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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
Mar.
2024
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2024
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2024
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2024
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2024
Mar.
2025

Total

161,356 163,412 85,253 86,216 82,457 83,485 76,103 77,195 73,304 74,398

Management, professional, and related occupations

70,786 72,019 33,568 34,345 33,328 34,133 37,218 37,674 36,883 37,341

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

30,519 31,088 16,358 16,972 16,287 16,893 14,161 14,116 14,087 14,018

Management occupations

20,725 20,915 11,933 12,320 11,881 12,262 8,792 8,595 8,738 8,546

Business and financial operations occupations

9,794 10,173 4,425 4,653 4,406 4,631 5,369 5,521 5,349 5,473

Professional and related occupations

40,267 40,930 17,210 17,372 17,041 17,240 23,057 23,558 22,797 23,323

Computer and mathematical occupations

6,427 6,866 4,751 4,997 4,737 4,990 1,676 1,869 1,663 1,862

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,388 3,661 2,930 2,900 2,930 2,897 458 761 458 756

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,916 2,052 948 1,002 932 993 969 1,051 964 1,050

Community and social service occupations

2,699 2,797 907 800 906 789 1,792 1,997 1,779 1,979

Legal occupations

1,715 1,888 769 848 769 847 947 1,040 945 1,040

Education, training, and library occupations

10,005 9,504 2,638 2,390 2,592 2,353 7,367 7,114 7,233 7,033

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

3,537 3,485 1,667 1,660 1,588 1,603 1,870 1,825 1,817 1,744

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

10,579 10,677 2,600 2,776 2,588 2,768 7,979 7,901 7,938 7,859

Service occupations

26,127 26,675 11,013 11,146 9,959 10,160 15,114 15,529 13,904 14,216

Healthcare support occupations

5,615 5,796 878 1,013 843 986 4,737 4,783 4,591 4,655

Protective service occupations

2,923 3,222 2,118 2,487 2,067 2,393 805 735 767 654

Food preparation and serving related occupations

8,149 8,135 3,862 3,503 3,077 2,843 4,286 4,631 3,467 3,832

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,566 5,492 3,227 3,149 3,126 2,996 2,339 2,343 2,274 2,283

Personal care and service occupations

3,874 4,030 928 994 845 942 2,946 3,036 2,805 2,792

Sales and office occupations

29,800 30,389 11,915 12,064 11,305 11,457 17,885 18,324 16,896 17,392

Sales and related occupations

14,142 13,861 7,430 7,242 6,997 6,798 6,712 6,619 6,050 6,017

Office and administrative support occupations

15,658 16,527 4,485 4,822 4,308 4,659 11,173 11,705 10,846 11,375

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14,347 14,449 13,522 13,604 13,189 13,268 825 845 792 812

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

868 959 650 678 603 650 218 282 203 263

Construction and extraction occupations

8,540 8,475 8,154 8,108 7,991 7,900 386 367 379 361

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,939 5,014 4,718 4,818 4,596 4,719 221 196 210 188

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

20,297 19,881 15,235 15,057 14,677 14,468 5,062 4,824 4,829 4,637

Production occupations

8,330 7,923 5,965 5,702 5,846 5,565 2,365 2,221 2,302 2,176

Transportation and material moving occupations

11,967 11,958 9,270 9,355 8,830 8,903 2,697 2,603 2,526 2,461

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: April 04, 2025