HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Industry

1998

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Total, 16 years and over ............................................................................................................................................. 131,463 46.2 11.1 10.1

Agriculture ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3,378 24.4 4.1 22.0

 Agricultural production, crops ....................................................................................................................................... 1,014 22.9 3.2 33.2

 Agricultural production, livestock .................................................................................................................................. 1,094 23.8 1.7 9.3

 Veterinary services ....................................................................................................................................................... 206 70.7 2.5 4.0

 Landscape and horticultural services ........................................................................................................................... 881 11.4 8.6 28.5

Mining ............................................................................................................................................................................. 620 13.7 4.6 9.0

 Coal mining ................................................................................................................................................................... 83 3.3 3.4 .1

 Oil and gas extraction ................................................................................................................................................... 373 17.7 5.3 10.5

 Nonmetallic mining and quarrying, except fuel ............................................................................................................. 115 8.7 4.9 9.2

Construction ................................................................................................................................................................... 8,518 9.4 6.4 12.7

Manufacturing ................................................................................................................................................................. 20,733 31.8 10.5 11.2

 Durable goods .............................................................................................................................................................. 12,566 27.3 9.1 9.6

 Lumber and wood products, except furniture ............................................................................................................. 863 18.3 12.4 8.9

 Logging ..................................................................................................................................................................... 133 8.5 12.5 1.4

 Sawmills, planing mills, and millwork ........................................................................................................................ 442 18.4 11.0 6.7

 Wood buildings and mobile homes ........................................................................................................................... 102 18.4 15.3 14.9

 Miscellaneous wood products .................................................................................................................................. 186 25.2 14.3 16.1

 Furniture and fixtures .................................................................................................................................................. 675 30.6 8.8 13.9

 Stone, clay, glass, and concrete products .................................................................................................................. 592 21.8 10.0 10.3

 Glass and glass products ......................................................................................................................................... 193 25.6 6.4 8.1

 Cement, concrete, gypsum, and plaster products .................................................................................................... 215 13.5 13.6 7.7

 Structural clay, pottery, and related products ........................................................................................................... 84 32.5 11.9 15.0

 Miscellaneous nonmetallic mineral and stone products ........................................................................................... 100 23.6 7.7 15.9

 Metal industries .......................................................................................................................................................... 2,134 22.0 9.2 11.1

 Primary metal industries ........................................................................................................................................... 741 15.4 11.3 8.9

 Blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling, and finishing mills ............................................................................................ 302 11.5 13.4 8.3

 Iron and steel foundries .......................................................................................................................................... 105 14.6 19.1 7.4

 Primary aluminum industries .................................................................................................................................. 145 11.4 7.6 10.0

 Other primary metal industries ............................................................................................................................... 189 25.1 6.7 9.9

 Fabricated metal industries ...................................................................................................................................... 1,393 25.6 8.1 12.3

 Cutlery, hand tools, and general hardware ............................................................................................................. 145 38.4 7.0 9.8

 Fabricated structural metal products ...................................................................................................................... 550 20.3 6.4 12.2

 Screw machine products ........................................................................................................................................ 85 27.1 9.9 13.5

 Metal forging and stampings .................................................................................................................................. 144 28.3 7.4 5.0

 Ordnance ................................................................................................................................................................ 53 28.6 8.8 5.5

 Miscellaneous and not specified fabricated metal products ................................................................................... 416 26.6 10.4 16.5

 Machinery and computing equipment ......................................................................................................................... 2,481 23.1 6.3 8.0

 Engines and turbines ................................................................................................................................................ 72 18.3 9.1 10.2

 Farm machinery and equipment ............................................................................................................................... 117 16.2 9.8 5.2

 Construction and material handling machines .......................................................................................................... 257 19.3 6.2 4.9

 Metal working machinery .......................................................................................................................................... 323 20.0 3.0 6.3

 Computers and related equipment ........................................................................................................................... 515 31.3 7.8 8.7

 Electrical machinery, equipment, and supplies .......................................................................................................... 1,954 38.1 9.1 9.7

 Household appliances .............................................................................................................................................. 107 35.9 9.6 5.7

 Radio, T.V., and communication equipment ............................................................................................................. 420 34.2 10.8 9.4

 Transportation equipment ........................................................................................................................................... 2,391 22.7 10.9 7.7

 Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment ........................................................................................................... 1,313 23.6 13.8 6.5

 Aircraft and parts ...................................................................................................................................................... 511 22.1 7.0 9.8

