HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

23. Persons at work in nonfarm occupations by sex and usual full- or part-time status

(Numbers in thousands)

Occupation and sex

1999

Total

at

work

Worked 1 to 34 hours

Worked

35 hours

or more

Average hours

Total

For

economic

reasons

For noneconomic

reasons

Total

at

work

Persons who

usually work

full time

Usually

work

full

time

Usually

work

part

time

 Total, 16 years and over1 ................................................................... 124,812 29,988 3,182 8,593 18,214 94,824 39.5 43.3

Managerial and professional specialty ................................................... 38,571 7,246 466 2,919 3,861 31,326 42.0 44.7

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................................... 18,951 2,746 154 1,335 1,257 16,205 43.9 45.7

 Professional specialty ........................................................................... 19,620 4,500 312 1,584 2,603 15,120 40.2 43.7

Technical, sales, and administrative support .......................................... 37,460 10,597 849 2,564 7,184 26,864 37.7 42.3

 Technicians and related support .......................................................... 4,201 912 55 328 529 3,289 39.4 42.2

 Sales occupations ................................................................................ 15,528 4,613 463 765 3,384 10,915 38.7 44.6

 Administrative support, including clerical .............................................. 17,731 5,071 331 1,470 3,270 12,660 36.4 40.4

Service occupations ............................................................................... 17,181 6,678 847 955 4,876 10,503 34.9 42.1

 Private household ................................................................................. 799 462 63 42 358 336 28.5 41.5

 Protective service ................................................................................. 2,331 382 36 146 200 1,949 42.4 44.9

 Service, except private household and protective ................................ 14,051 5,833 748 767 4,319 8,218 34.0 41.4

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................................... 14,089 1,963 380 1,031 552 12,126 42.2 43.3

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ....................................................... 17,510 3,505 640 1,125 1,740 14,005 40.4 43.1

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................................. 7,127 1,045 209 478 358 6,082 40.9 42.2

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................................. 5,284 924 150 308 466 4,360 43.3 45.9

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .......................... 5,100 1,537 281 339 917 3,563 36.8 41.4

 Men, 16 years and over1 .................................................................... 66,484 11,162 1,494 4,062 5,606 55,322 42.4 44.9

Managerial and professional specialty ................................................... 19,760 2,526 208 1,246 1,072 17,234 45.1 46.7

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................................... 10,440 1,089 79 601 409 9,351 46.4 47.7

 Professional specialty ........................................................................... 9,320 1,437 129 645 664 7,882 43.5 45.7

Technical, sales, and administrative support .......................................... 13,676 2,549 224 748 1,578 11,127 41.8 45.0

 Technicians and related support .......................................................... 2,031 310 21 149 140 1,721 41.9 43.6

 Sales occupations ................................................................................ 7,827 1,457 135 333 989 6,371 43.0 46.7

 Administrative support, including clerical .............................................. 3,818 782 68 266 449 3,035 39.3 42.3

Service occupations ............................................................................... 6,861 1,973 280 338 1,355 4,888 38.0 43.4

 Private household ................................................................................. 39 24 4 3 16 15 27.7 42.7

 Protective service ................................................................................. 1,896 260 23 113 123 1,636 43.6 45.5

 Service, except private household and protective ................................ 4,926 1,689 252 221 1,215 3,237 35.9 42.4

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................................... 12,842 1,705 340 933 432 11,137 42.4 43.4

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ....................................................... 13,344 2,409 442 797 1,169 10,935 41.4 43.9

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................................. 4,505 515 101 267 148 3,990 42.1 43.0

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................................. 4,774 727 125 267 335 4,047 44.1 46.2

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .......................... 4,065 1,166 217 264 686 2,899 37.3 41.7

 Women, 16 years and over1 ............................................................... 58,328 18,826 1,688 4,531 12,607 39,502 36.2 41.2

Managerial and professional specialty ................................................... 18,811 4,719 258 1,673 2,788 14,092 38.8 42.4

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ........................................... 8,511 1,657 75 733 849 6,854 40.7 43.1

 Professional specialty ........................................................................... 10,300 3,063 183 939 1,940 7,238 37.3 41.7

Technical, sales, and administrative support .......................................... 23,784 8,047 625 1,816 5,606 15,737 35.3 40.5

 Technicians and related support .......................................................... 2,170 602 34 179 389 1,568 37.0 40.5

 Sales occupations ................................................................................ 7,701 3,156 328 432 2,396 4,544 34.2 41.7

 Administrative support, including clerical .............................................. 13,913 4,289 263 1,204 2,821 9,624 35.6 39.9

Service occupations ............................................................................... 10,320 4,705 567 617 3,521 5,615 32.8 40.9

 Private household ................................................................................. 760 438 58 38 342 321 28.5 41.4

 Protective service ................................................................................. 435 122 13 33 77 313 37.2 42.0

 Service, except private household and protective ................................ 9,125 4,144 495 546 3,103 4,981 33.0 40.8

Precision production, craft, and repair .................................................... 1,248 259 40 98 120 989 39.3 41.7

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ....................................................... 4,166 1,096 198 327 571 3,070 37.5 40.6

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors .................................. 2,621 529 109 211 210 2,092 38.8 40.7

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................................. 510 197 25 40 131 313 35.7 41.8

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers .......................... 1,035 370 64 76 231 665 34.9 40.0

1 Excludes farming, forestry, and fishing occupations. 

 NOTE: Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised population controls

used in the household survey.

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