Table 4. Employed contingent and noncontingent workers by occupation and industry, May 2017
Table 4. Employed contingent and noncontingent workers by occupation and industry, May 2017
(Percent distribution)
| Characteristic |
Contingent workers |
Noncontingent
workers |
| Estimate 1 |
Estimate 2 |
Estimate 3 |
OCCUPATION |
|
Total, 16 years and over (thousands) |
1,958 |
2,511 |
5,858 |
147,473 |
Percent |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Management, professional, and related occupations |
31.0 |
33.3 |
39.1 |
40.7 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
5.6 |
7.4 |
7.9 |
17.2 |
Professional and related occupations |
25.4 |
25.9 |
31.2 |
23.5 |
Service occupations |
18.2 |
18.8 |
17.1 |
17.2 |
Sales and office occupations |
20.7 |
18.0 |
16.2 |
21.5 |
Sales and related occupations |
5.1 |
5.2 |
4.9 |
10.1 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
15.5 |
12.8 |
11.3 |
11.4 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
15.1 |
15.8 |
15.3 |
9.0 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
3.5 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
0.7 |
Construction and extraction occupations |
11.0 |
11.5 |
10.6 |
5.0 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
0.6 |
1.6 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations |
14.9 |
14.1 |
12.2 |
11.6 |
Production occupations |
4.9 |
4.6 |
4.6 |
5.8 |
Transportation and material moving occupations |
10.0 |
9.5 |
7.7 |
5.8 |
INDUSTRY |
|
Total, 16 years and over (thousands) |
1,958 |
2,511 |
5,858 |
147,473 |
Percent |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
100.0 |
Agriculture and related industries |
4.5 |
4.0 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
0.4 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
0.5 |
Construction |
9.6 |
10.9 |
10.8 |
6.7 |
Manufacturing |
6.5 |
5.8 |
6.3 |
10.6 |
Wholesale trade |
1.5 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
2.3 |
Retail trade |
8.5 |
8.1 |
6.2 |
10.7 |
Transportation and utilities |
3.8 |
5.5 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
Information |
1.6 |
1.5 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
Financial activities |
1.9 |
2.3 |
2.6 |
7.1 |
Professional and business services |
12.7 |
16.3 |
14.9 |
12.0 |
Education and health services |
29.1 |
25.3 |
31.3 |
22.7 |
Leisure and hospitality |
12.1 |
10.1 |
9.3 |
9.3 |
Other services |
5.2 |
6.7 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
Public administration |
2.7 |
2.1 |
3.3 |
4.7 |
|
NOTE: Noncontingent workers are those who do not fall into any estimate of "contingent" workers. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.
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Last Modified Date: June 07, 2018
United States Department of Labor
