HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


10. Employed persons by occupation, race, and sex

(Percent distribution)

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                                                              |        Total        |         Men         |        Women
                     Occupation and race                      |                     |                     |
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                                                              |   1996   |   1997   |   1996   |   1997   |   1996   |   1997
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                            TOTAL
                                                              |          |          |          |          |          |
  Total, 16 years and over (thousands)........................| 126,708  | 129,558  |  68,207  |  69,685  |  58,501  |  59,873
  Percent.....................................................|   100.0  |   100.0  |   100.0  |   100.0  |   100.0  |   100.0
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Managerial and professional specialty.........................|    28.8  |    29.1  |    27.5  |    27.6  |    30.3  |    30.8
  Executive, administrative, and managerial...................|    14.0  |    14.2  |    14.6  |    14.7  |    13.3  |    13.6
  Professional specialty......................................|    14.8  |    14.9  |    12.8  |    12.9  |    17.1  |    17.1
Technical, sales, and administrative support..................|    29.7  |    29.6  |    19.8  |    19.7  |    41.4  |    41.0
  Technicians and related support.............................|     3.1  |     3.3  |     2.7  |     2.9  |     3.5  |     3.7
  Sales occupations...........................................|    12.2  |    12.1  |    11.4  |    11.3  |    13.0  |    13.2
  Administrative support, including clerical..................|    14.5  |    14.2  |     5.6  |     5.6  |    24.8  |    24.2
Service occupations...........................................|    13.6  |    13.5  |    10.2  |    10.2  |    17.5  |    17.4
  Private household...........................................|      .6  |      .6  |      .1  |      .1  |     1.3  |     1.3
  Protective service..........................................|     1.7  |     1.8  |     2.7  |     2.7  |      .6  |      .7
  Service, except private household and protective............|    11.2  |    11.1  |     7.5  |     7.5  |    15.5  |    15.4
Precision production, craft, and repair.......................|    10.7  |    10.9  |    18.1  |    18.5  |     2.1  |     2.1
Operators, fabricators, and laborers..........................|    14.4  |    14.2  |    20.2  |    19.9  |     7.6  |     7.6
  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors...............|     6.2  |     6.1  |     7.2  |     7.1  |     5.1  |     5.0
  Transportation and material moving occupations..............|     4.2  |     4.2  |     7.0  |     7.0  |      .9  |      .9
  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.........|     4.0  |     3.9  |     5.9  |     5.8  |     1.7  |     1.7
Farming, forestry, and fishing................................|     2.8  |     2.7  |     4.2  |     4.1  |     1.2  |     1.1
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                            White
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  Total, 16 years and over (thousands)........................| 107,808  | 109,856  |  58,888  |  59,998  |  48,920  |  49,859
  Percent.....................................................|   100.0  |   100.0  |   100.0  |   100.0  |   100.0  |   100.0
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Managerial and professional specialty.........................|    29.8  |    30.1  |    28.4  |    28.5  |    31.5  |    32.0
  Executive, administrative, and managerial...................|    14.7  |    14.9  |    15.3  |    15.5  |    13.9  |    14.3
  Professional specialty......................................|    15.1  |    15.2  |    13.0  |    13.0  |    17.6  |    17.8
Technical, sales, and administrative support..................|    29.8  |    29.7  |    19.8  |    19.8  |    41.9  |    41.6
  Technicians and related support.............................|     3.1  |     3.3  |     2.7  |     2.9  |     3.5  |     3.7
  Sales occupations...........................................|    12.5  |    12.5  |    11.9  |    11.7  |    13.3  |    13.4
  Administrative support, including clerical..................|    14.2  |    13.9  |     5.2  |     5.2  |    25.0  |    24.5
Service occupations...........................................|    12.5  |    12.4  |     9.3  |     9.2  |    16.3  |    16.2
  Private household...........................................|      .6  |      .6  |      .1  |    (1)   |     1.2  |     1.2
  Protective service..........................................|     1.6  |     1.6  |     2.5  |     2.5  |      .5  |      .6
  Service, except private household and protective............|    10.3  |    10.2  |     6.7  |     6.6  |    14.6  |    14.4
Precision production, craft, and repair.......................|    11.1  |    11.4  |    18.8  |    19.1  |     2.0  |     2.0
Operators, fabricators, and laborers..........................|    13.6  |    13.5  |    19.2  |    19.0  |     6.9  |     6.9
  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors...............|     5.8  |     5.8  |     6.9  |     6.9  |     4.5  |     4.4
  Transportation and material moving occupations..............|     4.1  |     4.0  |     6.8  |     6.7  |      .8  |      .8
  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.........|     3.7  |     3.7  |     5.5  |     5.4  |     1.6  |     1.6
Farming, forestry, and fishing................................|     3.1  |     3.0  |     4.6  |     4.4  |     1.3  |     1.3
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                            Black
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  Total, 16 years and over (thousands)........................|  13,542  |  13,969  |   6,456  |   6,607  |   7,086  |   7,362
  Percent.....................................................|   100.0  |   100.0  |   100.0  |   100.0  |   100.0  |   100.0
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Managerial and professional specialty.........................|    20.0  |    19.8  |    16.9  |    16.8  |    22.8  |    22.4
  Executive, administrative, and managerial...................|     9.0  |     9.1  |     8.3  |     8.5  |     9.6  |     9.6
  Professional specialty......................................|    11.0  |    10.7  |     8.6  |     8.4  |    13.1  |    12.8
Technical, sales, and administrative support..................|    28.6  |    28.9  |    17.9  |    18.1  |    38.4  |    38.5
  Technicians and related support.............................|     2.7  |     2.9  |     2.2  |     2.6  |     3.2  |     3.2
  Sales occupations...........................................|     9.0  |     9.1  |     7.2  |     6.8  |    10.6  |    11.2
  Administrative support, including clerical..................|    16.9  |    16.8  |     8.5  |     8.7  |    24.6  |    24.1
Service occupations...........................................|    21.9  |    22.1  |    18.0  |    18.1  |    25.4  |    25.7
  Private household...........................................|     1.0  |      .9  |      .1  |      .1  |     1.9  |     1.7
  Protective service..........................................|     2.9  |     3.1  |     4.4  |     4.8  |     1.5  |     1.5
  Service, except private household and protective............|    18.0  |    18.1  |    13.5  |    13.2  |    22.1  |    22.5
Precision production, craft, and repair.......................|     7.9  |     8.2  |    14.2  |    14.9  |     2.2  |     2.2
Operators, fabricators, and laborers..........................|    20.6  |    19.9  |    31.1  |    29.9  |    11.0  |    10.9
  Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors...............|     8.8  |     8.4  |    10.1  |     9.6  |     7.7  |     7.4
  Transportation and material moving occupations..............|     5.7  |     5.9  |    10.6  |    11.0  |     1.2  |     1.3
  Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers.........|     6.1  |     5.6  |    10.4  |     9.4  |     2.1  |     2.2
Farming, forestry, and fishing................................|     1.0  |     1.1  |     2.0  |     2.1  |      .2  |      .2
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   1/  Less than 0.05 percent.
   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey,