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Wilkes Barre, PA Historical Careers Data

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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	Wilkes Barre, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,067	5,946,480	143,435,233
Male¹	8,654, 50.71%, see rank	51.67%	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,983, 22.91%, see rank	33.03%	33.12%
Service Occupations²	1,831, 21.16%, see rank	14.05%	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,504, 17.38%, see rank	16.97%	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	39, 0.45%, see rank	0.64%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	403, 4.66%, see rank	8.62%	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,471, 28.55%, see rank	20.53%	17.94%
Female¹	8,413, 49.29%, see rank	48.33%	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,128, 25.29%, see rank	40.12%	40.04%
Service Occupations²	2,268, 26.96%, see rank	21.25%	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,260, 38.75%, see rank	32.14%	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	7, 0.08%, see rank	0.22%	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	729, 8.67%, see rank	5.82%	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

	Wilkes Barre, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,067, 100%	5,946,480	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	61, 0.36%, see rank	1.44%	1.96%
Construction	561, 3.29%, see rank	5.71%	6.17%
Manufacturing	2,140, 12.54%, see rank	12.19%	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	593, 3.47%, see rank	2.81%	2.75%
Retail Trade	2,710, 15.88%, see rank	11.77%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	807, 4.73%, see rank	5.07%	4.93%
Information	350, 2.05%, see rank	1.74%	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	847, 4.96%, see rank	6.42%	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,148, 6.73%, see rank	9.76%	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,823, 22.40%, see rank	25.97%	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	2,212, 12.96%, see rank	8.32%	9.49%
Public Administration	958, 5.61%, see rank	4.15%	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	857, 5.02%, see rank	4.65%	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	Wilkes Barre, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,421	5,930,125	141,996,548
Male¹	8,693, 49.90%, see rank	51.73%	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,013, 23.16%, see rank	32.75%	32.75%
Service Occupations²	1,835, 21.11%, see rank	13.69%	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,588, 18.27%, see rank	17.07%	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	36, 0.41%, see rank	0.60%	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	399, 4.59%, see rank	9.00%	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,525, 29.05%, see rank	20.64%	17.87%
Female¹	8,728, 50.10%, see rank	48.27%	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,443, 27.99%, see rank	39.30%	39.35%
Service Occupations²	2,098, 24.04%, see rank	20.87%	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,272, 37.49%, see rank	33.02%	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.24%	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	915, 10.48%, see rank	6.11%	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

	Wilkes Barre, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,421, 100%	5,930,125	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	35, 0.20%, see rank	1.32%	1.90%
Construction	481, 2.76%, see rank	5.90%	6.49%
Manufacturing	2,271, 13.04%, see rank	12.60%	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	537, 3.08%, see rank	2.89%	2.83%
Retail Trade	2,806, 16.11%, see rank	11.72%	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	865, 4.97%, see rank	5.15%	5.00%
Information	281, 1.61%, see rank	1.87%	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,074, 6.16%, see rank	6.46%	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,239, 7.11%, see rank	9.63%	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,074, 23.39%, see rank	25.64%	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,921, 11.03%, see rank	8.00%	9.18%
Public Administration	1,011, 5.80%, see rank	4.18%	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	826, 4.74%, see rank	4.65%	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	Wilkes Barre, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,549	5,940,972	141,833,331
Male¹	8,799, 50.14%, see rank	52.04%	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,010, 22.84%, see rank	32.26%	32.27%
Service Occupations²	1,852, 21.05%, see rank	13.22%	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,533, 17.42%, see rank	17.28%	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	27, 0.31%, see rank	0.62%	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	484, 5.50%, see rank	9.41%	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,413, 27.42%, see rank	20.86%	18.08%
Female¹	8,750, 49.86%, see rank	47.96%	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,171, 24.81%, see rank	38.43%	38.62%
Service Occupations²	2,444, 27.93%, see rank	20.25%	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,391, 38.75%, see rank	34.16%	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.22%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.27%	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	722, 8.25%, see rank	6.39%	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

