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08879 Zip Code Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| 08879 Zip Code | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 11,877 | 4,235,089 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 6,224, 52.40%, see rank | 52.43% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,896, 30.46%, see rank | 38.00% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 504, 8.10%, see rank | 14.90% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 1,388, 22.30%, see rank | 18.56% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 9, 0.14%, see rank | 0.26% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 760, 12.21%, see rank | 8.12% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,263, 20.29%, see rank | 15.13% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 5,653, 47.60%, see rank | 47.57% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 2,338, 41.36%, see rank | 43.61% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 734, 12.98%, see rank | 18.85% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 2,364, 41.82%, see rank | 31.96% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 217, 3.84%, see rank | 5.12% | 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.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| 08879 Zip Code | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 11,877, 100% | 4,235,089 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 19, 0.16%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 816, 6.87%, see rank | 5.57% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 852, 7.17%, see rank | 8.65% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 565, 4.76%, see rank | 3.43% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 1,514, 12.75%, see rank | 11.20% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 1,144, 9.63%, see rank | 5.72% | 4.93% |
| Information | 548, 4.61%, see rank | 2.86% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 809, 6.81%, see rank | 8.63% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 1,180, 9.94%, see rank | 12.77% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 2,994, 25.21%, see rank | 23.68% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 611, 5.14%, see rank | 8.28% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 540, 4.55%, see rank | 4.39% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 285, 2.40%, see rank | 4.50% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| 08879 Zip Code | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 11,208 | 4,219,677 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 5,965, 53.22%, see rank | 52.41% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,771, 29.69%, see rank | 37.49% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 554, 9.29%, see rank | 14.73% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 1,147, 19.23%, see rank | 18.97% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 6, 0.10%, see rank | 0.28% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 788, 13.21%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,173, 19.66%, see rank | 15.03% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 5,243, 46.78%, see rank | 47.59% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 2,019, 38.51%, see rank | 43.00% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 876, 16.71%, see rank | 18.17% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 2,082, 39.71%, see rank | 33.10% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 266, 5.07%, see rank | 5.23% | 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.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| 08879 Zip Code | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 11,208, 100% | 4,219,677 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 10, 0.09%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 966, 8.62%, see rank | 5.72% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 793, 7.08%, see rank | 9.07% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 483, 4.31%, see rank | 3.60% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 1,582, 14.11%, see rank | 11.18% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 1,014, 9.05%, see rank | 5.62% | 5.00% |
| Information | 499, 4.45%, see rank | 3.00% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 769, 6.86%, see rank | 8.88% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 1,001, 8.93%, see rank | 12.48% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 2,564, 22.88%, see rank | 23.06% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 777, 6.93%, see rank | 8.04% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 429, 3.83%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 321, 2.86%, see rank | 4.45% | 4.95% |
US Census 2000 data
Occupation
| 08879 Zip Code | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 11,010 | 3,950,029 | 129,721,512 |
| Male1 | 5,845, 53.09%, see rank | 53.14% | 53.26% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,561, 26.71%, see rank | 36.64% | 31.42% |
| Service Occupations2 | 798, 13.65%, see rank | 12.37% | 12.08% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 1,028, 17.59%, see rank | 19.83% | 17.86% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.26% | 1.09% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 1,156, 19.78%, see rank | 14.16% | 17.08% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,302, 22.28%, see rank | 16.74% | 20.47% |
| Female1 | 5,165, 46.91%, see rank | 46.86% | 46.74% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,527, 29.56%, see rank | 39.54% | 36.18% |
| Service Occupations2 | 832, 16.11%, see rank | 15.09% | 18.03% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 2,501, 48.42%, see rank | 38.23% | 36.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.33% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 16, 0.31%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 289, 5.60%, see rank | 6.57% | 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.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| 08879 Zip Code | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 11,010, 100% | 3,950,029 | 129,721,512 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 4, 0.04%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 714, 6.49%, see rank | 5.59% | 6.78% |
| Manufacturing | 1,218, 11.06%, see rank | 11.97% | 14.10% |
| Wholesale Trade | 548, 4.98%, see rank | 4.38% | 3.60% |
| Retail Trade | 1,337, 12.14%, see rank | 11.33% | 11.73% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 1,003, 9.11%, see rank | 5.94% | 5.20% |
| Information | 439, 3.99%, see rank | 4.40% | 3.08% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 1,081, 9.82%, see rank | 8.93% | 6.89% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 1,244, 11.30%, see rank | 11.49% | 9.30% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 1,771, 16.09%, see rank | 19.83% | 19.92% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 765, 6.95%, see rank | 6.88% | 7.87% |
| Public Administration | 453, 4.11%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.79% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 433, 3.93%, see rank | 4.40% | 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.