HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
   ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                      ANNUAL AVERAGES
   
   9.  Employed persons by occupation, sex, and age

   (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                             Total                    Men                            Women             
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                        Occupation                          16 years        16 years        20 years        16 years        20 years   
                                                            and over        and over        and over        and over        and over   
                                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                       
                                                          2007    2008    2007    2008    2007    2008    2007    2008    2007    2008 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
         Total......................................... 146,047 145,362  78,254  77,486  75,337  74,750  67,792  67,876  64,799  65,039
                                                                                                                                       
   Management, professional, and related occupations...  51,788  52,761  25,593  25,948  25,426  25,807  26,195  26,813  26,003  26,637
     Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                    
      occupations......................................  21,577  22,059  12,375  12,647  12,332  12,618   9,203   9,412   9,172   9,388
       Management occupations..........................  15,486  15,852   9,686   9,925   9,652   9,903   5,800   5,926   5,774   5,907
       Business and financial operations occupations...   6,091   6,207   2,688   2,721   2,681   2,715   3,403   3,486   3,398   3,481
     Professional and related occupations..............  30,210  30,702  13,218  13,301  13,093  13,189  16,992  17,401  16,831  17,249
       Computer and mathematical occupations...........   3,441   3,676   2,560   2,765   2,546   2,752     881     911     877     907
       Architecture and engineering occupations........   2,932   2,931   2,511   2,536   2,501   2,527     421     395     420     393
       Life, physical, and social science occupations..   1,382   1,307     792     704     787     702     591     603     587     598
       Community and social services occupations.......   2,265   2,293     890     909     879     903   1,375   1,383   1,365   1,374
       Legal occupations...............................   1,668   1,671     809     803     808     801     858     867     854     866
       Education, training, and library occupations....   8,485   8,605   2,267   2,234   2,240   2,205   6,218   6,371   6,139   6,301
       Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media                                                                                  
        occupations....................................   2,789   2,820   1,476   1,471   1,435   1,434   1,313   1,349   1,277   1,313
       Healthcare practitioner and technical                                                                                           
        occupations....................................   7,248   7,399   1,913   1,878   1,897   1,865   5,335   5,521   5,311   5,497
                                                                                                                                       
   Service occupations.................................  24,137  24,451  10,337  10,471   9,284   9,463  13,800  13,980  12,548  12,734
     Healthcare support occupations....................   3,138   3,212     338     359     317     343   2,800   2,853   2,726   2,775
     Protective service occupations....................   3,071   3,047   2,380   2,352   2,330   2,292     691     695     643     650
     Food preparation and serving related occupations..   7,699   7,824   3,354   3,443   2,644   2,773   4,345   4,381   3,546   3,567
     Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance                                                                                     
      occupations......................................   5,469   5,445   3,280   3,254   3,106   3,077   2,189   2,192   2,123   2,130
     Personal care and service occupations.............   4,760   4,923     986   1,064     887     979   3,774   3,859   3,510   3,611
                                                                                                                                       
   Sales and office occupations........................  36,212  35,544  13,264  13,067  12,495  12,317  22,948  22,477  21,559  21,199
     Sales and related occupations.....................  16,698  16,295   8,424   8,221   7,960   7,781   8,275   8,073   7,360   7,200
     Office and administrative support occupations.....  19,513  19,249   4,840   4,845   4,535   4,536  14,673  14,404  14,199  13,999
                                                                                                                                       
   Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                    
    occupations....  ..................................  15,740  14,806  15,078  14,181  14,614  13,806     662     626     618     590
     Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........     960     988     759     780     682     688     201     208     172     181
     Construction and extraction occupations...........   9,535   8,667   9,276   8,448   9,004   8,267     258     219     248     213
     Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.   5,245   5,152   5,043   4,953   4,928   4,851     202     199     198     196
                                                                                                                                       
   Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                     
      occupations......................................  18,171  17,800  13,983  13,820  13,518  13,357   4,188   3,980   4,070   3,879
     Production occupations............................   9,395   8,973   6,563   6,313   6,423   6,172   2,832   2,661   2,783   2,615
     Transportation and material moving occupations....   8,776   8,827   7,420   7,507   7,095   7,186   1,355   1,319   1,286   1,265

      NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.