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Suffolk, VA Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	39,211	3,936,638	143,435,233
Male¹	19,403, 49.48%, see rank	51.61%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,749, 34.78%, see rank	39.95%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	2,732, 14.08%, see rank	14.02%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,426, 12.50%, see rank	16.24%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	184, 0.95%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,004, 10.33%, see rank	9.43%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,024, 20.74%, see rank	14.05%	17.94%
Female¹	19,808, 50.52%, see rank	48.39%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,508, 42.95%, see rank	45.17%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	3,608, 18.21%, see rank	19.77%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,289, 31.75%, see rank	29.79%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	23, 0.12%, see rank	0.15%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	243, 1.23%, see rank	0.34%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,131, 5.71%, see rank	4.52%	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

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	39,211, 100%	3,936,638	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	367, 0.94%, see rank	1.05%	1.96%
Construction	2,390, 6.10%, see rank	6.45%	6.17%
Manufacturing	4,688, 11.96%, see rank	7.36%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	943, 2.40%, see rank	1.93%	2.75%
Retail Trade	4,327, 11.04%, see rank	10.80%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,252, 5.74%, see rank	4.12%	4.93%
Information	592, 1.51%, see rank	2.13%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,810, 4.62%, see rank	6.33%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,864, 9.85%, see rank	14.72%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	9,439, 24.07%, see rank	21.68%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,663, 6.79%, see rank	8.81%	9.49%
Public Administration	3,904, 9.96%, see rank	9.37%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,972, 5.03%, see rank	5.25%	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	38,258	3,867,416	141,996,548
Male¹	18,684, 48.84%, see rank	51.47%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,207, 33.22%, see rank	39.59%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	2,654, 14.20%, see rank	13.45%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,093, 11.20%, see rank	16.18%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	133, 0.71%, see rank	0.68%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,112, 11.30%, see rank	9.96%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	4,147, 22.20%, see rank	14.26%	17.87%
Female¹	19,574, 51.16%, see rank	48.53%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	8,078, 41.27%, see rank	44.33%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	3,422, 17.48%, see rank	19.17%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,287, 32.12%, see rank	30.86%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 0.05%, see rank	0.16%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	302, 1.54%, see rank	0.40%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,459, 7.45%, see rank	4.82%	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

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	38,258, 100%	3,867,416	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	217, 0.57%, see rank	1.05%	1.90%
Construction	2,402, 6.28%, see rank	6.85%	6.49%
Manufacturing	5,449, 14.24%, see rank	7.69%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	889, 2.32%, see rank	2.02%	2.83%
Retail Trade	4,238, 11.08%, see rank	10.90%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,266, 5.92%, see rank	4.13%	5.00%
Information	599, 1.57%, see rank	2.30%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,980, 5.18%, see rank	6.54%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,662, 9.57%, see rank	14.52%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	9,058, 23.68%, see rank	21.21%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,245, 5.87%, see rank	8.33%	9.18%
Public Administration	3,431, 8.97%, see rank	9.20%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,822, 4.76%, see rank	5.26%	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	37,419	3,824,131	141,833,331
Male¹	18,234, 48.73%, see rank	51.67%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,130, 33.62%, see rank	39.00%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	2,390, 13.11%, see rank	12.64%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,347, 12.87%, see rank	15.97%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	200, 1.10%, see rank	0.77%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,997, 10.95%, see rank	10.87%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,754, 20.59%, see rank	14.63%	18.08%
Female¹	19,185, 51.27%, see rank	48.33%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	7,124, 37.13%, see rank	43.28%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	3,254, 16.96%, see rank	18.64%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,758, 35.23%, see rank	31.99%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	40, 0.21%, see rank	0.15%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	141, 0.73%, see rank	0.41%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,850, 9.64%, see rank	5.23%	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

