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Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Metro Area Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,412,001	-	143,435,233
Male¹	1,227,965	50.91%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	542,135	44.15%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	178,610	14.55%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	216,784	17.65%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,988	0.24%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	93,305	7.60%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	141,837	11.55%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	1,184,036	49.09%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	582,456	49.19%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	220,665	18.64%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	328,076	27.71%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,142	0.10%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,226	0.19%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	47,008	3.97%, 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

	Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,412,001	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7,396	0.31%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	123,110	5.10%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	211,618	8.77%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	57,341	2.38%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	250,025	10.37%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	84,133	3.49%, see rank	4.93%
Information	62,270	2.58%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	199,325	8.26%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	353,485	14.66%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	656,473	27.22%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	206,539	8.56%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	94,295	3.91%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	105,991	4.39%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,363,468	-	141,996,548
Male¹	1,202,378	50.87%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	522,288	43.44%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	172,107	14.31%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	220,616	18.35%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,600	0.22%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	93,155	7.75%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	139,364	11.59%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	1,161,090	49.13%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	563,413	48.52%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	209,872	18.08%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	336,440	28.98%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,183	0.10%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,357	0.20%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	45,473	3.92%, 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

	Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,363,468	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7,132	0.30%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	123,544	5.23%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	211,339	8.94%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	56,968	2.41%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	248,651	10.52%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	84,957	3.59%, see rank	5.00%
Information	61,109	2.59%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	200,403	8.48%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	339,523	14.37%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	634,730	26.86%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	194,129	8.21%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	95,232	4.03%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	105,751	4.47%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,326,121	-	141,833,331
Male¹	1,188,011	51.07%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	514,220	43.28%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	163,904	13.80%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	218,498	18.39%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	3,027	0.25%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	96,981	8.16%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	139,544	11.75%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	1,138,110	48.93%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	543,018	47.71%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	201,153	17.67%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	343,033	30.14%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,125	0.10%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,401	0.21%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	44,885	3.94%, 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

	Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,326,121	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7,249	0.31%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	127,717	5.49%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	212,986	9.16%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	61,370	2.64%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	242,329	10.42%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	83,776	3.60%, see rank	5.07%
Information	69,100	2.97%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	203,445	8.75%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	333,403	14.33%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	605,714	26.04%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	182,781	7.86%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	92,786	3.99%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	103,465	4.45%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,338,876	-	141,303,145
Male¹	1,204,775	51.51%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	508,205	42.18%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	165,251	13.72%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	224,956	18.67%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,835	0.24%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	158,219	13.13%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	145,309	12.06%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	1,134,101	48.49%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	537,001	47.35%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	195,535	17.24%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	350,001	30.86%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,091	0.10%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,340	0.47%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	45,133	3.98%, 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

	Boston, Cambridge, Quincy Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,338,876	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	7,040	0.30%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	136,707	5.84%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	219,741	9.40%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	64,163	2.74%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	245,941	10.52%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	85,967	3.68%, see rank	5.08%
Information	70,156	3.00%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	207,215	8.86%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	328,727	14.05%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	593,347	25.37%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	182,376	7.80%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	93,166	3.98%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	104,330	4.46%, 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.