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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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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
June
2019		 June
2020		 June
2019		 June
2020		 June
2019		 June
2020		 June
2019		 June
2020		 June
2019		 June
2020

Total

 157,828 142,811 84,189 76,425 81,173 74,002 73,639 66,386 70,714 63,925

Management, professional, and related occupations

 63,418 63,290 30,887 30,759 30,685 30,605 32,531 32,531 32,264 32,293

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 26,844 26,915 15,199 15,024 15,169 14,951 11,645 11,890 11,612 11,850

Management occupations

 18,821 18,949 11,444 11,307 11,424 11,260 7,377 7,642 7,345 7,630

Business and financial operations occupations

 8,023 7,966 3,755 3,718 3,745 3,692 4,268 4,249 4,267 4,220

Professional and related occupations

 36,574 36,375 15,688 15,734 15,517 15,654 20,885 20,640 20,652 20,443

Computer and mathematical occupations

 5,443 5,990 3,984 4,448 3,979 4,432 1,460 1,542 1,442 1,522

Architecture and engineering occupations

 3,344 3,007 2,801 2,504 2,793 2,494 543 503 538 501

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 1,457 1,715 754 877 736 877 703 838 696 838

Community and social service occupations

 2,581 2,827 811 884 796 879 1,770 1,942 1,758 1,935

Legal occupations

 2,007 1,919 942 939 939 939 1,065 980 1,063 980

Education, training, and library occupations

 8,852 8,508 2,412 2,292 2,364 2,274 6,440 6,216 6,348 6,125

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 3,324 2,932 1,655 1,300 1,590 1,285 1,669 1,632 1,629 1,598

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 9,565 9,476 2,330 2,489 2,319 2,474 7,235 6,987 7,178 6,945

Service occupations

 27,991 21,166 11,991 9,323 10,839 8,448 16,000 11,843 14,607 10,841

Healthcare support occupations

 3,973 4,526 564 724 553 708 3,409 3,802 3,290 3,718

Protective service occupations

 3,391 3,041 2,680 2,349 2,573 2,277 711 692 629 629

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 8,356 5,606 3,734 2,575 3,090 2,018 4,621 3,031 3,830 2,397

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 6,157 4,940 3,601 2,976 3,339 2,791 2,556 1,964 2,476 1,891

Personal care and service occupations

 6,113 3,053 1,411 699 1,285 655 4,702 2,354 4,382 2,205

Sales and office occupations

 33,011 28,491 13,058 11,096 12,330 10,615 19,953 17,395 18,840 16,424

Sales and related occupations

 15,391 13,464 7,890 6,945 7,429 6,652 7,501 6,520 6,787 5,829

Office and administrative support occupations

 17,620 15,027 5,168 4,151 4,900 3,963 12,453 10,875 12,052 10,595

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 14,407 12,779 13,704 12,075 13,264 11,704 702 704 673 691

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 1,117 948 857 741 779 644 260 207 239 196

Construction and extraction occupations

 8,352 7,371 8,093 7,064 7,847 6,893 259 307 253 305

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 4,938 4,460 4,754 4,269 4,638 4,167 184 191 181 191

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 19,002 17,085 14,550 13,172 14,055 12,629 4,452 3,913 4,331 3,675

Production occupations

 8,785 7,198 6,159 5,272 6,036 5,150 2,626 1,926 2,571 1,886

Transportation and material moving occupations

 10,216 9,887 8,390 7,900 8,019 7,479 1,826 1,987 1,760 1,789

NOTE: 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: July 02, 2020