 Ship and boat building and repairing ........................................................................................................................ 186 14.7 12.5 8.2

 Guided missiles, space vehicles, and parts .............................................................................................................. 274 24.4 6.6 9.0

 Cycles and miscellaneous transportation equipment ............................................................................................... 72 22.7 1.5 6.8

 Professional and photographic equipment, and watches ........................................................................................... 793 40.3 7.1 7.9

 Scientific and controlling instruments ....................................................................................................................... 248 34.4 4.1 5.9

 Medical, dental, and optical instruments and supplies ............................................................................................. 428 46.0 6.8 9.5

 Photographic equipment and supplies ..................................................................................................................... 107 31.1 13.2 6.4

 Toys, amusements, and sporting goods ..................................................................................................................... 165 49.4 8.3 11.4

 Miscellaneous and not specified manufacturing industries ........................................................................................ 517 38.7 9.9 17.0

 Nondurable goods ........................................................................................................................................................ 8,168 38.8 12.8 13.7

 Food and kindred products ......................................................................................................................................... 1,655 33.1 14.8 21.4

 Meat products ........................................................................................................................................................... 439 35.4 21.5 34.2

 Dairy products .......................................................................................................................................................... 124 27.4 9.2 9.7

 Canned, frozen, and preserved fruits and vegetables .............................................................................................. 208 37.0 9.3 25.1

 Grain mill products .................................................................................................................................................... 161 28.3 6.9 14.4

See footnotes at end of table.

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ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Industry

1998

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Bakery products ........................................................................................................................................................ 230 31.2 13.5 21.5

 Sugar and confectionary products ............................................................................................................................ 102 44.1 16.3 20.6

 Beverage industries .................................................................................................................................................. 192 18.7 16.8 8.9

 Miscellaneous and not specified food and kindred products .................................................................................... 199 41.7 14.0 14.6

 Tobacco manufactures ............................................................................................................................................... 52 26.0 29.6 6.0

 Textile mill products .................................................................................................................................................... 595 45.4 22.7 6.6

 Knitting mills ............................................................................................................................................................. 97 61.9 16.5 11.7

 Carpets and rugs ...................................................................................................................................................... 85 38.0 17.3 5.6

 Yarn, thread, and fabric mills .................................................................................................................................... 329 43.2 26.7 6.4

 Apparel and other finished textile products ................................................................................................................ 825 66.4 14.7 25.9

 Apparel and accessories, except knit ....................................................................................................................... 678 67.2 15.7 26.6

 Miscellaneous fabricated textile products ................................................................................................................. 147 63.0 9.9 22.3

 Paper and allied products ........................................................................................................................................... 683 27.2 11.5 9.1

 Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills ............................................................................................................................ 251 20.4 10.8 6.5

 Miscellaneous paper and pulp products ................................................................................................................... 229 34.6 7.8 12.8

 Paperboard containers and boxes ............................................................................................................................ 203 27.3 16.4 8.1

 Printing, publishing, and allied products ..................................................................................................................... 1,795 43.3 7.7 7.9

 Newspaper publishing and printing .......................................................................................................................... 514 47.6 10.4 5.3

 Printing, publishing, and allied industries, except newspapers ................................................................................ 1,281 41.6 6.6 9.0

 Chemicals and allied products .................................................................................................................................... 1,318 33.1 13.1 9.9

 Plastics, synthetics, and resins ................................................................................................................................. 158 25.9 13.9 15.0

 Drugs ........................................................................................................................................................................ 369 44.7 12.2 9.0

 Soaps and cosmetics ............................................................................................................................................... 174 51.9 13.4 18.9

 Paints, varnishes, and related products ................................................................................................................... 65 24.0 11.9 10.1

 Industrial and miscellaneous chemicals ................................................................................................................... 505 21.8 14.1 5.7

 Petroleum and coal products ...................................................................................................................................... 178 20.7 10.4 10.5

 Petroleum refining .................................................................................................................................................... 141 21.0 11.2 7.8

 Rubber and miscellaneous plastics products ............................................................................................................. 957 31.9 11.7 13.5

 Tires and inner tubes ................................................................................................................................................ 100 10.4 13.4 4.4

 Other rubber products, and plastics footwear and belting ........................................................................................ 147 32.8 10.5 11.1

 Miscellaneous plastics products ............................................................................................................................... 711 34.7 11.7 15.2

 Leather and leather products ...................................................................................................................................... 108 44.5 9.5 21.3

