National Hispanic Heritage Month: BLS Spotlight on Statistics

Industry Employment

Percent of total employment for persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, by industry, 2011 annual averages
Industry	Total
Education and health services	16.5
Educational services	6.1
Health care and social assistance	10.4
Wholesale and retail trade	14.4
Wholesale trade	2.9
Retail trade	11.5
Leisure and hospitality	12.3
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	1.6
Accomodation and food services	10.7
Professional and business services	11.4
Professional and technical services	3.2
Management, administrative, and waste services	8.2
Construction	10.9
Manufacturing	10.6
Durable goods	5.6
Nondurable goods	5.0
Other services	5.5
Other services, except private households	4.2
Other services, private households	1.3
Transportation and utilities	5.4
Transportation and warehousing	4.7
Utilities	0.7
Financial activities	4.9
Finance and insurance	3.2
Real estate and rental and leasing	1.7
Public administration	3.4
Agriculture	2.6
Information	1.5
Mining	0.6