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.
2012
Apr.
2013
Apr.
2012
Apr.
2013
Apr.
2012
Apr.
2013

TOTAL

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

141,995 143,724 75,074 76,029 66,921 67,695

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

38.1 38.1 34.8 35.3 41.7 41.2

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

15.9 15.8 17.1 17.0 14.6 14.5

Professional and related occupations

22.2 22.3 17.8 18.4 27.1 26.7

Service occupations

17.8 18.0 14.7 14.6 21.3 21.8

Sales and office occupations

23.4 23.4 17.0 16.7 30.7 31.0

Sales and related occupations

10.8 10.8 10.4 10.4 11.2 11.1

Office and administrative support occupations

12.7 12.6 6.6 6.2 19.5 19.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

8.7 8.8 15.9 16.0 0.7 0.8

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.6 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.3 0.3

Construction and extraction occupations

4.7 4.7 8.8 8.7 0.2 0.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.3 3.5 6.1 6.4 0.2 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

12.0 11.7 17.6 17.4 5.6 5.3

Production occupations

5.9 5.6 7.9 7.6 3.6 3.3

Transportation and material moving occupations

6.1 6.1 9.6 9.9 2.1 1.9

White

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

114,313 115,231 61,667 62,129 52,646 53,102

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

38.8 38.9 35.5 35.9 42.6 42.3

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

16.6 16.6 17.9 18.0 15.0 15.1

Professional and related occupations

22.2 22.2 17.6 17.9 27.6 27.2

Service occupations

16.4 16.9 13.4 13.8 20.0 20.5

Sales and office occupations

23.5 23.4 16.7 16.4 31.3 31.4

Sales and related occupations

10.9 10.8 10.7 10.7 11.1 10.9

Office and administrative support occupations

12.6 12.6 6.1 5.8 20.2 20.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9.6 9.6 17.1 17.1 0.7 0.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.7 0.7 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.3

Construction and extraction occupations

5.3 5.2 9.6 9.4 0.2 0.3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.6 3.8 6.4 6.8 0.2 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

11.8 11.2 17.2 16.7 5.4 4.8

Production occupations

5.8 5.5 8.0 7.5 3.3 3.1

Transportation and material moving occupations

5.9 5.8 9.2 9.2 2.0 1.8

Black or African American

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

15,940 16,240 7,229 7,444 8,711 8,796

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

30.3 29.2 24.3 24.1 35.3 33.5

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

11.6 10.2 10.9 9.4 12.1 10.9

Professional and related occupations

18.7 19.0 13.4 14.7 23.2 22.6

Service occupations

26.0 24.0 23.3 19.6 28.1 27.8

Sales and office occupations

24.4 25.1 18.4 18.2 29.3 31.0

Sales and related occupations

10.2 10.5 8.4 9.0 11.7 11.9

Office and administrative support occupations

14.1 14.6 10.1 9.3 17.5 19.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

5.3 5.6 11.2 11.6 0.4 0.5

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.2 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.2 0.3

Construction and extraction occupations

2.7 2.7 5.9 5.7 0.0 0.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

2.3 2.5 4.9 5.4 0.2 0.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

14.1 16.0 22.8 26.5 6.9 7.2

Production occupations

5.7 5.9 7.6 8.3 4.2 3.9

Transportation and material moving occupations

8.4 10.1 15.2 18.2 2.7 3.2

Asian

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

7,553 8,025 3,968 4,253 3,585 3,771

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

47.9 49.9 48.8 51.8 46.8 47.8

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

16.5 17.4 17.7 18.5 15.2 16.1

Professional and related occupations

31.4 32.5 31.2 33.3 31.6 31.6

Service occupations

18.4 17.3 15.4 13.2 21.7 21.9

Sales and office occupations

21.0 20.0 17.9 17.0 24.4 23.4

Sales and related occupations

11.0 11.0 10.9 10.3 11.1 11.7

Office and administrative support occupations

10.0 9.1 7.1 6.7 13.3 11.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

3.4 3.4 5.9 6.1 0.5 0.4

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1

Construction and extraction occupations

1.4 1.6 2.6 2.8 0.1 0.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

1.8 1.7 3.2 3.1 0.3 0.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

9.4 9.3 11.9 11.8 6.6 6.5

Production occupations

6.3 5.9 6.7 6.1 5.9 5.6

Transportation and material moving occupations

3.0 3.5 5.2 5.7 0.7 0.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over (thousands)

21,839 22,412 12,608 12,995 9,232 9,418

Percent of total employed

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Management, professional, and related occupations

21.3 20.5 17.0 16.5 27.3 26.1

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

9.2 8.9 8.4 8.3 10.2 9.7

Professional and related occupations

12.2 11.6 8.6 8.1 17.1 16.4

Service occupations

26.5 27.4 22.8 23.8 31.4 32.4

Sales and office occupations

21.1 20.8 14.7 14.0 29.9 30.3

Sales and related occupations

9.2 9.5 7.4 7.6 11.6 12.1

Office and administrative support occupations

11.9 11.4 7.3 6.4 18.3 18.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14.0 14.9 23.3 24.7 1.3 1.5

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1.8 1.6 2.6 2.2 0.8 0.8

Construction and extraction occupations

8.8 9.5 15.0 16.1 0.3 0.4

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

3.4 3.8 5.7 6.4 0.2 0.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

17.1 16.4 22.2 21.1 10.1 9.8

Production occupations

8.4 8.0 9.7 9.0 6.6 6.6

Transportation and material moving occupations

8.7 8.4 12.5 12.1 3.5 3.2

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.

 

Last Modified Date: May 03, 2013