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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
2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

161,037 161,346 85,500 85,313 75,537 76,033

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

43.6 43.8 39.6 39.5 48.2 48.7

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

19.0 19.0 19.4 19.5 18.5 18.4

Professional and related occupations

24.7 24.9 20.2 20.0 29.7 30.3

Service occupations

16.3 16.4 13.1 13.2 19.8 20.0

Sales and office occupations

18.8 18.5 14.0 13.9 24.3 23.8

Sales and related occupations

8.9 8.7 8.6 8.6 9.2 8.9

Office and administrative support occupations

9.9 9.8 5.4 5.3 15.0 14.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

8.9 8.9 15.8 15.9 1.1 1.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.6 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.4 0.4

Construction and extraction occupations

5.3 5.3 9.5 9.6 0.5 0.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.0 3.0 5.5 5.5 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12.4 12.3 17.5 17.6 6.6 6.4

Production occupations

5.1 4.9 6.8 6.6 3.3 3.0

Transportation and material moving occupations

7.3 7.4 10.8 11.0 3.3 3.4

White

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

123,165 123,033 66,524 66,152 56,642 56,881

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

43.9 44.1 39.7 39.6 48.8 49.3

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

19.8 19.8 20.4 20.6 19.0 19.0

Professional and related occupations

24.1 24.3 19.2 19.1 29.9 30.3

Service occupations

15.2 15.3 12.2 12.3 18.8 18.8

Sales and office occupations

19.0 18.8 14.0 13.9 24.9 24.4

Sales and related occupations

9.2 9.0 8.9 8.9 9.5 9.2

Office and administrative support occupations

9.8 9.7 5.1 5.0 15.4 15.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

10.0 10.0 17.5 17.5 1.2 1.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.7 0.7 1.0 0.9 0.4 0.4

Construction and extraction occupations

6.0 6.0 10.6 10.6 0.5 0.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.3 3.3 5.9 5.9 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

11.9 11.8 16.6 16.6 6.3 6.2

Production occupations

5.1 4.9 6.8 6.6 3.1 2.9

Transportation and material moving occupations

6.8 6.9 9.8 10.0 3.2 3.3

Black or African American

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

20,674 20,728 9,943 9,983 10,731 10,745

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

36.1 36.2 29.9 29.4 41.8 42.6

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

14.4 14.3 13.4 13.2 15.4 15.2

Professional and related occupations

21.6 22.0 16.5 16.1 26.4 27.4

Service occupations

21.5 22.5 18.4 18.9 24.4 25.9

Sales and office occupations

19.8 18.8 14.5 14.4 24.6 22.8

Sales and related occupations

8.1 7.4 7.5 7.2 8.7 7.5

Office and administrative support occupations

11.7 11.4 7.0 7.1 16.0 15.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

5.4 5.6 10.4 10.8 0.7 0.8

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.1

Construction and extraction occupations

2.9 3.1 5.7 6.0 0.3 0.3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

2.2 2.3 4.3 4.4 0.3 0.4

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

17.3 16.9 26.7 26.6 8.5 7.9

Production occupations

5.9 5.4 7.8 7.7 4.1 3.4

Transportation and material moving occupations

11.4 11.5 18.9 18.9 4.4 4.6

Asian

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

11,096 11,271 5,852 5,925 5,243 5,345

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

59.2 58.9 60.1 59.6 58.2 58.2

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

20.7 20.0 20.6 20.7 20.9 19.3

Professional and related occupations

38.4 38.9 39.5 38.9 37.2 38.9

Service occupations

14.8 14.3 11.0 10.7 19.0 18.2

Sales and office occupations

15.0 15.2 13.3 12.8 16.9 17.9

Sales and related occupations

7.8 7.9 8.0 8.1 7.7 7.7

Office and administrative support occupations

7.2 7.3 5.3 4.7 9.2 10.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

2.3 2.5 4.2 4.4 0.3 0.5

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.1

Construction and extraction occupations

1.0 1.2 1.8 2.0 0.0 0.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

1.3 1.3 2.2 2.2 0.2 0.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

8.7 9.0 11.4 12.4 5.6 5.2

Production occupations

4.0 4.0 4.5 4.8 3.5 3.2

Transportation and material moving occupations

4.6 5.0 7.0 7.7 2.0 2.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

30,343 31,227 17,071 17,579 13,271 13,648

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

26.0 25.9 21.9 21.5 31.3 31.5

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

11.9 11.6 11.6 11.4 12.2 11.8

Professional and related occupations

14.1 14.3 10.2 10.0 19.1 19.7

Service occupations

23.6 23.7 18.4 18.5 30.2 30.5

Sales and office occupations

17.6 17.5 11.7 11.8 25.2 24.8

Sales and related occupations

7.8 8.0 6.3 6.7 9.8 9.7

Office and administrative support occupations

9.8 9.5 5.3 5.1 15.4 15.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

16.3 16.4 27.1 27.4 2.4 2.3

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1.5 1.4 1.8 1.7 1.0 0.9

Construction and extraction occupations

11.4 11.3 19.4 19.3 1.1 1.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.5 3.7 5.9 6.3 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

16.6 16.5 21.0 20.9 10.9 11.0

Production occupations

7.0 6.5 7.9 7.6 5.8 5.1

Transportation and material moving occupations

9.6 10.0 13.0 13.3 5.1 5.8

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: January 29, 2025