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Portland, OR Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Portland, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	314,575	1,752,414	143,435,233
Male¹	161,581, 51.36%, see rank	52.16%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	68,387, 42.32%, see rank	34.27%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	24,919, 15.42%, see rank	14.44%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	29,084, 18.00%, see rank	17.37%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	823, 0.51%, see rank	3.06%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,819, 5.46%, see rank	7.67%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	24,554, 15.20%, see rank	17.98%	17.94%
Female¹	152,994, 48.64%, see rank	47.84%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	75,069, 49.07%, see rank	39.32%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	32,579, 21.29%, see rank	23.12%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	37,527, 24.53%, see rank	30.89%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	348, 0.23%, see rank	0.79%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	386, 0.25%, see rank	0.29%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	6,812, 4.45%, see rank	5.35%	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

	Portland, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	314,575, 100%	1,752,414	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,991, 0.63%, see rank	3.43%	1.96%
Construction	12,611, 4.01%, see rank	5.50%	6.17%
Manufacturing	29,857, 9.49%, see rank	11.24%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	10,063, 3.20%, see rank	2.96%	2.75%
Retail Trade	33,889, 10.77%, see rank	12.13%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	12,224, 3.89%, see rank	4.19%	4.93%
Information	7,831, 2.49%, see rank	1.86%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	19,078, 6.06%, see rank	5.84%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	43,211, 13.74%, see rank	10.37%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	79,440, 25.25%, see rank	23.05%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	36,819, 11.70%, see rank	9.78%	9.49%
Public Administration	10,365, 3.29%, see rank	4.61%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	17,196, 5.47%, see rank	5.03%	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Portland, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	304,297	1,743,524	141,996,548
Male¹	156,030, 51.28%, see rank	52.21%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	65,678, 42.09%, see rank	33.74%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	22,395, 14.35%, see rank	13.82%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	29,043, 18.61%, see rank	17.57%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	729, 0.47%, see rank	3.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,466, 5.43%, see rank	8.32%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	24,438, 15.66%, see rank	18.01%	17.87%
Female¹	148,267, 48.72%, see rank	47.79%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	70,857, 47.79%, see rank	38.47%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	30,419, 20.52%, see rank	22.77%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	38,390, 25.89%, see rank	32.00%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	173, 0.12%, see rank	0.76%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	366, 0.25%, see rank	0.30%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,662, 5.17%, see rank	5.42%	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

	Portland, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	304,297, 100%	1,743,524	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,829, 0.60%, see rank	3.41%	1.90%
Construction	12,423, 4.08%, see rank	5.94%	6.49%
Manufacturing	29,396, 9.66%, see rank	11.41%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	10,138, 3.33%, see rank	2.94%	2.83%
Retail Trade	32,518, 10.69%, see rank	12.27%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	13,183, 4.33%, see rank	4.33%	5.00%
Information	8,403, 2.76%, see rank	1.98%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	19,153, 6.29%, see rank	6.06%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	41,163, 13.53%, see rank	10.22%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	75,618, 24.85%, see rank	22.30%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	33,986, 11.17%, see rank	9.49%	9.18%
Public Administration	10,150, 3.34%, see rank	4.57%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	16,337, 5.37%, see rank	5.07%	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Portland, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	298,428	1,763,324	141,833,331
Male¹	153,593, 51.47%, see rank	52.69%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	62,525, 40.71%, see rank	32.83%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	21,754, 14.16%, see rank	13.17%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	27,933, 18.19%, see rank	17.45%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,003, 0.65%, see rank	2.98%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10,023, 6.53%, see rank	9.91%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	24,681, 16.07%, see rank	18.07%	18.08%
Female¹	144,835, 48.53%, see rank	47.31%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	67,298, 46.47%, see rank	37.59%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	27,862, 19.24%, see rank	21.84%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	40,617, 28.04%, see rank	33.51%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	149, 0.10%, see rank	0.77%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	351, 0.24%, see rank	0.33%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,064, 5.57%, see rank	5.66%	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

