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Jersey City, NJ Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Jersey City, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 128,357 | 4,235,089 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 70,711, 55.09%, see rank | 52.43% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 30,968, 43.80%, see rank | 38.00% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 10,463, 14.80%, see rank | 14.90% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 12,576, 17.79%, see rank | 18.56% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 76, 0.11%, see rank | 0.26% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,061, 4.33%, see rank | 8.12% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 11,110, 15.71%, see rank | 15.13% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 57,646, 44.91%, see rank | 47.57% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 25,068, 43.49%, see rank | 43.61% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 12,934, 22.44%, see rank | 18.85% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 16,167, 28.05%, see rank | 31.96% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 6, 0.01%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 95, 0.16%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 3,281, 5.69%, see rank | 5.12% | 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.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Jersey City, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 128,357, 100% | 4,235,089 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 104, 0.08%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 3,823, 2.98%, see rank | 5.57% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 7,611, 5.93%, see rank | 8.65% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3,971, 3.09%, see rank | 3.43% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 13,451, 10.48%, see rank | 11.20% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 9,948, 7.75%, see rank | 5.72% | 4.93% |
| Information | 4,354, 3.39%, see rank | 2.86% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 16,737, 13.04%, see rank | 8.63% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 20,727, 16.15%, see rank | 12.77% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 26,663, 20.77%, see rank | 23.68% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 11,000, 8.57%, see rank | 8.28% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 4,341, 3.38%, see rank | 4.39% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 5,627, 4.38%, see rank | 4.50% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Jersey City, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 125,579 | 4,219,677 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 67,939, 54.10%, see rank | 52.41% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 28,767, 42.34%, see rank | 37.49% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 10,410, 15.32%, see rank | 14.73% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 13,122, 19.31%, see rank | 18.97% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 121, 0.18%, see rank | 0.28% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 2,786, 4.10%, see rank | 8.35% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 10,168, 14.97%, see rank | 15.03% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 57,640, 45.90%, see rank | 47.59% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 25,242, 43.79%, see rank | 43.00% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 11,998, 20.82%, see rank | 18.17% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 17,046, 29.57%, see rank | 33.10% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 12, 0.02%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 98, 0.17%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 3,124, 5.42%, see rank | 5.23% | 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
| Jersey City, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 125,579, 100% | 4,219,677 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 83, 0.07%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 3,541, 2.82%, see rank | 5.72% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 8,297, 6.61%, see rank | 9.07% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4,169, 3.32%, see rank | 3.60% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 13,405, 10.67%, see rank | 11.18% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 9,252, 7.37%, see rank | 5.62% | 5.00% |
| Information | 4,599, 3.66%, see rank | 3.00% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 17,460, 13.90%, see rank | 8.88% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 20,156, 16.05%, see rank | 12.48% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 25,550, 20.35%, see rank | 23.06% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 9,393, 7.48%, see rank | 8.04% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 4,662, 3.71%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 5,012, 3.99%, see rank | 4.45% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Jersey City, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 122,813 | 4,230,560 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 65,678, 53.48%, see rank | 52.63% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 26,190, 39.88%, see rank | 36.87% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 10,046, 15.30%, see rank | 14.21% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 13,516, 20.58%, see rank | 19.51% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 104, 0.16%, see rank | 0.29% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,321, 5.06%, see rank | 8.86% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 10,142, 15.44%, see rank | 15.00% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 57,135, 46.52%, see rank | 47.37% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 23,924, 41.87%, see rank | 42.24% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 12,024, 21.04%, see rank | 17.55% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 17,408, 30.47%, see rank | 34.36% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 8, 0.01%, see rank | 0.08% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 190, 0.33%, see rank | 0.21% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 3,453, 6.04%, see rank | 5.32% | 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
