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Labor force - by occupation

United States — 24 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1999 managerial and professional 29.6%, technical, sales and administrative support 29.3%, services 13.6%, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and crafts 24.8%, farming, forestry, and fishing 2.7% (1998) note: figures exclude the unemployed
2000 managerial and professional 30.3%, technical, sales and administrative support 29.2%, services 13.4%, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and crafts 24.5%, farming, forestry, and fishing 2.6% (1999) note: figures exclude the unemployed
2001 managerial and professional 30.2%, technical, sales and administrative support 29.2%, services 13.5%, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and crafts 24.6%, farming, forestry, and fishing 2.5% (2000) note: figures exclude the unemployed
2002 managerial and professional 31%, technical, sales and administrative support 29%, services 14%, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and crafts 24%, farming, forestry, and fishing 2% (2002) note: figures exclude the unemployed (2001)
2003 managerial and professional 31%, technical, sales and administrative support 28.9%, services 13.6%, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and crafts 24.1%, farming, forestry, and fishing 2.4% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2001)
2004 managerial, professional, and technical 34.9%, sales and office 25.5%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.7%, other services 16.3%, farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2004)
2005 farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.7%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.9%, sales and office 25.5%, other services 16.3% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2004)
2006 farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.9%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.7%, sales and office 25.4%, other services 16.3% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2005)
2007 farming, forestry, and fishing 0.7%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.9%, managerial, professional, and technical 34.9%, sales and office 25%, other services 16.5% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2006)
2008 farming, forestry, and fishing 0.6%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.6%, managerial, professional, and technical 35.5%, sales and office 24.8%, other services 16.5% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2007)
2009 farming, forestry, and fishing 0.6%, manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts 22.6%, managerial, professional, and technical 35.5%, sales and office 24.8%, other services 16.5% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2007)
2010 farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% managerial, professional, and technical: 37.2% sales and office: 24% other services: 17.7% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2009)
2011 farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% sales and office: 24.2% other services: 17.6% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2009)
2012 farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% sales and office: 24.2% other services: 17.6% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2009)
2013 farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% sales and office: 24.2% other services: 17.6% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2009)
2014 farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% sales and office: 24.2% other services: 17.6% note: figures exclude the unemployed (2009)
2015 farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% | manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% | managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% | sales and office: 24.2% | other services: 17.6% | note: figures exclude the unemployed | (2009)
2016 farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% | manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% | managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% | sales and office: 24.2% | other services: 17.6% | note: figures exclude the unemployed | (2009)
2017 farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% | manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% | managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% | sales and office: 24.2% | other services: 17.6% | note: figures exclude the unemployed | (2009)
2018 agriculture: 0.7% (2009) | industry: 20.3% (2009) | services: 37.3% (2009) | industry and services: 24.2% (2009) | manufacturing: 17.6% (2009) | farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% (2009) | manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% (2009) | managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% (2009) | sales and office: 24.2% (2009) | other services: 17.6% (2009) | note: figures exclude the unemployed
2019 agriculture: 0.7% (2009) | industry: 20.3% (2009) | services: 37.3% (2009) | industry and services: 24.2% (2009) | manufacturing: 17.6% (2009) | farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% (2009) | manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% (2009) | managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% (2009) | sales and office: 24.2% (2009) | other services: 17.6% (2009) | note: figures exclude the unemployed
2020 agriculture: 0.7% (2009) | industry: 20.3% (2009) | services: 37.3% (2009) | industry and services: 24.2% (2009) | manufacturing: 17.6% (2009) | farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% (2009) | manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% (2009) | managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% (2009) | sales and office: 24.2% (2009) | other services: 17.6% (2009) | note: figures exclude the unemployed
2021 agriculture: 0.7% (2009) industry: 20.3% (2009) services: 37.3% (2009) industry and services: 24.2% (2009) manufacturing: 17.6% (2009) farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% (2009) manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% (2009) managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% (2009) sales and office: 24.2% (2009) other services: 17.6% (2009) note: figures exclude the unemployed
2022 agriculture: 0.7% (2009) industry: 20.3% (2009) services: 37.3% (2009) industry and services: 24.2% (2009) manufacturing: 17.6% (2009) farming, forestry, and fishing: 0.7% (2009) manufacturing, extraction, transportation, and crafts: 20.3% (2009) managerial, professional, and technical: 37.3% (2009) sales and office: 24.2% (2009) other services: 17.6% (2009) note: figures exclude the unemployed