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	37,419, 100%	3,824,131	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	245, 0.65%, see rank	1.12%	1.86%
Construction	2,540, 6.79%, see rank	7.54%	7.13%
Manufacturing	5,486, 14.66%, see rank	8.15%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	1,141, 3.05%, see rank	2.19%	3.06%
Retail Trade	4,309, 11.52%, see rank	10.80%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,218, 5.93%, see rank	4.25%	5.07%
Information	622, 1.66%, see rank	2.54%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,047, 5.47%, see rank	6.71%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,248, 8.68%, see rank	14.24%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,424, 22.51%, see rank	20.31%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,246, 6.00%, see rank	8.01%	8.86%
Public Administration	3,130, 8.36%, see rank	8.98%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,763, 4.71%, see rank	5.16%	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	37,233	3,768,930	141,303,145
Male¹	18,668, 50.14%, see rank	52.08%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,302, 33.76%, see rank	38.39%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	2,380, 12.75%, see rank	12.42%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,558, 13.70%, see rank	15.97%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	185, 0.99%, see rank	0.74%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,609, 19.33%, see rank	17.56%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,634, 19.47%, see rank	14.91%	18.26%
Female¹	18,565, 49.86%, see rank	47.92%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	6,948, 37.43%, see rank	42.70%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	3,113, 16.77%, see rank	18.39%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	6,535, 35.20%, see rank	32.75%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	35, 0.19%, see rank	0.14%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	168, 0.90%, see rank	0.77%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,766, 9.51%, see rank	5.26%	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

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	37,233, 100%	3,768,930	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	261, 0.70%, see rank	1.16%	1.82%
Construction	2,546, 6.84%, see rank	7.83%	7.45%
Manufacturing	5,540, 14.88%, see rank	8.41%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	1,149, 3.09%, see rank	2.28%	3.20%
Retail Trade	4,193, 11.26%, see rank	11.05%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	2,236, 6.01%, see rank	4.30%	5.08%
Information	565, 1.52%, see rank	2.69%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	2,098, 5.63%, see rank	6.74%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	3,338, 8.97%, see rank	13.90%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	8,359, 22.45%, see rank	19.84%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,153, 5.78%, see rank	7.83%	8.77%
Public Administration	3,144, 8.44%, see rank	8.84%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,651, 4.43%, see rank	5.14%	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	27,519	3,412,647	129,721,512
Male¹	14,077, 51.15%, see rank	52.12%	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	3,676, 26.11%, see rank	36.65%	31.42%
Service Occupations²	1,532, 10.88%, see rank	11.08%	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	2,355, 16.73%, see rank	16.53%	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	69, 0.49%, see rank	0.73%	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	2,961, 21.03%, see rank	17.73%	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	3,484, 24.75%, see rank	17.28%	20.47%
Female¹	13,442, 48.85%, see rank	47.88%	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	4,816, 35.83%, see rank	39.97%	36.18%
Service Occupations²	2,252, 16.75%, see rank	16.59%	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	4,599, 34.21%, see rank	35.16%	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	34, 0.25%, see rank	0.20%	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	135, 1.00%, see rank	0.75%	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	1,606, 11.95%, see rank	7.32%	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

	Suffolk, VA	Virginia	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	27,519, 100%	3,412,647	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	241, 0.88%, see rank	1.27%	1.87%
Construction	2,265, 8.23%, see rank	7.33%	6.78%
Manufacturing	4,863, 17.67%, see rank	11.34%	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	957, 3.48%, see rank	2.74%	3.60%
Retail Trade	3,166, 11.50%, see rank	11.41%	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	1,725, 6.27%, see rank	4.64%	5.20%
Information	584, 2.12%, see rank	3.83%	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,326, 4.82%, see rank	6.63%	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	2,023, 7.35%, see rank	11.59%	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	5,426, 19.72%, see rank	18.35%	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,558, 5.66%, see rank	7.21%	7.87%
Public Administration	2,244, 8.15%, see rank	8.27%	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	1,141, 4.15%, see rank	5.38%	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.