 Footwear, except rubber and plastic ........................................................................................................................ 56 49.0 9.3 16.7

Transportation, communications, and other public utilities ............................................................................................. 9,307 29.1 15.1 9.5

 Transportation .............................................................................................................................................................. 6,006 27.0 16.1 10.6

 Railroads .................................................................................................................................................................... 302 11.8 17.4 5.7

 Bus service and urban transit ..................................................................................................................................... 580 36.3 22.4 12.1

 Taxicab service ........................................................................................................................................................... 136 9.9 34.2 14.5

 Trucking service ......................................................................................................................................................... 2,413 14.6 14.4 10.5

 Warehousing and storage .......................................................................................................................................... 169 30.6 17.7 15.0

 U.S. Postal Service ..................................................................................................................................................... 893 37.6 22.2 8.0

 Water transportation ................................................................................................................................................... 218 21.6 11.7 11.5

 Air transportation ........................................................................................................................................................ 868 37.9 12.7 9.5

 Services incidental to transportation ........................................................................................................................... 416 59.7 6.1 17.4

 Communications ........................................................................................................................................................... 1,806 41.6 15.0 8.5

 Radio and television broadcasting and cable ............................................................................................................. 479 39.7 12.9 7.8

 Telephone communications ........................................................................................................................................ 1,306 42.3 15.9 8.7

 Utilities and sanitary services ....................................................................................................................................... 1,496 22.3 11.1 6.5

 Electric light and power .............................................................................................................................................. 611 19.9 9.7 4.1

 Gas and steam supply systems .................................................................................................................................. 171 25.9 11.0 5.7

 Electric and gas, and other combinations ................................................................................................................... 155 30.9 7.1 7.2

 Water supply and irrigation ......................................................................................................................................... 247 24.7 11.4 8.3

 Sanitary services ........................................................................................................................................................ 296 17.7 16.0 9.2

Wholesale and retail trade .............................................................................................................................................. 27,203 47.2 9.6 11.4

 Wholesale trade ............................................................................................................................................................ 5,090 30.0 7.4 10.8

 Durable goods ............................................................................................................................................................ 2,773 28.5 6.1 7.8

 Motor vehicles and equipment .................................................................................................................................. 239 23.1 6.5 6.7

 Furniture and home furnishings ................................................................................................................................ 99 40.6 1.1 14.1

 Lumber and construction materials .......................................................................................................................... 207 20.9 6.7 8.8

 Professional and commercial equipment and supplies ............................................................................................ 484 36.7 7.9 7.7

 Metals and minerals, except petroleum .................................................................................................................... 82 27.7 7.9 8.7

 Electrical goods ........................................................................................................................................................ 343 30.3 7.3 7.0

 Hardware, plumbing and heating supplies ............................................................................................................... 293 26.1 4.6 4.7

 Machinery, equipment, and supplies ........................................................................................................................ 672 24.4 3.7 4.5

 Scrap and waste materials ....................................................................................................................................... 185 18.8 11.1 19.0

 Miscellaneous wholesale trade, durable goods ........................................................................................................ 169 43.2 5.6 11.5

 Nondurable goods ...................................................................................................................................................... 2,317 31.7 9.1 14.5

 Paper and paper products ........................................................................................................................................ 139 39.7 9.5 10.7

See footnotes at end of table.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Industry

1998

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Drugs, chemicals, and allied products ...................................................................................................................... 223 42.9 11.6 11.9

 Apparel, fabrics, and notions .................................................................................................................................... 143 50.6 10.3 18.7

 Groceries and related products ................................................................................................................................ 935 26.7 9.5 20.2

 Farm products-raw materials .................................................................................................................................... 87 24.3 9.9 3.5

 Petroleum products .................................................................................................................................................. 150 27.6 6.1 4.3

 Alcoholic beverages ................................................................................................................................................. 115 14.2 10.9 7.8

 Farm supplies ........................................................................................................................................................... 148 26.8 3.8 5.7

 Miscellaneous nondurable goods and not specified wholesale trade ....................................................................... 378 38.1 8.4 14.1

 Retail trade ................................................................................................................................................................... 22,113 51.1 10.1 11.6

 Lumber and building material retailing ........................................................................................................................ 587 29.3 8.9 7.0

 Hardware stores ......................................................................................................................................................... 222 38.6 6.6 6.1

 Retail nurseries and garden stores ............................................................................................................................. 120 42.1 3.5 9.5

 Department stores ...................................................................................................................................................... 2,209 67.0 14.5 10.5

