HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

17. Employed persons by industry, sex, race, and occupation

(In thousands)

Industry, sex, and race

2008

Total

employed

Management,

professional,

and related

occupations

Service

occupations

Sales and office

occupations

Natural resources,

construction, and

maintenance occupations

Production, transportation, and

material moving

occupations

Management,

business,

and

financial

operations

occupations

Professional

and

related

occupations

Protective

service

occupations

Service

occupations,

except

protective

Sales

and

related

occupations

Office

and

administrative

support

occupations

Farming,

fishing,

and

forestry

occupations

Construction

and

extraction

occupations

Installation,

maintenance,

and

repair

occupations

Production

occupations

Transportation

and

material

moving

occupations

TOTAL

Agriculture, forestry,

fishing, and hunting .......... 2,168 996 45 25 67 11 82 836 6 19 14 66

Mining ................................. 819 117 82 5 5 11 57 2 285 74 63 120

Construction ....................... 10,974 1,804 214 14 52 81 610 3 7,241 527 169 260

Manufacturing ..................... 15,904 2,523 2,165 32 200 625 1,507 48 322 798 6,434 1,250

 Durable goods .................. 10,273 1,639 1,604 20 94 334 924 7 254 538 4,158 700

 Nondurable goods ............ 5,631 884 561 11 105 291 583 41 68 260 2,275 551

Wholesale and retail trade .. 20,585 1,466 973 67 631 10,594 3,178 54 138 814 605 2,065

 Wholesale trade ................ 4,052 553 140 7 44 1,468 697 41 38 151 123 788

 Retail trade ....................... 16,533 913 833 60 586 9,127 2,481 13 100 663 481 1,277

Transportation and utilities 7,727 785 321 51 275 133 1,827 4 190 549 311 3,279

Information .......................... 3,481 711 1,104 4 87 377 657 - 14 384 77 65

Financial activities .............. 10,228 3,882 675 45 296 2,427 2,527 1 56 164 45 108

Professional and business

services ............................ 15,540 3,512 4,969 556 2,380 564 2,309 5 144 267 340 494

Education and health

services ............................ 31,402 2,703 16,847 170 6,662 139 3,853 6 101 238 231 452

Leisure and hospitality ........ 12,767 1,744 784 188 7,983 895 641 4 32 111 122 261

Other services .................... 7,005 641 898 21 2,487 401 657 3 38 1,053 495 310

 Other services, except

private households ......... 6,200 638 890 21 1,718 401 651 3 35 1,051 495 297

 Private households ........... 805 3 9 - 769 - 6 - 3 2 - 13

Public administration .......... 6,763 1,174 1,624 1,868 279 36 1,343 22 99 154 68 96

Men

Agriculture, forestry,

fishing, and hunting .......... 1,650 748 27 22 41 8 8 701 6 19 12 58

Mining ................................. 714 80 71 4 4 9 14 2 279 72 62 116

Construction ....................... 9,905 1,542 172 6 44 63 82 3 7,066 519 162 246

Manufacturing ..................... 11,249 1,748 1,702 23 142 415 530 23 307 763 4,555 1,041

 Durable goods .................. 7,649 1,183 1,328 15 66 257 327 7 242 514 3,111 598

 Nondurable goods ............ 3,601 566 373 8 76 158 203 16 64 249 1,445 443

Wholesale and retail trade .. 11,327 902 418 53 258 5,319 1,289 24 135 785 382 1,763

 Wholesale trade ................ 2,856 361 89 5 28 1,126 240 18 37 147 90 713

 Retail trade ....................... 8,471 540 329 48 229 4,193 1,049 6 98 638 292 1,049

Transportation and utilities 5,940 539 266 37 136 74 954 4 188 537 286 2,919

Information .......................... 2,032 410 706 3 56 204 181 - 14 352 55 50

Financial activities .............. 4,623 1,937 380 29 204 1,295 449 - 54 156 23 97

Professional and business

services ............................ 8,957 1,981 3,207 422 1,561 270 461 5 138 245 252 416

Education and health

services ............................ 7,799 909 4,512 103 1,264 32 348 2 96 219 91 224

Leisure and hospitality ........ 6,192 961 454 127 3,820 247 161 3 32 107 69 212

Other services .................... 3,390 346 551 15 465 266 86 1 37 1,030 313 280

 Other services, except

private households ......... 3,319 345 549 15 417 266 83 1 34 1,027 313 269

 Private households ........... 70 1 2 - 48 - 2 - 3 2 - 11

Public administration .......... 3,707 544 836 1,508 126 18 284 12 96 148 50 85

See footnotes at end of table.

