriculture, forestry,
fishing, and hunting

2,111 850 48 6 65 20 44 860 4 43 60 109

Mining, quarrying, and
oil and gas extraction

569 126 66 2 14 15 44 0 196 39 25 44

Construction

11,478 2,372 408 12 43 143 432 0 6,988 546 231 304

Manufacturing

14,922 2,975 2,499 33 221 659 996 13 290 723 5,330 1,182

Durable goods

9,667 1,823 1,947 29 84 399 593 12 234 467 3,386 694

Nondurable goods

5,255 1,152 552 4 137 260 403 1 56 256 1,945 489

Wholesale and retail trade

19,866 1,732 1,443 79 746 8,615 1,929 47 140 660 829 3,646

Wholesale trade

3,426 565 223 4 47 1,136 350 29 31 150 135 756

Retail trade

16,440 1,167 1,220 75 699 7,480 1,579 18 110 509 694 2,889

Transportation and utilities

9,927 1,075 542 76 152 115 2,232 16 219 602 450 4,449

Information

2,968 832 1,251 3 31 201 375 0 6 195 45 29

Financial activities

10,939 4,677 1,187 39 189 2,480 1,866 5 54 227 106 110

Professional and business services

20,602 6,081 6,763 535 3,093 648 2,050 3 203 288 290 648

Education and health services

37,692 4,224 21,846 204 7,183 133 3,243 7 74 144 118 516

Leisure and hospitality

14,039 2,301 1,135 180 7,956 951 750 10 65 122 181 389

Other services

7,623 968 1,094 2 2,800 337 444 1 47 1,183 431 318

Other services, except private households

6,877 962 1,090 2 2,072 337 444 1 47 1,183 423 318

Private households

746 7 4 0 727 0 0 0 0 0 8 0

Public administration

7,580 1,649 2,073 1,621 558 48 1,114 20 116 134 94 153

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). Effective with January 2020 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2017 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

 

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024