| Jersey City, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 122,813, 100% | 4,230,560 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 77, 0.06%, see rank | 0.35% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 3,630, 2.96%, see rank | 6.12% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 7,953, 6.48%, see rank | 9.37% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4,342, 3.54%, see rank | 3.80% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 11,451, 9.32%, see rank | 11.10% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 10,220, 8.32%, see rank | 5.74% | 5.07% |
| Information | 4,575, 3.73%, see rank | 3.18% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 17,599, 14.33%, see rank | 9.10% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 19,125, 15.57%, see rank | 12.23% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 24,430, 19.89%, see rank | 22.28% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 9,085, 7.40%, see rank | 7.70% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 4,939, 4.02%, see rank | 4.61% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 5,387, 4.39%, see rank | 4.41% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Jersey City, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 120,032 | 4,217,343 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 64,237, 53.52%, see rank | 53.23% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 24,929, 38.81%, see rank | 36.64% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 10,309, 16.05%, see rank | 13.97% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 13,339, 20.77%, see rank | 19.81% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 95, 0.15%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 5,835, 9.08%, see rank | 14.56% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 9,730, 15.15%, see rank | 14.70% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 55,795, 46.48%, see rank | 46.77% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 22,779, 40.83%, see rank | 41.58% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 11,523, 20.65%, see rank | 17.61% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 17,899, 32.08%, see rank | 35.20% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.07% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 296, 0.53%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 3,298, 5.91%, see rank | 5.07% | 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
| Jersey City, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 120,032, 100% | 4,217,343 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 83, 0.07%, see rank | 0.37% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 4,027, 3.35%, see rank | 6.31% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 7,589, 6.32%, see rank | 9.51% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4,473, 3.73%, see rank | 3.90% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 11,031, 9.19%, see rank | 11.16% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 9,964, 8.30%, see rank | 5.75% | 5.08% |
| Information | 5,091, 4.24%, see rank | 3.27% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 17,473, 14.56%, see rank | 9.19% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 18,138, 15.11%, see rank | 12.05% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 23,386, 19.48%, see rank | 21.82% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 9,002, 7.50%, see rank | 7.60% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 5,057, 4.21%, see rank | 4.64% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 4,718, 3.93%, see rank | 4.41% | 4.84% |
US Census 2000 data
Occupation
| Jersey City, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 103,448 | 3,950,029 | 129,721,512 |
| Male1 | 55,123, 53.29%, see rank | 53.14% | 53.26% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 17,753, 32.21%, see rank | 36.64% | 31.42% |
| Service Occupations2 | 7,925, 14.38%, see rank | 12.37% | 12.08% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 12,985, 23.56%, see rank | 19.83% | 17.86% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 60, 0.11%, see rank | 0.26% | 1.09% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 5,058, 9.18%, see rank | 14.16% | 17.08% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 11,342, 20.58%, see rank | 16.74% | 20.47% |
| Female1 | 48,325, 46.71%, see rank | 46.86% | 46.74% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 16,358, 33.85%, see rank | 39.54% | 36.18% |
| Service Occupations2 | 8,511, 17.61%, see rank | 15.09% | 18.03% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 18,517, 38.32%, see rank | 38.23% | 36.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 21, 0.04%, see rank | 0.09% | 0.33% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 255, 0.53%, see rank | 0.48% | 0.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 4,663, 9.65%, see rank | 6.57% | 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.
2 Percentage of the civilian employed, 16 years and over for the gender.
Industry
| Jersey City, NJ | New Jersey | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 103,448, 100% | 3,950,029 | 129,721,512 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 71, 0.07%, see rank | 0.32% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 2,938, 2.84%, see rank | 5.59% | 6.78% |
| Manufacturing | 9,892, 9.56%, see rank | 11.97% | 14.10% |
| Wholesale Trade | 5,053, 4.88%, see rank | 4.38% | 3.60% |
| Retail Trade | 11,120, 10.75%, see rank | 11.33% | 11.73% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 10,329, 9.98%, see rank | 5.94% | 5.20% |
| Information | 4,823, 4.66%, see rank | 4.40% | 3.08% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 12,600, 12.18%, see rank | 8.93% | 6.89% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 11,834, 11.44%, see rank | 11.49% | 9.30% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 18,810, 18.18%, see rank | 19.83% | 19.92% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 7,401, 7.15%, see rank | 6.88% | 7.87% |
| Public Administration | 4,325, 4.18%, see rank | 4.54% | 4.79% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 4,252, 4.11%, see rank | 4.40% | 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.