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December 6, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Population group | Percent distribution | |||||||
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Non-Asian |
95.3 | |||||||
Asian |
4.7 | |||||||
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Asian, Total |
100 | |||||||
Japanese |
6 | |||||||
Korean |
10 | |||||||
Vietnamese |
11 | |||||||
Other Asian |
16 | |||||||
Filipino |
17 | |||||||
Asian Indian |
18 | |||||||
Chinese |
22 | |||||||
Note: Other Asians include individuals who were of an Asian group not listed as well as those who were of two or more Asian groups. |
These data are featured in the TED article, Asians in the U.S. labor force, 2008–2010.
Occupation | Percent distribution | |||||||
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Asian Indian | Chinese | Filipino | Japanese | Korean | Vietnamese | Other Asian | Non-Asian | |
Total |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Professional and related |
48.8 | 35.4 | 31.1 | 31.6 | 26.7 | 18.1 | 22.0 | 21.2 |
Management, business, and financial operations |
19.1 | 17.6 | 12.1 | 23.7 | 20.7 | 9.2 | 12.0 | 15.2 |
Sales and office |
18.1 | 19.7 | 23.9 | 22.8 | 25.5 | 16.2 | 24.7 | 24.4 |
Service |
6.2 | 18.0 | 20.1 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 32.2 | 18.3 | 17.4 |
Production transportation, and material moving |
6.0 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 4.7 | 9.3 | 17.3 | 18.0 | 11.9 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance |
1.7 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 10.0 |
Note: Other Asians include individuals who were of an Asian group not listed as well as those who were of two or more Asian groups. |
These data are featured in the TED article, Asians in the U.S. labor force, 2008–2010.