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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Illinois	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,032,031	-	143,435,233
Male¹	3,143,362	52.11%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,046,420	33.29%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	459,580	14.62%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	566,254	18.01%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14,901	0.47%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	243,422	7.74%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	644,799	20.51%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	2,888,669	47.89%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,157,943	40.09%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	588,898	20.39%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	933,966	32.33%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3,145	0.11%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,922	0.21%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	192,466	6.66%, 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

	Illinois	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,032,031	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	63,558	1.05%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	308,760	5.12%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	756,747	12.55%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	181,855	3.01%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	663,401	11.00%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	353,089	5.85%, see rank	4.93%
Information	124,634	2.07%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	442,091	7.33%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	681,276	11.29%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,391,310	23.07%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	544,222	9.02%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	232,492	3.85%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	288,596	4.78%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Illinois	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,035,426	-	141,996,548
Male¹	3,144,981	52.11%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,037,884	33.00%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	451,193	14.35%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	569,286	18.10%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	15,391	0.49%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	257,759	8.20%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	641,054	20.38%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	2,890,445	47.89%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,143,690	39.57%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	577,462	19.98%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	957,326	33.12%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3,400	0.12%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,087	0.21%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	195,441	6.76%, 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

	Illinois	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,035,426	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	63,512	1.05%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	324,722	5.38%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	767,822	12.72%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	189,003	3.13%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	658,236	10.91%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	352,325	5.84%, see rank	5.00%
Information	130,769	2.17%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	457,654	7.58%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	668,506	11.08%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,362,901	22.58%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	532,147	8.82%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	234,916	3.89%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	292,913	4.85%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Illinois	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,062,848	-	141,833,331
Male¹	3,182,460	52.49%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,039,428	32.66%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	438,076	13.77%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	581,261	18.26%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	15,558	0.49%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	284,987	8.95%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	651,210	20.46%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	2,880,388	47.51%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,119,808	38.88%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	551,813	19.16%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	985,705	34.22%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3,419	0.12%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,977	0.24%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	205,078	7.12%, 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

	Illinois	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,062,848	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	65,279	1.08%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	361,528	5.96%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	789,606	13.02%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	207,774	3.43%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	657,040	10.84%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	356,345	5.88%, see rank	5.07%
Information	140,821	2.32%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	475,856	7.85%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	657,479	10.84%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,312,067	21.64%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	518,641	8.55%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	231,517	3.82%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	288,895	4.77%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Illinois	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,097,035	-	141,303,145
Male¹	3,230,300	52.98%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,040,865	32.22%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	439,294	13.60%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	594,742	18.41%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	15,224	0.47%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	475,021	14.71%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	665,154	20.59%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	2,866,735	47.02%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,097,732	38.29%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	552,736	19.28%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	996,667	34.77%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3,840	0.13%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15,124	0.53%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	200,636	7.00%, 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

	Illinois	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	6,097,035	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	65,440	1.07%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	376,949	6.18%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	806,499	13.23%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	217,944	3.57%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	662,515	10.87%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	358,754	5.88%, see rank	5.08%
Information	145,038	2.38%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	485,533	7.96%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	651,535	10.69%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,287,693	21.12%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	515,791	8.46%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	230,710	3.78%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	292,634	4.80%, see rank	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Illinois	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,833,185	-	129,721,512
Male¹	3,093,166	53.03%, see rank	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	990,782	32.03%, see rank	31.42%
Service Occupations²	362,384	11.72%, see rank	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	574,192	18.56%, see rank	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14,545	0.47%, see rank	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	462,164	14.94%, see rank	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	689,099	22.28%, see rank	20.47%
Female¹	2,740,019	46.97%, see rank	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,002,889	36.60%, see rank	36.18%
Service Occupations²	451,095	16.46%, see rank	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,035,747	37.80%, see rank	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3,317	0.12%, see rank	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18,254	0.67%, see rank	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	228,717	8.35%, 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

	Illinois	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	5,833,185	100%	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	66,481	1.14%, see rank	1.87%
Construction	334,176	5.73%, see rank	6.78%
Manufacturing	931,162	15.96%, see rank	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	222,990	3.82%, see rank	3.60%
Retail Trade	643,472	11.03%, see rank	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	352,193	6.04%, see rank	5.20%
Information	172,629	2.96%, see rank	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	462,169	7.92%, see rank	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	590,913	10.13%, see rank	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,131,987	19.41%, see rank	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	417,406	7.16%, see rank	7.87%
Public Administration	231,706	3.97%, see rank	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	275,901	4.73%, 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.