Table 14. Employed persons by detailed industry and sex, 2006 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands) Industry Total, 16 years and over……………………...…………………………………………… Agriculture, forestry, fishing, and hunting...................................................................... Crop production...................................................................................................... Animal production................................................................................................... Forestry, except logging.......................................................................................... Logging................................................................................................................... Fishing, hunting, and trapping................................................................................. Support activities for agriculture and forestry.......................................................... Mining............................................................................................................................ Oil and gas extraction............................................................................................. Coal mining............................................................................................................. Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying.............................................................. Support activities for mining.................................................................................... Construction................................................................................................................... Manufacturing................................................................................................................ Durable goods............................................................................................................ Nonmetallic mineral products.................................................................................. Glass and glass products.................................................................................... Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum products................................................... Primary metals and fabricated metal products........................................................ Iron and steel mills and steel products................................................................ Aluminum production and processing................................................................. Nonferrous metal, except aluminum, production and processing........................ Foundries............................................................................................................. Metal forgings and stampings.............................................................................. Cutlery and hand tools......................................................................................... Structural metals and tanks and shipping containers.......................................... Machine shops; turned products; screws, nuts, and bolts................................... Coating, engraving, heat treating and allied activities......................................... Machinery manufacturing........................................................................................ Agricultural implements....................................................................................... Construction, mining, and oil field machinery...................................................... Commercial and service industry machinery....................................................... Metalworking machinery...................................................................................... Engines, turbines, and power transmission equipment....................................... Computers and electronic products........................................................................ Computer and peripheral equipment................................................................... Communications, audio, and video equipment.................................................... Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments..................... Electrical equipment and appliances...................................................................... Household appliances......................................................................................... Transportation equipment....................................................................................... Motor vehicles and motor vehicle equipment...................................................... Aircraft and parts................................................................................................. Aerospace products and parts............................................................................. Total employed Percent women 144,427 2,206 899 925 58 111 52 161 687 107 95 105 341 11,749 16,377 10,499 514 159 213 1,919 289 80 54 95 92 55 423 374 100 1,252 88 121 104 169 77 1,481 341 183 248 532 92 2,284 1,416 358 267 46.3 24.6 25.1 25.4 26.9 7.1 14.4 32.1 13.0 15.2 2.8 12.2 14.7 9.6 29.5 25.8 19.5 25.4 10.0 17.0 12.2 23.4 15.6 14.0 23.0 19.6 14.7 12.8 19.5 21.0 18.0 16.4 21.0 19.2 20.9 33.1 29.7 31.6 32.2 32.8 43.3 24.9 26.5 21.9 26.4
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Table 14. Employed persons by detailed industry and sex, 2006 annual averages—Continued
(Numbers in thousands) Industry Ship and boat building......................................................................................... Wood products........................................................................................................ Sawmills and wood preservation......................................................................... Veneer, plywood, and engineered wood products.............................................. Prefabricated wood buildings and mobile homes................................................ Miscellaneous wood products............................................................................. Furniture and related products manufacturing Furniture product manufacturing...................................................... Miscellaneous manufacturing................................................................................. Medical equipment and supplies manufacturing................................................. Toys, amusement, and sporting goods manufacturing........................................ Nondurable goods...................................................................................................... Food manufacturing................................................................................................ Animal food, grain, and oilseed milling................................................................ Sugar and confectionery products....................................................................... Fruit and vegetable preserving and specialty foods............................................ Dairy products..................................................................................................... Animal slaughtering and processing.................................................................... Retail bakeries..................................................................................................... Bakeries, except retail......................................................................................... Beverages and tobacco products........................................................................... Beverages manufacturing.................................................................................... Textiles, apparel, and leather.................................................................................. Fabric mills, except knitting................................................................................. Carpet and rug mills............................................................................................ Textile product mills, except carpets and rugs.................................................... Cut and sew apparel............................................................................................ Paper and printing................................................................................................... Pulp, paper, and paperboard mills....................................................................... Paperboard containers and boxes....................................................................... Miscellaneous paper and pulp products.............................................................. Printing and related support activities.................................................................. Petroleum and coal products.................................................................................. Petroleum refining............................................................................................... Chemicals............................................................................................................... Resins, synthetic rubber and fibers, and filaments.............................................. Pharmaceuticals and medicines.......................................................................... Paints, coatings, and adhesives.......................................................................... Soaps, cleaning compounds, and cosmetics...................................................... Plastics and rubber products.................................................................................. Plastics product manufacturing........................................................................... Tire manufacturing............................................................................................... manufacturing Rubber product, except tire, manufacturing........................................................ Wholesale and retail trade............................................................................................. Wholesale trade......................................................................................................... Motor vehicles, parts and supplies.......................................................................... Furniture and home furnishings.............................................................................. Lumber and other construction materials................................................................ Total employed Percent women 173 536 136 70 77 254 730 1,251 520 124 5,877 1,543 133 82 154 154 486 130 193 236 203 833 121 67 131 329 1,167 211 152 95 708 146 126 1,237 122 417 75 158 715 532 102 102 81 21,328 4,561 247 90 233 17.3 20.9 11.6 22.2 23.8 24.6 26.0 38.8 42.1 45.5 36.1 38.1 24.5 44.2 41.7 27.3 38.7 54.0 36.8 27.7 25.9 53.8 40.6 40.0 52.2 66.0 31.3 20.3 24.5 36.0 35.4 18.0 17.1 33.4 25.2 44.8 20.9 47.9 30.3 33.2 17.6 17.6 27.1 44.7 29.0 17.8 43.1 21.1
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Table 14. Employed persons by detailed industry and sex, 2006 annual averages—Continued
(Numbers in thousands) Industry Professional and commercial equipment and supplies........................................... Metals and minerals, except petroleum.................................................................. Electrical goods....................................................................................................... Hardware, plumbing and heating equipment, and supplies.................................... Machinery, equipment, and supplies...................................................................... Recyclable materials............................................................................................... Miscellaneous durable goods................................................................................. Paper and paper products...................................................................................... Drugs, sundries, and chemical and allied products................................................ Apparel, fabrics, and notions.................................................................................. Groceries and related products............................................................................... Farm product raw materials.................................................................................... Petroleum and petroleum products......................................................................... Alcoholic beverages................................................................................................ Farm supplies......................................................................................................... Miscellaneous nondurable goods........................................................................... Wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers................................................ Retail trade................................................................................................................. Automobile dealers................................................................................................. Other motor vehicle dealers.................................................................................... Auto parts, accessories, and tire stores.................................................................. Furniture and home furnishings stores................................................................... Household appliance stores.................................................................................... Radio, TV, and computer stores............................................................................. Building material and supplies dealers................................................................... Hardware stores...................................................................................................... Lawn and garden equipment and supplies stores.................................................. Grocery stores........................................................................................................ Specialty food stores............................................................................................... Beer, wine, and liquor stores.................................................................................. Pharmacies and drug stores................................................................................... Health and personal care, except drug, stores....................................................... Gasoline stations.................................................................................................... Clothing and accessories, except shoe, stores....................................................... Shoe stores............................................................................................................. Jewelry, luggage, and leather goods stores........................................................... Sporting goods, camera, and hobby and toy stores............................................... Sewing, needlework, and piece goods stores......................................................... Music stores............................................................................................................ Book stores and news dealers................................................................................ Department stores and discount stores.................................................................. Miscellaneous general merchandise stores............................................................ Retail florists........................................................................................................... Office supplies and stationery stores...................................................................... Used merchandise stores....................................................................................... Gift, novelty, and souvenir shops............................................................................ Miscellaneous retail stores...................................................................................... Electronic shopping................................................................................................. Total employed Percent women 445 86 317 188 566 114 149 96 289 130 862 56 120 151 63 216 103 16,767 1,439 193 504 714 83 586 1,087 197 261 2,637 213 135 790 290 535 942 146 229 444 69 107 212 2,398 465 171 189 232 235 375 97 30.8 21.1 27.0 25.3 23.5 16.3 39.7 40.1 47.3 55.1 25.4 33.5 26.4 15.0 24.2 35.7 42.6 48.9 21.1 28.0 15.9 43.1 33.3 28.4 29.8 37.9 34.1 51.0 47.8 34.6 64.7 66.3 48.1 74.8 54.9 66.0 42.8 82.8 34.8 58.1 63.2 61.7 68.5 42.2 59.6 77.7 48.1 51.5
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Table 14. Employed persons by detailed industry and sex, 2006 annual averages—Continued
