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Rhode Island Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Rhode Island	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	511,362	-	143,435,233
Male¹	258,765	50.60%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	85,103	32.89%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	47,467	18.34%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	46,255	17.88%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	991	0.38%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21,308	8.23%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44,426	17.17%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	252,597	49.40%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	101,164	40.05%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	55,875	22.12%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	79,440	31.45%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	307	0.12%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	437	0.17%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14,860	5.88%, 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

	Rhode Island	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	511,362	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,171	0.42%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	26,294	5.14%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	56,078	10.97%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	12,696	2.48%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	62,310	12.19%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	18,585	3.63%, see rank	4.93%
Information	8,521	1.67%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	35,492	6.94%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	49,411	9.66%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	138,299	27.05%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	55,894	10.93%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	22,918	4.48%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	22,693	4.44%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Rhode Island	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	511,323	-	141,996,548
Male¹	257,141	50.29%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	85,664	33.31%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	44,862	17.45%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	46,546	18.10%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,044	0.41%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21,409	8.33%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44,241	17.20%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	254,182	49.71%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	101,420	39.90%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	55,185	21.71%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	81,130	31.92%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	289	0.11%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	397	0.16%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	15,087	5.94%, 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

	Rhode Island	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	511,323	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,165	0.42%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	26,513	5.19%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	59,190	11.58%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	11,637	2.28%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	60,826	11.90%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	19,151	3.75%, see rank	5.00%
Information	8,969	1.75%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	37,530	7.34%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	49,049	9.59%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	137,992	26.99%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	52,763	10.32%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	22,545	4.41%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	22,993	4.50%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Rhode Island	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	515,924	-	141,833,331
Male¹	261,547	50.69%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	86,100	32.92%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	43,180	16.51%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	47,965	18.34%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	786	0.30%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	24,173	9.24%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	46,105	17.63%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	254,377	49.31%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	100,817	39.63%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	53,204	20.92%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	82,061	32.26%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	277	0.11%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	523	0.21%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16,791	6.60%, 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

	Rhode Island	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	515,924	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,116	0.41%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	30,366	5.89%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	61,436	11.91%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	13,713	2.66%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	60,725	11.77%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	19,434	3.77%, see rank	5.07%
Information	9,731	1.89%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	38,023	7.37%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	48,741	9.45%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	135,347	26.23%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	51,596	10.00%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	22,286	4.32%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	22,410	4.34%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Rhode Island	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	523,367	-	141,303,145
Male¹	268,550	51.31%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	86,715	32.29%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	42,871	15.96%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	50,123	18.66%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	836	0.31%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	39,862	14.84%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	48,143	17.93%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	254,817	48.69%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	100,709	39.52%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	52,030	20.42%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	83,606	32.81%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	264	0.10%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,460	0.57%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16,748	6.57%, 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

	Rhode Island	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	523,367	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,410	0.46%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	32,686	6.25%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	63,824	12.19%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	13,984	2.67%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	62,223	11.89%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	19,857	3.79%, see rank	5.08%
Information	10,070	1.92%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	39,745	7.59%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	47,857	9.14%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	134,103	25.62%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	51,656	9.87%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	21,661	4.14%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	23,291	4.45%, see rank	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Rhode Island	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	500,731	-	129,721,512
Male¹	258,240	51.57%, see rank	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	80,987	31.36%, see rank	31.42%
Service Occupations²	36,153	14.00%, see rank	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	48,936	18.95%, see rank	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,477	0.57%, see rank	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	37,170	14.39%, see rank	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	53,517	20.72%, see rank	20.47%
Female¹	242,491	48.43%, see rank	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	89,007	36.71%, see rank	36.18%
Service Occupations²	42,386	17.48%, see rank	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	86,818	35.80%, see rank	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	238	0.10%, see rank	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,267	0.52%, see rank	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	22,775	9.39%, 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

	Rhode Island	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	500,731	100%	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,396	0.48%, see rank	1.87%
Construction	27,242	5.44%, see rank	6.78%
Manufacturing	82,260	16.43%, see rank	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	16,965	3.39%, see rank	3.60%
Retail Trade	60,426	12.07%, see rank	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	19,474	3.89%, see rank	5.20%
Information	11,346	2.27%, see rank	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	34,688	6.93%, see rank	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	41,550	8.30%, see rank	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	115,236	23.01%, see rank	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	43,230	8.63%, see rank	7.87%
Public Administration	22,619	4.52%, see rank	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	23,299	4.65%, 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.