Lafayette County Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Lafayette County | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 114,065 | 2,002,410 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 60,665, 53.18%, see rank | 51.97% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 19,799, 32.64%, see rank | 27.14% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 8,295, 13.67%, see rank | 14.86% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 10,245, 16.89%, see rank | 14.95% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 213, 0.35%, see rank | 1.09% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 7,687, 12.67%, see rank | 14.25% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 10,138, 16.71%, see rank | 20.37% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 53,400, 46.82%, see rank | 48.03% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 19,918, 37.30%, see rank | 37.06% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 12,444, 23.30%, see rank | 23.87% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 18,718, 35.05%, see rank | 34.27% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 25, 0.05%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 153, 0.29%, see rank | 0.41% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 2,034, 3.81%, see rank | 3.93% | 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
| Lafayette County | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 114,065, 100% | 2,002,410 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 11,418, 10.01%, see rank | 4.76% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 6,543, 5.74%, see rank | 8.05% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 7,975, 6.99%, see rank | 8.01% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3,224, 2.83%, see rank | 2.61% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 12,921, 11.33%, see rank | 11.68% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 4,629, 4.06%, see rank | 5.26% | 4.93% |
| Information | 2,066, 1.81%, see rank | 1.55% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 6,120, 5.37%, see rank | 5.18% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 11,658, 10.22%, see rank | 8.60% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 25,567, 22.41%, see rank | 23.35% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 12,599, 11.05%, see rank | 10.15% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 3,479, 3.05%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 5,866, 5.14%, see rank | 5.17% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Lafayette County | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 110,841 | 1,993,119 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 59,322, 53.52%, see rank | 51.97% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 18,900, 31.86%, see rank | 26.70% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 8,504, 14.34%, see rank | 14.59% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 10,828, 18.25%, see rank | 15.31% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 164, 0.28%, see rank | 1.07% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 7,197, 12.13%, see rank | 14.84% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 9,116, 15.37%, see rank | 19.92% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 51,519, 46.48%, see rank | 48.03% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 19,295, 37.45%, see rank | 36.55% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 10,898, 21.15%, see rank | 23.34% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 19,053, 36.98%, see rank | 34.92% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 15, 0.03%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 168, 0.33%, see rank | 0.47% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,974, 3.83%, see rank | 4.24% | 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
| Lafayette County | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 110,841, 100% | 1,993,119 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 10,652, 9.61%, see rank | 4.60% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 6,532, 5.89%, see rank | 8.37% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 6,707, 6.05%, see rank | 8.06% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3,435, 3.10%, see rank | 2.81% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 14,091, 12.71%, see rank | 11.77% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 4,702, 4.24%, see rank | 5.11% | 5.00% |
| Information | 2,280, 2.06%, see rank | 1.54% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 6,211, 5.60%, see rank | 5.36% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 11,466, 10.34%, see rank | 8.47% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 23,552, 21.25%, see rank | 23.27% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 11,592, 10.46%, see rank | 9.85% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 3,948, 3.56%, see rank | 5.61% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 5,673, 5.12%, see rank | 5.17% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Lafayette County | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 108,215 | 1,952,818 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 57,562, 53.19%, see rank | 52.36% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 18,162, 31.55%, see rank | 26.19% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 8,011, 13.92%, see rank | 13.80% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 10,457, 18.17%, see rank | 15.64% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 92, 0.16%, see rank | 1.06% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 6,938, 12.05%, see rank | 15.22% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 8,939, 15.53%, see rank | 20.52% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 50,653, 46.81%, see rank | 47.64% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 18,907, 37.33%, see rank | 35.75% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 10,042, 19.83%, see rank | 22.58% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 19,299, 38.10%, see rank | 36.17% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 27, 0.05%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 130, 0.26%, see rank | 0.57% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 2,040, 4.03%, see rank | 4.45% | 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
