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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	California	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,890,442	-	143,435,233
Male¹	9,118,744	53.99%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,163,592	34.69%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,464,908	16.06%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,628,450	17.86%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	205,477	2.25%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	771,300	8.46%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,422,765	15.60%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	7,771,698	46.01%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,095,215	39.83%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	1,694,524	21.80%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,445,764	31.47%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	74,164	0.95%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17,549	0.23%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	425,717	5.48%, 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

	California	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,890,442	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	401,363	2.38%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	999,219	5.92%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	1,668,032	9.88%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	528,990	3.13%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	1,880,507	11.13%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	779,577	4.62%, see rank	4.93%
Information	483,148	2.86%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,065,252	6.31%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,147,333	12.71%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,549,066	21.01%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,697,096	10.05%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	779,923	4.62%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	910,936	5.39%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	California	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,614,362	-	141,996,548
Male¹	8,967,227	53.97%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,076,488	34.31%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	1,415,774	15.79%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,638,328	18.27%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	194,656	2.17%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	787,436	8.78%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,386,350	15.46%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	7,647,135	46.03%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,023,237	39.53%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	1,632,558	21.35%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,463,784	32.22%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	66,861	0.87%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17,430	0.23%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	425,034	5.56%, 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

	California	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,614,362	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	381,116	2.29%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	1,027,677	6.19%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	1,679,459	10.11%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	531,766	3.20%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	1,845,115	11.11%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	775,530	4.67%, see rank	5.00%
Information	476,470	2.87%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,081,487	6.51%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,072,394	12.47%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,473,640	20.91%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,598,029	9.62%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	781,684	4.70%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	889,995	5.36%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	California	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,632,466	-	141,833,331
Male¹	9,037,868	54.34%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,056,531	33.82%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	1,349,482	14.93%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,682,509	18.62%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	181,824	2.01%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	885,217	9.79%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,401,381	15.51%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	7,594,598	45.66%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,965,578	39.05%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	1,547,838	20.38%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,538,902	33.43%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	62,428	0.82%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	20,593	0.27%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	438,557	5.77%, 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

	California	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,632,466	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	356,312	2.14%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	1,157,120	6.96%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	1,721,087	10.35%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	569,555	3.42%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	1,833,165	11.02%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	782,174	4.70%, see rank	5.07%
Information	499,869	3.01%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,166,047	7.01%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,031,092	12.21%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,341,712	20.09%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,535,354	9.23%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	769,546	4.63%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	869,433	5.23%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	California	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,550,706	-	141,303,145
Male¹	9,109,870	55.04%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,048,992	33.47%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	1,334,246	14.65%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,693,885	18.59%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	172,224	1.89%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,435,599	15.76%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,424,924	15.64%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	7,440,836	44.96%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,889,985	38.84%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	1,492,928	20.06%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,527,940	33.97%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	57,273	0.77%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	42,442	0.57%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	430,268	5.78%, 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

	California	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	16,550,706	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	338,102	2.04%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	1,224,186	7.40%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	1,745,489	10.55%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	587,055	3.55%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	1,825,116	11.03%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	776,881	4.69%, see rank	5.08%
Information	504,146	3.05%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,194,673	7.22%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,008,313	12.13%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,232,679	19.53%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,510,196	9.12%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	743,350	4.49%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	860,520	5.20%, see rank	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	California	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,718,928	-	129,721,512
Male¹	8,045,350	54.66%, see rank	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,759,939	34.30%, see rank	31.42%
Service Occupations²	1,036,810	12.89%, see rank	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,512,573	18.80%, see rank	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	148,003	1.84%, see rank	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,193,725	14.84%, see rank	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,394,300	17.33%, see rank	20.47%
Female¹	6,673,578	45.34%, see rank	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,535,130	37.99%, see rank	36.18%
Service Occupations²	1,137,064	17.04%, see rank	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,426,810	36.36%, see rank	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	48,692	0.73%, see rank	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	45,435	0.68%, see rank	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	480,447	7.20%, see rank	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

	California	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	14,718,928	100%	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	282,717	1.92%, see rank	1.87%
Construction	915,023	6.22%, see rank	6.78%
Manufacturing	1,930,141	13.11%, see rank	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	596,309	4.05%, see rank	3.60%
Retail Trade	1,641,243	11.15%, see rank	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	689,387	4.68%, see rank	5.20%
Information	577,463	3.92%, see rank	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,016,916	6.91%, see rank	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,711,625	11.63%, see rank	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	2,723,928	18.51%, see rank	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,204,211	8.18%, see rank	7.87%
Public Administration	668,811	4.54%, see rank	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	761,154	5.17%, see rank	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.