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ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

17. Employed persons by industry, sex, race, and occupation—Continued

(In thousands)

Industry, sex, and race

2008

Total

employed

Management,

professional,

and related

occupations

Service

occupations

Sales and office

occupations

Natural resources,

construction, and

maintenance occupations

Production, transportation, and

material moving

occupations

Management,

business,

and

financial

operations

occupations

Professional

and

related

occupations

Protective

service

occupations

Service

occupations,

except

protective

Sales

and

related

occupations

Office

and

administrative

support

occupations

Farming,

fishing,

and

forestry

occupations

Construction

and

extraction

occupations

Installation,

maintenance,

and

repair

occupations

Production

occupations

Transportation

and

material

moving

occupations

Women

Agriculture, forestry,

fishing, and hunting .......... 518 249 18 2 26 3 74 135 - - 2 8

Mining ................................. 105 37 10 1 1 1 43 - 5 2 1 4

Construction ....................... 1,069 261 42 8 8 17 528 - 175 7 7 14

Manufacturing ..................... 4,655 775 463 8 58 211 977 25 15 35 1,878 209

 Durable goods .................. 2,624 456 275 5 29 78 597 - 12 24 1,047 101

 Nondurable goods ............ 2,030 318 188 3 29 133 380 25 4 11 831 108

Wholesale and retail trade .. 9,257 564 555 14 373 5,275 1,889 29 2 30 222 303

 Wholesale trade ................ 1,196 192 52 2 16 341 457 23 1 4 33 75

 Retail trade ....................... 8,062 373 503 12 357 4,934 1,432 6 2 26 189 228

Transportation and utilities 1,786 246 54 15 139 59 873 - 2 12 25 361

Information .......................... 1,449 301 398 1 31 173 476 - 1 31 22 15

Financial activities .............. 5,605 1,945 295 16 93 1,133 2,079 1 3 8 22 11

Professional and business

services ............................ 6,584 1,532 1,762 134 820 294 1,848 - 6 22 89 78

Education and health

services ............................ 23,603 1,794 12,336 67 5,398 107 3,505 5 5 19 140 227

Leisure and hospitality ........ 6,575 783 330 61 4,163 647 480 1 - 5 53 50

Other services .................... 3,615 294 347 7 2,023 135 571 2 1 23 182 30

 Other services, except

private households ......... 2,881 292 341 7 1,302 135 568 2 1 23 182 28

 Private households ........... 735 2 6 - 721 - 4 - - - - 2

Public administration .......... 3,056 631 788 361 152 19 1,059 10 3 6 18 10

White 

Agriculture, forestry,

fishing, and hunting .......... 2,021 965 41 21 59 10 79 756 6 16 11 56

Mining ................................. 745 108 68 5 5 11 54 2 263 68 57 106

Construction ....................... 9,897 1,676 184 11 46 74 559 2 6,489 468 153 234

Manufacturing ..................... 13,147 2,227 1,732 26 159 561 1,298 35 286 686 5,146 990

 Durable goods .................. 8,572 1,455 1,288 17 76 309 801 5 225 467 3,371 558

 Nondurable goods ............ 4,575 772 444 9 83 252 497 29 61 219 1,775 432

Wholesale and retail trade .. 17,153 1,276 794 48 507 8,859 2,584 44 125 720 527 1,670

 Wholesale trade ................ 3,468 487 118 6 35 1,314 588 32 31 136 101 620

 Retail trade ....................... 13,685 789 676 42 472 7,545 1,997 12 94 584 426 1,049

Transportation and utilities 6,050 666 260 35 201 109 1,396 4 168 466 261 2,484

Information .......................... 2,818 596 915 3 70 295 508 - 14 306 59 51

Financial activities .............. 8,508 3,299 523 33 232 2,105 2,017 1 44 138 38 78

Professional and business

services ............................ 12,793 3,008 4,075 354 2,004 469 1,883 5 119 231 272 374

Education and health

services ............................ 24,791 2,222 13,831 108 4,607 119 3,096 5 88 207 177 330

Leisure and hospitality ........ 10,163 1,427 693 155 6,347 615 503 4 24 93 84 220

Other services .................... 5,754 549 763 19 1,931 344 567 3 36 922 373 247

 Other services, except

private households ......... 5,074 547 758 19 1,280 344 562 3 33 920 373 235

 Private households ........... 680 2 4 - 652 - 5 - 3 2 - 12

Public administration .......... 5,283 920 1,274 1,513 182 28 1,018 17 84 128 52 68

See footnotes at end of table.

