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Arkansas Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Arkansas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,251,717	-	143,435,233
Male¹	658,804	52.63%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	176,573	26.80%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	89,584	13.60%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	106,345	16.14%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13,951	2.12%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	67,687	10.27%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	157,329	23.88%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	592,913	47.37%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	219,324	36.99%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	126,878	21.40%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	194,009	32.72%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,840	0.31%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,652	0.28%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	47,382	7.99%, see rank	5.65%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Arkansas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,251,717	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	41,580	3.32%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	81,997	6.55%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	169,189	13.52%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	31,078	2.48%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	168,175	13.44%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	68,172	5.45%, see rank	4.93%
Information	21,130	1.69%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	59,640	4.76%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	88,893	7.10%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	300,818	24.03%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	100,498	8.03%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	59,896	4.79%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	60,651	4.85%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Arkansas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,253,069	-	141,996,548
Male¹	655,211	52.29%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	171,055	26.11%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	84,720	12.93%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	108,111	16.50%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14,249	2.17%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	70,737	10.80%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	158,729	24.23%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	597,858	47.71%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	213,872	35.77%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	128,155	21.44%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	199,715	33.41%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,812	0.30%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,679	0.28%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	50,721	8.48%, see rank	5.77%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Arkansas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,253,069	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	42,061	3.36%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	87,424	6.98%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	178,206	14.22%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	33,254	2.65%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	167,010	13.33%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	69,146	5.52%, see rank	5.00%
Information	21,004	1.68%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	62,565	4.99%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	85,256	6.80%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	292,178	23.32%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	95,550	7.63%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	59,294	4.73%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	60,121	4.80%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Arkansas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,254,140	-	141,833,331
Male¹	658,172	52.48%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	168,722	25.63%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	81,578	12.39%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	108,692	16.51%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13,842	2.10%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	74,612	11.34%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	161,741	24.57%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	595,968	47.52%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	207,224	34.77%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	125,335	21.03%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	202,051	33.90%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,847	0.31%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,841	0.31%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	55,552	9.32%, see rank	6.07%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Arkansas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,254,140	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	41,807	3.33%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	93,001	7.42%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	187,690	14.97%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	35,628	2.84%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	165,707	13.21%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	69,799	5.57%, see rank	5.07%
Information	21,851	1.74%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	62,985	5.02%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	83,469	6.66%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	280,635	22.38%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	94,169	7.51%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	57,237	4.56%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	60,162	4.80%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Arkansas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,249,579	-	141,303,145
Male¹	658,809	52.72%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	165,929	25.19%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	79,251	12.03%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	109,486	16.62%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	13,946	2.12%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	124,744	18.93%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	165,453	25.11%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	590,770	47.28%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	203,695	34.48%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	123,211	20.86%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	202,342	34.25%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,231	0.38%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,393	0.74%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	54,898	9.29%, see rank	6.09%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Arkansas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,249,579	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	41,031	3.28%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	94,724	7.58%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	192,565	15.41%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	37,694	3.02%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	163,219	13.06%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	70,819	5.67%, see rank	5.08%
Information	22,714	1.82%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	64,572	5.17%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	81,532	6.52%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	274,264	21.95%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	90,957	7.28%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	55,688	4.46%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	59,800	4.79%, see rank	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Arkansas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,173,399	-	129,721,512
Male¹	626,130	53.36%, see rank	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	151,573	24.21%, see rank	31.42%
Service Occupations²	63,482	10.14%, see rank	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	100,200	16.00%, see rank	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	15,414	2.46%, see rank	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	119,422	19.07%, see rank	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	176,039	28.12%, see rank	20.47%
Female¹	547,269	46.64%, see rank	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	173,596	31.72%, see rank	36.18%
Service Occupations²	102,219	18.68%, see rank	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	194,160	35.48%, see rank	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,509	0.46%, see rank	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,611	0.84%, see rank	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	70,174	12.82%, see rank	7.96%

¹ Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over.
² Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.

Industry

	Arkansas	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,173,399	100%	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	43,665	3.72%, see rank	1.87%
Construction	82,611	7.04%, see rank	6.78%
Manufacturing	227,187	19.36%, see rank	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	38,340	3.27%, see rank	3.60%
Retail Trade	152,554	13.00%, see rank	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	69,611	5.93%, see rank	5.20%
Information	25,891	2.21%, see rank	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	56,460	4.81%, see rank	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	63,075	5.38%, see rank	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	230,491	19.64%, see rank	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	74,127	6.32%, see rank	7.87%
Public Administration	50,758	4.33%, see rank	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	58,629	5.00%, see rank	4.87%

* ACS stands for U.S. Census American Community Survey. According to the U.S. Census, if the date is a range, you can interpret the data as an average of the period of time.