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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Fargo Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	125,359	-	143,435,233
Male¹	64,861	51.74%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21,803	33.61%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	7,016	10.82%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11,828	18.24%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	830	1.28%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,297	9.71%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	13,138	20.26%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	60,498	48.26%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	24,793	40.98%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	14,213	23.49%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18,853	31.16%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	112	0.19%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	187	0.31%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,290	3.79%, 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

	Fargo Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	125,359	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,977	2.37%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	8,886	7.09%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	11,089	8.85%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	5,142	4.10%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	15,545	12.40%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	5,579	4.45%, see rank	4.93%
Information	2,077	1.66%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9,794	7.81%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	10,511	8.38%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	33,939	27.07%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	10,755	8.58%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	3,303	2.63%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,762	4.60%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Fargo Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	121,114	-	141,996,548
Male¹	63,263	52.23%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20,976	33.16%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	7,098	11.22%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11,959	18.90%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	849	1.34%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,286	9.94%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	12,194	19.28%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	57,851	47.77%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	23,428	40.50%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	12,842	22.20%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18,711	32.34%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	87	0.15%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	205	0.35%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,504	4.33%, 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

	Fargo Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	121,114	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	3,044	2.51%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	8,487	7.01%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	11,239	9.28%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	5,070	4.19%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	16,058	13.26%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	5,431	4.48%, see rank	5.00%
Information	2,114	1.75%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9,200	7.60%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	10,090	8.33%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	30,865	25.48%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9,917	8.19%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	3,548	2.93%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	6,051	5.00%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Fargo Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	115,974	-	141,833,331
Male¹	60,599	52.25%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,839	32.74%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	6,899	11.38%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11,665	19.25%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	818	1.35%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,124	10.11%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11,870	19.59%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	55,375	47.75%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	21,322	38.50%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	12,511	22.59%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18,626	33.64%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	78	0.14%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	184	0.33%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,503	4.52%, 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

	Fargo Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	115,974	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,657	2.29%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	7,945	6.85%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	10,796	9.31%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	5,290	4.56%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	14,820	12.78%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,999	4.31%, see rank	5.07%
Information	2,445	2.11%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	8,933	7.70%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	9,967	8.59%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	28,912	24.93%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	10,455	9.01%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	3,050	2.63%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	5,705	4.92%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Fargo Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	110,934	-	141,303,145
Male¹	58,612	52.84%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	18,329	31.27%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	6,530	11.14%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	11,588	19.77%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	703	1.20%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10,094	17.22%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	11,368	19.40%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	52,322	47.16%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	19,021	36.35%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	11,747	22.45%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	18,632	35.61%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	75	0.14%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	354	0.68%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,493	4.76%, 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

	Fargo Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	110,934	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,527	2.28%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	8,231	7.42%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	10,368	9.35%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	5,239	4.72%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	14,666	13.22%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	4,907	4.42%, see rank	5.08%
Information	2,423	2.18%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	9,032	8.14%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	9,043	8.15%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	26,983	24.32%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	9,849	8.88%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	2,757	2.49%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	4,909	4.43%, 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.