| Selected Characteristics | Total | Private wage and salary workers |
Fed., State, and local Government workers |
Self- employed workers |
Unpaid family workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
3,406,025 |
1,236,843 |
198,988 |
1,828,470 |
141,724 |
| GENDER Male Female |
1,647,282 1,758,743 |
594,454 642,389 |
140,940 58,048 |
853,120 975,350 |
58,768 82,956 |
| AGE 16 and 17 years 18 to 20 years 21 to 24 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 61 years 62 to 64 years 65 to 74 years 75 years and over |
31,909 111,968 171,059 732,803 847,784 640,422 376,495 140,035 276,723 76,827 |
20,688 46,150 66,057 263,543 301,319 233,779 137,218 50,519 92,183 25,387 |
811 42,220 52,101 38,559 24,566 16,396 10,600 4,169 7,544 2,022 |
5,267 17,766 48,061 408,517 492,780 362,300 211,102 78,641 159,985 44,051 |
5,143 5,832 4,840 22,184 29,119 27,947 17,575 6,706 17,011 5,367 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Not a high school graduate High school graduate Some college, no degree or associate degree Bachelor's degree Graduate or professional degree |
550,291 1,016,266 962,393 575,905 301,170 |
218,303 318,576 350,332 226,925 122,707 |
18,097 91,302 57,655 18,901 13,033 |
279,597 559,828 515,802 314,209 159,034 |
34,294 46,560 38,604 15,870 6,396 |
| RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White Black Other races Hispanic origin 1/ |
3,115,626 131,299 159,100 164,782 |
1,110,052 50,558 76,233 85,317 |
150,781 31,400 16,807 15,324 |
1,719,863 47,198 61,409 60,239 |
134,930 2,143 4,651 3,902 |
| OCCUPATION Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations Professional specialty occupations Technicians and related support occupations Sales occupations Administrative support occupations, including clerical Private household occupations Protective service occupations Service occupations, except protective and household Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations Precision production, craft, and repair occupations Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors Transportation and material moving occupations Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Armed Forces |
411,124 493,066 49,886 351,276 362,498 70,883 9,888 573,818 575,227 223,997 96,785 41,197 38,069 108,311 |
217,095 166,609 21,406 173,466 210,626 70,519 4,327 101,054 119,074 66,954 40,165 19,673 25,875 0 |
12,077 25,681 2,786 1,074 17,972 0 3,575 18,254 1,690 2,856 1,104 2,555 1,053 108,311 |
168,641 295,193 24,459 168,860 100,911 364 1,836 446,555 400,006 145,044 51,602 16,971 8,028 0 |
13,311 5,583 1,235 7,876 32,989 0 150 7,955 54,457 9,143 3,914 1,998 3,113 0 |
| INDUSTRY Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries Mining Construction Manufacturing, nondurable goods Manufacturing, durable goods Transportation Communication and other public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Business and repair services Personal services Entertainment and recreation services Health services Educational services Other professional and related services Public administration Armed Forces |
624,238 7,114 159,783 110,016 124,089 59,090 22,947 107,469 289,645 203,760 279,512 256,404 40,993 89,908 112,406 783,776 26,564 108,311 |
