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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-19. 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
June
2022
June
2023
June
2022
June
2023
June
2022
June
2023
June
2022
June
2023
June
2022
June
2023

Total

158,678 161,559 84,690 86,140 81,432 83,068 73,988 75,419 70,890 72,171

Management, professional, and related occupations

67,224 69,956 32,548 33,587 32,352 33,362 34,676 36,369 34,393 36,050

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

29,179 30,881 15,945 16,760 15,895 16,692 13,234 14,121 13,162 14,065

Management occupations

20,301 21,317 11,914 12,451 11,882 12,401 8,387 8,866 8,330 8,825

Business and financial operations occupations

8,879 9,564 4,032 4,309 4,012 4,290 4,847 5,255 4,833 5,240

Professional and related occupations

38,045 39,075 16,602 16,827 16,457 16,670 21,442 22,248 21,231 21,986

Computer and mathematical occupations

6,027 6,424 4,466 4,752 4,439 4,711 1,561 1,672 1,552 1,672

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,589 3,630 3,000 2,926 2,996 2,908 589 704 584 687

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,875 1,723 986 761 971 753 889 962 883 954

Community and social service occupations

2,924 2,854 922 784 908 776 2,002 2,070 1,988 2,049

Legal occupations

1,804 1,885 851 885 851 885 953 999 953 999

Education, training, and library occupations

8,652 8,936 2,296 2,402 2,264 2,365 6,357 6,534 6,269 6,452

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

3,439 3,634 1,711 1,835 1,667 1,796 1,728 1,799 1,683 1,707

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

9,734 9,990 2,371 2,481 2,361 2,476 7,363 7,508 7,318 7,466

Service occupations

26,195 27,041 11,340 11,919 10,095 10,723 14,855 15,122 13,315 13,557

Healthcare support occupations

5,016 5,160 762 929 732 907 4,253 4,232 4,155 4,115

Protective service occupations

3,216 3,212 2,408 2,433 2,296 2,339 808 779 718 706

Food preparation and serving related occupations

8,075 8,305 3,831 3,871 3,078 3,062 4,244 4,434 3,238 3,399

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,886 5,829 3,428 3,497 3,230 3,326 2,458 2,332 2,372 2,275

Personal care and service occupations

4,003 4,535 911 1,190 759 1,089 3,092 3,346 2,831 3,062

Sales and office occupations

30,264 30,135 11,793 11,935 11,147 11,275 18,471 18,200 17,512 17,158

Sales and related occupations

14,311 14,218 7,287 7,360 6,854 6,890 7,024 6,858 6,373 6,174

Office and administrative support occupations

15,953 15,917 4,506 4,576 4,292 4,384 11,448 11,341 11,138 10,984

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14,401 14,596 13,584 13,697 13,086 13,276 818 899 776 841

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1,090 1,041 807 740 718 686 282 301 263 259

Construction and extraction occupations

8,542 8,597 8,207 8,205 7,931 7,944 336 392 328 383

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,770 4,958 4,570 4,752 4,438 4,646 200 206 184 199

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

20,593 19,832 15,426 15,002 14,752 14,433 5,168 4,830 4,894 4,564

Production occupations

8,544 8,269 5,951 5,930 5,802 5,775 2,593 2,339 2,494 2,243

Transportation and material moving occupations

12,050 11,563 9,475 9,072 8,950 8,658 2,574 2,491 2,400 2,322

NOTE: 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: August 29, 2024