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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
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2025
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2025
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2025
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2025
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2025

Total

160,315 162,544 84,391 85,519 81,802 82,838 75,924 77,025 73,299 74,320

Management, professional, and related occupations

70,217 71,477 32,883 34,146 32,706 33,919 37,333 37,331 37,063 36,999

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

29,861 30,672 15,914 16,664 15,861 16,578 13,948 14,008 13,906 13,906

Management occupations

19,929 20,964 11,335 12,246 11,304 12,186 8,594 8,717 8,566 8,665

Business and financial operations occupations

9,932 9,709 4,579 4,418 4,557 4,391 5,353 5,291 5,340 5,241

Professional and related occupations

40,355 40,805 16,970 17,482 16,845 17,341 23,385 23,323 23,157 23,093

Computer and mathematical occupations

6,224 6,895 4,606 4,944 4,591 4,938 1,618 1,951 1,604 1,943

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,455 3,829 2,974 3,108 2,965 3,093 481 721 481 721

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,919 1,953 940 999 928 995 980 954 975 953

Community and social service occupations

2,900 2,731 946 845 945 841 1,954 1,885 1,946 1,869

Legal occupations

1,690 1,794 785 783 785 782 905 1,011 905 1,011

Education, training, and library occupations

9,835 9,917 2,556 2,512 2,519 2,474 7,279 7,405 7,173 7,326

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

3,516 3,356 1,643 1,642 1,602 1,585 1,873 1,714 1,815 1,669

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

10,815 10,331 2,520 2,648 2,511 2,633 8,295 7,682 8,257 7,602

Service occupations

25,843 26,316 10,910 10,799 9,980 9,839 14,933 15,517 13,793 14,341

Healthcare support occupations

5,379 6,052 803 1,038 790 1,009 4,577 5,014 4,452 4,863

Protective service occupations

2,792 3,091 2,069 2,315 2,029 2,233 724 776 666 696

Food preparation and serving related occupations

8,190 8,051 3,843 3,539 3,163 2,866 4,347 4,512 3,579 3,819

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,589 5,300 3,343 3,022 3,214 2,895 2,246 2,278 2,190 2,215

Personal care and service occupations

3,892 3,822 853 885 783 836 3,040 2,937 2,906 2,748

Sales and office occupations

29,884 30,631 12,042 12,180 11,469 11,529 17,842 18,451 16,882 17,527

Sales and related occupations

14,364 14,138 7,587 7,336 7,175 6,859 6,778 6,802 6,115 6,203

Office and administrative support occupations

15,520 16,493 4,455 4,844 4,294 4,670 11,065 11,649 10,767 11,324

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14,287 13,883 13,404 13,159 13,057 12,859 883 724 838 670

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

981 904 735 712 658 657 247 193 228 165

Construction and extraction occupations

8,400 7,978 7,998 7,637 7,841 7,466 402 341 383 326

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,905 5,000 4,671 4,810 4,558 4,736 234 190 227 179

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

20,085 20,236 15,152 15,235 14,590 14,693 4,932 5,001 4,723 4,783

Production occupations

8,188 8,299 5,878 6,055 5,738 5,949 2,310 2,244 2,240 2,185

Transportation and material moving occupations

11,896 11,937 9,274 9,181 8,852 8,744 2,622 2,757 2,484 2,598

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: March 07, 2025