HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES

14.  Employed persons in nonagricultural industries by age, sex, and race

(In thousands)
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
                                                                             1998                                             
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
                                                            Manufacturing        Trans-                                       
      Age, sex, and race                                                        portati- Wholesale  Finance,           Public 
                                         Constructi-                               on       and    insuranc- Service-  admin- 
                                 Mining       on                         Non-      and     retail      e,      s(1)   istrati-
                                                       Total   Durable  durable  public    trade    and real             on   
                                                                goods    goods  utiliti-             estate                   
                                                                                   es                                         
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
             Total                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                              
      Total, 16 years and over.      620     8,518     20,733   12,566    8,168    9,307   27,203     8,605    47,212    5,887
  16 to 19 years...............       13       279        431      243      188      150    3,806       177     1,887       47
  20 years and over............      607     8,239     20,302   12,322    7,980    9,157   23,397     8,428    45,325    5,839
   20 to 24 years..............       35       825      1,614      972      642      654    3,909       708     4,228      245
   25 years and over...........      572     7,414     18,688   11,350    7,338    8,503   19,488     7,720    41,097    5,595
    25 to 54 years.............      499     6,533     16,242    9,866    6,376    7,409   16,478     6,518    34,645    4,829
    55 years and over..........       73       881      2,446    1,484      962    1,093    3,010     1,202     6,452      766
                                                                                                                              
      Men, 16 years and over...      535     7,721     14,138    9,140    4,998    6,598   14,367     3,552    17,906    3,323
  16 to 19 years...............        9       263        298      180      118       98    1,847        55       764       21
  20 years and over............      526     7,458     13,840    8,960    4,880    6,500   12,520     3,498    17,142    3,302
   20 to 24 years..............       31       769      1,103      710      393      437    2,011       234     1,654      123
   25 years and over...........      495     6,689     12,737    8,250    4,487    6,063   10,509     3,264    15,488    3,179
    25 to 54 years.............      433     5,906     11,054    7,157    3,897    5,229    8,928     2,627    12,774    2,753
    55 years and over..........       62       783      1,683    1,093      590      834    1,581       636     2,714      425
                                                                                                                              
      Women, 16 years and over.       85       798      6,595    3,426    3,169    2,709   12,836     5,053    29,306    2,564
  16 to 19 years...............        4        16        134       64       70       52    1,958       122     1,123       27
  20 years and over............       81       782      6,462    3,362    3,099    2,658   10,878     4,930    28,183    2,537
   20 to 24 years..............        4        56        510      262      249      218    1,898       474     2,574      122
   25 years and over...........       77       725      5,951    3,101    2,851    2,440    8,980     4,456    25,609    2,416
    25 to 54 years.............       66       627      5,188    2,709    2,479    2,180    7,551     3,890    21,871    2,075
    55 years and over..........       11        99        763      391      372      260    1,429       566     3,738      340
                                                                                                                              
             White                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                              
      Men, 16 years and over...      501     7,028     12,136    7,941    4,195    5,389   12,276     3,105    15,023    2,768
  16 to 19 years...............        9       249        263      160      103       75    1,594        45       659       16
  20 years and over............      493     6,779     11,874    7,781    4,093    5,314   10,682     3,060    14,365    2,752
   20 to 24 years..............       28       711        925      597      328      363    1,731       193     1,343      105
   25 years and over...........      465     6,068     10,949    7,184    3,765    4,951    8,951     2,867    13,022    2,647
    25 to 54 years.............      404     5,356      9,468    6,215    3,252    4,234    7,541     2,274    10,638    2,276
    55 years and over..........       61       712      1,481      969      513      716    1,410       593     2,384      371
                                                                                                                              
      Women, 16 years and over.       78       734      5,360    2,847    2,513    2,127   10,912     4,241    24,177    1,915
  16 to 19 years...............        3        16        120       58       63       41    1,668        98       963       21
  20 years and over............       75       718      5,239    2,790    2,450    2,086    9,244     4,143    23,214    1,894
   20 to 24 years..............        4        53        415      218      196      173    1,572       371     2,112       95
   25 years and over...........       71       665      4,824    2,571    2,253    1,913    7,672     3,772    21,102    1,799
    25 to 54 years.............       60       575      4,168    2,226    1,943    1,685    6,365     3,249    17,953    1,511
    55 years and over..........       11        90        656      345      311      228    1,307       523     3,148      289
                                                                                                                              
             Black                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                              
      Men, 16 years and over...       24       498      1,374      779      595      949    1,326       294     1,854      434
  16 to 19 years...............     -           11         28       15       13       18      194         6        74        4
  20 years and over............       24       487      1,346      764      582      930    1,132       289     1,780      430
   20 to 24 years..............        3        40        132       82       50       61      200        26       197       15
   25 years and over...........       20       448      1,214      681      532      869      931       263     1,583      415
    25 to 54 years.............       20       392      1,086      600      486      780      839       236     1,362      377
    55 years and over..........        1        55        128       82       46       89       93        27       221       38
                                                                                                                              
      Women, 16 years and over.        4        48        811      360      451      457    1,290       605     3,914      536
  16 to 19 years...............     -            1         11        4        6       10      225        15       128        5
  20 years and over............        4        48        801      356      444      447    1,065       590     3,786      531
   20 to 24 years..............     -            1         72       29       42       35      254        79       344       21
   25 years and over...........        4        46        729      327      402      412      810       511     3,441      510
    25 to 54 years.............        4        39        658      293      365      387      743       484     2,968      470
    55 years and over..........     -            7         71       34       37       25       68        28       473       41

  1  Includes private housholds.
   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in
the household survey.