HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                    ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                             1998                 
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                  
                                         Industry                                                          Percent of total:      
                                                                                             Total                                
                                                                                            employed                              
                                                                                                       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  
      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  
      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  
                                                                                                                                  
    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.