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Mississippi Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Mississippi	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,198,828	-	143,435,233
Male¹	615,628	51.35%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	156,114	25.36%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	89,603	14.55%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	93,075	15.12%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9,693	1.57%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	72,700	11.81%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	147,194	23.91%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	583,200	48.65%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	217,070	37.22%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	125,257	21.48%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	191,249	32.79%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,434	0.25%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,039	0.35%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44,224	7.58%, 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

	Mississippi	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,198,828	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	37,090	3.09%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	80,532	6.72%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	156,738	13.07%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	31,080	2.59%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	141,451	11.80%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	67,417	5.62%, see rank	4.93%
Information	16,383	1.37%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	58,015	4.84%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	76,478	6.38%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	293,617	24.49%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	113,425	9.46%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	68,256	5.69%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	58,346	4.87%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Mississippi	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,204,869	-	141,996,548
Male¹	619,777	51.44%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	156,556	25.26%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	87,504	14.12%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	92,718	14.96%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10,495	1.69%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	77,415	12.49%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	147,512	23.80%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	585,092	48.56%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	214,307	36.63%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	124,779	21.33%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	194,294	33.21%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,457	0.25%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,495	0.43%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	45,987	7.86%, 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

	Mississippi	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,204,869	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	36,173	3.00%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	87,251	7.24%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	155,506	12.91%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	32,806	2.72%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	140,573	11.67%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	70,573	5.86%, see rank	5.00%
Information	16,513	1.37%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	58,547	4.86%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	75,695	6.28%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	290,580	24.12%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	112,871	9.37%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	68,528	5.69%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	59,253	4.92%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Mississippi	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,216,050	-	141,833,331
Male¹	628,072	51.65%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	154,064	24.53%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	85,255	13.57%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	97,009	15.45%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10,384	1.65%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	81,880	13.04%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	151,462	24.12%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	587,978	48.35%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	207,401	35.27%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	125,160	21.29%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	199,055	33.85%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,647	0.28%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,165	0.54%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	49,648	8.44%, 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

	Mississippi	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,216,050	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	34,822	2.86%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	94,487	7.77%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	163,836	13.47%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	35,633	2.93%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	143,605	11.81%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	69,995	5.76%, see rank	5.07%
Information	18,423	1.51%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	60,029	4.94%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	77,092	6.34%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	281,178	23.12%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	110,674	9.10%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	65,607	5.40%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	60,669	4.99%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Mississippi	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,211,883	-	141,303,145
Male¹	628,980	51.90%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	152,166	24.19%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	81,933	13.03%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	96,454	15.33%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	10,758	1.71%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	130,339	20.72%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	157,330	25.01%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	582,903	48.10%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	200,128	34.33%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	124,242	21.31%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	199,991	34.31%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,470	0.25%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,297	0.91%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	51,775	8.88%, 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

	Mississippi	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,211,883	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	35,653	2.94%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	94,279	7.78%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	171,506	14.15%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	36,859	3.04%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	142,533	11.76%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	69,286	5.72%, see rank	5.08%
Information	18,471	1.52%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	60,860	5.02%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	77,773	6.42%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	273,520	22.57%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	107,333	8.86%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	64,631	5.33%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	59,179	4.88%, see rank	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Mississippi	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,173,314	-	129,721,512
Male¹	617,005	52.59%, see rank	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	144,456	23.41%, see rank	31.42%
Service Occupations²	69,851	11.32%, see rank	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	95,787	15.52%, see rank	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	12,673	2.05%, see rank	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	126,979	20.58%, see rank	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	167,259	27.11%, see rank	20.47%
Female¹	556,309	47.41%, see rank	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	176,654	31.75%, see rank	36.18%
Service Occupations²	104,539	18.79%, see rank	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	196,757	35.37%, see rank	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,789	0.32%, see rank	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,772	0.86%, see rank	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	71,798	12.91%, 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

	Mississippi	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	1,173,314	100%	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	39,473	3.36%, see rank	1.87%
Construction	88,818	7.57%, see rank	6.78%
Manufacturing	215,203	18.34%, see rank	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	39,717	3.39%, see rank	3.60%
Retail Trade	138,646	11.82%, see rank	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	63,189	5.39%, see rank	5.20%
Information	21,449	1.83%, see rank	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	55,744	4.75%, see rank	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	60,557	5.16%, see rank	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	236,382	20.15%, see rank	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	97,698	8.33%, see rank	7.87%
Public Administration	60,223	5.13%, see rank	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	56,215	4.79%, 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.