HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

18. Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic origin

(Numbers in thousands)

Industry

1999

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Total, 16 years and over ......................................................................................................................... 133,488 46.5 11.3 10.3

Agriculture .................................................................................................................................................. 3,281 25.9 3.6 22.4

 Agricultural production, crops ................................................................................................................... 958 25.3 3.4 33.4

 Agricultural production, livestock .............................................................................................................. 998 25.8 1.8 7.9

 Veterinary services ................................................................................................................................... 215 74.2 .5 2.7

 Landscape and horticultural services ....................................................................................................... 920 11.7 6.5 29.0

Mining ......................................................................................................................................................... 565 12.3 4.3 10.1

 Coal mining ............................................................................................................................................... 85 3.5 2.0 .7

 Oil and gas extraction ............................................................................................................................... 330 16.4 4.9 11.6

 Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel ......................................................................................... 110 8.5 3.8 11.2

Construction ............................................................................................................................................... 8,987 9.9 6.2 13.5

Manufacturing ............................................................................................................................................. 20,070 32.0 10.6 11.2

 Durable goods .......................................................................................................................................... 12,283 27.6 9.6 9.5

 Lumber and wood products, except furniture ......................................................................................... 824 19.0 9.5 11.3

 Logging ................................................................................................................................................. 126 4.9 5.9 2.7

 Sawmills, planing mills, and millwork .................................................................................................... 429 21.3 9.8 9.9

 Wood buildings and mobile homes ....................................................................................................... 102 21.3 8.7 18.2

 Miscellaneous wood products .............................................................................................................. 168 22.0 12.2 17.1

 Furniture and fixtures .............................................................................................................................. 661 30.9 8.4 13.9

 Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products .............................................................................................. 629 24.0 9.3 12.0

 Glass and glass products ..................................................................................................................... 202 30.5 8.5 7.8

 Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products ................................................................................ 222 14.5 10.0 13.8

 Structural clay, pottery, and related products ....................................................................................... 84 34.1 5.7 12.5

 Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products ....................................................................... 121 23.8 12.0 15.4

 Metal industries ...................................................................................................................................... 2,052 21.0 10.6 11.7

 Primary metal industries ....................................................................................................................... 760 15.7 11.9 10.9

 Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling, and finishing mills ........................................................................ 299 13.2 12.4 8.3

 Iron and steel foundries ...................................................................................................................... 107 8.5 17.9 11.8

 Primary aluminum industries .............................................................................................................. 162 12.6 8.1 13.4

 Other primary metal industries ........................................................................................................... 193 26.2 10.9 12.4

 Fabricated metal industries .................................................................................................................. 1,292 24.1 9.9 12.1

 Cutlery, hand tools, and general hardware ......................................................................................... 119 36.4 9.4 13.5

 Fabricated structural metal products .................................................................................................. 532 20.0 8.5 11.7

 Screw machine products .................................................................................................................... 64 23.0 6.3 19.4

 Metal forging and stampings .............................................................................................................. 140 22.3 11.1 8.7

 Miscellaneous and not specified fabricated metal products ............................................................... 389 25.8 10.2 13.7

 Machinery and computing equipment ..................................................................................................... 2,436 23.9 7.3 7.4

 Engines and turbines ............................................................................................................................ 64 28.6 7.2 8.5

 Farm machinery and equipment ........................................................................................................... 105 20.7 11.1 3.2

 Construction and material handling machines ...................................................................................... 236 17.5 9.4 4.2

 Metal working machinery ...................................................................................................................... 317 19.6 4.4 6.8

 Computers and related equipment ....................................................................................................... 552 35.4 8.8 7.5

 Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies ...................................................................................... 1,900 38.3 8.6 8.8

 Household appliances .......................................................................................................................... 103 32.8 10.0 5.4

 Radio, T.V., and communication equipment ......................................................................................... 416 35.1 10.3 8.9

 Transportation equipment ....................................................................................................................... 2,326 23.4 12.6 6.3

 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment ....................................................................................... 1,323 25.0 15.6 5.8

 Aircraft and parts .................................................................................................................................. 480 23.3 8.4 7.2

 Ship and boat building and repairing .................................................................................................... 184 16.7 11.5 3.6

 Guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts .......................................................................................... 245 22.2 6.4 9.8

 Cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment ........................................................................... 68 20.3 7.9 3.9

 Professional and photographic equipment, and watches ....................................................................... 743 41.7 8.5 8.5

 Scientific and controlling instruments ................................................................................................... 205 35.4 6.9 4.5

 Medical, dental, and optical instruments and supplies ......................................................................... 418 47.7 7.7 11.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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18. Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic origin — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Industry

1999

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Photographic equipment and supplies ................................................................................................. 108 30.6 13.7 3.4

 Toys, amusements, and sporting goods ................................................................................................. 148 37.9 7.6 14.1

 Miscellaneous and not specified manufacturing industries .................................................................... 564 40.3 10.9 16.7

 Nondurable goods .................................................................................................................................... 7,787 39.0 12.3 13.9

 Food and kindred products ..................................................................................................................... 1,644 33.8 15.0 20.5

 Meat products ....................................................................................................................................... 475 37.5 22.4 34.4

 Dairy products ...................................................................................................................................... 144 28.1 8.9 6.5

 Canned, frozen, and preserved fruits and vegetables .......................................................................... 180 40.9 8.3 23.2

 Grain mill products ................................................................................................................................ 148 25.1 7.8 12.8

 Bakery products .................................................................................................................................... 228 32.1 15.1 15.1

 Sugar and confectionary products ........................................................................................................ 98 44.4 8.7 21.2

 Beverage industries .............................................................................................................................. 193 24.4 14.7 8.7

 Miscellaneous and not specified food and kindred products ................................................................ 179 35.4 16.9 17.3

 Textile mill products ................................................................................................................................ 524 43.0 21.8 10.6

 Knitting mills ......................................................................................................................................... 86 63.9 24.8 8.1

 Carpets and rugs .................................................................................................................................. 93 40.9 16.3 13.6

 Yarn, thread, and fabric mills ................................................................................................................ 271 40.6 23.7 9.1

 Apparel and other finished textile products ............................................................................................ 733 67.5 10.7 30.4

 Apparel and accessories, except knit ................................................................................................... 583 67.5 11.6 32.0

 Miscellaneous fabricated textile products ............................................................................................. 150 67.4 7.3 24.3

 Paper and allied products ....................................................................................................................... 640 26.5 11.7 9.5

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills ........................................................................................................ 233 21.0 11.0 5.6

 Miscellaneous paper and pulp products ............................................................................................... 210 32.7 9.9 10.0

 Paperboard containers and boxes ........................................................................................................ 197 26.3 14.5 13.4

 Printing, publishing, and allied products ................................................................................................. 1,802 44.4 8.3 7.9

 Newspaper publishing and printing ...................................................................................................... 531 45.3 9.8 6.0

 Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers ............................................................ 1,271 44.1 7.6 8.7

 Chemicals and allied products ................................................................................................................ 1,234 34.7 12.7 10.7

 Plastics, synthetics, and resins ............................................................................................................. 137 26.1 13.7 18.1

 Drugs .................................................................................................................................................... 367 48.2 12.1 8.8

 Soaps and cosmetics ........................................................................................................................... 166 49.2 16.3 16.5

 Paints, varnishes, and related products ............................................................................................... 64 22.0 14.3 17.9

 Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals ............................................................................................... 455 24.4 12.1 6.8

 Petroleum and coal products .................................................................................................................. 186 20.6 7.6 5.3

 Petroleum refining ................................................................................................................................ 154 19.0 8.1 5.5

 Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products ......................................................................................... 891 30.6 11.0 11.0

 Tires and inner tubes ............................................................................................................................ 114 8.8 14.7 4.8

 Other rubber products, and plastics footwear and belting .................................................................... 150 31.3 12.0 11.0

 Miscellaneous plastics products ........................................................................................................... 627 34.3 10.1 12.1

 Leather and leather products .................................................................................................................. 87 45.3 7.2 20.6

Transportation, communications, and other public utilities ......................................................................... 9,554 28.7 15.4 9.3

 Transportation .......................................................................................................................................... 6,198 26.7 16.2 10.3

 Railroads ................................................................................................................................................ 299 9.6 14.4 7.0

