Meridian, MS Historical Careers Data
ACS 2010-2014 data
Occupation
| Meridian, MS | Mississippi | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 16,217 | 1,198,828 | 143,435,233 |
| Male1 | 7,807, 48.14%, see rank | 51.35% | 52.38% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 1,998, 25.59%, see rank | 25.36% | 33.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 1,646, 21.08%, see rank | 14.55% | 15.12% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 1,248, 15.99%, see rank | 15.12% | 17.47% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 114, 1.46%, see rank | 1.57% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 981, 12.57%, see rank | 11.81% | 9.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,362, 17.45%, see rank | 23.91% | 17.94% |
| Female1 | 8,410, 51.86%, see rank | 48.65% | 47.62% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 3,201, 38.06%, see rank | 37.22% | 40.04% |
| Service Occupations2 | 1,804, 21.45%, see rank | 21.48% | 21.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 2,915, 34.66%, see rank | 32.79% | 31.93% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.32% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.35% | 0.28% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 458, 5.45%, see rank | 7.58% | 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
| Meridian, MS | Mississippi | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 16,217, 100% | 1,198,828 | 143,435,233 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 388, 2.39%, see rank | 3.09% | 1.96% |
| Construction | 1,196, 7.37%, see rank | 6.72% | 6.17% |
| Manufacturing | 1,332, 8.21%, see rank | 13.07% | 10.43% |
| Wholesale Trade | 313, 1.93%, see rank | 2.59% | 2.75% |
| Retail Trade | 1,968, 12.14%, see rank | 11.80% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 749, 4.62%, see rank | 5.62% | 4.93% |
| Information | 408, 2.52%, see rank | 1.37% | 2.14% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 796, 4.91%, see rank | 4.84% | 6.60% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 906, 5.59%, see rank | 6.38% | 10.89% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 4,710, 29.04%, see rank | 24.49% | 23.21% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 1,834, 11.31%, see rank | 9.46% | 9.49% |
| Public Administration | 912, 5.62%, see rank | 5.69% | 4.92% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 705, 4.35%, see rank | 4.87% | 4.96% |
ACS 2008-2012 data
Occupation
| Meridian, MS | Mississippi | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 15,814 | 1,204,869 | 141,996,548 |
| Male1 | 7,440, 47.05%, see rank | 51.44% | 52.32% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 2,010, 27.02%, see rank | 25.26% | 32.75% |
| Service Occupations2 | 1,187, 15.95%, see rank | 14.12% | 14.76% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 1,101, 14.80%, see rank | 14.96% | 17.65% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 127, 1.71%, see rank | 1.69% | 1.11% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 756, 10.16%, see rank | 12.49% | 9.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,771, 23.80%, see rank | 23.80% | 17.87% |
| Female1 | 8,374, 52.95%, see rank | 48.56% | 47.68% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 2,910, 34.75%, see rank | 36.63% | 39.35% |
| Service Occupations2 | 2,068, 24.70%, see rank | 21.33% | 21.19% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 2,732, 32.62%, see rank | 33.21% | 32.82% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 8, 0.10%, see rank | 0.43% | 0.29% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 646, 7.71%, see rank | 7.86% | 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
| Meridian, MS | Mississippi | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 15,814, 100% | 1,204,869 | 141,996,548 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 213, 1.35%, see rank | 3.00% | 1.90% |
| Construction | 857, 5.42%, see rank | 7.24% | 6.49% |
| Manufacturing | 1,560, 9.86%, see rank | 12.91% | 10.62% |
| Wholesale Trade | 408, 2.58%, see rank | 2.72% | 2.83% |
| Retail Trade | 1,772, 11.21%, see rank | 11.67% | 11.57% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 899, 5.68%, see rank | 5.86% | 5.00% |
| Information | 287, 1.81%, see rank | 1.37% | 2.21% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 817, 5.17%, see rank | 4.86% | 6.74% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 1,026, 6.49%, see rank | 6.28% | 10.66% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 5,093, 32.21%, see rank | 24.12% | 22.90% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 1,558, 9.85%, see rank | 9.37% | 9.18% |
| Public Administration | 717, 4.53%, see rank | 5.69% | 4.94% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 607, 3.84%, see rank | 4.92% | 4.95% |
ACS 2006-2010 data
Occupation
| Meridian, MS | Mississippi | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 15,568 | 1,216,050 | 141,833,331 |
| Male1 | 7,311, 46.96%, see rank | 51.65% | 52.63% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 2,371, 32.43%, see rank | 24.53% | 32.27% |
| Service Occupations2 | 884, 12.09%, see rank | 13.57% | 14.06% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 1,230, 16.82%, see rank | 15.45% | 17.76% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 39, 0.53%, see rank | 1.65% | 1.08% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 627, 8.58%, see rank | 13.04% | 10.60% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,790, 24.48%, see rank | 24.12% | 18.08% |
| Female1 | 8,257, 53.04%, see rank | 48.35% | 47.37% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 3,110, 37.67%, see rank | 35.27% | 38.62% |
| Service Occupations2 | 2,202, 26.67%, see rank | 21.29% | 20.52% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 2,505, 30.34%, see rank | 33.85% | 33.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.28% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 29, 0.35%, see rank | 0.54% | 0.34% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 411, 4.98%, see rank | 8.44% | 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