| Lafayette County | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 108,215, 100% | 1,952,818 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 9,788, 9.04%, see rank | 4.45% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 6,275, 5.80%, see rank | 8.77% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 6,285, 5.81%, see rank | 8.45% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3,378, 3.12%, see rank | 3.10% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 13,718, 12.68%, see rank | 11.98% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 4,657, 4.30%, see rank | 5.12% | 5.07% |
| Information | 2,616, 2.42%, see rank | 1.61% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 6,339, 5.86%, see rank | 5.53% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 11,289, 10.43%, see rank | 8.27% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 23,880, 22.07%, see rank | 22.74% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 10,706, 9.89%, see rank | 9.32% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 3,995, 3.69%, see rank | 5.50% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 5,289, 4.89%, see rank | 5.18% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Lafayette County | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 102,768 | 1,936,682 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 54,545, 53.08%, see rank | 52.36% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 17,697, 32.44%, see rank | 26.07% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 7,018, 12.87%, see rank | 13.64% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 10,372, 19.02%, see rank | 16.03% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 69, 0.13%, see rank | 1.18% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 11,185, 20.51%, see rank | 22.79% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 8,204, 15.04%, see rank | 20.29% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 48,223, 46.92%, see rank | 47.64% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 18,015, 37.36%, see rank | 35.35% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 9,549, 19.80%, see rank | 22.68% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 18,395, 38.15%, see rank | 36.58% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 40, 0.08%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 323, 0.67%, see rank | 0.93% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,901, 3.94%, see rank | 4.30% | 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
| Lafayette County | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 102,768, 100% | 1,936,682 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 9,613, 9.35%, see rank | 4.40% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 6,052, 5.89%, see rank | 8.75% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 6,159, 5.99%, see rank | 8.49% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3,208, 3.12%, see rank | 3.18% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 12,970, 12.62%, see rank | 11.99% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 4,275, 4.16%, see rank | 5.15% | 5.08% |
| Information | 2,721, 2.65%, see rank | 1.69% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 6,343, 6.17%, see rank | 5.60% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 10,744, 10.45%, see rank | 8.25% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 22,024, 21.43%, see rank | 22.49% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 9,716, 9.45%, see rank | 9.38% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 4,035, 3.93%, see rank | 5.50% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 4,908, 4.78%, see rank | 5.14% | 4.84% |
US Census 2000 data
Occupation
| Lafayette County | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 88,603 | 1,851,777 | 129,721,512 |
| Male1 | 47,673, 53.81%, see rank | 52.83% | 53.26% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 15,769, 33.08%, see rank | 26.17% | 31.42% |
| Service Occupations2 | 5,187, 10.88%, see rank | 12.79% | 12.08% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 9,528, 19.99%, see rank | 16.37% | 17.86% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 164, 0.34%, see rank | 1.37% | 1.09% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 8,880, 18.63%, see rank | 21.36% | 17.08% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 8,145, 17.09%, see rank | 21.94% | 20.47% |
| Female1 | 40,930, 46.19%, see rank | 47.17% | 46.74% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 14,980, 36.60%, see rank | 34.06% | 36.18% |
| Service Occupations2 | 7,784, 19.02%, see rank | 21.07% | 18.03% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 15,962, 39.00%, see rank | 38.39% | 36.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 29, 0.07%, see rank | 0.19% | 0.33% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 429, 1.05%, see rank | 0.89% | 0.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,746, 4.27%, see rank | 5.39% | 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
| Lafayette County | Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 88,603, 100% | 1,851,777 | 129,721,512 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 8,877, 10.02%, see rank | 4.22% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 4,881, 5.51%, see rank | 7.88% | 6.78% |
| Manufacturing | 4,909, 5.54%, see rank | 10.13% | 14.10% |
| Wholesale Trade | 3,768, 4.25%, see rank | 3.52% | 3.60% |
| Retail Trade | 11,402, 12.87%, see rank | 11.90% | 11.73% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 4,392, 4.96%, see rank | 5.34% | 5.20% |
| Information | 1,888, 2.13%, see rank | 1.97% | 3.08% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 5,497, 6.20%, see rank | 5.69% | 6.89% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 8,586, 9.69%, see rank | 7.59% | 9.30% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 18,450, 20.82%, see rank | 21.71% | 19.92% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 8,121, 9.17%, see rank | 9.10% | 7.87% |
| Public Administration | 3,476, 3.92%, see rank | 5.76% | 4.79% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 4,356, 4.92%, see rank | 5.20% | 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.