 Bus service and urban transit ................................................................................................................. 613 34.7 24.5 12.9

 Taxicab service ....................................................................................................................................... 150 13.1 32.6 15.9

 Trucking service ..................................................................................................................................... 2,513 14.7 14.5 9.8

 Warehousing and storage ...................................................................................................................... 174 26.9 16.2 17.5

 U.S. Postal Service ................................................................................................................................. 887 39.3 21.3 6.5

 Water transportation ............................................................................................................................... 222 20.6 12.8 8.9

 Air transportation .................................................................................................................................... 903 35.2 13.0 9.8

 Services incidental to transportation ....................................................................................................... 426 61.7 8.0 16.1

 Communications ....................................................................................................................................... 1,888 40.3 15.7 7.5

 Radio and television broadcasting and cable ......................................................................................... 470 36.5 13.3 6.9

 Telephone communications .................................................................................................................... 1,403 41.5 16.4 7.7

 Utilities and sanitary services ................................................................................................................... 1,468 22.1 11.3 7.6

 Electric light and power .......................................................................................................................... 572 22.1 8.8 5.8

 Gas and steam supply systems .............................................................................................................. 166 23.4 11.7 5.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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18. Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic origin — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Industry

1999

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Electric and gas, and other combinations ............................................................................................... 161 29.0 6.6 6.8

 Water supply and irrigation ..................................................................................................................... 262 24.9 10.3 9.0

 Sanitary services .................................................................................................................................... 295 14.8 18.5 11.7

Wholesale and retail trade .......................................................................................................................... 27,572 47.6 9.6 11.5

 Wholesale trade ........................................................................................................................................ 5,189 32.0 7.2 11.1

 Durable goods ........................................................................................................................................ 2,842 29.5 5.8 8.3

 Motor vehicles and equipment .............................................................................................................. 238 24.2 8.7 9.8

 Furniture and home furnishings ............................................................................................................ 115 34.0 8.2 6.5

 Lumber and construction materials ...................................................................................................... 229 25.7 3.9 11.4

 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies ........................................................................ 516 35.8 8.1 6.1

 Metals and minerals, except petroleum ................................................................................................ 93 23.2 10.1 8.1

 Electrical goods .................................................................................................................................... 348 31.8 5.1 8.4

 Hardware, plumbing and heating supplies ........................................................................................... 275 26.5 2.8 9.2

 Machinery, equipment, and supplies .................................................................................................... 710 25.3 3.5 6.4

 Scrap and waste materials ................................................................................................................... 146 21.2 11.8 16.5

 Miscellaneous wholesale trade, durable goods .................................................................................... 171 48.5 5.1 10.1

 Nondurable goods .................................................................................................................................. 2,347 34.9 8.9 14.5

 Paper and paper products .................................................................................................................... 139 52.0 9.2 9.4

 Drugs, chemicals, and allied products .................................................................................................. 242 43.1 9.0 10.5

 Apparel, fabrics, and notions ................................................................................................................ 155 57.5 8.6 19.0

 Groceries and related products ............................................................................................................ 941 27.8 10.5 20.4

 Farm products-raw materials ................................................................................................................ 84 27.4 4.8 5.0

 Petroleum products .............................................................................................................................. 131 29.0 10.8 5.1

 Alcoholic beverages ............................................................................................................................. 118 19.9 8.4 12.2

 Farm supplies ....................................................................................................................................... 149 24.5 5.8 8.2

 Miscellaneous nondurable goods and not specified wholesale trade ................................................... 388 44.1 6.7 11.2

 Retail trade ............................................................................................................................................... 22,383 51.2 10.2 11.6

 Lumber and building material retailing .................................................................................................... 644 27.4 8.1 6.4

 Hardware stores ..................................................................................................................................... 215 33.8 6.7 10.2

 Retail nurseries and garden stores ......................................................................................................... 131 37.8 2.2 7.4

 Department stores .................................................................................................................................. 2,282 65.6 14.8 10.2

 Variety stores .......................................................................................................................................... 137 73.3 19.8 13.4

 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores ........................................................................................... 167 59.4 16.8 9.5

 Grocery stores ........................................................................................................................................ 3,065 51.6 11.3 10.9

