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Table 15. Percent distribution of employed women by industry, race, and Hispanic or Latino 

ethnicity, 2005 annual averages

 Total, 16 years and over (thousands)................................... 53,186 8,158 2,885 7,295

 Percent....................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Agriculture and related industries ................................................. 1.0 .1 .3 1.0

Mining .......................................................................................... .1 - .1 .1

Construction ................................................................................ 1.9 .6 .9 1.5

Manufacturing .............................................................................. 7.3 7.2 10.7 10.3

 Durable goods ........................................................................... 4.0 3.5 7.0 4.5

 Nondurable goods ...................................................................... 3.3 3.7 3.7 5.8

Wholesale and retail trade ........................................................... 14.9 11.4 14.4 15.2

 Wholesale trade ......................................................................... 2.1 1.1 2.8 2.7

 Retail trade ................................................................................ 12.8 10.3 11.6 12.5

Transportation and utilities ........................................................... 2.4 4.0 2.4 2.7

 Transportation and warehousing ................................................ 2.0 3.6 2.2 2.4

 Utilities ....................................................................................... .4 .4 .2 .3

Information ................................................................................... 2.3 2.4 2.2 1.8

Financial activities ........................................................................ 8.7 7.7 9.5 7.3

 Finance and insurance ............................................................... 6.2 6.2 7.5 4.9

 Real estate and rental and leasing ............................................. 2.5 1.6 2.0 2.5

Professional and business services ............................................. 9.6 7.5 10.3 9.0

 Professional and technical services ........................................... 6.2 3.2 7.7 3.6

 Management, administrative, and waste services....................... 3.4 4.3 2.6 5.5

Education and health services ..................................................... 32.7 39.0 28.9 27.4

 Educational services .................................................................. 13.3 11.6 9.2 9.5

 Health care and social assistance .............................................. 19.4 27.4 19.7 17.8

 Hospitals .................................................................................. 6.3 8.5 8.2 4.2

 Health services, except hospitals ............................................. 9.6 13.3 9.2 8.9

 Social assistance ..................................................................... 3.5 5.5 2.3 4.8

Leisure and hospitality ................................................................. 9.5 8.3 10.3 12.9

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ............................................ 2.0 1.1 1.5 1.5

 Accommodation and food services ............................................ 7.4 7.2 8.9 11.4

Other services .............................................................................. 5.6 4.7 6.6 7.2

 Other services, except private households ................................. 4.4 3.7 5.9 3.7

 Private households .................................................................... 1.2 1.0 .7 3.5

Public administration .................................................................... 4.1 7.1 3.5 3.6

Hispanic or 

Latino 

ethnicity

Industry White

Black or 

African 

American

Asian

 - Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria.

 SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics