Worker Health Chartbook 2004 CD-ROM

Table 5-1

Table 5-1. Number and distribution of employed workers in major industry groups by age, 2001.
Young workers aged 16-19 accounted for 6.9 million or 5.1% of all employed workers, and those aged 55 and older accounted for 18.3 million or 13.6%. Of the young workers aged 16-19, 54.2% were employed in wholesale and retail trade, and 27.5% in services. Of the employed workers aged 55 and older, 40.0% were employed in services, and 17.5% in wholesale and retail trade.
(Source: BLS [2001].)

	Age group
	16 to 19 years		20 to 24 years		25 to 54 years		55 years and older
Industry	Number (thousands)	Ditribution (%)	Number (thousands)	Ditribution (%)	Number (thousands)	Ditribution (%)	Number (thousands)	Ditribution (%)

All	6,889	100.0	13,361	100.0	96,515	100.0	18,307	100.0
Agriculture	225	3.3	302	2.3	1,899	2.0	718	3.9
Mining	8	0.1	38	0.3	450	0.5	71	0.4
Construction	321	4.7	1,040	7.8	7,227	7.5	993	5.4
Manufacturing	335	4.9	1,405	10.5	14,695	15.2	2,535	13.8
Durable goods	202	2.9	840	6.3	9,013	9.3	1,534	8.4
Nondurable goods	133	1.9	565	4.2	5,682	5.9	1,001	5.5
Transportation, communications, and other public utilities	138	2.0	730	5.5	7,663	7.9	1,206	6.6
Wholesale and retail trade	3,735	54.2	4,178	31.3	16,565	17.2	3,195	17.5
Finance, insurance, and real estate	181	2.6	753	5.6	6,517	6.8	1,346	7.4
Services	1,892	27.5	4,650	34.8	36,617	37.9	7,318	40.0
Public administration	54	0.8	265	2.0	4,883	5.1	924	5.0

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