135,798 4,500 86,640 60,677 66,137 32,699 15,207 62,392 134,984 119,349 95,270 140,902 17,967 45,169 38,658 180,485 9 0 |
2,126 63 1,921 399 658 3,854 995 196 1,026 2,148 1,264 623 1,254 7,881 31,635 8,106 26,528 108,311 |
423,874 2,226 58,685 45,983 52,686 19,835 5,604 40,601 140,004 74,852 172,869 110,148 20,626 33,422 41,028 586,006 21 0 |
62,440 325 12,537 2,957 4,608 2,702 1,141 4,280 13,631 7,411 10,109 4,731 1,146 3,436 1,085 9,179 6 0 |
| EARNINGS IN 1989 Worked in 1989 Less than $5,000 or loss or no earnings $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $14,999 $15,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $34,999 $35,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $74,999 $75,000 to $99,999 $100,000 or more Did not work in 1989 |
3,172,128 976,960 585,508 431,390 482,364 257,495 189,084 138,911 45,897 64,519 233,897 |
1,153,073 248,237 222,763 169,109 197,696 109,760 87,435 66,510 21,482 30,081 83,770 |
185,569 36,225 46,259 46,848 32,309 12,766 7,045 2,972 608 537 13,419 |
1,735,449 602,032 314,095 213,945 250,750 134,194 94,023 69,051 23,702 33,657 93,021 |
98,037 90,466 2,391 1,488 1,609 775 581 378 105 244 43,687 |
| WEEKS WORKED IN 1989 Worked in 1989 50 to 52 weeks 48 and 49 weeks 40 to 47 weeks 27 to 39 weeks 14 to 26 weeks 1 to 13 weeks Did not work in 1989 |
3,172,128 2,090,681 162,812 287,938 212,695 243,657 174,345 233,897 |
1,153,073 784,235 51,486 93,019 72,007 88,770 63,556 83,770 |
185,569 117,263 12,283 15,339 14,535 14,593 11,556 13,419 |
1,735,449 1,126,391 95,642 172,595 119,934 131,319 89,568 93,021 |
98,037 62,792 3,401 6,985 6,219 8,975 9,665 43,687 |
| USUAL HOURS WORKED IN 1989 Worked in 1989 Less than 15 hours 15 to 34 hours 35 to 40 hours Over 40 hours Did not work in 1989 |
3,172,128 306,017 720,764 1,007,795 1,137,552 233,897 |
1,153,073 113,243 261,760 426,256 351,814 83,770 |
185,569 13,536 29,249 59,032 83,752 13,419 |
1,735,449 172,307 397,624 493,751 671,767 93,021 |
98,037 6,931 32,131 28,756 30,219 43,687 |
| WORK LIMITATION STATUS Without a work disability With a work disability |
3,155,993 250,032 |
1,149,840 87,003 |
190,846 8,142 |
1,688,318 140,152 |
126,989 14,735 |
... Not applicable
Source: 1990 Census of Population
| Selected Characteristics | Total | Private wage and salary workers |
Fed., State, and local Government workers |
Self- employed workers |
Unpaid family workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| GENDER Male Female |
48.4 51.6 |
48.1 51.9 |
70.8 29.2 |
46.7 53.3 |
41.5 58.5 |
| AGE 16 and 17 years 18 to 20 years 21 to 24 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 61 years 62 to 64 years 65 to 74 years 75 years and over |
0.9 3.3 5.0 21.5 24.9 18.8 11.1 4.1 8.1 2.3 |
1.7 3.7 5.3 21.3 24.4 18.9 11.1 4.1 7.5 2.1 |
0.4 21.2 26.2 19.4 12.3 8.2 5.3 2.1 3.8 1.0 |
0.3 1.0 2.6 22.3 27.0 19.8 11.5 4.3 8.7 2.4 |
3.6 4.1 3.4 15.7 20.5 19.7 12.4 4.7 12.0 3.8 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT Not a high school graduate High school graduate Some college, no degree or associate degree Bachelor's degree Graduate or professional degree |
16.2 29.8 28.3 16.9 8.8 |
17.7 25.8 28.3 18.3 9.9 |
9.1 45.9 29.0 9.5 6.5 |
15.3 30.6 28.2 17.2 8.7 |
24.2 32.9 27.2 11.2 4.5 |
| RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White Black Other races Hispanic origin 1/ |
