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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.
2023
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024

Total

159,713 160,315 84,666 84,391 82,048 81,802 75,047 75,924 72,354 73,299

Management, professional, and related occupations

69,986 70,217 33,725 32,883 33,554 32,706 36,261 37,333 35,988 37,063

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

30,137 29,861 16,538 15,914 16,491 15,861 13,599 13,948 13,570 13,906

Management occupations

20,700 19,929 12,243 11,335 12,215 11,304 8,457 8,594 8,428 8,566

Business and financial operations occupations

9,437 9,932 4,295 4,579 4,275 4,557 5,142 5,353 5,142 5,340

Professional and related occupations

39,848 40,355 17,186 16,970 17,063 16,845 22,662 23,385 22,417 23,157

Computer and mathematical occupations

6,452 6,224 4,689 4,606 4,675 4,591 1,763 1,618 1,746 1,604

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,615 3,455 3,052 2,974 3,047 2,965 563 481 558 481

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,812 1,919 949 940 945 928 863 980 857 975

Community and social service occupations

2,750 2,900 829 946 815 945 1,921 1,954 1,916 1,946

Legal occupations

1,897 1,690 870 785 870 785 1,027 905 1,022 905

Education, training, and library occupations

9,726 9,835 2,561 2,556 2,525 2,519 7,165 7,279 7,026 7,173

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

3,466 3,516 1,828 1,643 1,788 1,602 1,639 1,873 1,604 1,815

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

10,129 10,815 2,407 2,520 2,397 2,511 7,722 8,295 7,688 8,257

Service occupations

25,292 25,843 10,742 10,910 9,708 9,980 14,550 14,933 13,378 13,793

Healthcare support occupations

5,082 5,379 766 803 743 790 4,316 4,577 4,195 4,452

Protective service occupations

3,085 2,792 2,388 2,069 2,350 2,029 697 724 657 666

Food preparation and serving related occupations

8,069 8,190 3,738 3,843 2,969 3,163 4,332 4,347 3,537 3,579

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,014 5,589 2,931 3,343 2,813 3,214 2,082 2,246 2,022 2,190

Personal care and service occupations

4,041 3,892 918 853 832 783 3,123 3,040 2,967 2,906

Sales and office occupations

30,220 29,884 11,790 12,042 11,284 11,469 18,431 17,842 17,447 16,882

Sales and related occupations

14,185 14,364 7,250 7,587 6,912 7,175 6,935 6,778 6,299 6,115

Office and administrative support occupations

16,035 15,520 4,539 4,455 4,372 4,294 11,496 11,065 11,148 10,767

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14,190 14,287 13,481 13,404 13,121 13,057 709 883 682 838

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

946 981 743 735 676 658 203 247 192 228

Construction and extraction occupations

8,474 8,400 8,142 7,998 7,939 7,841 332 402 321 383

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,769 4,905 4,596 4,671 4,506 4,558 174 234 169 227

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

20,025 20,085 14,929 15,152 14,382 14,590 5,096 4,932 4,858 4,723

Production occupations

8,380 8,188 5,814 5,878 5,676 5,738 2,566 2,310 2,484 2,240

Transportation and material moving occupations

11,645 11,896 9,115 9,274 8,705 8,852 2,530 2,622 2,374 2,484

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 08, 2024