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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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
2012 2013 2012 2013 2012 2013

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

142,469 143,929 75,555 76,353 66,914 67,577

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

37.9 38.0 34.7 34.8 41.6 41.6

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

15.9 15.8 16.9 16.9 14.8 14.6

Professional and related occupations

22.0 22.2 17.8 17.9 26.8 27.0

Service occupations

17.9 18.0 14.7 14.7 21.4 21.7

Sales and office occupations

23.3 23.1 16.7 16.6 30.6 30.4

Sales and related occupations

10.8 10.7 10.5 10.4 11.3 11.1

Office and administrative support occupations

12.4 12.4 6.3 6.2 19.4 19.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9.0 9.1 16.2 16.3 0.8 0.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.3

Construction and extraction occupations

4.9 5.0 9.0 9.1 0.3 0.3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.4 3.4 6.2 6.2 0.2 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

11.9 11.8 17.6 17.5 5.5 5.4

Production occupations

5.9 5.7 8.1 7.8 3.5 3.4

Transportation and material moving occupations

6.0 6.1 9.5 9.6 2.0 2.0

White

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

114,769 115,379 61,990 62,322 52,779 53,057

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

38.7 38.8 35.3 35.4 42.6 42.7

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

16.6 16.7 17.8 17.9 15.2 15.2

Professional and related occupations

22.0 22.1 17.4 17.5 27.4 27.5

Service occupations

16.6 16.8 13.6 13.7 20.0 20.4

Sales and office occupations

23.3 23.2 16.5 16.5 31.2 31.0

Sales and related occupations

10.9 10.9 10.7 10.7 11.3 11.1

Office and administrative support occupations

12.3 12.3 5.9 5.8 20.0 19.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9.8 9.9 17.4 17.5 0.9 0.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.8 0.7 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.3

Construction and extraction occupations

5.4 5.5 9.9 9.9 0.3 0.3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.6 3.7 6.5 6.6 0.2 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

11.7 11.4 17.2 16.9 5.2 5.0

Production occupations

5.8 5.6 8.0 7.8 3.3 3.1

Transportation and material moving occupations

5.8 5.8 9.1 9.1 1.9 1.9

Black or African American

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

15,856 16,151 7,302 7,497 8,553 8,654

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

29.5 28.7 23.8 23.2 34.3 33.5

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

11.1 10.4 10.2 9.5 11.9 11.3

Professional and related occupations

18.4 18.3 13.6 13.8 22.4 22.3

Service occupations

25.5 25.6 22.5 22.3 28.0 28.4

Sales and office occupations

24.6 24.3 18.7 17.8 29.7 30.0

Sales and related occupations

10.3 9.9 9.2 8.6 11.2 11.0

Office and administrative support occupations

14.4 14.4 9.5 9.2 18.5 19.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

5.6 5.7 11.3 11.4 0.7 0.7

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.3 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.2

Construction and extraction occupations

2.7 2.7 5.7 5.7 0.2 0.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

2.6 2.6 5.2 5.3 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

14.8 15.6 23.6 25.2 7.2 7.4

Production occupations

6.2 6.3 8.5 8.6 4.3 4.3

Transportation and material moving occupations

8.6 9.4 15.2 16.6 2.9 3.1

Asian

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

7,705 8,136 4,085 4,294 3,620 3,842

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

48.5 49.6 50.0 51.1 46.8 48.0

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

16.9 17.0 17.6 17.9 16.2 16.0

Professional and related occupations

31.5 32.6 32.4 33.3 30.6 32.0

Service occupations

18.4 17.1 14.9 13.3 22.3 21.4

Sales and office occupations

20.3 20.0 16.8 16.7 24.3 23.6

Sales and related occupations

10.6 10.6 10.6 10.8 10.6 10.4

Office and administrative support occupations

9.7 9.4 6.2 5.9 13.7 13.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

3.6 3.6 6.3 6.3 0.4 0.5

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2

Construction and extraction occupations

1.4 1.4 2.6 2.5 0.1 0.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

1.9 2.0 3.5 3.5 0.1 0.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

9.3 9.7 12.1 12.6 6.2 6.6

Production occupations

6.3 6.4 7.5 7.1 5.1 5.6

Transportation and material moving occupations

3.0 3.3 4.6 5.5 1.1 0.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

21,878 22,514 12,643 13,078 9,235 9,437

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

20.6 20.2 16.8 16.3 25.9 25.6

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

8.9 8.5 8.4 8.1 9.5 9.2

Professional and related occupations

11.8 11.6 8.4 8.2 16.4 16.5

Service occupations

26.3 26.6 22.0 22.2 32.2 32.6

Sales and office occupations

21.3 21.3 14.2 14.5 30.9 30.7

Sales and related occupations

9.6 9.9 7.7 8.2 12.1 12.3

Office and administrative support occupations

11.7 11.4 6.5 6.3 18.8 18.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14.9 15.4 24.7 25.3 1.5 1.7

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

2.0 1.8 2.7 2.4 1.1 1.0

Construction and extraction occupations

9.3 9.8 15.8 16.7 0.3 0.4

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.7 3.7 6.2 6.3 0.2 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

16.9 16.5 22.2 21.7 9.5 9.3

Production occupations

8.4 8.3 10.0 9.8 6.2 6.1

Transportation and material moving occupations

8.5 8.3 12.2 11.9 3.3 3.2

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: February 26, 2014