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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-20. Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex
[Percent distribution]
Occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Total Men Women
Feb.
2022
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2022
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2022
Feb.
2023

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

156,942 159,713 83,460 84,666 73,483 75,047

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

43.2 43.8 39.2 39.8 47.7 48.3

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

18.6 18.9 19.3 19.5 17.7 18.1

Professional and related occupations

24.6 24.9 19.9 20.3 30.0 30.2

Service occupations

15.4 15.8 12.7 12.7 18.6 19.4

Sales and office occupations

20.0 18.9 14.6 13.9 26.1 24.6

Sales and related occupations

9.5 8.9 9.1 8.6 9.9 9.2

Office and administrative support occupations

10.5 10.0 5.5 5.4 16.1 15.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9.0 8.9 16.0 15.9 1.0 0.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.6 0.6 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.3

Construction and extraction occupations

5.3 5.3 9.5 9.6 0.5 0.4

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.1 3.0 5.6 5.4 0.3 0.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12.4 12.5 17.5 17.6 6.7 6.8

Production occupations

5.1 5.2 6.7 6.9 3.2 3.4

Transportation and material moving occupations

7.3 7.3 10.7 10.8 3.5 3.4

White

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

121,402 122,285 65,611 65,930 55,791 56,354

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

43.6 43.9 39.6 40.0 48.4 48.6

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

19.5 19.6 20.7 20.7 18.2 18.3

Professional and related occupations

24.1 24.3 18.9 19.2 30.1 30.3

Service occupations

14.4 15.0 11.6 12.0 17.6 18.5

Sales and office occupations

20.1 19.1 14.6 13.8 26.7 25.4

Sales and related occupations

9.8 9.3 9.5 8.8 10.2 9.8

Office and administrative support occupations

10.3 9.9 5.1 5.0 16.5 15.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

10.1 9.9 17.7 17.4 1.1 1.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.7 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.3

Construction and extraction occupations

5.9 5.9 10.5 10.6 0.6 0.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.5 3.2 6.2 5.8 0.3 0.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

11.8 12.1 16.6 16.8 6.2 6.5

Production occupations

5.0 5.3 6.8 6.9 3.0 3.3

Transportation and material moving occupations

6.8 6.8 9.8 9.9 3.3 3.2

Black or African American

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

19,566 20,488 9,455 9,882 10,111 10,606

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

35.8 37.3 29.0 30.6 42.1 43.6

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

13.1 14.9 11.9 13.2 14.2 16.5

Professional and related occupations

22.7 22.4 17.1 17.3 27.9 27.1

Service occupations

21.4 20.3 20.0 17.4 22.6 23.0

Sales and office occupations

20.5 19.7 15.1 15.1 25.5 23.9

Sales and related occupations

8.4 7.3 7.4 7.2 9.3 7.3

Office and administrative support occupations

12.1 12.4 7.8 7.8 16.2 16.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

5.3 5.5 10.0 10.8 0.8 0.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1

Construction and extraction occupations

3.0 3.1 5.9 6.1 0.2 0.3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

2.0 2.2 3.7 4.3 0.5 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

17.1 17.2 25.9 26.1 9.0 8.8

Production occupations

5.6 6.1 7.3 8.0 3.9 4.2

Transportation and material moving occupations

11.6 11.1 18.5 18.1 5.0 4.6

Asian

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

10,256 10,982 5,447 5,762 4,809 5,219

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

57.5 59.3 58.7 60.8 56.2 57.6

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 19.7 19.9

Professional and related occupations

37.6 39.1 38.5 40.5 36.6 37.6

Service occupations

15.4 15.0 10.8 10.1 20.6 20.4

Sales and office occupations

15.2 14.9 13.7 13.0 16.9 16.9

Sales and related occupations

7.2 7.9 7.2 8.1 7.2 7.6

Office and administrative support occupations

8.0 7.0 6.5 4.9 9.7 9.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

2.4 2.2 4.1 4.3 0.3 0.0

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.0

Construction and extraction occupations

1.4 1.2 2.5 2.2 0.2 0.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

0.8 1.0 1.5 1.8 0.1 0.0

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

9.5 8.6 12.6 11.8 6.0 5.1

Production occupations

4.8 3.5 5.6 4.4 4.0 2.6

Transportation and material moving occupations

4.7 5.1 7.1 7.4 2.0 2.5

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

28,991 29,640 16,631 16,595 12,360 13,045

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

25.0 26.2 21.5 22.4 29.6 31.1

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

11.2 11.4 11.2 11.2 11.4 11.8

Professional and related occupations

13.7 14.8 10.4 11.2 18.2 19.2

Service occupations

22.0 22.5 16.6 17.2 29.2 29.2

Sales and office occupations

20.0 18.0 13.7 11.9 28.5 25.8

Sales and related occupations

9.3 8.0 7.8 6.2 11.3 10.2

Office and administrative support occupations

10.7 10.0 5.9 5.7 17.2 15.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

17.0 16.4 28.1 27.7 2.1 2.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1.5 1.6 2.1 2.2 0.6 0.8

Construction and extraction occupations

11.7 11.5 19.5 19.7 1.2 1.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.9 3.3 6.5 5.8 0.3 0.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

16.1 16.9 20.1 20.8 10.6 11.9

Production occupations

6.8 7.3 8.0 7.7 5.2 6.8

Transportation and material moving occupations

9.2 9.6 12.1 13.1 5.4 5.1

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (White, Black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. 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 10, 2023