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Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Metro Area Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,828,888	-	143,435,233
Male¹	1,429,686	50.54%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	551,345	38.56%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	213,078	14.90%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	261,732	18.31%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6,799	0.48%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	107,119	7.49%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	214,284	14.99%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	1,399,202	49.46%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	625,211	44.68%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	267,352	19.11%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	443,196	31.67%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,674	0.12%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,335	0.17%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	56,534	4.04%, 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

	Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,828,888	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	16,959	0.60%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	147,584	5.22%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	262,557	9.28%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	79,233	2.80%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	315,577	11.16%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	132,662	4.69%, see rank	4.93%
Information	58,524	2.07%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	233,997	8.27%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	345,198	12.20%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	754,923	26.69%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	226,704	8.01%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	127,773	4.52%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	127,197	4.50%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,816,445	-	141,996,548
Male¹	1,426,172	50.64%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	542,889	38.07%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	206,446	14.48%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	266,632	18.70%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,725	0.40%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	112,896	7.92%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	214,641	15.05%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	1,390,273	49.36%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	612,030	44.02%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	257,386	18.51%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	453,436	32.61%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,473	0.11%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,449	0.18%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	60,213	4.33%, 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

	Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,816,445	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	15,075	0.54%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	153,497	5.45%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	272,918	9.69%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	82,647	2.93%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	308,844	10.97%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	134,988	4.79%, see rank	5.00%
Information	61,369	2.18%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	238,214	8.46%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	342,981	12.18%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	733,942	26.06%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	216,966	7.70%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	128,890	4.58%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	126,114	4.48%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,825,161	-	141,833,331
Male¹	1,443,590	51.10%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	541,493	37.51%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	201,376	13.95%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	275,396	19.08%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6,096	0.42%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	120,072	8.32%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	220,517	15.28%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	1,381,571	48.90%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	596,814	43.20%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	244,528	17.70%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	469,882	34.01%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,702	0.12%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,930	0.21%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	62,292	4.51%, 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

	Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,825,161	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	14,622	0.52%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	163,617	5.79%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	281,761	9.97%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	89,318	3.16%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	311,745	11.03%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	140,964	4.99%, see rank	5.07%
Information	64,151	2.27%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	245,499	8.69%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	341,434	12.09%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	707,757	25.05%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	210,339	7.45%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	128,866	4.56%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	125,088	4.43%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,821,394	-	141,303,145
Male¹	1,450,315	51.40%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	539,743	37.22%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	196,848	13.57%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	278,508	19.20%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6,952	0.48%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	206,290	14.22%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	221,974	15.31%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	1,371,079	48.60%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	583,478	42.56%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	240,893	17.57%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	477,425	34.82%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,485	0.11%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6,793	0.50%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	61,005	4.45%, 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

	Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington Area	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	2,821,394	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	15,583	0.55%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	168,699	5.98%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	287,971	10.21%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	92,296	3.27%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	310,943	11.02%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	140,458	4.98%, see rank	5.08%
Information	65,417	2.32%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	248,645	8.81%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	335,935	11.91%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	695,114	24.64%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	203,916	7.23%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	130,503	4.63%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	125,914	4.46%, see rank	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.