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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	New York	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,137,540	-	143,435,233
Male¹	4,698,630	51.42%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,645,109	35.01%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	852,726	18.15%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	869,546	18.51%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	18,131	0.39%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	405,481	8.63%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	687,457	14.63%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	4,438,910	48.58%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,908,745	43.00%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	997,305	22.47%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,324,516	29.84%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,213	0.12%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11,257	0.25%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	182,862	4.12%, 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

	New York	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,137,540	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	55,088	0.60%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	507,377	5.55%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	602,516	6.59%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	228,052	2.50%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	991,115	10.85%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	463,086	5.07%, see rank	4.93%
Information	265,117	2.90%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	743,192	8.13%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,033,130	11.31%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,512,908	27.50%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	843,139	9.23%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	430,037	4.71%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	462,783	5.06%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	New York	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,073,362	-	141,996,548
Male¹	4,663,164	51.39%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,612,443	34.58%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	828,196	17.76%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	880,549	18.88%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19,157	0.41%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	413,229	8.86%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	684,770	14.68%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	4,410,198	48.61%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,867,700	42.35%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	971,038	22.02%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,358,953	30.81%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4,522	0.10%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	11,022	0.25%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	189,013	4.29%, 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

	New York	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,073,362	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	53,189	0.59%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	516,447	5.69%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	626,972	6.91%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	234,615	2.59%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	979,398	10.79%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	467,584	5.15%, see rank	5.00%
Information	267,293	2.95%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	750,335	8.27%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	996,852	10.99%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,476,252	27.29%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	799,098	8.81%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	444,925	4.90%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	460,402	5.07%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	New York	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,045,999	-	141,833,331
Male¹	4,672,237	51.65%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,605,189	34.36%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	802,177	17.17%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	883,928	18.92%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	19,800	0.42%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	427,932	9.16%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	701,042	15.00%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	4,373,762	48.35%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,827,279	41.78%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	929,417	21.25%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,397,080	31.94%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4,929	0.11%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9,908	0.23%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	196,264	4.49%, 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

	New York	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,045,999	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	54,877	0.61%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	533,243	5.89%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	654,700	7.24%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	254,079	2.81%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	955,413	10.56%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	479,165	5.30%, see rank	5.07%
Information	282,991	3.13%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	775,195	8.57%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	980,577	10.84%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,409,408	26.64%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	766,879	8.48%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	445,823	4.93%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	453,649	5.01%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	New York	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,102,596	-	141,303,145
Male¹	4,737,427	52.04%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,621,617	34.23%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	798,594	16.86%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	907,531	19.16%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	20,462	0.43%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	680,478	14.36%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	708,745	14.96%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	4,365,169	47.96%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,810,114	41.47%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	912,568	20.91%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,426,137	32.67%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4,779	0.11%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20,162	0.46%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	191,409	4.38%, 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

	New York	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	9,102,596	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	54,900	0.60%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	548,018	6.02%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	672,481	7.39%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	266,946	2.93%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	959,414	10.54%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	482,768	5.30%, see rank	5.08%
Information	299,378	3.29%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	789,372	8.67%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	981,317	10.78%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,385,864	26.21%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	764,553	8.40%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	447,645	4.92%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	449,940	4.94%, see rank	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	New York	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,382,988	-	129,721,512
Male¹	4,382,326	52.28%, see rank	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,488,644	33.97%, see rank	31.42%
Service Occupations²	664,851	15.17%, see rank	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	857,667	19.57%, see rank	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	18,979	0.43%, see rank	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	611,845	13.96%, see rank	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	740,340	16.89%, see rank	20.47%
Female¹	4,000,662	47.72%, see rank	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,591,193	39.77%, see rank	36.18%
Service Occupations²	724,351	18.11%, see rank	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,414,833	35.36%, see rank	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,630	0.14%, see rank	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21,246	0.53%, see rank	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	243,409	6.08%, 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

	New York	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	8,382,988	100%	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	54,372	0.65%, see rank	1.87%
Construction	433,787	5.17%, see rank	6.78%
Manufacturing	839,425	10.01%, see rank	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	283,375	3.38%, see rank	3.60%
Retail Trade	877,430	10.47%, see rank	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	460,485	5.49%, see rank	5.20%
Information	340,713	4.06%, see rank	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	736,687	8.79%, see rank	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	849,124	10.13%, see rank	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,039,182	24.33%, see rank	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	611,280	7.29%, see rank	7.87%
Public Administration	433,372	5.17%, see rank	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	423,756	5.05%, 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.