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
Aug.
2017		 Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2017		 Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2017		 Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2017		 Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2017		 Aug.
2018

Total

 153,576 155,539 81,975 83,062 79,255 80,409 71,601 72,477 68,835 69,880

Management, professional, and related occupations

 59,559 61,593 28,991 30,032 28,817 29,844 30,568 31,561 30,337 31,357

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 25,085 25,675 14,060 14,423 13,998 14,368 11,025 11,252 10,976 11,222

Management occupations

 17,882 18,165 10,783 10,988 10,739 10,943 7,100 7,177 7,066 7,151

Business and financial operations occupations

 7,203 7,510 3,277 3,435 3,260 3,425 3,926 4,075 3,910 4,071

Professional and related occupations

 34,474 35,918 14,931 15,609 14,819 15,476 19,542 20,309 19,362 20,134

Computer and mathematical occupations

 4,790 5,118 3,502 3,713 3,478 3,699 1,288 1,405 1,283 1,393

Architecture and engineering occupations

 3,340 3,306 2,830 2,774 2,822 2,771 510 532 508 530

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 1,389 1,508 711 787 711 787 678 721 675 715

Community and social service occupations

 2,690 2,634 922 939 917 917 1,768 1,695 1,759 1,690

Legal occupations

 1,829 1,869 898 897 895 893 931 972 931 972

Education, training, and library occupations

 8,196 8,444 2,128 2,251 2,108 2,220 6,068 6,193 5,991 6,105

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 3,246 3,408 1,689 1,827 1,645 1,782 1,557 1,581 1,495 1,546

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 8,993 9,631 2,252 2,421 2,244 2,407 6,742 7,210 6,720 7,184

Service occupations

 27,582 27,032 12,156 11,594 11,061 10,598 15,426 15,438 14,091 14,139

Healthcare support occupations

 3,491 3,453 439 390 423 388 3,052 3,063 2,969 2,967

Protective service occupations

 3,497 3,368 2,724 2,668 2,619 2,586 773 700 670 631

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 8,514 8,134 3,933 3,483 3,317 2,864 4,581 4,651 3,811 3,855

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 6,273 6,182 3,665 3,632 3,434 3,461 2,608 2,549 2,528 2,491

Personal care and service occupations

 5,807 5,895 1,395 1,421 1,268 1,299 4,412 4,474 4,113 4,195

Sales and office occupations

 33,730 33,302 12,945 12,942 12,267 12,292 20,785 20,361 19,718 19,426

Sales and related occupations

 15,616 15,786 8,018 8,066 7,578 7,700 7,597 7,720 6,826 7,081

Office and administrative support occupations

 18,114 17,517 4,927 4,875 4,689 4,592 13,187 12,641 12,892 12,345

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 14,413 14,685 13,715 13,918 13,361 13,535 697 766 668 728

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 1,244 1,155 958 847 898 777 287 308 265 292

Construction and extraction occupations

 8,256 8,508 8,011 8,210 7,800 7,996 244 299 244 284

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 4,913 5,021 4,746 4,861 4,663 4,761 167 160 159 152

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 18,293 18,927 14,167 14,576 13,749 14,139 4,126 4,351 4,021 4,230

Production occupations

 8,248 8,694 5,876 6,151 5,776 5,994 2,372 2,543 2,327 2,488

Transportation and material moving occupations

 10,045 10,234 8,291 8,426 7,974 8,145 1,754 1,808 1,694 1,743

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: September 07, 2018