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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	North Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,287,690	-	143,435,233
Male¹	2,204,541	51.42%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	696,601	31.60%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	325,618	14.77%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	378,713	17.18%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	25,541	1.16%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	214,532	9.73%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	417,429	18.93%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	2,083,149	48.58%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	844,657	40.55%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	432,815	20.78%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	638,268	30.64%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,409	0.26%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,177	0.25%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	150,407	7.22%, 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

	North Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,287,690	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	59,781	1.39%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	284,986	6.65%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	535,084	12.48%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	118,706	2.77%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	506,433	11.81%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	184,221	4.30%, see rank	4.93%
Information	77,183	1.80%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	268,732	6.27%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	431,640	10.07%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,011,582	23.59%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	402,861	9.40%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	195,091	4.55%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	211,390	4.93%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	North Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,246,096	-	141,996,548
Male¹	2,185,553	51.47%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	674,168	30.85%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	305,282	13.97%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	374,675	17.14%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	27,326	1.25%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	231,779	10.61%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	418,573	19.15%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	2,060,543	48.53%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	823,425	39.96%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	422,827	20.52%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	642,640	31.19%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,487	0.27%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5,859	0.28%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	153,702	7.46%, 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

	North Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,246,096	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	61,848	1.46%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	311,292	7.33%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	545,336	12.84%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	121,098	2.85%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	497,908	11.73%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	183,803	4.33%, see rank	5.00%
Information	77,478	1.82%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	270,304	6.37%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	407,840	9.61%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	991,574	23.35%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	380,743	8.97%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	188,766	4.45%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	208,106	4.90%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	North Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,234,087	-	141,833,331
Male¹	2,194,930	51.84%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	656,613	29.91%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	287,105	13.08%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	376,302	17.14%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26,763	1.22%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	261,448	11.91%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	429,922	19.59%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	2,039,157	48.16%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	799,788	39.22%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	403,963	19.81%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	653,650	32.05%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4,707	0.23%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7,456	0.37%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	162,586	7.97%, 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

	North Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,234,087	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	61,011	1.44%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	349,220	8.25%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	568,153	13.42%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	128,111	3.03%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	489,411	11.56%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	186,796	4.41%, see rank	5.07%
Information	82,087	1.94%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	278,182	6.57%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	388,417	9.17%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	956,181	22.58%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	362,590	8.56%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	181,875	4.30%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	202,053	4.77%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	North Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,171,964	-	141,303,145
Male¹	2,181,445	52.29%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	643,521	29.50%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	277,348	12.71%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	372,284	17.07%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	26,634	1.22%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	426,376	19.55%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	435,282	19.95%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	1,990,519	47.71%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	770,753	38.72%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	392,369	19.71%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	645,002	32.40%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	4,176	0.21%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	14,453	0.73%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	163,766	8.23%, 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

	North Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,171,964	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	60,065	1.44%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	357,204	8.56%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	578,079	13.86%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	130,262	3.12%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	481,656	11.55%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	185,706	4.45%, see rank	5.08%
Information	83,957	2.01%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	277,070	6.64%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	377,313	9.04%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	923,442	22.13%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	348,767	8.36%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	173,916	4.17%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	194,527	4.66%, see rank	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	North Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,824,741	-	129,721,512
Male¹	2,024,178	52.92%, see rank	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	561,174	27.72%, see rank	31.42%
Service Occupations²	215,130	10.63%, see rank	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	339,175	16.76%, see rank	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	24,151	1.19%, see rank	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	404,915	20.00%, see rank	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	479,633	23.70%, see rank	20.47%
Female¹	1,800,563	47.08%, see rank	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	631,642	35.08%, see rank	36.18%
Service Occupations²	302,288	16.79%, see rank	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	608,690	33.81%, see rank	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,027	0.28%, see rank	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	17,421	0.97%, see rank	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	235,495	13.08%, 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

	North Carolina	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,824,741	100%	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	61,185	1.60%, see rank	1.87%
Construction	312,038	8.16%, see rank	6.78%
Manufacturing	755,252	19.75%, see rank	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	131,330	3.43%, see rank	3.60%
Retail Trade	439,868	11.50%, see rank	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	176,412	4.61%, see rank	5.20%
Information	89,797	2.35%, see rank	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	231,222	6.05%, see rank	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	296,075	7.74%, see rank	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	733,440	19.18%, see rank	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	265,585	6.94%, see rank	7.87%
Public Administration	155,629	4.07%, see rank	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	176,908	4.63%, 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.