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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
2020 2021 2020 2021 2020 2021

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

147,795 152,581 78,560 80,829 69,234 71,752

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

43.1 42.4 39.1 38.5 47.5 46.9

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

18.4 18.3 19.1 18.8 17.5 17.6

Professional and related occupations

24.7 24.2 20.0 19.6 30.0 29.3

Service occupations

15.5 16.0 12.5 12.8 18.8 19.6

Sales and office occupations

20.1 19.8 14.6 14.4 26.3 25.9

Sales and related occupations

9.6 9.4 9.2 8.9 10.0 10.0

Office and administrative support occupations

10.5 10.4 5.4 5.4 16.3 15.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9.0 9.1 16.0 16.3 1.1 1.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.4

Construction and extraction occupations

5.2 5.3 9.4 9.6 0.4 0.4

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.1 3.2 5.6 5.7 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12.3 12.7 17.7 18.1 6.2 6.6

Production occupations

5.1 5.2 6.9 7.1 3.1 3.1

Transportation and material moving occupations

7.2 7.4 10.8 11.0 3.1 3.4

White

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

115,341 118,291 62,446 63,814 52,895 54,476

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

43.4 42.8 39.3 38.7 48.4 47.7

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

19.2 19.0 20.2 19.9 18.1 18.0

Professional and related occupations

24.2 23.8 19.1 18.8 30.3 29.6

Service occupations

14.5 15.0 11.8 12.0 17.6 18.6

Sales and office occupations

20.3 19.9 14.6 14.2 27.0 26.5

Sales and related occupations

9.9 9.7 9.6 9.2 10.2 10.2

Office and administrative support occupations

10.4 10.2 5.0 5.0 16.8 16.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

10.0 10.2 17.5 17.9 1.2 1.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.8 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.4

Construction and extraction occupations

5.9 5.9 10.4 10.6 0.5 0.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.4 3.5 6.0 6.2 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

11.8 12.1 16.9 17.2 5.8 6.1

Production occupations

5.1 5.2 7.0 7.1 2.9 3.0

Transportation and material moving occupations

6.7 6.9 9.9 10.0 2.9 3.2

Black or African American

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

17,873 18,726 8,392 8,875 9,481 9,851

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

34.7 33.9 28.5 27.6 40.2 39.6

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

13.4 13.7 12.4 12.7 14.2 14.5

Professional and related occupations

21.4 20.3 16.1 14.9 26.0 25.1

Service occupations

21.7 21.5 17.6 17.7 25.3 25.0

Sales and office occupations

20.9 21.2 15.4 16.0 25.7 25.9

Sales and related occupations

8.4 8.6 7.5 7.8 9.2 9.3

Office and administrative support occupations

12.5 12.6 7.9 8.2 16.5 16.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

5.6 5.5 11.2 10.8 0.7 0.7

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.3 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1

Construction and extraction occupations

3.0 3.1 6.1 6.2 0.3 0.3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

2.4 2.2 4.7 4.2 0.3 0.4

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

17.1 17.8 27.1 27.9 8.1 8.8

Production occupations

5.6 5.6 7.9 7.8 3.5 3.7

Transportation and material moving occupations

11.5 12.2 19.3 20.1 4.7 5.1

Asian

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

9,437 10,016 5,041 5,292 4,396 4,725

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

58.2 58.1 59.6 59.4 56.6 56.7

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

19.3 19.9 19.7 19.8 18.8 20.0

Professional and related occupations

38.9 38.2 39.9 39.6 37.8 36.7

Service occupations

13.7 14.3 10.6 10.5 17.3 18.5

Sales and office occupations

16.0 15.4 13.5 12.8 18.8 18.3

Sales and related occupations

8.3 7.8 8.3 7.8 8.2 7.8

Office and administrative support occupations

7.7 7.6 5.1 4.9 10.7 10.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

3.0 3.2 5.0 5.5 0.6 0.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.2

Construction and extraction occupations

1.3 1.3 2.2 2.4 0.2 0.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

1.5 1.6 2.5 2.8 0.3 0.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

9.2 9.1 11.4 11.9 6.7 5.9

Production occupations

4.5 4.3 4.8 4.9 4.1 3.7

Transportation and material moving occupations

4.7 4.7 6.5 7.0 2.6 2.3

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

25,952 27,429 14,857 15,748 11,095 11,680

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

25.5 24.5 21.1 20.4 31.3 29.9

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

11.4 11.0 10.6 10.6 12.4 11.5

Professional and related occupations

14.1 13.5 10.5 9.8 19.0 18.4

Service occupations

22.0 22.9 17.6 17.9 27.9 29.7

Sales and office occupations

19.8 19.0 13.5 12.7 28.1 27.4

Sales and related occupations

9.3 8.8 7.9 7.1 11.3 11.1

Office and administrative support occupations

10.4 10.2 5.6 5.6 16.9 16.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

16.0 17.0 26.3 27.9 2.2 2.3

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1.7 1.7 2.3 2.2 1.0 1.1

Construction and extraction occupations

10.6 11.4 17.9 19.2 0.9 1.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.7 3.9 6.2 6.5 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

16.7 16.7 21.4 21.2 10.4 10.7

Production occupations

6.9 6.9 8.2 8.0 5.2 5.5

Transportation and material moving occupations

9.8 9.8 13.3 13.1 5.2 5.3

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. Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

 

Last Modified Date: January 20, 2022