Bloomington, Normal Metro Area Historical Careers Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Bloomington, Normal Area | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 88,146 | 6,035,426 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 44,503, 50.49%, see rank | 52.11% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 18,051, 40.56%, see rank | 33.00% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 6,534, 14.68%, see rank | 14.35% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 8,490, 19.08%, see rank | 18.10% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 197, 0.44%, see rank | 0.49% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,027, 6.80%, see rank | 8.20% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,300, 14.16%, see rank | 20.38% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 43,643, 49.51%, see rank | 47.89% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 18,268, 41.86%, see rank | 39.57% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 8,737, 20.02%, see rank | 19.98% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 15,021, 34.42%, see rank | 33.12% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 20, 0.05%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 46, 0.11%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,438, 3.29%, see rank | 6.76% | 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
| Bloomington, Normal Area | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 88,146, 100% | 6,035,426 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 886, 1.01%, see rank | 1.05% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 3,807, 4.32%, see rank | 5.38% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 5,816, 6.60%, see rank | 12.72% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,499, 1.70%, see rank | 3.13% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 8,889, 10.08%, see rank | 10.91% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,889, 3.28%, see rank | 5.84% | 5.00% |
| Information | 1,305, 1.48%, see rank | 2.17% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 18,778, 21.30%, see rank | 7.58% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 7,724, 8.76%, see rank | 11.08% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 22,075, 25.04%, see rank | 22.58% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 8,843, 10.03%, see rank | 8.82% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 1,990, 2.26%, see rank | 3.89% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 3,645, 4.14%, see rank | 4.85% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Bloomington, Normal Area | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 87,367 | 6,062,848 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 44,336, 50.75%, see rank | 52.49% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 16,974, 38.28%, see rank | 32.66% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 6,564, 14.81%, see rank | 13.77% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 9,411, 21.23%, see rank | 18.26% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 191, 0.43%, see rank | 0.49% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,028, 6.83%, see rank | 8.95% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 6,076, 13.70%, see rank | 20.46% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 43,031, 49.25%, see rank | 47.51% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 17,500, 40.67%, see rank | 38.88% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 7,720, 17.94%, see rank | 19.16% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 16,122, 37.47%, see rank | 34.22% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 13, 0.03%, see rank | 0.12% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 63, 0.15%, see rank | 0.24% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,467, 3.41%, see rank | 7.12% | 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.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Bloomington, Normal Area | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 87,367, 100% | 6,062,848 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 975, 1.12%, see rank | 1.08% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 4,098, 4.69%, see rank | 5.96% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 5,786, 6.62%, see rank | 13.02% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,671, 1.91%, see rank | 3.43% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 10,016, 11.46%, see rank | 10.84% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,790, 3.19%, see rank | 5.88% | 5.07% |
| Information | 1,686, 1.93%, see rank | 2.32% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 18,079, 20.69%, see rank | 7.85% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 7,654, 8.76%, see rank | 10.84% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 19,942, 22.83%, see rank | 21.64% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 8,406, 9.62%, see rank | 8.55% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 2,222, 2.54%, see rank | 3.82% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 4,042, 4.63%, see rank | 4.77% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Bloomington, Normal Area | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 84,670 | 6,097,035 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 43,581, 51.47%, see rank | 52.98% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 16,406, 37.64%, see rank | 32.22% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 6,350, 14.57%, see rank | 13.60% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 9,265, 21.26%, see rank | 18.41% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 301, 0.69%, see rank | 0.47% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 5,366, 12.31%, see rank | 14.71% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 5,893, 13.52%, see rank | 20.59% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 41,089, 48.53%, see rank | 47.02% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 16,494, 40.14%, see rank | 38.29% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 7,568, 18.42%, see rank | 19.28% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 15,462, 37.63%, see rank | 34.77% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 24, 0.06%, see rank | 0.13% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 169, 0.41%, see rank | 0.53% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,372, 3.34%, see rank | 7.00% | 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.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Bloomington, Normal Area | Illinois | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 84,670, 100% | 6,097,035 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,259, 1.49%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 4,283, 5.06%, see rank | 6.18% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 5,706, 6.74%, see rank | 13.23% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 2,018, 2.38%, see rank | 3.57% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 9,484, 11.20%, see rank | 10.87% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,413, 2.85%, see rank | 5.88% | 5.08% |
| Information | 1,645, 1.94%, see rank | 2.38% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 17,080, 20.17%, see rank | 7.96% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 7,319, 8.64%, see rank | 10.69% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 19,408, 22.92%, see rank | 21.12% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 8,138, 9.61%, see rank | 8.46% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 2,083, 2.46%, see rank | 3.78% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 3,834, 4.53%, see rank | 4.80% | 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.