 Retail bakeries ........................................................................................................................................ 213 58.3 6.5 16.3

 Motor vehicle dealers ............................................................................................................................. 1,233 20.7 7.3 10.5

 Auto and home supply stores ................................................................................................................. 486 19.0 7.7 14.3

 Gasoline service stations ........................................................................................................................ 378 37.3 11.2 8.0

 Miscellaneous vehicle dealers ................................................................................................................ 144 24.7 .1 3.9

 Apparel and accessory stores, except shoe ........................................................................................... 791 73.0 13.0 11.3

 Shoe stores ............................................................................................................................................ 147 48.8 23.1 13.7

 Furniture and home furnishings stores ................................................................................................... 644 42.1 7.4 8.8

 Household appliance stores ................................................................................................................... 88 26.2 13.6 11.4

 Radio, TV, and computer stores ............................................................................................................. 508 27.0 6.8 8.2

 Music stores ........................................................................................................................................... 124 36.8 7.2 10.3

 Eating and drinking places ..................................................................................................................... 6,735 52.7 10.5 15.7

 Drug stores ............................................................................................................................................. 661 65.9 13.3 8.4

 Liquor stores ........................................................................................................................................... 143 45.0 8.9 8.6

 Sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores ........................................................................................... 426 46.4 5.7 6.3

 Book and stationery stores ..................................................................................................................... 314 52.7 8.7 4.8

 Jewelry stores ......................................................................................................................................... 188 65.7 5.7 8.4

 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops ........................................................................................................... 222 81.8 6.3 5.9

 Catalog and mail order houses ............................................................................................................... 178 62.2 10.2 8.9

 Vending machine operators .................................................................................................................... 75 34.2 8.0 5.9

 Direct selling establishments .................................................................................................................. 395 75.0 7.4 11.2

 Fuel dealers ............................................................................................................................................ 92 25.9 1.4 4.9

 Retail florists ........................................................................................................................................... 181 74.3 2.3 8.0

See footnotes at end of table.

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18. Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic origin — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Industry

1999

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

Finance, insurance, and real estate ........................................................................................................... 8,815 58.0 10.7 7.4

 Banking ..................................................................................................................................................... 1,918 68.8 14.2 7.8

 Savings institutions, including credit unions ............................................................................................. 261 80.3 8.2 4.1

 Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies ................................................................... 1,004 40.2 6.7 4.6

 Insurance .................................................................................................................................................. 2,527 61.5 10.8 5.8

 Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices ................................................................................. 2,293 49.5 8.4 10.4

Services ...................................................................................................................................................... 48,687 62.0 12.7 8.9

 Private households ................................................................................................................................... 940 91.6 16.0 27.5

 Other service industries ............................................................................................................................ 47,747 61.4 12.6 8.6

 Business, automobile, and repair services ............................................................................................. 9,046 36.3 11.5 11.2

 Advertising ............................................................................................................................................ 284 56.4 7.7 8.1

 Services to dwellings and other buildings ............................................................................................. 820 47.6 17.9 25.6

 Personnel supply services .................................................................................................................... 1,066 58.9 21.3 11.8

 Computer and data processing services .............................................................................................. 2,079 30.0 6.3 4.4

 Detective and protective services ......................................................................................................... 593 24.9 27.9 9.5

 Automotive rental and leasing, without drivers ..................................................................................... 189 33.2 11.9 8.9

 Automobile parking and carwashes ...................................................................................................... 242 21.6 16.5 21.9

 Automotive repair and related services ................................................................................................ 1,152 10.4 7.5 14.2

 Electrical repair shops .......................................................................................................................... 113 15.7 3.2 11.9

 Miscellaneous repair services .............................................................................................................. 542 14.9 3.3 13.9

 Personal services, except private household ......................................................................................... 3,548 65.1 13.3 15.5

 Hotels and motels ................................................................................................................................. 1,388 58.0 15.7 21.0

 Lodging places, except hotels and motels ............................................................................................ 153 40.1 2.8 6.2

 Laundry, cleaning, and garment services ............................................................................................. 477 58.8 14.7 22.3

 Beauty shops ........................................................................................................................................ 911 89.9 12.2 10.3