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ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

17. Employed persons by industry, sex, race, and occupation—Continued

(In thousands)

Industry, sex, and race

2008

Total

employed

Management,

professional,

and related

occupations

Service

occupations

Sales and office

occupations

Natural resources,

construction, and

maintenance occupations

Production, transportation, and

material moving

occupations

Management,

business,

and

financial

operations

occupations

Professional

and

related

occupations

Protective

service

occupations

Service

occupations,

except

protective

Sales

and

related

occupations

Office

and

administrative

support

occupations

Farming,

fishing,

and

forestry

occupations

Construction

and

extraction

occupations

Installation,

maintenance,

and

repair

occupations

Production

occupations

Transportation

and

material

moving

occupations

Black or African

American 

Agriculture, forestry,

fishing, and hunting .......... 55 11 1 1 3 - 1 29 - 1 2 7

Mining ................................. 45 5 8 - - - 1 - 13 4 6 8

Construction ....................... 611 71 14 2 1 3 28 1 429 34 10 17

Manufacturing ..................... 1,515 105 115 5 23 26 130 7 21 73 802 207

 Durable goods .................. 862 50 64 3 14 8 70 - 17 44 475 117

 Nondurable goods ............ 653 56 50 2 10 18 60 6 4 29 327 90

Wholesale and retail trade .. 2,056 76 79 17 73 1,006 399 5 11 54 51 286

 Wholesale trade ................ 336 19 6 1 6 69 67 5 6 10 14 132

 Retail trade ....................... 1,720 56 73 16 67 937 332 - 5 44 37 154

Transportation and utilities 1,229 68 33 15 57 18 301 - 16 53 32 636

Information .......................... 408 61 87 1 9 60 108 - - 58 12 12

Financial activities .............. 1,003 309 45 9 50 193 343 - 11 17 5 21

Professional and business

services ............................ 1,450 238 282 170 250 52 283 - 17 19 45 94

Education and health

services ............................ 4,457 319 1,749 53 1,626 13 527 - 10 18 39 104

Leisure and hospitality ........ 1,399 120 48 25 900 172 75 - 5 10 18 25

Other services .................... 689 50 97 2 262 28 54 - 2 84 63 47

 Other services, except

private households ......... 611 50 94 2 188 28 53 - 2 84 63 47

 Private households ........... 78 - 2 - 75 - 1 - - - - 1

Public administration .......... 1,035 165 217 282 61 5 247 3 10 13 9 22

Asian 

Agriculture, forestry,

fishing, and hunting .......... 25 9 1 - - - 1 12 - - 1 1

Mining ................................. 12 3 3 - - - 1 - 3 2 - 1

Construction ....................... 177 35 11 - 2 2 11 - 103 9 3 2

Manufacturing ..................... 933 156 290 - 8 28 48 2 8 25 340 28

 Durable goods .................. 636 109 232 - 1 13 30 - 7 15 218 11

 Nondurable goods ............ 297 47 59 - 7 15 18 2 1 10 121 17

Wholesale and retail trade .. 899 88 78 - 25 509 102 1 - 20 20 55

 Wholesale trade ................ 171 39 14 - 2 66 24 1 - 3 7 16

 Retail trade ....................... 728 49 64 - 23 443 77 1 - 18 14 39

Transportation and utilities 273 35 21 - 9 3 90 - 2 14 8 91

Information .......................... 175 41 75 1 2 12 25 - - 12 6 1

Financial activities .............. 518 215 93 2 7 86 104 - - 4 1 5

Professional and business

services ............................ 951 220 518 17 52 31 86 - 1 8 10 8

Education and health

services ............................ 1,508 104 966 5 250 3 154 1 - 8 11 6

Leisure and hospitality ........ 790 161 23 3 468 74 34 - 2 4 13 9

Other services .................... 413 22 23 - 237 21 22 - - 31 47 10

 Other services, except

private households ......... 388 21 22 - 214 21 22 - - 31 47 10

 Private households ........... 25 1 1 - 23 - - - - - - -

Public administration .......... 243 52 92 25 16 2 41 - 4 6 3 2

 NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with

the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria.

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