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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-20. Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex
[Percent distribution]
Occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Total Men Women
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

159,713 160,315 84,666 84,391 75,047 75,924

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

43.8 43.8 39.8 39.0 48.3 49.2

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

18.9 18.6 19.5 18.9 18.1 18.4

Professional and related occupations

24.9 25.2 20.3 20.1 30.2 30.8

Service occupations

15.8 16.1 12.7 12.9 19.4 19.7

Sales and office occupations

18.9 18.6 13.9 14.3 24.6 23.5

Sales and related occupations

8.9 9.0 8.6 9.0 9.2 8.9

Office and administrative support occupations

10.0 9.7 5.4 5.3 15.3 14.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

8.9 8.9 15.9 15.9 0.9 1.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.3

Construction and extraction occupations

5.3 5.2 9.6 9.5 0.4 0.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.0 3.1 5.4 5.5 0.2 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12.5 12.5 17.6 18.0 6.8 6.5

Production occupations

5.2 5.1 6.9 7.0 3.4 3.0

Transportation and material moving occupations

7.3 7.4 10.8 11.0 3.4 3.5

White

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

122,285 122,180 65,930 65,398 56,354 56,782

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

43.9 44.0 40.0 39.2 48.6 49.6

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

19.6 19.4 20.7 19.9 18.3 18.9

Professional and related occupations

24.3 24.6 19.2 19.3 30.3 30.7

Service occupations

15.0 15.0 12.0 11.8 18.5 18.6

Sales and office occupations

19.1 19.0 13.8 14.4 25.4 24.3

Sales and related occupations

9.3 9.2 8.8 9.2 9.8 9.2

Office and administrative support occupations

9.9 9.8 5.0 5.2 15.6 15.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9.9 10.0 17.4 17.6 1.1 1.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.4

Construction and extraction occupations

5.9 5.9 10.6 10.6 0.5 0.6

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.2 3.4 5.8 6.1 0.2 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12.1 12.1 16.8 17.0 6.5 6.3

Production occupations

5.3 5.1 6.9 7.0 3.3 3.0

Transportation and material moving occupations

6.8 6.9 9.9 10.0 3.2 3.4

Black or African American

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

20,488 20,810 9,882 9,907 10,606 10,903

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

37.3 36.3 30.6 28.2 43.6 43.6

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

14.9 14.4 13.2 13.1 16.5 15.5

Professional and related occupations

22.4 21.9 17.3 15.1 27.1 28.1

Service occupations

20.3 22.4 17.4 19.0 23.0 25.5

Sales and office occupations

19.7 18.7 15.1 14.8 23.9 22.2

Sales and related occupations

7.3 8.3 7.2 8.6 7.3 8.0

Office and administrative support occupations

12.4 10.4 7.8 6.2 16.6 14.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

5.5 5.2 10.8 9.8 0.6 1.0

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.0

Construction and extraction occupations

3.1 2.8 6.1 5.4 0.3 0.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

2.2 2.1 4.3 3.9 0.3 0.5

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

17.2 17.5 26.1 28.2 8.8 7.8

Production occupations

6.1 5.6 8.0 8.1 4.2 3.4

Transportation and material moving occupations

11.1 11.8 18.1 20.0 4.6 4.4

Asian

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

10,982 11,084 5,762 5,857 5,219 5,227

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

59.3 59.2 60.8 59.4 57.6 59.0

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

20.1 19.7 20.3 19.9 19.9 19.4

Professional and related occupations

39.1 39.5 40.5 39.5 37.6 39.5

Service occupations

15.0 14.2 10.1 11.5 20.4 17.3

Sales and office occupations

14.9 15.3 13.0 13.1 16.9 17.7

Sales and related occupations

7.9 8.0 8.1 8.5 7.6 7.4

Office and administrative support occupations

7.0 7.3 4.9 4.6 9.3 10.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

2.2 2.5 4.3 4.3 0.0 0.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0

Construction and extraction occupations

1.2 1.0 2.2 1.9 0.0 0.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

1.0 1.4 1.8 2.3 0.0 0.5

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

8.6 8.8 11.8 11.8 5.1 5.4

Production occupations

3.5 4.4 4.4 5.4 2.6 3.2

Transportation and material moving occupations

5.1 4.4 7.4 6.3 2.5 2.2

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

29,640 30,732 16,595 17,273 13,045 13,459

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

26.2 26.0 22.4 21.2 31.1 32.1

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

11.4 10.8 11.2 10.5 11.8 11.1

Professional and related occupations

14.8 15.2 11.2 10.7 19.2 21.0

Service occupations

22.5 23.8 17.2 19.1 29.2 29.9

Sales and office occupations

18.0 17.2 11.9 11.9 25.8 23.9

Sales and related occupations

8.0 8.0 6.2 6.8 10.2 9.6

Office and administrative support occupations

10.0 9.1 5.7 5.0 15.6 14.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

16.4 16.4 27.7 27.1 2.1 2.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1.6 1.4 2.2 1.8 0.8 1.0

Construction and extraction occupations

11.5 11.3 19.7 19.3 1.1 1.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.3 3.6 5.8 6.1 0.2 0.4

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

16.9 16.7 20.8 20.8 11.9 11.4

Production occupations

7.3 6.5 7.7 7.5 6.8 5.2

Transportation and material moving occupations

9.6 10.2 13.1 13.3 5.1 6.2

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. 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: March 08, 2024