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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
Apr.
2023
Apr.
2024
Apr.
2023
Apr.
2024
Apr.
2023
Apr.
2024

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

161,075 161,590 85,534 85,187 75,541 76,403

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

43.7 43.7 39.7 38.9 48.2 48.9

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

18.9 18.7 19.2 18.9 18.6 18.5

Professional and related occupations

24.8 25.0 20.5 20.1 29.6 30.5

Service occupations

16.3 16.4 13.2 13.0 19.7 20.1

Sales and office occupations

19.0 18.6 13.9 14.2 24.7 23.5

Sales and related occupations

8.9 8.9 8.6 8.9 9.3 8.9

Office and administrative support occupations

10.0 9.7 5.3 5.3 15.3 14.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

8.8 9.0 15.6 16.0 1.1 1.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.5 0.5 0.7 0.7 0.3 0.3

Construction and extraction occupations

5.3 5.4 9.5 9.7 0.5 0.5

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.0 3.1 5.4 5.6 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12.2 12.4 17.5 17.9 6.2 6.3

Production occupations

5.1 5.0 6.8 7.0 3.1 2.8

Transportation and material moving occupations

7.2 7.4 10.8 10.9 3.1 3.6

White

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

123,300 123,298 66,730 66,151 56,570 57,147

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

44.0 44.2 39.6 39.3 49.1 49.8

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

19.7 19.6 20.3 20.2 19.0 19.1

Professional and related occupations

24.3 24.5 19.3 19.2 30.1 30.7

Service occupations

15.2 15.2 12.5 12.1 18.5 18.7

Sales and office occupations

19.2 18.9 14.0 14.2 25.2 24.2

Sales and related occupations

9.2 9.3 8.9 9.3 9.6 9.3

Office and administrative support occupations

9.9 9.5 5.1 4.9 15.6 14.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9.8 9.9 17.1 17.4 1.2 1.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.6 0.6 0.9 0.8 0.4 0.4

Construction and extraction occupations

5.9 5.9 10.4 10.6 0.5 0.6

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.3 3.4 5.9 6.1 0.3 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

11.8 11.9 16.8 16.9 6.0 6.1

Production occupations

5.1 5.0 6.9 6.9 2.9 2.7

Transportation and material moving occupations

6.8 6.9 9.9 9.9 3.0 3.4

Black or African American

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

20,809 20,892 9,854 9,952 10,955 10,940

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

36.3 35.4 30.3 27.4 41.7 42.7

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

14.3 13.8 12.9 11.7 15.5 15.7

Professional and related occupations

22.0 21.6 17.4 15.8 26.1 27.0

Service occupations

21.8 22.6 18.7 18.8 24.6 26.1

Sales and office occupations

20.3 19.1 14.4 14.6 25.6 23.1

Sales and related occupations

7.9 7.2 7.1 7.0 8.5 7.5

Office and administrative support occupations

12.5 11.8 7.3 7.6 17.1 15.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

5.5 6.1 10.8 11.8 0.7 0.8

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.2 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0

Construction and extraction occupations

3.1 3.7 6.1 7.2 0.4 0.4

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

2.2 2.2 4.3 4.2 0.3 0.4

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

16.1 16.9 25.8 27.4 7.4 7.3

Production occupations

5.5 5.2 7.6 8.1 3.7 2.6

Transportation and material moving occupations

10.6 11.6 18.1 19.3 3.7 4.7

Asian

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

11,017 11,182 5,771 5,885 5,246 5,297

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

59.4 57.5 61.0 58.1 57.6 56.9

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

21.4 19.6 20.3 19.4 22.5 19.8

Professional and related occupations

38.0 38.0 40.7 38.7 35.1 37.1

Service occupations

14.7 15.3 10.5 11.1 19.3 20.0

Sales and office occupations

14.8 14.8 12.8 13.1 17.1 16.6

Sales and related occupations

8.1 7.3 8.2 8.1 8.1 6.4

Office and administrative support occupations

6.7 7.5 4.6 4.9 9.0 10.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

2.3 2.6 4.1 4.5 0.2 0.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Construction and extraction occupations

1.1 1.3 2.0 2.3 0.0 0.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

1.2 1.3 2.1 2.2 0.1 0.4

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

8.8 9.8 11.5 13.2 5.8 5.9

Production occupations

4.3 4.5 4.5 5.2 4.0 3.7

Transportation and material moving occupations

4.5 5.3 7.0 8.0 1.7 2.2

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

30,234 31,296 17,052 17,578 13,182 13,718

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

26.4 26.3 21.4 21.9 32.9 32.0

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

12.0 11.3 11.3 11.2 12.9 11.4

Professional and related occupations

14.4 15.0 10.1 10.7 20.0 20.6

Service occupations

23.5 23.2 18.6 17.5 29.7 30.5

Sales and office occupations

17.6 18.1 11.7 12.7 25.3 25.1

Sales and related occupations

7.9 8.6 6.5 7.1 9.8 10.6

Office and administrative support occupations

9.7 9.5 5.2 5.6 15.5 14.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

16.5 15.9 27.3 27.0 2.5 1.7

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1.3 1.1 1.4 1.4 1.1 0.6

Construction and extraction occupations

12.0 11.1 20.4 19.1 1.0 0.8

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.2 3.7 5.5 6.4 0.4 0.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

16.0 16.5 20.9 20.9 9.6 10.8

Production occupations

6.6 6.5 7.8 7.8 5.1 4.9

Transportation and material moving occupations

9.4 10.0 13.2 13.2 4.5 6.0

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: May 03, 2024