(Numbers in thousands) Industry Mail order houses................................................................................................... Vending machine operators.................................................................................... Fuel dealers............................................................................................................ Transportation and utilities............................................................................................. Transportation and warehousing................................................................................ Air transportation..................................................................................................... Rail transportation................................................................................................... Water transportation............................................................................................... Truck transportation................................................................................................ Bus service and urban transit................................................................................. Taxi and limousine service...................................................................................... Services incidental to transportation....................................................................... Postal Service......................................................................................................... Couriers and messengers....................................................................................... Warehousing and storage....................................................................................... Utilities........................................................................................................................ Electric power generation, transmission, and distribution....................................... Natural gas distribution........................................................................................... Electric and gas, and other combinations............................................................... Water, steam, air-conditioning, and irrigation systems........................................... Sewage treatment facilities..................................................................................... Information..................................................................................................................... Newspaper publishers............................................................................................ Publishing, except newspapers and software......................................................... Motion pictures and video industries....................................................................... Radio and television broadcasting and cable......................................................... Wired telecommunications carriers......................................................................... Internet service providers........................................................................................ Data processing, hosting, and related services...................................................... Libraries and archives............................................................................................. Financial activities.......................................................................................................... Finance and insurance............................................................................................... Banking and related activities................................................................................. Savings institutions, including credit unions............................................................ Non-depository credit and related activities............................................................ Securities, commodities, funds, trusts, and other financial investments................. Insurance carriers and related activities................................................................. Real estate and rental and leasing............................................................................. Real estate.............................................................................................................. Rental and leasing services.................................................................................... Automotive equipment rental and leasing........................................................... Videotape and disk rental Video tape and disk rental................................................................................... Other consumer goods rental.............................................................................. Commercial, industrial, and other intangible assets rental and leasing............... Total employed Percent women 98 86 92 7,455 6,269 536 266 68 2,034 578 223 673 799 680 349 1,186 629 134 71 214 116 3,573 459 324 368 563 857 74 105 239 10,490 7,254 1,951 306 1,225 1,262 2,510 3,237 2,713 524 190 106 108 120 62.0 22.3 32.6 24.2 24.7 40.5 9.5 29.9 12.5 40.5 13.4 27.1 40.8 21.4 28.6 21.9 23.9 21.4 25.5 20.2 10.9 44.4 47.7 57.4 39.0 41.2 36.6 26.4 54.3 83.3 55.5 58.2 65.9 76.9 53.7 38.8 61.8 49.4 52.4 33.8 34.0 52.7 28.8 21.1
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Table 14. Employed persons by detailed industry and sex, 2006 annual averages—Continued
(Numbers in thousands) Industry Total employed Percent women
Professional and business services.............................................................................. Professional and technical services........................................................................... Legal services......................................................................................................... Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services............................ Architectural, engineering, and related services..................................................... Specialized design services.................................................................................... Computer systems design and related services..................................................... Management, scientific, and technical consulting services..................................... Scientific research and development services........................................................ Advertising and related services............................................................................. Veterinary services................................................................................................. Other professional, scientific, and technical services............................................. Management, administrative, and waste services...................................................... Management of companies and enterprises........................................................... Employment services.............................................................................................. Business support services...................................................................................... Travel arrangement and reservation services......................................................... Investigation and security services......................................................................... Services to buildings and dwellings........................................................................ Landscaping services............................................................................................. Other administrative and other support services.................................................... Waste management and remediation services....................................................... Education and health services....................................................................................... Educational services.................................................................................................. Elementary and secondary schools........................................................................ Colleges and universities, including junior colleges................................................ Business, technical, and trade schools and training............................................... Other schools, instruction, and educational services.............................................. Health care and social assistance.............................................................................. Hospitals................................................................................................................. Health services, except hospitals............................................................................ Offices of physicians............................................................................................ Offices of dentists................................................................................................ Offices of chiropractors........................................................................................ Offices of optometrists......................................................................................... Offices of other health practitioners..................................................................... Outpatient care centers....................................................................................... Home health care services.................................................................................. Other health care services................................................................................... Nursing care facilities.......................................................................................... Residential care facilities, without nursing........................................................... Social assistance.................................................................................................... Individual and family services.............................................................................. Community food and housing, and emergency services..................................... Vocational rehabilitation services........................................................................ Child day care services.......................................................................................
