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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
23. Persons at work by occupation, sex, and usual full- or part-time status
[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation and sex2018
Total
at
work
Worked 1 to 34 hoursWorked
35 hours
or more
Average hours
TotalFor
economic
reasons
For noneconomic
reasons
Total
at
work
Persons who
usually work
full time
Usually
work
full
time
Usually
work
part
time

Total, 16 years and over

150,39434,0254,7787,95021,297116,36938.942.5

Management, professional, and related occupations

59,98410,7509113,5086,33049,23440.443.1

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

25,0803,4492731,3931,78221,63142.344.2

Professional and related occupations

34,9057,3016382,1154,54827,60439.042.2

Service occupations

25,9439,3381,5631,2116,56516,60535.241.5

Sales and office occupations

32,4678,7541,1411,5966,01823,71437.241.7

Sales and related occupations

15,3184,4256466223,15710,89337.542.9

Office and administrative support occupations

17,1504,3294959742,86012,82136.940.7

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations(1)

14,0372,05354081170211,98441.142.6

Construction and extraction occupations

8,0681,2613965113546,80740.642.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,886552982392154,33441.943.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

17,9623,1306238241,68314,83240.643.1

Production occupations

8,4061,0651953964747,34141.342.7

Transportation and material moving occupations

9,5562,0654284271,2107,49040.043.5

Men, 16 years and over

80,32413,5972,3813,9467,27066,72741.143.6

Management, professional, and related occupations

29,3843,9704081,5622,00025,41442.544.4

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

14,0801,60316969374112,47744.045.5

Professional and related occupations

15,3032,3662398681,25912,93741.143.4

Service occupations

11,0843,0616234931,9458,02337.842.7

Sales and office occupations

12,6902,5994005431,65710,09139.943.4

Sales and related occupations

7,7961,4872192929756,30940.944.3

Office and administrative support occupations

4,8941,1121802506823,78238.341.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations(1)

13,3201,86051275759111,45941.342.7

Construction and extraction occupations

7,7961,1933854893196,60340.742.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,703517952271954,18642.043.2

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

13,8462,1064375911,07711,74041.543.7

Production occupations

5,9985921122622175,40642.343.3

Transportation and material moving occupations

7,8481,5143253298606,33440.844.0

Women, 16 years and over

70,07020,4282,3974,00414,02849,64236.441.1

Management, professional, and related occupations

30,6016,7805031,9474,33023,82038.441.7

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

10,9991,8461047001,0429,15440.242.5

Professional and related occupations

19,6024,9353991,2473,28914,66737.441.1

Service occupations

14,8596,2779397184,6208,58233.340.5

Sales and office occupations

19,7776,1547411,0534,36113,62335.440.5

Sales and related occupations

7,5212,9384263292,1824,58434.141.1

Office and administrative support occupations

12,2563,2163147242,1789,03936.340.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations(1)

718193285411152537.441.2

Construction and extraction occupations

2726811223520437.941.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

183353122014838.641.5

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

4,1151,0241852336063,09137.541.0

Production occupations

2,408473821342561,93538.641.1

Transportation and material moving occupations

1,707551103983501,15636.040.9

Footnotes
(1) Includes farming, fishing, and forestry occupations, not shown separately.

NOTE: Full time is 35 hours or more per week; part time is less than 35 hours. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: January 18, 2019