| Selected Characteristics | Total | Male | Female | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| WORKERS 16 YEARS AND OVER |
3,406,025 |
100.0 |
1,647,282 |
100.0 |
1,758,743 |
100.0 |
| 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 |
0.9 3.3 5.0 21.5 24.9 18.8 11.1 4.1 8.1 2.3 |
19,486 70,348 98,635 278,767 360,936 305,100 203,895 83,607 176,354 50,154 |
1.2 4.3 6.0 16.9 21.9 18.5 12.4 5.1 10.7 3.0 |
12,423 41,620 72,424 454,036 486,848 335,322 172,600 56,428 100,369 26,673 |
0.7 2.4 4.1 25.8 27.7 19.1 9.8 3.2 5.7 1.5 |
| 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 |
16.2 29.8 28.3 16.9 8.8 |
301,382 467,989 407,375 289,267 181,269 |
18.3 28.4 24.7 17.6 11.0 |
248,909 548,277 555,018 286,638 119,901 |
14.2 31.2 31.6 16.3 6.8 |
| RACE AND HISPANIC ORIGIN White Black Other races Hispanic origin 1/ |
3,115,626 131,299 159,100 164,782 |
91.5 3.9 4.7 4.8 |
1,512,535 63,899 70,848 70,466 |
91.8 3.9 4.3 4.3 |
1,603,091 67,400 88,252 94,316 |
91.1 3.8 5.0 5.4 |
| CLASS OF WORKER Private wage and salary workers Local government workers State government workers Federal government workers Self-employed workers Unpaid family workers |
1,236,843 36,283 37,025 125,680 1,828,470 141,724 |
36.3 1.1 1.1 3.7 53.7 4.2 |
594,454 11,974 15,766 113,200 853,120 58,768 |
36.1 0.7 1.0 6.9 51.8 3.6 |
642,389 24,309 21,259 12,480 975,350 82,956 |
36.5 1.4 1.2 0.7 55.5 4.7 |
| 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 |
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 |
226,777 240,473 33,128 197,566 44,083 3,844 7,086 56,988 458,145 167,153 43,990 35,507 28,614 103,928 |
13.8 14.6 2.0 12.0 2.7 0.2 0.4 3.5 27.8 10.1 2.7 2.2 1.7 6.3 |
184,347 252,593 16,758 153,710 318,415 67,039 2,802 516,830 117,082 56,844 52,795 5,690 9,455 4,383 |
10.5 14.4 1.0 8.7 18.1 3.8 0.2 29.4 6.7 3.2 3.0 0.3 0.5 0.2 |
| 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 |
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 |
478,362 4,727 97,136 45,691 74,711 34,800 11,016 64,587 111,787 113,993 151,749 53,665 23,258 25,133 31,934 209,641 11,164 103,928 |
29.0 0.3 5.9 2.8 4.5 2.1 0.7 3.9 6.8 6.9 9.2 3.3 1.4 1.5 1.9 12.7 0.7 6.3 |
145,876 2,387 62,647 64,325 49,378 24,290 11,931 42,882 177,858 89,767 127,763 202,739 17,735 64,775 80,472 574,135 15,400 4,383 |
8.3 0.1 3.6 3.7 2.8 1.4 0.7 2.4 10.1 5.1 7.3 11.5 1.0 3.7 4.6 32.6 0.9 0.2 |
| 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 |
100.0 30.8 18.5 13.6 15.2 8.1 6.0 4.4 1.4 2.0 ... |
1,567,358 313,732 233,183 217,568 280,506 175,303 141,019 112,299 38,300 55,448 79,924 |
100.0 20.0 14.9 13.9 17.9 11.2 9.0 7.2 2.4 3.5 ... |
1,604,770 663,228 352,325 213,822 201,858 82,192 48,065 26,612 7,597 9,071 153,973 |
100.0 41.3 22.0 13.3 12.6 5.1 3.0 1.7 0.5 0.6 ... |
| 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 |
100.0 65.9 5.1 9.1 6.7 7.7 5.5 ... |
1,567,358 1,144,726 69,705 112,388 78,715 91,304 70,520 79,924 |
100.0 73.0 4.4 7.2 5.0 5.8 4.5 ... |
1,604,770 945,955 93,107 175,550 133,980 152,353 103,825 153,973 |
100.0 58.9 5.8 10.9 8.3 9.5 6.5 ... |
| 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 |
100.0 9.6 22.7 31.8 35.9 ... |
1,567,358 88,593 227,371 510,159 741,235 79,924 |
100.0 5.7 14.5 32.5 47.3 ... |
1,604,770 217,424 493,393 497,636 396,317 153,973 |
100.0 13.5 30.7 31.0 24.7 ... |
| NUMBER OF HOURS WORKED LAST WEEK Less than 15 hours 15 to 34 hours 35 to 40 hours Over 40 hours |
430,535 835,763 924,174 1,215,553 |
12.6 24.5 27.1 35.7 |
132,223 292,430 463,445 759,184 |
8.0 17.8 28.1 46.1 |
298,312 543,333 460,729 456,369 |
17.0 30.9 26.2 25.9 |
... Not applicable
Source: 1990 Census of Population
