United States: Labor Force

PEOPLE NATIONALITY Noun: American(s) Adjective: American ETHNIC GROUPS White 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate) Note: a separate listing for Hispanic is not included because the US Census Bureau considers Hispanic to mean persons of Spanish/Hispanic/Latino origin including those of Mexican, Cuban, Puerto Rican, Dominican Republic, Spanish, and Central or South American origin living in the US who may be of any race or ethnic group (white, black, Asian, etc.); about 15.1% of the total US population is Hispanic LANGUAGES SPOKEN English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census) Note: Hawaiian is an official language in the state of Hawaii EDUCATION AND LITERACY Definition: age 15 and over can read and write Total population: 99% Male: 99% Female: 99% (2003 est.) LABOR FORCE 153.6 million Note: includes unemployed (2011 est.) Farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% Manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% Managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% Sales and office: 24.2% Other services: 17.6% Note: figures exclude the unemployed (2009)