DP-3: Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics: 1990
Data Set: 1990 Summary Tape File 3 (STF 3) - Sample data
Geographic Area: United States
Subject	Number
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and over	191,829,271
In labor force	125,182,378
Civilian labor force	123,473,450
Employed	115,681,202
Unemployed	7,792,248
Armed Forces	1,708,928
Not in labor force	66,646,893
Males 16 years and over	92,025,913
In labor force	68,509,429
Civilian labor force	66,986,201
Employed	62,704,579
Unemployed	4,281,622
Armed Forces	1,523,228
Not in labor force	23,516,484
Females 16 years and over	99,803,358
In labor force	56,672,949
Civilian labor force	56,487,249
Employed	52,976,623
Unemployed	3,510,626
Armed Forces	185,700
Not in labor force	43,130,409
Females 16 years and over	99,803,358
With own children under 6 years	15,233,818
With own children 6 to 17 years only	16,490,186
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies	21,273,612
All parents present in household in labor force	12,043,581
Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies	39,605,481
All parents present in household in labor force	26,820,634
Persons 16 to 19 years	14,315,448
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate	1,605,494
Employed or in Armed Forces	649,184
Unemployed	274,320
Not in labor force	681,990
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over	115,070,274
Drove alone	84,215,298
In carpools	15,377,634
Using public transportation	6,069,589
Using other means	1,512,842
Walked or worked at home	7,894,911
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over	115,681,202
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations	14,227,916
Professional specialty occupations	16,305,666
Technicians and related support occupations	4,257,235
Sales occupations	13,634,686
Administrative support occupations, including clerical	18,826,477
Private household occupations	521,154
Protective service occupations	1,992,852
Service occupations, except protective and household	12,781,911
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations	2,839,010
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations	13,097,963
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors	7,904,197
Transportation and material moving occupations	4,729,001
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers	4,563,134
INDUSTRY
Employed persons 16 years and over	115,681,202
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries	3,115,372
Mining	723,423
Construction	7,214,763
Manufacturing, nondurable goods	8,053,234
Manufacturing, durable goods	12,408,844
Transportation	5,108,003
Communications and other public utilities	3,097,059
Wholesale trade	5,071,026
Retail trade	19,485,666
Finance, insurance, and real estate	7,984,870
Business and repair services	5,577,462
Personal services	3,668,696
Entertainment and recreation services	1,636,460
Health services	9,682,684
Educational services	9,633,503
Other professional and related services	7,682,060
Public administration	5,538,077
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over	115,681,202
Private wage and salary workers	89,541,393
Government workers	17,567,100
Local government workers	8,244,755
State government workers	5,381,445
Federal government workers	3,940,900
Self-employed workers	8,067,483
Unpaid family workers	505,226
(X) Not applicable  Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3 (Sample Data)              Matrices P49, P61, P70, P73, P74, P77, P78, P79.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population
and Housing, Summary Tape File 3 (Sample Data)
Prepared by: Pennsylvania State Data Center