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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
Aug.
2023
Aug.
2024
Aug.
2023
Aug.
2024
Aug.
2023
Aug.
2024
Aug.
2023
Aug.
2024
Aug.
2023
Aug.
2024

Total

161,427 161,348 85,838 85,379 82,865 82,552 75,589 75,970 72,515 73,014

Management, professional, and related occupations

69,280 69,892 33,421 33,537 33,222 33,336 35,859 36,355 35,522 35,926

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

30,458 30,610 16,484 16,613 16,423 16,542 13,974 13,997 13,896 13,921

Management occupations

20,712 20,655 11,962 12,098 11,911 12,072 8,750 8,557 8,704 8,501

Business and financial operations occupations

9,746 9,955 4,522 4,515 4,512 4,470 5,224 5,440 5,192 5,420

Professional and related occupations

38,822 39,282 16,937 16,924 16,799 16,794 21,885 22,358 21,626 22,005

Computer and mathematical occupations

6,300 6,301 4,529 4,654 4,493 4,632 1,771 1,647 1,753 1,625

Architecture and engineering occupations

3,728 3,535 2,995 2,854 2,976 2,838 733 681 728 675

Life, physical, and social science occupations

1,951 1,851 983 914 973 914 968 936 957 928

Community and social service occupations

2,869 3,025 890 919 874 908 1,979 2,106 1,965 2,053

Legal occupations

1,961 1,913 964 927 964 927 997 987 995 980

Education, training, and library occupations

8,509 8,878 2,366 2,442 2,358 2,404 6,142 6,436 6,029 6,310

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

3,424 3,385 1,786 1,691 1,738 1,664 1,639 1,694 1,579 1,621

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

10,080 10,394 2,424 2,523 2,424 2,506 7,656 7,872 7,620 7,812

Service occupations

26,646 26,640 11,457 11,363 10,349 10,339 15,189 15,277 13,722 13,896

Healthcare support occupations

5,157 5,462 803 788 770 778 4,354 4,675 4,255 4,524

Protective service occupations

3,133 3,244 2,331 2,386 2,271 2,269 802 858 747 715

Food preparation and serving related occupations

8,259 7,828 3,694 3,463 2,980 2,877 4,565 4,364 3,574 3,509

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

5,854 6,078 3,431 3,643 3,254 3,419 2,424 2,435 2,363 2,369

Personal care and service occupations

4,242 4,028 1,198 1,082 1,074 996 3,044 2,946 2,784 2,780

Sales and office occupations

30,408 29,949 11,917 11,456 11,294 10,829 18,491 18,493 17,600 17,643

Sales and related occupations

14,286 14,047 7,282 7,168 6,875 6,739 7,004 6,880 6,439 6,358

Office and administrative support occupations

16,122 15,902 4,635 4,288 4,418 4,090 11,487 11,613 11,161 11,285

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14,606 14,769 13,712 13,861 13,241 13,404 895 908 820 836

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1,074 1,198 767 832 682 764 307 366 268 315

Construction and extraction occupations

8,530 8,700 8,135 8,348 7,892 8,078 396 352 376 340

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

5,002 4,871 4,810 4,681 4,667 4,561 192 190 176 181

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

20,486 20,099 15,331 15,163 14,759 14,644 5,155 4,936 4,851 4,712

Production occupations

8,526 7,777 5,861 5,350 5,722 5,209 2,665 2,427 2,560 2,351

Transportation and material moving occupations

11,960 12,322 9,470 9,812 9,037 9,435 2,491 2,509 2,290 2,361

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: September 06, 2024