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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-20. Employed people by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex
[Percent distribution]
Occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Total Men Women
Aug.
2024
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2024
Aug.
2025
Aug.
2024
Aug.
2025

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

161,348 163,288 85,379 87,194 75,970 76,094

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

43.3 43.4 39.3 39.0 47.9 48.5

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

19.0 19.0 19.5 19.3 18.4 18.7

Professional and related occupations

24.3 24.4 19.8 19.6 29.4 29.8

Service occupations

16.5 16.9 13.3 13.6 20.1 20.7

Sales and office occupations

18.6 18.7 13.4 14.3 24.3 23.8

Sales and related occupations

8.7 8.7 8.4 8.7 9.1 8.6

Office and administrative support occupations

9.9 10.1 5.0 5.6 15.3 15.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9.2 9.2 16.2 16.2 1.2 1.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.4

Construction and extraction occupations

5.4 5.3 9.8 9.6 0.5 0.4

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.0 3.2 5.5 5.6 0.3 0.4

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12.5 11.7 17.8 16.9 6.5 5.8

Production occupations

4.8 4.6 6.3 6.2 3.2 2.8

Transportation and material moving occupations

7.6 7.1 11.5 10.7 3.3 3.1

White

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

123,013 123,515 66,315 66,880 56,699 56,635

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

43.3 44.0 39.2 39.3 48.2 49.4

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

19.8 20.1 20.4 20.6 19.1 19.6

Professional and related occupations

23.5 23.8 18.8 18.7 29.0 29.8

Service occupations

15.6 15.8 12.5 12.7 19.2 19.4

Sales and office occupations

18.9 18.8 13.7 14.1 25.0 24.3

Sales and related occupations

9.0 8.9 8.7 8.9 9.3 8.8

Office and administrative support occupations

9.9 9.9 5.0 5.2 15.7 15.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

10.3 10.2 17.9 17.7 1.4 1.3

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.9 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.5 0.5

Construction and extraction occupations

6.1 6.0 10.8 10.6 0.5 0.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.3 3.4 5.9 6.0 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

11.9 11.3 16.7 16.2 6.3 5.6

Production occupations

4.9 4.6 6.4 6.2 3.1 2.7

Transportation and material moving occupations

7.1 6.7 10.4 10.0 3.2 2.9

Black or African American

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

20,618 20,714 9,921 10,211 10,697 10,503

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

36.5 34.5 29.8 27.8 42.8 41.0

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

14.7 13.7 14.7 12.7 14.8 14.7

Professional and related occupations

21.8 20.8 15.1 15.2 28.0 26.3

Service occupations

22.2 23.5 18.5 19.2 25.6 27.7

Sales and office occupations

18.4 19.7 13.2 16.1 23.3 23.1

Sales and related occupations

7.1 7.5 6.7 7.8 7.5 7.1

Office and administrative support occupations

11.3 12.2 6.5 8.3 15.8 16.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

5.9 6.3 11.8 11.9 0.5 0.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.1

Construction and extraction occupations

3.2 3.4 6.6 6.6 0.1 0.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

2.4 2.7 4.9 4.9 0.1 0.5

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

16.9 16.0 26.8 25.0 7.8 7.2

Production occupations

5.2 5.3 6.8 7.8 3.8 2.9

Transportation and material moving occupations

11.7 10.7 20.0 17.2 4.0 4.3

Asian

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

11,309 12,213 5,880 6,436 5,429 5,777

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

60.5 57.4 62.0 57.9 58.9 56.8

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

20.5 19.5 21.3 20.4 19.7 18.5

Professional and related occupations

39.9 37.9 40.7 37.5 39.1 38.3

Service occupations

13.4 14.5 10.3 11.3 16.8 18.1

Sales and office occupations

14.6 16.5 11.0 14.0 18.6 19.4

Sales and related occupations

8.4 8.5 8.2 8.5 8.6 8.6

Office and administrative support occupations

6.2 8.0 2.8 5.5 10.0 10.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

2.6 3.2 4.5 5.8 0.6 0.4

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.2 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.1

Construction and extraction occupations

1.3 1.7 2.2 3.1 0.3 0.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

1.1 1.4 2.0 2.5 0.1 0.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

8.9 8.3 12.3 11.1 5.2 5.3

Production occupations

3.3 3.5 3.6 3.7 2.9 3.3

Transportation and material moving occupations

5.6 4.8 8.8 7.4 2.2 1.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

31,418 32,685 17,637 18,306 13,780 14,379

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

24.9 27.4 20.9 22.7 30.0 33.3

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

11.6 12.1 11.4 11.7 11.8 12.6

Professional and related occupations

13.3 15.3 9.5 11.0 18.3 20.7

Service occupations

23.7 23.1 17.8 17.7 31.3 30.0

Sales and office occupations

17.0 17.7 11.2 12.2 24.4 24.8

Sales and related occupations

7.5 7.6 6.4 6.7 8.8 8.8

Office and administrative support occupations

9.5 10.1 4.8 5.4 15.5 16.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

17.0 16.0 28.3 26.9 2.6 2.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1.9 1.7 2.3 2.1 1.3 1.1

Construction and extraction occupations

11.5 10.9 19.7 18.9 1.0 0.8

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.7 3.4 6.3 5.9 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

17.4 15.8 21.9 20.6 11.7 9.7

Production occupations

7.0 5.7 7.8 7.0 5.9 4.1

Transportation and material moving occupations

10.4 10.0 14.1 13.6 5.7 5.6

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. People 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: September 05, 2025