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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex

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
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

143,929 146,305 76,353 77,692 67,577 68,613

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

38.0 38.3 34.8 34.9 41.6 42.2

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

15.8 15.8 16.9 16.8 14.6 14.8

Professional and related occupations

22.2 22.5 17.9 18.1 27.0 27.4

Service occupations

18.0 17.7 14.7 14.4 21.7 21.4

Sales and office occupations

23.1 22.8 16.6 16.4 30.4 30.1

Sales and related occupations

10.7 10.7 10.4 10.2 11.1 11.2

Office and administrative support occupations

12.4 12.1 6.2 6.2 19.3 18.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9.1 9.3 16.3 16.7 0.9 0.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.3

Construction and extraction occupations

5.0 5.2 9.1 9.6 0.3 0.3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.4 3.3 6.2 6.1 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

11.8 11.9 17.5 17.6 5.4 5.5

Production occupations

5.7 5.8 7.8 7.8 3.4 3.4

Transportation and material moving occupations

6.1 6.2 9.6 9.8 2.0 2.1

White

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

115,379 116,788 62,322 63,108 53,057 53,680

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

38.8 39.0 35.4 35.5 42.7 43.2

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

16.7 16.7 17.9 17.9 15.2 15.3

Professional and related occupations

22.1 22.3 17.5 17.6 27.5 27.9

Service occupations

16.8 16.5 13.7 13.4 20.4 20.1

Sales and office occupations

23.2 22.9 16.5 16.3 31.0 30.6

Sales and related occupations

10.9 10.9 10.7 10.5 11.1 11.3

Office and administrative support occupations

12.3 12.0 5.8 5.8 19.9 19.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9.9 10.1 17.5 17.9 0.9 0.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.7 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.3 0.4

Construction and extraction occupations

5.5 5.7 9.9 10.4 0.3 0.3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.7 3.6 6.6 6.4 0.3 0.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

11.4 11.5 16.9 16.9 5.0 5.1

Production occupations

5.6 5.6 7.8 7.7 3.1 3.1

Transportation and material moving occupations

5.8 5.8 9.1 9.1 1.9 2.0

Black or African American

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

16,151 16,732 7,497 7,818 8,654 8,915

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

28.7 29.5 23.2 23.6 33.5 34.7

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

10.4 10.4 9.5 9.6 11.3 11.2

Professional and related occupations

18.3 19.1 13.8 14.1 22.3 23.5

Service occupations

25.6 25.0 22.3 21.6 28.4 27.9

Sales and office occupations

24.3 23.9 17.8 17.5 30.0 29.5

Sales and related occupations

9.9 10.0 8.6 8.7 11.0 11.1

Office and administrative support occupations

14.4 13.9 9.2 8.8 19.0 18.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

5.7 5.9 11.4 12.0 0.7 0.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.2 0.2

Construction and extraction occupations

2.7 3.1 5.7 6.4 0.2 0.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

2.6 2.4 5.3 4.9 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

15.6 15.7 25.2 25.3 7.4 7.2

Production occupations

6.3 6.3 8.6 8.8 4.3 4.2

Transportation and material moving occupations

9.4 9.3 16.6 16.5 3.1 3.1

Asian

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

8,136 8,325 4,294 4,403 3,842 3,922

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

49.6 50.7 51.1 52.5 48.0 48.7

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

17.0 16.9 17.9 17.2 16.0 16.5

Professional and related occupations

32.6 33.8 33.3 35.2 32.0 32.2

Service occupations

17.1 16.7 13.3 13.0 21.4 20.9

Sales and office occupations

20.0 19.4 16.7 15.9 23.6 23.2

Sales and related occupations

10.6 10.0 10.8 9.9 10.4 10.2

Office and administrative support occupations

9.4 9.3 5.9 6.0 13.2 13.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

3.6 3.3 6.3 6.0 0.5 0.4

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2

Construction and extraction occupations

1.4 1.2 2.5 2.3 0.1 0.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

2.0 1.9 3.5 3.5 0.2 0.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

9.7 9.9 12.6 12.7 6.6 6.9

Production occupations

6.4 6.3 7.1 6.6 5.6 5.9

Transportation and material moving occupations

3.3 3.7 5.5 6.1 0.9 1.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

22,514 23,492 13,078 13,655 9,437 9,838

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

20.2 20.8 16.3 17.0 25.6 26.1

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

8.5 8.8 8.1 8.4 9.2 9.4

Professional and related occupations

11.6 12.0 8.2 8.6 16.5 16.7

Service occupations

26.6 25.7 22.2 21.2 32.6 32.0

Sales and office occupations

21.3 21.2 14.5 14.3 30.7 30.9

Sales and related occupations

9.9 9.8 8.2 7.6 12.3 12.8

Office and administrative support occupations

11.4 11.4 6.3 6.6 18.4 18.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

15.4 15.9 25.3 26.0 1.7 1.8

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1.8 1.9 2.4 2.4 1.0 1.1

Construction and extraction occupations

9.8 10.5 16.7 17.7 0.4 0.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.7 3.5 6.3 5.8 0.3 0.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

16.5 16.3 21.7 21.6 9.3 9.1

Production occupations

8.3 7.9 9.8 9.4 6.1 5.8

Transportation and material moving occupations

8.3 8.5 11.9 12.2 3.2 3.4

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 12, 2015