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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2008
| Occupation and sex | Total | White | Black or African American | Asian | Hispanic or Latino ethnicity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total, 16 years and over (thousands) | 145,362 | 119,126 | 15,953 | 6,917 | 20,346 |
Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Management, professional, and related occupations | 36.3 | 37.0 | 27.4 | 48.2 | 18.3 |
Management, business, and financial operations | 15.2 | 15.9 | 10.0 | 16.5 | 8.1 |
Management occupations | 10.9 | 11.6 | 6.3 | 10.6 | 5.7 |
Business and financial operations occupations | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 2.4 |
Professional and related occupations | 21.1 | 21.1 | 17.4 | 31.7 | 10.2 |
Computer and mathematical occupations | 2.5 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 8.9 | 0.9 |
Architecture and engineering occupations | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 4.1 | 1.0 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 0.3 |
Community and social services occupations | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 |
Legal occupations | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
Education, training, and library occupations | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.2 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 1.2 |
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 8.5 | 2.1 |
Service occupations | 16.8 | 15.7 | 24.4 | 16.3 | 24.2 |
Healthcare support occupations | 2.2 | 1.8 | 5.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Protective service occupations | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations | 5.4 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 8.1 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 3.7 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 9.0 |
Personal care and service occupations | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.4 |
Sales and office occupations | 24.5 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 21.5 | 21.4 |
Sales and related occupations | 11.2 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 11.1 | 9.3 |
Office and administrative support occupations | 13.2 | 13.1 | 15.7 | 10.4 | 12.1 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 10.2 | 11.0 | 6.4 | 4.1 | 18.2 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.9 |
Construction and extraction occupations | 6.0 | 6.5 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 12.6 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.7 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 12.2 | 11.9 | 16.2 | 9.9 | 17.8 |
Production occupations | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 9.3 |
Transportation and material moving occupations | 6.1 | 5.8 | 9.3 | 3.2 | 8.5 |
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Men, 16 years and over (thousands) | 77,486 | 64,624 | 7,398 | 3,692 | 12,248 |
Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Management, professional, and related occupations | 33.5 | 34.0 | 23.0 | 50.1 | 14.8 |
Management, business, and financial operations | 16.3 | 17.2 | 9.6 | 16.6 | 7.7 |
Management occupations | 12.8 | 13.6 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 6.0 |
Business and financial operations occupations | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 1.6 |
Professional and related occupations | 17.2 | 16.8 | 13.3 | 33.5 | 7.2 |
Computer and mathematical occupations | 3.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 12.7 | 1.2 |
Architecture and engineering occupations | 3.3 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 1.4 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.5 | 0.3 |
Community and social services occupations | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Legal occupations | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
Education, training, and library occupations | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 1.2 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.1 |
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 5.6 | 1.1 |
Service occupations | 13.5 | 12.6 | 20.1 | 13.6 | 19.6 |
Healthcare support occupations | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
Protective service occupations | 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.5 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 4.2 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 2.5 | 8.3 |
Personal care and service occupations | 1.4 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 1.2 |
Sales and office occupations | 16.9 | 16.7 | 18.2 | 17.5 | 13.9 |
Sales and related occupations | 10.6 | 10.9 | 8.4 | 10.9 | 7.5 |
Office and administrative support occupations | 6.3 | 5.8 | 9.8 | 6.6 | 6.4 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 18.3 | 19.4 | 13.0 | 7.2 | 29.1 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
Construction and extraction occupations | 10.9 | 11.7 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 20.7 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 6.4 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 5.9 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 17.8 | 17.3 | 25.7 | 11.6 | 22.6 |
Production occupations | 8.1 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 6.8 | 10.6 |
Transportation and material moving occupations | 9.7 | 9.2 | 16.5 | 4.9 | 12.0 |
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Women, 16 years and over (thousands) | 67,876 | 54,501 | 8,554 | 3,225 | 8,098 |
Percent | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
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Management, professional, and related occupations | 39.5 | 40.6 | 31.3 | 46.0 | 23.5 |
Management, business, and financial operations | 13.9 | 14.3 | 10.4 | 16.4 | 8.8 |
Management occupations | 8.7 | 9.3 | 5.7 | 8.8 | 5.2 |
Business and financial operations occupations | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 7.6 | 3.6 |
Professional and related occupations | 25.6 | 26.3 | 20.9 | 29.7 | 14.7 |
Computer and mathematical occupations | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
Architecture and engineering occupations | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.3 |
Community and social services occupations | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
Legal occupations | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Education, training, and library occupations | 9.4 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 11.9 | 3.8 |
Service occupations | 20.6 | 19.3 | 28.2 | 19.4 | 31.3 |
Healthcare support occupations | 4.2 | 3.5 | 8.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
Protective service occupations | 1.0 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 8.9 |
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 10.0 |
Personal care and service occupations | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 6.8 |
Sales and office occupations | 33.1 | 33.7 | 31.9 | 26.1 | 32.9 |
Sales and related occupations | 11.9 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 11.4 | 12.1 |
Office and administrative support occupations | 21.2 | 21.7 | 20.7 | 14.7 | 20.7 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
Construction and extraction occupations | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 |
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations | 5.9 | 5.4 | 7.9 | 7.8 | 10.6 |
Production occupations | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
Transportation and material moving occupations | 1.9 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 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.
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. | |||||
Last Modified Date: December 4, 2009