	Portland, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	298,428, 100%	1,763,324	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,222, 0.74%, see rank	3.43%	1.86%
Construction	14,569, 4.88%, see rank	7.03%	7.13%
Manufacturing	29,319, 9.82%, see rank	11.79%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	9,950, 3.33%, see rank	3.20%	3.06%
Retail Trade	32,359, 10.84%, see rank	12.28%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	13,830, 4.63%, see rank	4.33%	5.07%
Information	9,071, 3.04%, see rank	2.09%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	19,371, 6.49%, see rank	6.39%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	40,944, 13.72%, see rank	9.99%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	68,246, 22.87%, see rank	20.88%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	32,365, 10.85%, see rank	9.21%	8.86%
Public Administration	10,395, 3.48%, see rank	4.55%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	15,787, 5.29%, see rank	4.84%	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Portland, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	289,652	1,765,814	141,303,145
Male¹	150,217, 51.86%, see rank	53.26%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	59,942, 39.90%, see rank	32.12%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	21,058, 14.02%, see rank	12.95%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	27,612, 18.38%, see rank	17.45%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,022, 0.68%, see rank	2.90%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	15,926, 10.60%, see rank	16.02%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	24,657, 16.41%, see rank	18.56%	18.26%
Female¹	139,435, 48.14%, see rank	46.74%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	63,450, 45.51%, see rank	36.84%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	26,528, 19.03%, see rank	21.33%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	41,200, 29.55%, see rank	34.61%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	141, 0.10%, see rank	0.80%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	930, 0.67%, see rank	0.72%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	7,186, 5.15%, see rank	5.69%	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

	Portland, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	289,652, 100%	1,765,814	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	2,098, 0.72%, see rank	3.36%	1.82%
Construction	14,896, 5.14%, see rank	7.41%	7.45%
Manufacturing	28,594, 9.87%, see rank	12.20%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	10,184, 3.52%, see rank	3.31%	3.20%
Retail Trade	31,249, 10.79%, see rank	12.42%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	13,659, 4.72%, see rank	4.38%	5.08%
Information	8,371, 2.89%, see rank	2.12%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	19,524, 6.74%, see rank	6.44%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	40,445, 13.96%, see rank	9.98%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	64,002, 22.10%, see rank	20.13%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	31,453, 10.86%, see rank	9.11%	8.77%
Public Administration	10,296, 3.55%, see rank	4.44%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	14,881, 5.14%, see rank	4.71%	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Portland, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	276,081	1,627,769	129,721,512
Male¹	145,734, 52.79%, see rank	53.98%	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	50,767, 34.84%, see rank	31.16%	31.42%
Service Occupations²	17,882, 12.27%, see rank	11.49%	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	28,290, 19.41%, see rank	17.14%	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	563, 0.39%, see rank	2.64%	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	18,391, 12.62%, see rank	16.22%	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	29,841, 20.48%, see rank	21.35%	20.47%
Female¹	130,347, 47.21%, see rank	46.02%	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	51,993, 39.89%, see rank	35.27%	36.18%
Service Occupations²	23,559, 18.07%, see rank	19.77%	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	44,960, 34.49%, see rank	36.52%	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	116, 0.09%, see rank	0.66%	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,014, 0.78%, see rank	0.80%	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	8,705, 6.68%, see rank	6.99%	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

	Portland, OR	Oregon	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	276,081, 100%	1,627,769	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	1,100, 0.40%, see rank	3.20%	1.87%
Construction	14,965, 5.42%, see rank	6.93%	6.78%
Manufacturing	34,513, 12.50%, see rank	14.37%	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	12,768, 4.62%, see rank	4.06%	3.60%
Retail Trade	31,708, 11.49%, see rank	12.45%	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	15,318, 5.55%, see rank	4.74%	5.20%
Information	8,740, 3.17%, see rank	2.43%	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	19,033, 6.89%, see rank	6.14%	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	33,106, 11.99%, see rank	8.86%	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	54,321, 19.68%, see rank	19.28%	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	25,993, 9.41%, see rank	8.24%	7.87%
Public Administration	9,397, 3.40%, see rank	4.40%	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	15,119, 5.48%, see rank	4.92%	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.