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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
May
2023
May
2024
May
2023
May
2024
May
2023
May
2024

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

161,002 161,341 85,626 85,076 75,376 76,265

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

43.7 43.9 39.7 39.4 48.3 49.0

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

19.1 19.2 19.6 19.5 18.7 18.7

Professional and related occupations

24.6 24.8 20.1 19.9 29.6 30.3

Service occupations

16.4 16.6 13.5 13.3 19.8 20.3

Sales and office occupations

18.8 18.3 13.8 14.0 24.5 23.2

Sales and related occupations

8.8 8.8 8.5 8.8 9.2 8.7

Office and administrative support occupations

9.9 9.6 5.3 5.2 15.2 14.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

8.9 8.8 15.8 15.7 1.1 1.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.6 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.4 0.4

Construction and extraction occupations

5.2 5.2 9.4 9.4 0.5 0.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.1 3.1 5.6 5.6 0.2 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12.2 12.3 17.3 17.6 6.4 6.3

Production occupations

5.0 5.0 6.7 6.9 3.1 2.9

Transportation and material moving occupations

7.2 7.3 10.6 10.8 3.4 3.3

White

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

123,247 123,061 66,768 66,001 56,478 57,061

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

44.0 44.4 39.9 39.6 48.8 49.9

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

20.0 20.2 20.8 20.6 19.1 19.6

Professional and related occupations

24.0 24.2 19.1 19.0 29.7 30.2

Service occupations

15.4 15.5 12.3 12.5 19.0 19.0

Sales and office occupations

18.8 18.6 13.7 14.0 25.0 23.9

Sales and related occupations

9.1 9.1 8.7 9.2 9.5 9.1

Office and administrative support occupations

9.7 9.4 4.9 4.8 15.5 14.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

10.0 9.8 17.5 17.1 1.2 1.3

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.7 0.6 1.0 0.8 0.4 0.4

Construction and extraction occupations

5.9 5.9 10.4 10.4 0.5 0.6

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.4 3.3 6.1 5.9 0.2 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

11.8 11.7 16.6 16.7 6.1 6.0

Production occupations

5.0 5.0 6.8 6.9 2.9 2.7

Transportation and material moving occupations

6.8 6.8 9.8 9.8 3.2 3.3

Black or African American

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

20,662 20,672 9,843 9,859 10,819 10,813

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

35.7 36.3 28.4 28.7 42.3 43.1

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

14.0 13.8 12.4 12.6 15.5 14.9

Professional and related occupations

21.7 22.4 16.1 16.1 26.8 28.2

Service occupations

22.2 23.5 20.7 19.7 23.6 26.9

Sales and office occupations

20.2 18.2 14.8 13.8 25.1 22.1

Sales and related occupations

7.6 6.9 7.1 6.6 8.0 7.1

Office and administrative support occupations

12.6 11.3 7.7 7.2 17.0 15.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

5.6 5.7 10.8 11.3 0.9 0.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1

Construction and extraction occupations

3.2 2.8 6.2 5.7 0.4 0.3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

2.3 2.7 4.4 5.3 0.4 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

16.3 16.4 25.3 26.5 8.0 7.2

Production occupations

5.5 5.3 7.5 7.8 3.6 3.0

Transportation and material moving occupations

10.8 11.1 17.8 18.6 4.4 4.2

Asian

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

11,034 11,395 5,791 6,068 5,242 5,327

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

59.0 57.5 59.7 57.9 58.2 57.1

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

20.6 20.3 19.9 21.5 21.5 18.9

Professional and related occupations

38.3 37.3 39.8 36.4 36.7 38.2

Service occupations

15.1 14.7 11.5 10.5 19.1 19.6

Sales and office occupations

15.0 15.1 13.7 13.6 16.5 16.8

Sales and related occupations

8.2 7.4 8.8 8.2 7.5 6.6

Office and administrative support occupations

6.8 7.7 4.9 5.5 9.0 10.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

2.0 2.8 3.7 4.7 0.1 0.5

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.0 0.2 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.1

Construction and extraction occupations

1.1 1.1 2.0 1.9 0.0 0.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

0.9 1.5 1.7 2.6 0.1 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

8.9 9.9 11.5 13.2 6.0 6.0

Production occupations

4.1 4.4 4.3 4.6 3.8 4.2

Transportation and material moving occupations

4.8 5.4 7.1 8.6 2.2 1.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

30,471 31,259 17,151 17,574 13,320 13,684

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

26.7 27.1 22.5 22.1 32.1 33.5

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

12.4 12.5 12.1 12.2 12.9 12.9

Professional and related occupations

14.3 14.6 10.4 9.9 19.2 20.6

Service occupations

23.5 23.3 17.7 18.1 31.0 30.1

Sales and office occupations

17.2 17.8 11.3 12.4 24.7 24.6

Sales and related occupations

7.6 8.4 6.1 7.2 9.6 10.1

Office and administrative support occupations

9.6 9.3 5.2 5.3 15.2 14.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

16.8 15.9 28.0 26.9 2.4 1.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1.5 1.3 1.9 1.6 1.0 0.9

Construction and extraction occupations

11.8 10.8 20.2 18.5 1.1 0.9

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.5 3.9 5.8 6.8 0.4 0.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

15.8 15.9 20.5 20.5 9.7 10.0

Production occupations

6.1 6.5 7.0 7.7 4.8 5.0

Transportation and material moving occupations

9.7 9.4 13.5 12.8 4.9 5.0

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: June 07, 2024