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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
10. Employed persons by occupation, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex
[Percent distribution]
Occupation, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Total Men Women
2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

158,291 161,037 84,203 85,500 74,089 75,537

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

43.0 43.6 39.2 39.6 47.4 48.2

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

18.5 19.0 19.2 19.4 17.8 18.5

Professional and related occupations

24.5 24.7 20.0 20.2 29.6 29.7

Service occupations

16.1 16.3 13.0 13.1 19.6 19.8

Sales and office occupations

19.2 18.8 14.0 14.0 25.2 24.3

Sales and related occupations

9.0 8.9 8.6 8.6 9.6 9.2

Office and administrative support occupations

10.2 9.9 5.4 5.4 15.6 15.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9.0 8.9 16.0 15.8 1.1 1.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.6 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.3 0.4

Construction and extraction occupations

5.3 5.3 9.6 9.5 0.5 0.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.1 3.0 5.5 5.5 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12.7 12.4 17.9 17.5 6.8 6.6

Production occupations

5.2 5.1 6.9 6.8 3.3 3.3

Transportation and material moving occupations

7.5 7.3 11.0 10.8 3.5 3.3

White

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

121,908 123,165 65,924 66,524 55,984 56,642

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

43.4 43.9 39.4 39.7 48.1 48.8

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

19.4 19.8 20.2 20.4 18.3 19.0

Professional and related occupations

24.1 24.1 19.2 19.2 29.8 29.9

Service occupations

15.1 15.2 12.1 12.2 18.6 18.8

Sales and office occupations

19.4 19.0 13.9 14.0 25.8 24.9

Sales and related occupations

9.3 9.2 8.9 8.9 9.8 9.5

Office and administrative support occupations

10.0 9.8 5.0 5.1 16.0 15.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

10.1 10.0 17.7 17.5 1.2 1.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.7 0.7 1.0 1.0 0.4 0.4

Construction and extraction occupations

6.0 6.0 10.7 10.6 0.5 0.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.4 3.3 6.1 5.9 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12.0 11.9 16.8 16.6 6.3 6.3

Production occupations

5.1 5.1 6.8 6.8 3.0 3.1

Transportation and material moving occupations

6.9 6.8 10.0 9.8 3.2 3.2

Black or African American

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

19,937 20,674 9,617 9,943 10,319 10,731

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

35.0 36.1 29.4 29.9 40.2 41.8

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

13.8 14.4 13.4 13.4 14.2 15.4

Professional and related occupations

21.1 21.6 16.0 16.5 26.0 26.4

Service occupations

21.4 21.5 18.3 18.4 24.4 24.4

Sales and office occupations

20.0 19.8 14.4 14.5 25.2 24.6

Sales and related occupations

7.9 8.1 6.9 7.5 8.8 8.7

Office and administrative support occupations

12.1 11.7 7.5 7.0 16.5 16.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

5.3 5.4 10.2 10.4 0.7 0.7

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.2 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1

Construction and extraction occupations

3.0 2.9 5.9 5.7 0.3 0.3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

2.1 2.2 3.9 4.3 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

18.3 17.3 27.7 26.7 9.5 8.5

Production occupations

6.2 5.9 8.4 7.8 4.2 4.1

Transportation and material moving occupations

12.1 11.4 19.3 18.9 5.3 4.4

Asian

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

10,615 11,096 5,610 5,852 5,006 5,243

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

58.0 59.2 59.0 60.1 56.9 58.2

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

20.2 20.7 20.8 20.6 19.6 20.9

Professional and related occupations

37.7 38.4 38.2 39.5 37.3 37.2

Service occupations

14.6 14.8 10.9 11.0 18.8 19.0

Sales and office occupations

15.4 15.0 13.7 13.3 17.4 16.9

Sales and related occupations

7.7 7.8 7.7 8.0 7.7 7.7

Office and administrative support occupations

7.7 7.2 6.0 5.3 9.7 9.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

2.6 2.3 4.4 4.2 0.5 0.3

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.0

Construction and extraction occupations

1.3 1.0 2.2 1.8 0.2 0.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

1.1 1.3 1.9 2.2 0.2 0.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

9.4 8.7 12.1 11.4 6.5 5.6

Production occupations

4.6 4.0 4.9 4.5 4.2 3.5

Transportation and material moving occupations

4.9 4.6 7.2 7.0 2.3 2.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over (in thousands)

29,299 30,343 16,654 17,071 12,646 13,271

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

25.3 26.0 21.5 21.9 30.3 31.3

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

11.3 11.9 11.1 11.6 11.6 12.2

Professional and related occupations

14.0 14.1 10.4 10.2 18.7 19.1

Service occupations

22.9 23.6 17.9 18.4 29.4 30.2

Sales and office occupations

18.5 17.6 12.0 11.7 27.1 25.2

Sales and related occupations

8.5 7.8 6.7 6.3 10.8 9.8

Office and administrative support occupations

10.0 9.8 5.3 5.3 16.2 15.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

16.7 16.3 27.4 27.1 2.5 2.4

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1.5 1.5 1.9 1.8 1.0 1.0

Construction and extraction occupations

11.6 11.4 19.5 19.4 1.1 1.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.6 3.5 6.0 5.9 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

16.6 16.6 21.1 21.0 10.7 10.9

Production occupations

6.9 7.0 7.9 7.9 5.5 5.8

Transportation and material moving occupations

9.8 9.6 13.3 13.0 5.2 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.

 

Last Modified Date: January 26, 2024