HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-19. Employed persons by occupation, sex, and age [In thousands]
Occupation Total Men Women
16 years
and over		 16 years
and over		 20 years
and over		 16 years
and over		 20 years
and over
Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2019

Total

 155,539 157,816 83,062 84,077 80,409 81,272 72,477 73,740 69,880 70,983

Management, professional, and related occupations

 61,593 63,679 30,032 30,877 29,844 30,741 31,561 32,802 31,357 32,585

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 25,675 26,717 14,423 15,038 14,368 15,009 11,252 11,678 11,222 11,648

Management occupations

 18,165 18,892 10,988 11,421 10,943 11,398 7,177 7,471 7,151 7,447

Business and financial operations occupations

 7,510 7,824 3,435 3,617 3,425 3,611 4,075 4,207 4,071 4,201

Professional and related occupations

 35,918 36,962 15,609 15,838 15,476 15,732 20,309 21,124 20,134 20,937

Computer and mathematical occupations

 5,118 5,682 3,713 4,145 3,699 4,125 1,405 1,536 1,393 1,526

Architecture and engineering occupations

 3,306 3,163 2,774 2,641 2,771 2,629 532 523 530 515

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 1,508 1,589 787 834 787 831 721 756 715 751

Community and social service occupations

 2,634 2,721 939 935 917 923 1,695 1,787 1,690 1,777

Legal occupations

 1,869 1,992 897 942 893 939 972 1,050 972 1,045

Education, training, and library occupations

 8,444 8,903 2,251 2,379 2,220 2,364 6,193 6,524 6,105 6,464

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 3,408 3,309 1,827 1,676 1,782 1,647 1,581 1,633 1,546 1,588

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 9,631 9,602 2,421 2,286 2,407 2,275 7,210 7,316 7,184 7,271

Service occupations

 27,032 27,416 11,594 11,922 10,598 10,749 15,438 15,494 14,139 14,195

Healthcare support occupations

 3,453 3,784 390 507 388 486 3,063 3,277 2,967 3,182

Protective service occupations

 3,368 3,428 2,668 2,658 2,586 2,529 700 770 631 682

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 8,134 8,348 3,483 3,794 2,864 3,122 4,651 4,553 3,855 3,786

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 6,182 5,918 3,632 3,554 3,461 3,331 2,549 2,364 2,491 2,298

Personal care and service occupations

 5,895 5,939 1,421 1,409 1,299 1,280 4,474 4,531 4,195 4,248

Sales and office occupations

 33,302 33,484 12,942 13,214 12,292 12,575 20,361 20,270 19,426 19,177

Sales and related occupations

 15,786 15,777 8,066 8,138 7,700 7,762 7,720 7,639 7,081 6,877

Office and administrative support occupations

 17,517 17,707 4,875 5,076 4,592 4,813 12,641 12,631 12,345 12,299

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 14,685 14,549 13,918 13,696 13,535 13,308 766 854 728 821

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 1,155 1,115 847 838 777 766 308 277 292 258

Construction and extraction occupations

 8,508 8,415 8,210 8,082 7,996 7,867 299 333 284 324

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 5,021 5,019 4,861 4,776 4,761 4,676 160 243 152 239

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 18,927 18,688 14,576 14,368 14,139 13,900 4,351 4,320 4,230 4,206

Production occupations

 8,694 8,861 6,151 6,377 5,994 6,212 2,543 2,484 2,488 2,441

Transportation and material moving occupations

 10,234 9,827 8,426 7,991 8,145 7,688 1,808 1,837 1,743 1,765

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: September 06, 2019