Table 8. Population Age 15 Years and Over by Current Occupation, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Sex: March 1999 (Numbers in thousands.) Source: U.S. Census Bureau Internet Release date: February 14, 2000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Population Age 15 Years and Over | | Race and Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Non-Hispanic, | | | | Total | Black | White | Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total employed 2/ |132,179| 100.0| 14,576| 100.0| 98,686| 100.0| 18,917| 100.0| |Executive, administrators, and managerial | 19,308| 14.6| 1,411| 9.7| 16,021| 16.2| 1,875| 9.9| |Professional specialty | 20,474| 15.5| 1,617| 11.1| 16,805| 17.0| 2,052| 10.8| |Technical and related support | 4,095| 3.1| 424| 2.9| 3,189| 3.2| 482| 2.5| |Sales | 16,185| 12.2| 1,496| 10.3| 12,704| 12.9| 1,985| 10.5| |Administrative support, including clerical | 18,582| 14.1| 2,388| 16.4| 13,825| 14.0| 2,370| 12.5| |Precision production, craft, and repair | 14,347| 10.9| 1,106| 7.6| 11,025| 11.2| 2,215| 11.7| |Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors | 7,491| 5.7| 1,043| 7.2| 4,720| 4.8| 1,728| 9.1| |Transportation and material moving | 5,231| 4.0| 849| 5.8| 3,607| 3.7| 775| 4.1| |Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers| 5,228| 4.0| 864| 5.9| 3,191| 3.2| 1,173| 6.2| |Service workers, private household | 859| 0.6| 139| 1.0| 463| 0.5| 257| 1.4| |Service workers, except private household | 17,315| 13.1| 3,079| 21.1| 11,016| 11.2| 3,221| 17.0| |Farming, forestry, and fishing | 3,064| 2.3| 160| 1.1| 2,119| 2.1| 785| 4.1| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish, regardless of race. 2/ Occupation data shown in this report reflect characteristics of the civilian noninstitutionalized population for March 1999 and are not adjusted for seasonal changes. Data released by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, may not agree entirely with data shown in this report due to differences in methodological seasonal adjustment of the data. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Table 8. Population Age 15 Years and Over by Current Occupation, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Sex: March 1999 (Numbers in thousands.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Male | | Race and Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Non-Hispanic, | | | | Total | Black | White | Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total employed 2/ | 70,111| 100.0| 6,663| 100.0| 52,689| 100.0| 10,759| 100.0| |Executive, administrators, and managerial | 10,416| 14.9| 513| 7.7| 8,913| 16.9| 990| 9.2| |Professional specialty | 9,424| 13.4| 593| 8.9| 7,815| 14.8| 1,016| 9.4| |Technical and related support | 2,012| 2.9| 195| 2.9| 1,593| 3.0| 223| 2.1| |Sales | 8,230| 11.7| 571| 8.6| 6,669| 12.7| 990| 9.2| |Administrative support, including clerical | 3,843| 5.5| 541| 8.1| 2,638| 5.0| 663| 6.2| |Precision production, craft, and repair | 13,051| 18.6| 933| 14.0| 10,143| 19.3| 1,975| 18.4| |Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors | 4,780| 6.8| 619| 9.3| 3,126| 5.9| 1,036| 9.6| |Transportation and material moving | 4,690| 6.7| 756| 11.3| 3,224| 6.1| 711| 6.6| |Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers| 4,220| 6.0| 693| 10.4| 2,564| 4.9| 962| 8.9| |Service workers, private household | 39| 0.1| 7| 0.1| 22| 0.0| 10| 0.1| |Service workers, except private household | 6,977| 10.0| 1,099| 16.5| 4,378| 8.3| 1,499| 13.9| |Farming, forestry, and fishing | 2,430| 3.5| 141| 2.1| 1,604| 3.0| 684| 6.4| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish, regardless of race. 2/ Occupation data shown in this report reflect characteristics of the civilian noninstitutionalized population for March 1999 and are not adjusted for seasonal changes. Data released by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, may not agree entirely with data shown in this report due to differences in methodological seasonal adjustment of the data. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division. Table 8. Population Age 15 Years and Over by Current Occupation, Race and Hispanic Origin, and Sex: March 1999 (Numbers in thousands.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |Female | | Race and Hispanic Origin 1/ | | | |-----------------------------------------------| | | | | Non-Hispanic, | | | | Total | Black | White | Other | | |---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------| | |Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent|Number |Percent| |---------------------------------------------------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------| |Total employed 2/ | 62,068| 100.0| 7,913| 100.0| 45,997| 100.0| 8,158| 100.0| |Executive, administrators, and managerial | 8,892| 14.3| 898| 11.4| 7,108| 15.5| 886| 10.9| |Professional specialty | 11,050| 17.8| 1,024| 12.9| 8,990| 19.5| 1,036| 12.7| |Technical and related support | 2,082| 3.4| 228| 2.9| 1,596| 3.5| 258| 3.2| |Sales | 7,955| 12.8| 924| 11.7| 6,036| 13.1| 995| 12.2| |Administrative support, including clerical | 14,739| 23.7| 1,846| 23.3| 11,187| 24.3| 1,706| 20.9| |Precision production, craft, and repair | 1,296| 2.1| 173| 2.2| 882| 1.9| 241| 2.9| |Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors | 2,710| 4.4| 424| 5.4| 1,594| 3.5| 692| 8.5| |Transportation and material moving | 541| 0.9| 93| 1.2| 383| 0.8| 64| 0.8| |Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers| 1,009| 1.6| 171| 2.2| 627| 1.4| 210| 2.6| |Service workers, private household | 820| 1.3| 132| 1.7| 441| 1.0| 247| 3.0| |Service workers, except private household | 10,339| 16.7| 1,979| 25.0| 6,638| 14.4| 1,721| 21.1| |Farming, forestry, and fishing | 634| 1.0| 19| 0.2| 515| 1.1| 101| 1.2| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Hispanic refers to people whose origin are Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, South or Central American, or other Spanish, regardless of race. 2/ Occupation data shown in this report reflect characteristics of the civilian noninstitutionalized population for March 1999 and are not adjusted for seasonal changes. Data released by the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, may not agree entirely with data shown in this report due to differences in methodological seasonal adjustment of the data. SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, March 1999, Racial Statistics Branch, Population Division.