HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

10. Employed persons by occupation, race, and sex

(Percent distribution)

Occupation and race

Total Men Women

1998 1999 1998 1999 1998 1999

TOTAL

 Total, 16 years and over (thousands) ......................................................................... 131,463 133,488 70,693 71,446 60,771 62,042

 Percent ....................................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Managerial and professional specialty ......................................................................... 29.6 30.3 28.1 28.6 31.4 32.3

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ................................................................. 14.5 14.7 15.0 15.0 13.9 14.2

 Professional specialty ................................................................................................. 15.1 15.6 13.1 13.6 17.4 18.0

Technical, sales, and administrative support ................................................................ 29.3 29.2 19.5 19.7 40.7 40.0

 Technicians and related support ................................................................................ 3.2 3.3 2.8 2.9 3.8 3.6

 Sales occupations ...................................................................................................... 12.1 12.1 11.1 11.3 13.1 13.0

 Administrative support, including clerical .................................................................... 14.0 13.8 5.6 5.5 23.8 23.4

Service occupations ..................................................................................................... 13.6 13.4 10.2 9.9 17.5 17.4

 Private household ....................................................................................................... .6 .6 .1 .1 1.3 1.3

 Protective service ....................................................................................................... 1.8 1.8 2.8 2.8 .7 .7

 Service, except private household and protective ...................................................... 11.1 11.0 7.3 7.1 15.4 15.4

Precision production, craft, and repair .......................................................................... 11.0 10.9 18.7 18.6 2.0 2.1

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ............................................................................. 13.9 13.6 19.5 19.3 7.4 7.0

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........................................................ 5.9 5.5 6.9 6.5 4.8 4.4

 Transportation and material moving occupations ....................................................... 4.1 4.1 6.8 7.0 .9 .9

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ................................................ 3.9 3.9 5.8 5.9 1.7 1.7

Farming, forestry, and fishing ....................................................................................... 2.7 2.6 4.0 3.8 1.1 1.1

White

 Total, 16 years and over (thousands) ......................................................................... 110,931 112,235 60,604 61,139 50,327 51,096

 Percent ....................................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Managerial and professional specialty ......................................................................... 30.7 31.3 29.1 29.5 32.6 33.4

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ................................................................. 15.2 15.4 15.8 15.9 14.6 14.7

 Professional specialty ................................................................................................. 15.5 15.9 13.3 13.6 18.1 18.7

Technical, sales, and administrative support ................................................................ 29.3 29.2 19.5 19.7 41.1 40.6

 Technicians and related support ................................................................................ 3.2 3.2 2.7 2.9 3.8 3.6

 Sales occupations ...................................................................................................... 12.4 12.4 11.5 11.7 13.4 13.3

 Administrative support, including clerical .................................................................... 13.7 13.5 5.2 5.1 24.0 23.6

Service occupations ..................................................................................................... 12.4 12.2 9.2 8.9 16.3 16.2

 Private household ....................................................................................................... .6 .6 .1 1 ( ) 1.3 1.3

 Protective service ....................................................................................................... 1.7 1.7 2.6 2.6 .6 .6

 Service, except private household and protective ...................................................... 10.1 10.0 6.5 6.3 14.4 14.3

Precision production, craft, and repair .......................................................................... 11.5 11.5 19.4 19.4 1.9 2.1

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ............................................................................. 13.2 13.0 18.5 18.3 6.8 6.5

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........................................................ 5.5 5.2 6.6 6.2 4.3 4.0

 Transportation and material moving occupations ....................................................... 3.9 4.0 6.5 6.6 .8 .8

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ................................................ 3.7 3.8 5.4 5.5 1.6 1.7

Farming, forestry, and fishing ....................................................................................... 2.9 2.8 4.3 4.1 1.2 1.2

Black

 Total, 16 years and over (thousands) ......................................................................... 14,556 15,056 6,871 7,027 7,685 8,029

 Percent ....................................................................................................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Managerial and professional specialty ......................................................................... 20.2 21.5 17.0 18.0 23.2 24.5

 Executive, administrative, and managerial ................................................................. 9.4 9.9 8.6 8.5 10.1 11.1

 Professional specialty ................................................................................................. 10.8 11.6 8.4 9.5 13.0 13.5

Technical, sales, and administrative support ................................................................ 29.3 28.9 18.3 18.4 39.1 38.2

 Technicians and related support ................................................................................ 3.0 3.1 2.5 2.7 3.5 3.5

 Sales occupations ...................................................................................................... 9.7 9.3 7.8 7.6 11.4 10.8

 Administrative support, including clerical .................................................................... 16.5 16.5 8.0 8.1 24.2 23.9

Service occupations ..................................................................................................... 21.6 21.8 17.8 17.4 25.0 25.6

 Private household ....................................................................................................... .8 .8 .1 .1 1.5 1.5

 Protective service ....................................................................................................... 3.2 3.2 4.8 4.9 1.7 1.8

 Service, except private household and protective ...................................................... 17.6 17.7 12.9 12.4 21.9 22.4

Precision production, craft, and repair .......................................................................... 8.0 7.8 14.6 14.3 2.0 2.1

Operators, fabricators, and laborers ............................................................................. 19.7 18.9 30.1 29.8 10.4 9.4

 Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors ........................................................ 8.2 7.6 9.7 9.3 7.0 6.1

 Transportation and material moving occupations ....................................................... 6.0 5.8 11.1 11.0 1.4 1.3

 Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers ................................................ 5.5 5.5 9.3 9.5 2.0 2.0

Farming, forestry, and fishing ....................................................................................... 1.2 1.1 2.2 2.2 .3 .2

1 Less than 0.05 percent.

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

used in the household survey.

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