 Barber shops ........................................................................................................................................ 80 21.5 24.5 12.2

 Funeral service and crematories .......................................................................................................... 103 39.0 16.6 6.3

 Entertainment and recreation services ................................................................................................... 2,649 42.8 10.0 8.0

 Theaters and motion pictures ............................................................................................................... 711 36.8 10.8 8.3

 Video tape rental .................................................................................................................................. 127 56.7 5.7 7.2

 Bowling centers .................................................................................................................................... 52 37.5 8.4 .5

 Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services .......................................................................... 1,758 44.3 10.0 8.2

 Professional and related services ........................................................................................................... 32,370 69.7 13.1 7.1

 Hospitals ............................................................................................................................................... 5,117 76.5 16.7 5.8

 Health services, except hospitals ......................................................................................................... 6,529 78.9 15.6 8.0

 Offices and clinics of physicians ......................................................................................................... 1,624 74.6 6.6 8.6

 Offices and clinics of dentists ............................................................................................................. 694 76.6 4.4 6.8

 Offices and clinics of chiropractors ..................................................................................................... 142 64.9 1.9 6.5

 Offices and clinics of optometrists ...................................................................................................... 77 64.9 1.2 9.6

 Nursing and personal care facilities .................................................................................................... 1,786 86.7 25.5 7.2

 Educational services ............................................................................................................................. 10,896 69.1 11.4 7.4

 Elementary and secondary schools .................................................................................................... 7,451 75.8 11.9 7.8

 Colleges and universities .................................................................................................................... 2,919 52.1 10.7 6.5

 Vocational schools .............................................................................................................................. 92 45.8 10.5 8.1

 Libraries .............................................................................................................................................. 189 78.5 9.1 9.6

 Social services ...................................................................................................................................... 3,426 82.7 19.5 9.9

 Job training and vocational rehabilitation services ............................................................................. 225 56.5 15.8 5.4

 Child day care services ...................................................................................................................... 1,038 95.1 20.1 9.5

 Family child care homes ..................................................................................................................... 481 97.5 14.0 15.7

 Residential care facilities, without nursing .......................................................................................... 537 73.4 25.0 7.8

 Other professional services .................................................................................................................. 6,402 48.9 6.9 5.1

 Legal services ..................................................................................................................................... 1,365 56.6 7.0 6.4

 Museums, art galleries, and zoos ....................................................................................................... 121 64.0 11.2 4.0

 Labor unions ....................................................................................................................................... 63 40.8 10.6 8.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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18. Employed persons by detailed industry, sex, race, and Hispanic origin — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Industry

1999

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Religious organizations ...................................................................................................................... 947 52.0 9.4 5.7

 Engineering, architectural, and surveying services ............................................................................ 965 21.6 4.0 4.8

 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services ................................................................................ 781 57.3 5.0 4.6

 Research, development, and testing services .................................................................................... 610 47.1 7.0 4.9

 Management and public relations services ........................................................................................ 928 46.2 6.5 3.2

 Miscellaneous professional and related services ............................................................................... 288 59.5 4.2 2.0

 Forestry and fisheries ............................................................................................................................. 135 21.1 4.4 7.1

 Forestry ................................................................................................................................................ 72 27.3 2.2 10.8

 Fishing, hunting, and trapping .............................................................................................................. 63 14.0 6.9 2.9

Public administration .................................................................................................................................. 5,958 44.6 16.7 6.8

 Executive and legislative offices ............................................................................................................... 153 58.9 6.2 2.9

 Justice, public order, and safety ............................................................................................................... 2,532 33.5 16.0 7.3

 Public finance, taxation, and monetary policy .......................................................................................... 353 66.5 17.7 7.2

 Administration of human resources programs .......................................................................................... 809 68.7 23.8 7.6

 Administration of environmental quality and housing programs ............................................................... 245 42.2 9.3 4.6

 Administration of economic programs ...................................................................................................... 557 42.3 16.0 4.6

 National security and international affairs ................................................................................................. 627 39.7 16.3 6.1

NOTE: Generally, data for industries with fewer than 50,000 employed

are not published separately but are included in the totals for the

appropriate categories shown. Beginning in January 1999, data reflect 

revised population controls used in the household survey.

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