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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
10. Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex
[Percent distribution]
Occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Total Men Women
2021 2022 2021 2022 2021 2022

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

152,581 158,291 80,829 84,203 71,752 74,089

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

42.4 43.0 38.5 39.2 46.9 47.4

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

18.3 18.5 18.8 19.2 17.6 17.8

Professional and related occupations

24.2 24.5 19.6 20.0 29.3 29.6

Service occupations

16.0 16.1 12.8 13.0 19.6 19.6

Sales and office occupations

19.8 19.2 14.4 14.0 25.9 25.2

Sales and related occupations

9.4 9.0 8.9 8.6 10.0 9.6

Office and administrative support occupations

10.4 10.2 5.4 5.4 15.9 15.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9.1 9.0 16.3 16.0 1.1 1.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.7 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.3

Construction and extraction occupations

5.3 5.3 9.6 9.6 0.4 0.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.2 3.1 5.7 5.5 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12.7 12.7 18.1 17.9 6.6 6.8

Production occupations

5.2 5.2 7.1 6.9 3.1 3.3

Transportation and material moving occupations

7.4 7.5 11.0 11.0 3.4 3.5

White

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

118,291 121,908 63,814 65,924 54,476 55,984

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

42.8 43.4 38.7 39.4 47.7 48.1

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

19.0 19.4 19.9 20.2 18.0 18.3

Professional and related occupations

23.8 24.1 18.8 19.2 29.6 29.8

Service occupations

15.0 15.1 12.0 12.1 18.6 18.6

Sales and office occupations

19.9 19.4 14.2 13.9 26.5 25.8

Sales and related occupations

9.7 9.3 9.2 8.9 10.2 9.8

Office and administrative support occupations

10.2 10.0 5.0 5.0 16.2 16.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

10.2 10.1 17.9 17.7 1.2 1.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.8 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.4

Construction and extraction occupations

5.9 6.0 10.6 10.7 0.5 0.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.5 3.4 6.2 6.1 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12.1 12.0 17.2 16.8 6.1 6.3

Production occupations

5.2 5.1 7.1 6.8 3.0 3.0

Transportation and material moving occupations

6.9 6.9 10.0 10.0 3.2 3.2

Black or African American

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

18,726 19,937 8,875 9,617 9,851 10,319

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

33.9 35.0 27.6 29.4 39.6 40.2

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

13.7 13.8 12.7 13.4 14.5 14.2

Professional and related occupations

20.3 21.1 14.9 16.0 25.1 26.0

Service occupations

21.5 21.4 17.7 18.3 25.0 24.4

Sales and office occupations

21.2 20.0 16.0 14.4 25.9 25.2

Sales and related occupations

8.6 7.9 7.8 6.9 9.3 8.8

Office and administrative support occupations

12.6 12.1 8.2 7.5 16.6 16.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

5.5 5.3 10.8 10.2 0.7 0.7

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1

Construction and extraction occupations

3.1 3.0 6.2 5.9 0.3 0.3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

2.2 2.1 4.2 3.9 0.4 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

17.8 18.3 27.9 27.7 8.8 9.5

Production occupations

5.6 6.2 7.8 8.4 3.7 4.2

Transportation and material moving occupations

12.2 12.1 20.1 19.3 5.1 5.3

Asian

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

10,016 10,615 5,292 5,610 4,725 5,006

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

58.1 58.0 59.4 59.0 56.7 56.9

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

19.9 20.2 19.8 20.8 20.0 19.6

Professional and related occupations

38.2 37.7 39.6 38.2 36.7 37.3

Service occupations

14.3 14.6 10.5 10.9 18.5 18.8

Sales and office occupations

15.4 15.4 12.8 13.7 18.3 17.4

Sales and related occupations

7.8 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.8 7.7

Office and administrative support occupations

7.6 7.7 4.9 6.0 10.5 9.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

3.2 2.6 5.5 4.4 0.6 0.5

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1

Construction and extraction occupations

1.3 1.3 2.4 2.2 0.2 0.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

1.6 1.1 2.8 1.9 0.2 0.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

9.1 9.4 11.9 12.1 5.9 6.5

Production occupations

4.3 4.6 4.9 4.9 3.7 4.2

Transportation and material moving occupations

4.7 4.9 7.0 7.2 2.3 2.3

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

27,429 29,299 15,748 16,654 11,680 12,646

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

24.5 25.3 20.4 21.5 29.9 30.3

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

11.0 11.3 10.6 11.1 11.5 11.6

Professional and related occupations

13.5 14.0 9.8 10.4 18.4 18.7

Service occupations

22.9 22.9 17.9 17.9 29.7 29.4

Sales and office occupations

19.0 18.5 12.7 12.0 27.4 27.1

Sales and related occupations

8.8 8.5 7.1 6.7 11.1 10.8

Office and administrative support occupations

10.2 10.0 5.6 5.3 16.3 16.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

17.0 16.7 27.9 27.4 2.3 2.5

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1.7 1.5 2.2 1.9 1.1 1.0

Construction and extraction occupations

11.4 11.6 19.2 19.5 1.0 1.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.9 3.6 6.5 6.0 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

16.7 16.6 21.2 21.1 10.7 10.7

Production occupations

6.9 6.9 8.0 7.9 5.5 5.5

Transportation and material moving occupations

9.8 9.8 13.1 13.3 5.3 5.2

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: January 25, 2023