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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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
Oct.
2022
Oct.
2023
Oct.
2022
Oct.
2023
Oct.
2022
Oct.
2023
Oct.
2022
Oct.
2023
Oct.
2022
Oct.
2023

Total

159,144 161,676 84,799 85,384 82,093 82,663 74,345 76,292 71,628 73,499

Management, professional, and related occupations

68,918 71,387 33,487 34,401 33,279 34,190 35,432 36,986 35,113 36,667

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

29,433 30,812 16,093 16,718 16,017 16,673 13,341 14,094 13,274 14,015

Management occupations

20,125 20,957 11,891 12,047 11,839 12,022 8,234 8,910 8,205 8,858

Business and financial operations occupations

9,309 9,855 4,202 4,671 4,179 4,651 5,107 5,183 5,069 5,157

Professional and related occupations

39,485 40,575 17,394 17,683 17,262 17,517 22,091 22,892 21,839 22,652

Computer and mathematical occupations

6,255 6,763 4,598 4,911 4,573 4,879 1,658 1,852 1,652 1,837

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,532 3,449 3,005 2,892 2,988 2,877 527 558 522 557

Life, physical, and social science occupations

2,027 2,018 1,052 1,042 1,050 1,039 975 976 960 975

Community and social service occupations

3,090 2,973 1,033 912 1,030 912 2,057 2,061 2,045 2,031

Legal occupations

1,836 2,005 857 993 857 987 979 1,012 973 1,009

Education, training, and library occupations

9,127 9,552 2,461 2,604 2,442 2,561 6,665 6,948 6,553 6,824

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

3,712 3,553 1,989 1,824 1,938 1,771 1,723 1,729 1,682 1,694

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

9,907 10,263 2,399 2,506 2,384 2,491 7,508 7,757 7,452 7,726

Service occupations

25,749 26,349 10,936 11,129 9,977 10,141 14,813 15,219 13,592 13,888

Healthcare support occupations

5,057 5,159 766 776 759 742 4,291 4,382 4,179 4,287

Protective service occupations

2,989 3,115 2,342 2,334 2,272 2,304 647 781 607 743

Food preparation and serving related occupations

7,829 8,168 3,522 3,721 2,799 3,029 4,307 4,447 3,467 3,529

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,662 5,692 3,302 3,213 3,215 3,079 2,360 2,479 2,305 2,412

Personal care and service occupations

4,212 4,215 1,004 1,085 933 986 3,208 3,130 3,034 2,917

Sales and office occupations

29,886 29,893 11,642 11,719 11,001 11,127 18,244 18,174 17,342 17,280

Sales and related occupations

14,242 14,228 7,233 7,268 6,791 6,831 7,009 6,960 6,329 6,353

Office and administrative support occupations

15,644 15,665 4,409 4,451 4,209 4,295 11,235 11,214 11,013 10,926

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14,463 14,308 13,650 13,448 13,361 13,109 813 860 773 818

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

938 975 668 693 635 656 270 282 249 265

Construction and extraction occupations

8,658 8,361 8,311 7,994 8,136 7,811 347 367 337 349

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,867 4,972 4,670 4,762 4,590 4,642 197 210 187 203

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

20,128 19,739 15,084 14,686 14,475 14,096 5,043 5,053 4,808 4,846

Production occupations

8,184 8,072 5,822 5,557 5,636 5,466 2,362 2,514 2,292 2,443

Transportation and material moving occupations

11,944 11,668 9,263 9,129 8,839 8,630 2,681 2,539 2,515 2,403

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: November 03, 2023