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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Massachusetts	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,354,036	-	143,435,233
Male¹	1,698,621	50.64%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	693,226	40.81%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	261,317	15.38%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	297,857	17.54%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,421	0.32%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	139,532	8.21%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	222,931	13.12%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	1,655,415	49.36%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	779,176	47.07%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	326,951	19.75%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	469,364	28.35%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	2,364	0.14%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,001	0.18%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	71,080	4.29%, 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

	Massachusetts	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,354,036	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13,608	0.41%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	180,968	5.40%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	309,972	9.24%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	81,078	2.42%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	363,515	10.84%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	120,942	3.61%, see rank	4.93%
Information	79,028	2.36%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	255,762	7.63%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	440,803	13.14%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	934,740	27.87%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	288,674	8.61%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	136,157	4.06%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	148,789	4.44%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Massachusetts	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,302,990	-	141,996,548
Male¹	1,671,480	50.61%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	671,165	40.15%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	250,320	14.98%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	301,526	18.04%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,136	0.31%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	139,771	8.36%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	223,150	13.35%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	1,631,510	49.39%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	756,147	46.35%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	312,407	19.15%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	484,041	29.67%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,989	0.12%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,304	0.20%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	70,183	4.30%, 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

	Massachusetts	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,302,990	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12,941	0.39%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	182,294	5.52%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	314,245	9.51%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	81,702	2.47%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	361,663	10.95%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	122,703	3.71%, see rank	5.00%
Information	79,208	2.40%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	258,406	7.82%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	425,375	12.88%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	906,215	27.44%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	272,828	8.26%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	135,897	4.11%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	149,513	4.53%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Massachusetts	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,271,535	-	141,833,331
Male¹	1,661,975	50.80%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	664,875	40.01%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	239,457	14.41%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	299,416	18.02%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,215	0.31%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	147,313	8.86%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	226,179	13.61%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	1,609,560	49.20%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	735,763	45.71%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	302,048	18.77%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	491,499	30.54%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,870	0.12%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,739	0.23%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	70,980	4.41%, 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

	Massachusetts	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,271,535	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12,821	0.39%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	191,971	5.87%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	323,351	9.88%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	87,944	2.69%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	350,202	10.70%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	123,187	3.77%, see rank	5.07%
Information	88,659	2.71%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	264,145	8.07%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	416,530	12.73%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	872,032	26.66%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	261,420	7.99%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	132,542	4.05%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	146,731	4.49%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Massachusetts	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,292,019	-	141,303,145
Male¹	1,687,260	51.25%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	658,186	39.01%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	241,945	14.34%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	307,989	18.25%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,035	0.30%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	239,905	14.22%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	234,200	13.88%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	1,604,759	48.75%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	726,489	45.27%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	295,341	18.40%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	501,617	31.26%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,792	0.11%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7,903	0.49%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	71,617	4.46%, 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

	Massachusetts	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,292,019	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12,657	0.38%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	203,730	6.19%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	332,118	10.09%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	92,475	2.81%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	355,905	10.81%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	125,530	3.81%, see rank	5.08%
Information	90,777	2.76%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	270,332	8.21%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	411,407	12.50%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	854,913	25.97%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	261,906	7.96%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	132,221	4.02%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	148,048	4.50%, see rank	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Massachusetts	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,161,087	-	129,721,512
Male¹	1,635,535	51.74%, see rank	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	638,017	39.01%, see rank	31.42%
Service Occupations²	201,202	12.30%, see rank	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	301,828	18.45%, see rank	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,293	0.32%, see rank	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	227,382	13.90%, see rank	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	261,813	16.01%, see rank	20.47%
Female¹	1,525,552	48.26%, see rank	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	660,687	43.31%, see rank	36.18%
Service Occupations²	243,096	15.93%, see rank	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	517,016	33.89%, see rank	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,349	0.09%, see rank	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,494	0.56%, see rank	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	94,910	6.22%, 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

	Massachusetts	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,161,087	100%	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12,440	0.39%, see rank	1.87%
Construction	173,940	5.50%, see rank	6.78%
Manufacturing	405,368	12.82%, see rank	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	103,333	3.27%, see rank	3.60%
Retail Trade	353,019	11.17%, see rank	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	131,820	4.17%, see rank	5.20%
Information	118,432	3.75%, see rank	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	259,538	8.21%, see rank	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	365,561	11.56%, see rank	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	750,610	23.75%, see rank	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	214,026	6.77%, see rank	7.87%
Public Administration	134,365	4.25%, see rank	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	138,635	4.39%, 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.