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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
9. Employed persons by occupation, sex, and age
[In thousands]
Occupation Total Men Women
16 years
and over
16 years
and over
20 years
and over
16 years
and over
20 years
and over
2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023

Total

158,291 161,037 84,203 85,500 81,409 82,698 74,089 75,537 71,283 72,692

Management, professional, and related occupations

68,099 70,275 33,016 33,856 32,814 33,663 35,083 36,419 34,787 36,123

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

29,350 30,544 16,188 16,574 16,128 16,518 13,162 13,971 13,094 13,914

Management occupations

20,199 20,906 12,026 12,139 11,986 12,104 8,172 8,767 8,127 8,729

Business and financial operations occupations

9,152 9,638 4,162 4,435 4,142 4,414 4,990 5,204 4,966 5,185

Professional and related occupations

38,749 39,731 16,828 17,282 16,687 17,145 21,921 22,449 21,693 22,209

Computer and mathematical occupations

6,171 6,502 4,521 4,754 4,500 4,729 1,650 1,748 1,640 1,738

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,464 3,602 2,905 3,001 2,891 2,987 559 602 555 597

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,840 1,870 953 939 945 934 887 932 882 927

Community and social service occupations

2,945 2,879 967 874 957 863 1,978 2,004 1,968 1,990

Legal occupations

1,861 1,897 882 910 881 909 979 988 978 986

Education, training, and library occupations

9,220 9,403 2,461 2,560 2,437 2,528 6,758 6,842 6,655 6,732

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

3,441 3,478 1,761 1,808 1,710 1,769 1,680 1,670 1,627 1,615

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

9,808 10,099 2,379 2,437 2,366 2,426 7,429 7,663 7,389 7,625

Service occupations

25,438 26,171 10,935 11,206 9,899 10,134 14,503 14,965 13,227 13,640

Healthcare support occupations

4,930 5,123 757 806 740 783 4,173 4,317 4,080 4,204

Protective service occupations

3,057 3,105 2,346 2,357 2,283 2,306 711 748 659 697

Food preparation and serving related occupations

7,907 8,189 3,690 3,775 2,953 3,021 4,218 4,414 3,343 3,515

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,576 5,534 3,235 3,206 3,110 3,063 2,341 2,328 2,281 2,269

Personal care and service occupations

3,968 4,220 907 1,062 812 961 3,061 3,158 2,865 2,955

Sales and office occupations

30,412 30,279 11,764 11,942 11,176 11,355 18,649 18,337 17,654 17,386

Sales and related occupations

14,316 14,325 7,237 7,352 6,847 6,955 7,079 6,972 6,392 6,334

Office and administrative support occupations

16,096 15,954 4,527 4,590 4,329 4,400 11,570 11,364 11,263 11,051

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14,260 14,326 13,442 13,492 13,090 13,111 818 834 783 785

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

980 987 723 720 666 658 257 267 238 242

Construction and extraction occupations

8,427 8,457 8,070 8,093 7,875 7,881 357 364 350 350

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,853 4,881 4,649 4,679 4,548 4,571 204 203 195 193

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

20,082 19,986 15,046 15,004 14,430 14,435 5,036 4,982 4,832 4,758

Production occupations

8,256 8,280 5,797 5,800 5,635 5,675 2,459 2,479 2,387 2,405

Transportation and material moving occupations

11,826 11,706 9,249 9,203 8,796 8,760 2,578 2,503 2,444 2,353

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: January 26, 2024