| Meridian, MS | Mississippi | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 15,568, 100% | 1,216,050 | 141,833,331 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 74, 0.48%, see rank | 2.86% | 1.86% |
| Construction | 730, 4.69%, see rank | 7.77% | 7.13% |
| Manufacturing | 1,500, 9.64%, see rank | 13.47% | 10.99% |
| Wholesale Trade | 535, 3.44%, see rank | 2.93% | 3.06% |
| Retail Trade | 1,736, 11.15%, see rank | 11.81% | 11.49% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 600, 3.85%, see rank | 5.76% | 5.07% |
| Information | 374, 2.40%, see rank | 1.51% | 2.38% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 933, 5.99%, see rank | 4.94% | 7.00% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 986, 6.33%, see rank | 6.34% | 10.42% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 5,415, 34.78%, see rank | 23.12% | 22.05% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 1,490, 9.57%, see rank | 9.10% | 8.86% |
| Public Administration | 555, 3.57%, see rank | 5.40% | 4.84% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 640, 4.11%, see rank | 4.99% | 4.86% |
ACS 2005-2009 data
Occupation
| Meridian, MS | Mississippi | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 15,527 | 1,211,883 | 141,303,145 |
| Male1 | 7,410, 47.72%, see rank | 51.90% | 53.11% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 2,328, 31.42%, see rank | 24.19% | 31.81% |
| Service Occupations2 | 775, 10.46%, see rank | 13.03% | 13.79% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 1,230, 16.60%, see rank | 15.33% | 17.85% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 52, 0.70%, see rank | 1.71% | 1.06% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 1,112, 15.01%, see rank | 20.72% | 17.24% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,913, 25.82%, see rank | 25.01% | 18.26% |
| Female1 | 8,117, 52.28%, see rank | 48.10% | 46.89% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 2,843, 35.03%, see rank | 34.33% | 38.12% |
| Service Occupations2 | 2,149, 26.48%, see rank | 21.31% | 20.39% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 2,639, 32.51%, see rank | 34.31% | 34.43% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 0, 0.00%, see rank | 0.25% | 0.30% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 35, 0.43%, see rank | 0.91% | 0.68% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 451, 5.56%, see rank | 8.88% | 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
| Meridian, MS | Mississippi | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 15,527, 100% | 1,211,883 | 141,303,145 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 80, 0.52%, see rank | 2.94% | 1.82% |
| Construction | 808, 5.20%, see rank | 7.78% | 7.45% |
| Manufacturing | 1,612, 10.38%, see rank | 14.15% | 11.24% |
| Wholesale Trade | 653, 4.21%, see rank | 3.04% | 3.20% |
| Retail Trade | 1,581, 10.18%, see rank | 11.76% | 11.52% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 731, 4.71%, see rank | 5.72% | 5.08% |
| Information | 363, 2.34%, see rank | 1.52% | 2.44% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 968, 6.23%, see rank | 5.02% | 7.10% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 952, 6.13%, see rank | 6.42% | 10.29% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 5,125, 33.01%, see rank | 22.57% | 21.51% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 1,473, 9.49%, see rank | 8.86% | 8.77% |
| Public Administration | 565, 3.64%, see rank | 5.33% | 4.74% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 616, 3.97%, see rank | 4.88% | 4.84% |
US Census 2000 data
Occupation
| Meridian, MS | Mississippi | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 14,720 | 1,173,314 | 129,721,512 |
| Male1 | 7,151, 48.58%, see rank | 52.59% | 53.26% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 2,098, 29.34%, see rank | 23.41% | 31.42% |
| Service Occupations2 | 1,079, 15.09%, see rank | 11.32% | 12.08% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 1,266, 17.70%, see rank | 15.52% | 17.86% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 115, 1.61%, see rank | 2.05% | 1.09% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 940, 13.15%, see rank | 20.58% | 17.08% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 1,653, 23.12%, see rank | 27.11% | 20.47% |
| Female1 | 7,569, 51.42%, see rank | 47.41% | 46.74% |
| Management, Professional, and Related Occupations2 | 2,443, 32.28%, see rank | 31.75% | 36.18% |
| Service Occupations2 | 1,755, 23.19%, see rank | 18.79% | 18.03% |
| Sales and Office Occupations2 | 2,656, 35.09%, see rank | 35.37% | 36.75% |
| Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations2 | 29, 0.38%, see rank | 0.32% | 0.33% |
| Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations2 | 48, 0.63%, see rank | 0.86% | 0.75% |
| Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations2 | 638, 8.43%, see rank | 12.91% | 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
| Meridian, MS | Mississippi | U.S. | |
| Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over | 14,720, 100% | 1,173,314 | 129,721,512 |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining | 214, 1.45%, see rank | 3.36% | 1.87% |
| Construction | 698, 4.74%, see rank | 7.57% | 6.78% |
| Manufacturing | 2,054, 13.95%, see rank | 18.34% | 14.10% |
| Wholesale Trade | 434, 2.95%, see rank | 3.39% | 3.60% |
| Retail Trade | 1,848, 12.55%, see rank | 11.82% | 11.73% |
| Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities | 629, 4.27%, see rank | 5.39% | 5.20% |
| Information | 275, 1.87%, see rank | 1.83% | 3.08% |
| Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing | 632, 4.29%, see rank | 4.75% | 6.89% |
| Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services | 724, 4.92%, see rank | 5.16% | 9.30% |
| Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance | 4,138, 28.11%, see rank | 20.15% | 19.92% |
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services | 1,305, 8.87%, see rank | 8.33% | 7.87% |
| Public Administration | 800, 5.43%, see rank | 5.13% | 4.79% |
| Other Services, Except Public Administration | 969, 6.58%, see rank | 4.79% | 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.