Employment Rate by Occupation and Sex, 2006–2007

	2006			2007
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Total¹	144,427	77,502	66,925	146,047	78,254	67,792
Management, professional, and related occupations	50,420	24,928	25,492	51,788	25,593	26,195
Management, business, and financial operations	21,233	12,347	8,886	21,577	12,375	9,203
Management	15,249	9,652	5,597	15,486	9,686	5,800
Business and financial operations	5,983	2,694	3,289	6,091	2,688	3,403
Professional and related occupations	29,187	12,581	16,606	30,210	13,218	16,992
Computer and mathematical	3,209	2,354	855	3,441	2,560	881
Architecture and engineering	2,830	2,418	412	2,932	2,511	421
Life, physical, and social science	1,434	813	620	1,382	792	591
Community and social services	2,156	829	1,327	2,265	890	1,375
Legal	1,637	791	846	1,668	809	858
Education, training, and library	8,126	2,100	6,026	8,485	2,267	6,218
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media	2,735	1,401	1,334	2,789	1,476	1,313
Healthcare practitioner and technical	7,060	1,875	5,185	7,248	1,913	5,335
Service occupations	23,811	10,159	13,653	24,137	10,337	13,800
Healthcare support	3,132	333	2,799	3,138	338	2,800
Protective service	2,939	2,284	654	3,071	2,380	691
Food preparation and serving related	7,606	3,297	4,309	7,699	3,354	4,345
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance	5,381	3,230	2,151	5,469	3,280	2,189
Personal care and services	4,754	1,014	3,740	4,760	986	3,774
Sales and office occupations	36,141	13,275	22,866	36,212	13,264	22,948
Sales and related	16,641	8,478	8,163	16,698	8,424	8,275
Office and administrative support	19,500	4,797	14,703	19,513	4,840	14,673
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance	15,830	15,079	752	15,740	15,078	662
Farming, fishing, and forestry	961	750	212	960	759	201
Construction and extraction	9,507	9,216	292	9,535	9,276	258
Installation, maintenance, and repair	5,362	5,114	248	5,245	5,043	202
Production, transportation, and material moving	18,224	14,061	4,163	18,171	13,983	4,188
Production	9,378	6,529	2,850	9,395	6,563	2,832
Transportation and material moving	8,846	7,533	1,313	8,776	7,420	1,355