91.5 3.9 4.7 4.8 |
89.7 4.1 6.2 6.9 |
75.8 15.8 8.4 7.7 |
94.1 2.6 3.4 3.3 |
95.2 1.5 3.3 2.8 |
| OCCUPATION Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations Professional specialty occupations Technicians and related support occupations Sales occupations Administrative support occupations, including clerical Private household occupations Protective service occupations Service occupations, except protective and household Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations Precision production, craft, and repair occupations Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors Transportation and material moving occupations Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers Armed Forces |
12.1 14.5 1.5 10.3 10.6 2.1 0.3 16.8 16.9 6.6 2.8 1.2 1.1 3.2 |
17.6 13.5 1.7 14.0 17.0 5.7 0.3 8.2 9.6 5.4 3.2 1.6 2.1 0.0 |
6.1 12.9 1.4 0.5 9.0 0.0 1.8 9.2 0.8 1.4 0.6 1.3 0.5 54.4 |
9.2 16.1 1.3 9.2 5.5 0.0 0.1 24.4 21.9 7.9 2.8 0.9 0.4 0.0 |
9.4 3.9 0.9 5.6 23.3 0.0 0.1 5.6 38.4 6.5 2.8 1.4 2.2 0.0 |
| INDUSTRY Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries Mining Construction Manufacturing, nondurable goods Manufacturing, durable goods Transportation Communication and other public utilities Wholesale trade Retail trade Finance, insurance, and real estate Business and repair services Personal services Entertainment and recreation services Health services Educational services Other professional and related services Public administration Armed Forces |
18.3 0.2 4.7 3.2 3.6 1.7 0.7 3.2 8.5 6.0 8.2 7.5 1.2 2.6 3.3 23.0 0.8 3.2 |
11.0 0.4 7.0 4.9 5.3 2.6 1.2 5.0 10.9 9.6 7.7 11.4 1.5 3.7 3.1 14.6 0.0 0.0 |
1.1 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.3 1.9 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.3 0.6 4.0 15.9 4.1 13.3 54.4 |
23.2 0.1 3.2 2.5 2.9 1.1 0.3 2.2 7.7 4.1 9.5 6.0 1.1 1.8 2.2 32.0 0.0 0.0 |
44.1 0.2 8.8 2.1 3.3 1.9 0.8 3.0 9.6 5.2 7.1 3.3 0.8 2.4 0.8 6.5 0.0 0.0 |
| EARNINGS IN 1989 Worked in 1989 Less than $5,000 or loss or no earnings $5,000 to $9,999 $10,000 to $14,999 $15,000 to $24,999 $25,000 to $34,999 $35,000 to $49,999 $50,000 to $74,999 $75,000 to $99,999 $100,000 or more Did not work in 1989 |
100.0 30.8 18.5 13.6 15.2 8.1 6.0 4.4 1.4 2.0 ... |
100.0 21.5 19.3 14.7 17.1 9.5 7.6 5.8 1.9 2.6 ... |
100.0 19.5 24.9 25.2 17.4 6.9 3.8 1.6 0.3 0.3 ... |
100.0 34.7 18.1 12.3 14.4 7.7 5.4 4.0 1.4 1.9 ... |
100.0 92.3 2.4 1.5 1.6 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.2 ... |
| WEEKS WORKED IN 1989 Worked in 1989 50 to 52 weeks 48 and 49 weeks 40 to 47 weeks 27 to 39 weeks 14 to 26 weeks 1 to 13 weeks Did not work in 1989 |
100.0 65.9 5.1 9.1 6.7 7.7 5.5 ... |
100.0 68.0 4.5 8.1 6.2 7.7 5.5 ... |
100.0 63.2 6.6 8.3 7.8 7.9 6.2 ... |
100.0 64.9 5.5 9.9 6.9 7.6 5.2 ... |
100.0 64.0 3.5 7.1 6.3 9.2 9.9 ... |
| USUAL HOURS WORKED IN 1989 Worked in 1989 Less than 15 hours 15 to 34 hours 35 to 40 hours Over 40 hours Did not work in 1989 |
9.6 22.7 31.8 35.9 ... |
9.8 22.7 37.0 30.5 ... |
7.3 15.8 31.8 45.1 ... |
9.9 22.9 28.5 38.7 ... |
7.1 32.8 29.3 30.8 ... |
| WORK LIMITATION STATUS Without a work disability With a work disability |
92.7 7.3 |
93.0 7.0 |
95.9 4.1 |
92.3 7.7 |
89.6 10.4 |
... Not applicable
Source: 1990 Census of Population
