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Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Metro Area Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	391,269	-	143,435,233
Male¹	204,674	52.31%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	62,984	30.77%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	27,851	13.61%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,383	17.78%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	710	0.35%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17,305	8.45%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	45,679	22.32%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	186,595	47.69%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	71,265	38.19%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	39,025	20.91%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	62,824	33.67%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	391	0.21%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	424	0.23%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,150	6.51%, 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

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	391,269	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,451	0.63%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	22,455	5.74%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	57,035	14.58%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	11,947	3.05%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	46,701	11.94%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	21,852	5.58%, see rank	4.93%
Information	8,524	2.18%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23,730	6.06%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	37,300	9.53%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	97,784	24.99%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	31,436	8.03%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	12,985	3.32%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17,069	4.36%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	389,409	-	141,996,548
Male¹	203,815	52.34%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	63,900	31.35%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	26,213	12.86%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,186	17.75%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	584	0.29%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17,937	8.80%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44,817	21.99%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	185,594	47.66%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	71,193	38.36%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	37,769	20.35%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	62,702	33.78%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	263	0.14%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	513	0.28%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,489	6.73%, 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

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	389,409	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,390	0.61%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	22,612	5.81%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	58,983	15.15%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	11,949	3.07%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	45,606	11.71%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	21,967	5.64%, see rank	5.00%
Information	8,680	2.23%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23,190	5.96%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	37,125	9.53%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	97,447	25.02%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	29,522	7.58%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	12,735	3.27%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17,203	4.42%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	390,143	-	141,833,331
Male¹	204,955	52.53%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	65,077	31.75%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	25,298	12.34%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,432	17.78%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	562	0.27%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	19,013	9.28%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	43,691	21.32%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	185,188	47.47%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	70,110	37.86%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	36,225	19.56%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	65,037	35.12%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	280	0.15%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	559	0.30%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,488	6.74%, 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

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	390,143	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,389	0.61%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	24,046	6.16%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	59,268	15.19%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	12,763	3.27%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	45,883	11.76%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	22,434	5.75%, see rank	5.07%
Information	10,256	2.63%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	24,426	6.26%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	36,737	9.42%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	95,149	24.39%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	27,715	7.10%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	11,955	3.06%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17,122	4.39%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	389,825	-	141,303,145
Male¹	206,023	52.85%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	65,133	31.61%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	24,714	12.00%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	36,520	17.73%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	691	0.34%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	34,909	16.94%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44,056	21.38%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	183,802	47.15%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	68,255	37.14%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	35,768	19.46%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	66,080	35.95%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	221	0.12%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,147	0.62%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,331	6.71%, 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

	Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	389,825	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,764	0.71%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	25,335	6.50%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	59,703	15.32%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	13,636	3.50%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	46,348	11.89%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	22,411	5.75%, see rank	5.08%
Information	9,910	2.54%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	24,648	6.32%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	35,473	9.10%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	92,930	23.84%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	27,474	7.05%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	11,727	3.01%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17,466	4.48%, see rank	4.84%

* 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.