14,868 8,776 1,665 904 1,505 376 1,680 1,013 574 485 253 321 6,092 157 1,077 696 240 735 1,235 1,233 294 425 29,938 12,522 8,454 3,354 120 594 17,416 5,712 8,639 1,785 852 163 98 292 919 928 1,096 1,807 700 3,065 1,138 107 211 1,608
42.5 44.4 59.0 61.7 26.0 54.9 28.1 41.2 44.9 50.0 79.5 52.6 39.8 51.3 57.8 62.6 67.5 24.9 51.3 9.4 45.1 13.7 74.9 68.9 75.6 53.2 55.7 65.0 79.1 76.6 78.6 76.4 79.7 62.4 70.6 72.8 78.4 90.2 68.6 85.5 73.0 85.4 77.3 66.7 63.6 95.3
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Table 14. Employed persons by detailed industry and sex, 2006 annual averages—Continued
(Numbers in thousands) Industry Total employed Percent women
Leisure and hospitality................................................................................................... Arts, entertainment, and recreation............................................................................ Independent artists, performing arts, spectator sports, and related industries....... Museums, art galleries, historical sites, and similar institutions.............................. Other amusement, gambling, and recreation industries......................................... Accommodation and food services............................................................................ Accommodation...................................................................................................... Traveler accommodation..................................................................................... Recreational vehicle parks and camps, and rooming and boarding houses....... Food services and drinking places.......................................................................... Restaurants and other food services................................................................... Drinking places, alcoholic beverages.................................................................. Other services................................................................................................................ Other services, except private households................................................................ Repair and maintenance......................................................................................... Automotive repair and maintenance.................................................................... Car washes.......................................................................................................... Electronic and precision equipment repair and maintenance.............................. Commercial and industrial machinery and equipment repair and maintenance.. Personal and household goods repair and maintenance.................................... Personal and laundry services................................................................................ Barber shops....................................................................................................... Beauty salons...................................................................................................... Nail salons and other personal care services...................................................... Drycleaning and laundry services........................................................................ Funeral homes, cemeteries, and crematories..................................................... Other personal services....................................................................................... Membership associations and organizations.......................................................... Religious organizations....................................................................................... Civic, social, advocacy organizations, and grantmaking and giving services...... Labor unions........................................................................................................ Business, professional, political, and similar organizations................................. Private households..................................................................................................... Public administration...................................................................................................... Executive offices and legislative bodies.................................................................. Public finance activities........................................................................................... Other general government and support.................................................................. Justice, public order, and safety activities............................................................... Administration of human resource programs.......................................................... Administration of environmental quality and housing programs............................. Administration of economic programs and space research.................................... National security and international affairs............................................................... NOTE: Generally, data for industries with fewer than 50,000 employed as well as certain other industries are not published separately but are included in the totals for the appropriate categories shown. Therefore, detailed
12,145 2,671 745 351 1,525 9,474 1,504 1,407 98 7,970 7,707 263 7,088 6,285 2,194 1,245 197 183 322 239 2,195 107 967 366 330 128 298 1,895 1,044 588 82 182 803 6,524 821 359 116 2,794 817 349 571 698
51.3 45.2 40.4 42.6 48.4 53.0 57.1 57.5 52.1 52.2 52.2 52.7 51.7 46.5 13.0 9.7 16.8 15.3 9.3 30.0 72.4 21.9 91.2 77.0 60.6 30.0 54.9 55.2 49.2 65.5 37.7 64.7 92.5 45.4 54.7 63.4 37.7 35.7 72.4 41.1 46.5 35.0
industries may not always sum to the broader categories. SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
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