 Variety stores .............................................................................................................................................................. 143 68.9 21.4 6.8

 Miscellaneous general merchandise stores ............................................................................................................... 178 62.1 19.9 7.9

 Grocery stores ............................................................................................................................................................ 3,133 51.1 10.3 10.9

 Retail bakeries ............................................................................................................................................................ 212 57.1 8.2 11.6

 Motor vehicle dealers ................................................................................................................................................. 1,228 19.3 6.9 9.2

 Auto and home supply stores ..................................................................................................................................... 473 16.0 8.2 12.0

 Gasoline service stations ............................................................................................................................................ 396 35.7 9.7 8.4

 Miscellaneous vehicle dealers .................................................................................................................................... 128 28.3 .6 6.3

 Apparel and accessory stores, except shoe ............................................................................................................... 786 73.9 12.8 10.3

 Shoe stores ................................................................................................................................................................ 140 54.1 19.7 11.2

 Furniture and home furnishings stores ....................................................................................................................... 622 39.0 7.5 10.8

 Household appliance stores ....................................................................................................................................... 93 27.9 15.7 12.6

 Radio, TV, and computer stores ................................................................................................................................. 524 29.0 7.2 6.8

 Music stores ............................................................................................................................................................... 137 40.7 7.7 9.3

 Eating and drinking places ......................................................................................................................................... 6,743 52.2 10.8 16.1

 Drug stores ................................................................................................................................................................. 627 66.2 12.4 7.7

 Liquor stores ............................................................................................................................................................... 129 48.0 6.1 11.6

 Sporting goods, bicycles, and hobby stores ............................................................................................................... 405 45.1 6.8 8.1

 Book and stationery stores ......................................................................................................................................... 313 59.3 6.5 6.4

 Jewelry stores ............................................................................................................................................................. 176 62.7 5.4 13.6

 Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops ............................................................................................................................... 220 82.5 4.6 5.8

 Catalog and mail order houses ................................................................................................................................... 148 63.8 7.2 9.1

 Vending machine operators ........................................................................................................................................ 69 29.9 5.9 8.8

 Direct selling establishments ...................................................................................................................................... 369 75.1 6.9 9.7

 Fuel dealers ................................................................................................................................................................ 115 27.0 7.4 3.6

 Retail florists ............................................................................................................................................................... 176 74.7 5.7 8.6

Finance, insurance, and real estate ............................................................................................................................... 8,605 58.7 10.5 7.1

 Banking ......................................................................................................................................................................... 1,860 70.7 12.6 7.9

 Savings institutions, including credit unions ................................................................................................................. 258 83.2 10.8 7.0

 Security, commodity brokerage, and investment companies ....................................................................................... 918 38.2 7.3 3.9

 Insurance ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2,563 61.8 10.6 5.3

 Real estate, including real estate-insurance offices ..................................................................................................... 2,269 49.9 9.3 9.8

Services .......................................................................................................................................................................... 47,212 62.1 12.2 8.7

 Private households ....................................................................................................................................................... 967 90.7 15.1 29.3

 Other service industries ................................................................................................................................................ 46,244 61.5 12.2 8.2

 Business, automobile, and repair services ................................................................................................................. 8,708 36.6 11.6 10.8

 Advertising ................................................................................................................................................................ 308 51.2 6.1 6.8

 Services to dwellings and other buildings ................................................................................................................. 791 48.8 16.5 21.2

 Personnel supply services ........................................................................................................................................ 1,027 60.2 20.8 12.1

 Computer and data processing services .................................................................................................................. 1,780 29.7 6.8 4.1

 Detective and protective services ............................................................................................................................. 573 21.0 26.0 11.1

 Automotive rental and leasing, without drivers ......................................................................................................... 167 31.6 11.4 12.5

 Automobile parking and carwashes .......................................................................................................................... 218 16.9 19.6 17.7

 Automotive repair and related services .................................................................................................................... 1,151 10.1 7.7 14.7

 Electrical repair shops .............................................................................................................................................. 137 11.7 6.5 14.0

 Miscellaneous repair services .................................................................................................................................. 572 15.2 3.9 9.4

 Personal services, except private household ............................................................................................................. 3,484 64.6 13.0 13.9

 Hotels and motels ..................................................................................................................................................... 1,371 57.7 15.4 18.4

 Lodging places, except hotels and motels ................................................................................................................ 148 44.9 5.0 3.8

 Laundry, cleaning, and garment services ................................................................................................................. 478 57.1 14.8 23.0

 Beauty shops ............................................................................................................................................................ 894 89.7 10.8 8.2

 Barber shops ............................................................................................................................................................ 67 18.2 40.6 13.4

 Funeral service and crematories .............................................................................................................................. 89 28.7 21.2 6.1

See footnotes at end of table.

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ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Industry

1998

Total

employed

Percent of total:

Women Black Hispanic

origin

 Entertainment and recreation services ....................................................................................................................... 2,530 45.0 9.0 8.4

 Theaters and motion pictures ................................................................................................................................... 678 41.8 9.8 8.0

 Video tape rental ...................................................................................................................................................... 141 58.5 6.2 11.8

 Bowling centers ........................................................................................................................................................ 61 42.7 3.8 4.9

 Miscellaneous entertainment and recreation services .............................................................................................. 1,650 45.3 9.1 8.4

 Professional and related services ............................................................................................................................... 31,392 69.5 12.5 6.9

 Hospitals ................................................................................................................................................................... 5,116 76.3 16.0 6.6

 Health services, except hospitals ............................................................................................................................. 6,388 79.0 14.7 7.9

 Offices and clinics of physicians ............................................................................................................................. 1,581 73.5 6.2 7.8

 Offices and clinics of dentists ................................................................................................................................. 666 79.5 3.7 6.8

 Offices and clinics of chiropractors ......................................................................................................................... 127 59.4 .9 3.9

 Offices and clinics of optometrists .......................................................................................................................... 77 63.3 4.6 5.1

 Nursing and personal care facilities ........................................................................................................................ 1,801 85.0 24.4 7.4

 Educational services ................................................................................................................................................. 10,468 68.7 11.6 6.9

 Elementary and secondary schools ........................................................................................................................ 7,131 75.3 12.4 7.4

 Colleges and universities ........................................................................................................................................ 2,792 52.5 10.1 5.8

 Vocational schools .................................................................................................................................................. 86 49.8 8.6 4.2

 Libraries .................................................................................................................................................................. 196 73.1 7.9 6.8

 Social services .......................................................................................................................................................... 3,240 81.8 17.5 8.8

 Job training and vocational rehabilitation services ................................................................................................. 217 58.8 16.1 5.5

 Child day care services .......................................................................................................................................... 943 95.4 16.5 9.2

 Family child care homes ......................................................................................................................................... 498 96.6 11.0 11.0

 Residential care facilities, without nursing .............................................................................................................. 486 70.9 21.8 9.1

 Other professional services ...................................................................................................................................... 6,181 49.0 6.2 5.1

 Legal services ......................................................................................................................................................... 1,356 56.0 6.0 6.2

 Museums, art galleries, and zoos ........................................................................................................................... 121 58.8 8.5 6.7

 Labor unions ........................................................................................................................................................... 51 55.0 12.9 4.5

 Religious organizations .......................................................................................................................................... 866 50.8 8.0 5.5

 Engineering, architectural, and surveying services ................................................................................................ 910 24.0 3.7 5.1

 Accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping services .................................................................................................... 706 56.0 5.3 3.8

 Research, development, and testing services ........................................................................................................ 591 48.4 6.5 5.6

 Management and public relations services ............................................................................................................ 950 45.3 6.6 3.8

 Miscellaneous professional and related services ................................................................................................... 285 58.4 2.9 1.7

 Forestry and fisheries ................................................................................................................................................. 131 20.3 3.6 9.1

 Forestry .................................................................................................................................................................... 67 26.0 4.0 12.1

 Fishing, hunting, and trapping .................................................................................................................................. 64 14.3 3.1 6.0

Public administration ...................................................................................................................................................... 5,887 43.6 16.5 6.6

 Executive and legislative offices ................................................................................................................................... 147 56.2 6.8 3.8

 Justice, public order, and safety ................................................................................................................................... 2,442 31.1 16.8 7.6

 Public finance, taxation, and monetary policy .............................................................................................................. 360 66.0 17.7 6.8

 Administration of human resources programs .............................................................................................................. 805 69.2 21.3 6.1

 Administration of environmental quality and housing programs ................................................................................... 264 39.4 7.4 4.5

 Administration of economic programs .......................................................................................................................... 585 42.5 13.4 4.3

 National security and international affairs ..................................................................................................................... 591 37.7 14.6 6.8

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 1998, data reflect new composite estimation

procedures and revised population controls used in the household survey.

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