Employment Rate by Occupation and Sex, 2006–2007
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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 |
1. Includes persons with no previous work experience and those whose last job was in the Armed Forces.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Earnings, monthly, January 2007 issue; and unpublished data.
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