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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Section, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	308	2,010,453	143,435,233
Male¹	169, 54.87%, see rank	52.40%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	48, 28.40%, see rank	28.80%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	9, 5.33%, see rank	13.82%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19, 11.24%, see rank	15.61%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.07%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	31, 18.34%, see rank	10.11%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	46, 27.22%, see rank	23.27%	17.94%
Female¹	139, 45.13%, see rank	47.60%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	51, 36.69%, see rank	37.40%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	41, 29.50%, see rank	20.27%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	19, 13.67%, see rank	34.01%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.42%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	28, 20.14%, see rank	7.37%	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

	Section, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	308, 100%	2,010,453	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.76%	1.96%
Construction	24, 7.79%, see rank	6.63%	6.17%
Manufacturing	70, 22.73%, see rank	13.76%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	7, 2.27%, see rank	2.58%	2.75%
Retail Trade	43, 13.96%, see rank	12.06%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	12, 3.90%, see rank	5.13%	4.93%
Information	2, 0.65%, see rank	1.73%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	12, 3.90%, see rank	5.61%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	24, 7.79%, see rank	9.14%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	44, 14.29%, see rank	22.30%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	20, 6.49%, see rank	8.27%	9.49%
Public Administration	25, 8.12%, see rank	5.80%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	25, 8.12%, see rank	5.24%	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Section, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	305	2,017,887	141,996,548
Male¹	181, 59.34%, see rank	52.40%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	31, 17.13%, see rank	27.76%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	61, 33.70%, see rank	13.50%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	15, 8.29%, see rank	16.13%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.09%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	10, 5.52%, see rank	10.98%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	47, 25.97%, see rank	22.85%	17.87%
Female¹	124, 40.66%, see rank	47.60%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	35, 28.23%, see rank	36.48%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	34, 27.42%, see rank	19.74%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	25, 20.16%, see rank	35.05%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.19%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.41%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	30, 24.19%, see rank	7.75%	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

	Section, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	305, 100%	2,017,887	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.79%	1.90%
Construction	20, 6.56%, see rank	7.20%	6.49%
Manufacturing	40, 13.11%, see rank	13.84%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	23, 7.54%, see rank	2.82%	2.83%
Retail Trade	40, 13.11%, see rank	12.07%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	8, 2.62%, see rank	5.30%	5.00%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.79%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	7, 2.30%, see rank	5.62%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	52, 17.05%, see rank	8.98%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	42, 13.77%, see rank	21.72%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	41, 13.44%, see rank	7.94%	9.18%
Public Administration	12, 3.93%, see rank	5.71%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	20, 6.56%, see rank	5.22%	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Section, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	290	2,036,867	141,833,331
Male¹	178, 61.38%, see rank	52.89%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	65, 36.52%, see rank	27.24%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	53, 29.78%, see rank	12.70%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2, 1.12%, see rank	16.25%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7, 3.93%, see rank	1.11%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	6, 3.37%, see rank	11.83%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	31, 17.42%, see rank	23.14%	18.08%
Female¹	112, 38.62%, see rank	47.11%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	20, 17.86%, see rank	35.74%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	19, 16.96%, see rank	19.27%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	59, 52.68%, see rank	35.51%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.47%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	14, 12.50%, see rank	8.28%	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

	Section, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	290, 100%	2,036,867	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.87%	1.86%
Construction	17, 5.86%, see rank	7.87%	7.13%
Manufacturing	25, 8.62%, see rank	14.54%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	22, 7.59%, see rank	3.11%	3.06%
Retail Trade	43, 14.83%, see rank	12.03%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	10, 3.45%, see rank	5.29%	5.07%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.86%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	13, 4.48%, see rank	5.76%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	37, 12.76%, see rank	8.67%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	51, 17.59%, see rank	20.81%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	36, 12.41%, see rank	7.61%	8.86%
Public Administration	22, 7.59%, see rank	5.45%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	14, 4.83%, see rank	5.13%	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Section, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	350	2,013,755	141,303,145
Male¹	194, 55.43%, see rank	53.08%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	48, 24.74%, see rank	26.96%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	67, 34.54%, see rank	12.24%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	8, 4.12%, see rank	16.55%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	8, 4.12%, see rank	1.04%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	21, 10.82%, see rank	19.78%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	42, 21.65%, see rank	23.42%	18.26%
Female¹	156, 44.57%, see rank	46.92%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	27, 17.31%, see rank	35.43%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	36, 23.08%, see rank	19.08%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	77, 49.36%, see rank	35.78%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.26%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.99%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	16, 10.26%, see rank	8.45%	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

	Section, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	350, 100%	2,013,755	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.83%	1.82%
Construction	18, 5.14%, see rank	7.83%	7.45%
Manufacturing	38, 10.86%, see rank	14.87%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	34, 9.71%, see rank	3.33%	3.20%
Retail Trade	55, 15.71%, see rank	12.16%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	20, 5.71%, see rank	5.37%	5.08%
Information	0, 0.00%, see rank	1.90%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	23, 6.57%, see rank	5.87%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	28, 8.00%, see rank	8.41%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	54, 15.43%, see rank	20.61%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	36, 10.29%, see rank	7.44%	8.77%
Public Administration	19, 5.43%, see rank	5.29%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	25, 7.14%, see rank	5.09%	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Section, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	336	1,920,189	129,721,512
Male¹	186, 55.36%, see rank	53.61%	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	34, 18.28%, see rank	26.19%	31.42%
Service Occupations²	7, 3.76%, see rank	10.26%	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	32, 17.20%, see rank	16.04%	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6, 3.23%, see rank	1.18%	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	46, 24.73%, see rank	20.32%	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	61, 32.80%, see rank	26.00%	20.47%
Female¹	150, 44.64%, see rank	46.39%	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	36, 24.00%, see rank	33.31%	36.18%
Service Occupations²	25, 16.67%, see rank	17.23%	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	53, 35.33%, see rank	37.28%	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.30%	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	5, 3.33%, see rank	0.90%	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	31, 20.67%, see rank	10.97%	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

	Section, AL	Alabama	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	336, 100%	1,920,189	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	8, 2.38%, see rank	1.94%	1.87%
Construction	34, 10.12%, see rank	7.59%	6.78%
Manufacturing	95, 28.27%, see rank	18.36%	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	18, 5.36%, see rank	3.65%	3.60%
Retail Trade	44, 13.10%, see rank	12.17%	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	33, 9.82%, see rank	5.29%	5.20%
Information	1, 0.30%, see rank	2.23%	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	4, 1.19%, see rank	5.77%	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	15, 4.46%, see rank	7.11%	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	46, 13.69%, see rank	19.28%	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	14, 4.17%, see rank	6.37%	7.87%
Public Administration	9, 2.68%, see rank	5.15%	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	15, 4.46%, see rank	5.08%	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.