Lafayette Metro Area Historical Careers Data
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Lafayette Area | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 97,052 | 2,978,847 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 51,674, 53.24%, see rank | 52.27% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 18,543, 35.88%, see rank | 28.36% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 7,113, 13.77%, see rank | 12.92% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 7,362, 14.25%, see rank | 16.32% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 524, 1.01%, see rank | 0.74% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,303, 6.39%, see rank | 9.10% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 11,712, 22.67%, see rank | 25.73% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 45,378, 46.76%, see rank | 47.73% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 18,172, 40.05%, see rank | 36.00% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 10,382, 22.88%, see rank | 21.33% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 12,950, 28.54%, see rank | 32.78% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 186, 0.41%, see rank | 0.16% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 188, 0.41%, see rank | 0.29% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 3,385, 7.46%, see rank | 9.15% | 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 Area | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 97,052, 100% | 2,978,847 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,813, 1.87%, see rank | 1.44% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 4,686, 4.83%, see rank | 5.97% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 15,495, 15.97%, see rank | 18.41% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,707, 1.76%, see rank | 2.66% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 10,619, 10.94%, see rank | 11.42% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,872, 2.96%, see rank | 5.20% | 5.00% |
| Information | 1,065, 1.10%, see rank | 1.68% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,542, 4.68%, see rank | 5.39% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 5,987, 6.17%, see rank | 7.74% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 32,337, 33.32%, see rank | 22.94% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 9,584, 9.88%, see rank | 8.92% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 2,269, 2.34%, see rank | 3.52% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 4,076, 4.20%, see rank | 4.71% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Lafayette Area | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 95,385 | 2,999,570 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 51,465, 53.96%, see rank | 52.56% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 18,585, 36.11%, see rank | 27.85% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 7,199, 13.99%, see rank | 12.45% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 7,535, 14.64%, see rank | 16.29% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 553, 1.07%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 3,634, 7.06%, see rank | 9.82% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 10,934, 21.25%, see rank | 25.94% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 43,920, 46.04%, see rank | 47.44% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 17,352, 39.51%, see rank | 35.21% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 9,918, 22.58%, see rank | 20.73% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 13,123, 29.88%, see rank | 33.52% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 171, 0.39%, see rank | 0.17% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 175, 0.40%, see rank | 0.30% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 2,997, 6.82%, see rank | 9.76% | 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 Area | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 95,385, 100% | 2,999,570 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,758, 1.84%, see rank | 1.41% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 4,987, 5.23%, see rank | 6.41% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 15,249, 15.99%, see rank | 19.04% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,739, 1.82%, see rank | 2.92% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 10,452, 10.96%, see rank | 11.30% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,771, 2.91%, see rank | 5.29% | 5.07% |
| Information | 1,266, 1.33%, see rank | 1.83% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,537, 4.76%, see rank | 5.56% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 6,007, 6.30%, see rank | 7.49% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 31,104, 32.61%, see rank | 22.02% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 9,590, 10.05%, see rank | 8.66% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 2,200, 2.31%, see rank | 3.41% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 3,725, 3.91%, see rank | 4.69% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Lafayette Area | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 91,102 | 3,003,247 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 49,774, 54.64%, see rank | 53.01% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 17,050, 34.25%, see rank | 27.22% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 6,889, 13.84%, see rank | 12.08% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 7,429, 14.93%, see rank | 16.07% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 527, 1.06%, see rank | 0.71% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 6,698, 13.46%, see rank | 17.41% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 11,181, 22.46%, see rank | 26.50% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 41,328, 45.36%, see rank | 46.99% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 15,487, 37.47%, see rank | 34.37% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 9,577, 23.17%, see rank | 20.71% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 12,824, 31.03%, see rank | 34.13% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 145, 0.35%, see rank | 0.18% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 382, 0.92%, see rank | 0.67% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 2,913, 7.05%, see rank | 9.93% | 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 Area | Indiana | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 91,102, 100% | 3,003,247 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 1,622, 1.78%, see rank | 1.39% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 5,029, 5.52%, see rank | 6.70% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 15,290, 16.78%, see rank | 19.52% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 1,977, 2.17%, see rank | 3.09% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 10,076, 11.06%, see rank | 11.26% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 2,770, 3.04%, see rank | 5.28% | 5.08% |
| Information | 1,314, 1.44%, see rank | 1.88% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 4,124, 4.53%, see rank | 5.61% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 5,691, 6.25%, see rank | 7.33% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 28,128, 30.88%, see rank | 21.40% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 9,601, 10.54%, see rank | 8.49% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 1,942, 2.13%, see rank | 3.38% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 3,538, 3.88%, see rank | 4.67% | 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.