	Wilkes Barre, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,549, 100%	5,940,972	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	33, 0.19%, see rank	1.25%	1.86%
Construction	600, 3.42%, see rank	6.20%	7.13%
Manufacturing	2,129, 12.13%, see rank	12.98%	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	544, 3.10%, see rank	3.10%	3.06%
Retail Trade	2,678, 15.26%, see rank	11.68%	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	989, 5.64%, see rank	5.30%	5.07%
Information	436, 2.48%, see rank	2.04%	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	996, 5.68%, see rank	6.59%	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,279, 7.29%, see rank	9.52%	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,119, 23.47%, see rank	24.76%	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,895, 10.80%, see rank	7.77%	8.86%
Public Administration	1,087, 6.19%, see rank	4.12%	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	764, 4.35%, see rank	4.68%	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	Wilkes Barre, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,410	5,901,533	141,303,145
Male¹	8,823, 50.68%, see rank	52.28%	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,808, 20.49%, see rank	32.10%	31.81%
Service Occupations²	1,737, 19.69%, see rank	12.86%	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,722, 19.52%, see rank	17.34%	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	33, 0.37%, see rank	0.63%	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,273, 14.43%, see rank	16.13%	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,250, 25.50%, see rank	20.94%	18.26%
Female¹	8,587, 49.32%, see rank	47.72%	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,279, 26.54%, see rank	37.73%	38.12%
Service Occupations²	2,218, 25.83%, see rank	20.07%	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,418, 39.80%, see rank	34.98%	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	0, 0.00%, see rank	0.20%	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	25, 0.29%, see rank	0.58%	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	647, 7.53%, see rank	6.43%	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

	Wilkes Barre, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,410, 100%	5,901,533	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	25, 0.14%, see rank	1.24%	1.82%
Construction	909, 5.22%, see rank	6.38%	7.45%
Manufacturing	1,878, 10.79%, see rank	13.24%	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	647, 3.72%, see rank	3.24%	3.20%
Retail Trade	2,847, 16.35%, see rank	11.71%	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	909, 5.22%, see rank	5.27%	5.08%
Information	491, 2.82%, see rank	2.10%	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	959, 5.51%, see rank	6.65%	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,389, 7.98%, see rank	9.40%	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	3,954, 22.71%, see rank	24.33%	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,762, 10.12%, see rank	7.62%	8.77%
Public Administration	892, 5.12%, see rank	4.10%	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	748, 4.30%, see rank	4.70%	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	Wilkes Barre, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,810	5,653,500	129,721,512
Male¹	9,285, 52.13%, see rank	52.94%	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	1,946, 20.96%, see rank	30.53%	31.42%
Service Occupations²	1,531, 16.49%, see rank	11.62%	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	1,695, 18.26%, see rank	17.47%	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	14, 0.15%, see rank	0.65%	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	1,465, 15.78%, see rank	16.24%	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	2,634, 28.37%, see rank	23.49%	20.47%
Female¹	8,525, 47.87%, see rank	47.06%	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	2,346, 27.52%, see rank	34.86%	36.18%
Service Occupations²	1,735, 20.35%, see rank	18.43%	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	3,796, 44.53%, see rank	37.67%	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	9, 0.11%, see rank	0.28%	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	31, 0.36%, see rank	0.55%	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	608, 7.13%, see rank	8.21%	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

	Wilkes Barre, PA	Pennsylvania	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	17,810, 100%	5,653,500	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	91, 0.51%, see rank	1.30%	1.87%
Construction	847, 4.76%, see rank	6.00%	6.78%
Manufacturing	2,274, 12.77%, see rank	16.03%	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	581, 3.26%, see rank	3.56%	3.60%
Retail Trade	2,481, 13.93%, see rank	12.10%	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	778, 4.37%, see rank	5.38%	5.20%
Information	569, 3.19%, see rank	2.63%	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	1,183, 6.64%, see rank	6.58%	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	1,170, 6.57%, see rank	8.47%	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	4,200, 23.58%, see rank	21.88%	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	1,509, 8.47%, see rank	7.04%	7.87%
Public Administration	1,255, 7.05%, see rank	4.17%	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	872, 4.90%, see rank	4.85%	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.