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Blacksburg, VA Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Blacksburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	18,409	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	10,011, 54.38%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,581, 55.75%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,270, 22.68%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,221, 12.20%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	101, 1.01%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	148, 1.48%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	564, 5.63%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	8,398, 45.62%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,043, 48.14%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,958, 23.32%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,122, 25.27%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8, 0.10%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	229, 2.73%, see rank	4.52%	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

	Blacksburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	18,409, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	172, 0.93%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	259, 1.41%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	573, 3.11%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	77, 0.42%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,797, 9.76%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	273, 1.48%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	198, 1.08%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	458, 2.49%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,840, 10.00%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,578, 46.60%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,346, 18.18%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	340, 1.85%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	498, 2.71%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Blacksburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	18,201	3,867,416	141,996,548
Male¹	9,912, 54.46%, see rank	51.47%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,594, 56.44%, see rank	39.59%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	2,295, 23.15%, see rank	13.45%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,077, 10.87%, see rank	16.18%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	52, 0.52%, see rank	0.68%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	148, 1.49%, see rank	9.96%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	502, 5.06%, see rank	14.26%	17.87%
Female¹	8,289, 45.54%, see rank	48.53%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,788, 45.70%, see rank	44.33%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	1,925, 23.22%, see rank	19.17%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,314, 27.92%, see rank	30.86%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	129, 1.56%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.40%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	75, 0.90%, see rank	4.82%	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

	Blacksburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	18,201, 100%	3,867,416	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	135, 0.74%, see rank	1.05%	1.90%
Construction	292, 1.60%, see rank	6.85%	6.49%
Manufacturing	568, 3.12%, see rank	7.69%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	142, 0.78%, see rank	2.02%	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,573, 8.64%, see rank	10.90%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	252, 1.38%, see rank	4.13%	5.00%
Information	178, 0.98%, see rank	2.30%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	636, 3.49%, see rank	6.54%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,036, 11.19%, see rank	14.52%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,511, 46.76%, see rank	21.21%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,014, 16.56%, see rank	8.33%	9.18%
Public Administration	429, 2.36%, see rank	9.20%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	435, 2.39%, see rank	5.26%	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Blacksburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,814	3,824,131	141,833,331
Male¹	9,896, 55.55%, see rank	51.67%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,613, 56.72%, see rank	39.00%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	2,140, 21.62%, see rank	12.64%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,070, 10.81%, see rank	15.97%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	43, 0.43%, see rank	0.77%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	85, 0.86%, see rank	10.87%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	687, 6.94%, see rank	14.63%	18.08%
Female¹	7,918, 44.45%, see rank	48.33%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,655, 46.16%, see rank	43.28%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	2,059, 26.00%, see rank	18.64%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,993, 25.17%, see rank	31.99%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	67, 0.85%, see rank	0.15%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	113, 1.43%, see rank	5.23%	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

	Blacksburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,814, 100%	3,824,131	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	129, 0.72%, see rank	1.12%	1.86%
Construction	231, 1.30%, see rank	7.54%	7.13%
Manufacturing	703, 3.95%, see rank	8.15%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	147, 0.83%, see rank	2.19%	3.06%
Retail Trade	1,401, 7.86%, see rank	10.80%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	311, 1.75%, see rank	4.25%	5.07%
Information	324, 1.82%, see rank	2.54%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	590, 3.31%, see rank	6.71%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,889, 10.60%, see rank	14.24%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,090, 45.41%, see rank	20.31%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,161, 17.74%, see rank	8.01%	8.86%
Public Administration	409, 2.30%, see rank	8.98%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	429, 2.41%, see rank	5.16%	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Blacksburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,410	3,768,930	141,303,145
Male¹	9,776, 56.15%, see rank	52.08%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,632, 57.61%, see rank	38.39%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	1,988, 20.34%, see rank	12.42%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,165, 11.92%, see rank	15.97%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	35, 0.36%, see rank	0.74%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	312, 3.19%, see rank	17.56%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	644, 6.59%, see rank	14.91%	18.26%
Female¹	7,634, 43.85%, see rank	47.92%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,381, 44.29%, see rank	42.70%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	1,921, 25.16%, see rank	18.39%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,150, 28.16%, see rank	32.75%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	74, 0.97%, see rank	0.14%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	19, 0.25%, see rank	0.77%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	89, 1.17%, see rank	5.26%	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

	Blacksburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,410, 100%	3,768,930	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	129, 0.74%, see rank	1.16%	1.82%
Construction	237, 1.36%, see rank	7.83%	7.45%
Manufacturing	638, 3.66%, see rank	8.41%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	162, 0.93%, see rank	2.28%	3.20%
Retail Trade	1,394, 8.01%, see rank	11.05%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	306, 1.76%, see rank	4.30%	5.08%
Information	467, 2.68%, see rank	2.69%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	680, 3.91%, see rank	6.74%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,744, 10.02%, see rank	13.90%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,841, 45.04%, see rank	19.84%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	3,095, 17.78%, see rank	7.83%	8.77%
Public Administration	377, 2.17%, see rank	8.84%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	340, 1.95%, see rank	5.14%	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Blacksburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,732	3,412,647	129,721,512
Male¹	9,307, 55.62%, see rank	52.12%	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	5,269, 56.61%, see rank	36.65%	31.42%
Service Occupations²	1,675, 18.00%, see rank	11.08%	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,345, 14.45%, see rank	16.53%	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	56, 0.60%, see rank	0.73%	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	420, 4.51%, see rank	17.73%	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	542, 5.82%, see rank	17.28%	20.47%
Female¹	7,425, 44.38%, see rank	47.88%	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,461, 46.61%, see rank	39.97%	36.18%
Service Occupations²	1,564, 21.06%, see rank	16.59%	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,103, 28.32%, see rank	35.16%	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	38, 0.51%, see rank	0.20%	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 0.07%, see rank	0.75%	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	254, 3.42%, see rank	7.32%	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

	Blacksburg, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,732, 100%	3,412,647	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	139, 0.83%, see rank	1.27%	1.87%
Construction	225, 1.34%, see rank	7.33%	6.78%
Manufacturing	902, 5.39%, see rank	11.34%	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	74, 0.44%, see rank	2.74%	3.60%
Retail Trade	1,671, 9.99%, see rank	11.41%	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	242, 1.45%, see rank	4.64%	5.20%
Information	465, 2.78%, see rank	3.83%	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	430, 2.57%, see rank	6.63%	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,792, 10.71%, see rank	11.59%	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	7,568, 45.23%, see rank	18.35%	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,580, 15.42%, see rank	7.21%	7.87%
Public Administration	274, 1.64%, see rank	8.27%	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	370, 2.21%, see rank	5.38%	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.