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ACS 2010-2014 data

Occupation

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,235,089	-	143,435,233
Male¹	2,220,310	52.43%, see rank	52.38%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	843,758	38.00%, see rank	33.12%
Service Occupations²	330,857	14.90%, see rank	15.12%
Sales and Office Occupations²	412,127	18.56%, see rank	17.47%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,779	0.26%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	180,334	8.12%, see rank	9.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	336,027	15.13%, see rank	17.94%
Female¹	2,014,779	47.57%, see rank	47.62%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	878,621	43.61%, see rank	40.04%
Service Occupations²	379,813	18.85%, see rank	21.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	644,000	31.96%, see rank	31.93%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,811	0.09%, see rank	0.32%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,477	0.17%, see rank	0.28%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	103,150	5.12%, 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

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,235,089	100%	143,435,233
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	13,701	0.32%, see rank	1.96%
Construction	235,821	5.57%, see rank	6.17%
Manufacturing	366,432	8.65%, see rank	10.43%
Wholesale Trade	145,450	3.43%, see rank	2.75%
Retail Trade	474,440	11.20%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	242,152	5.72%, see rank	4.93%
Information	121,100	2.86%, see rank	2.14%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	365,497	8.63%, see rank	6.60%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	540,734	12.77%, see rank	10.89%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	1,002,887	23.68%, see rank	23.21%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	350,495	8.28%, see rank	9.49%
Public Administration	185,804	4.39%, see rank	4.92%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	190,576	4.50%, see rank	4.96%

ACS 2008-2012 data

Occupation

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,219,677	-	141,996,548
Male¹	2,211,562	52.41%, see rank	52.32%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	829,039	37.49%, see rank	32.75%
Service Occupations²	325,871	14.73%, see rank	14.76%
Sales and Office Occupations²	419,541	18.97%, see rank	17.65%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6,193	0.28%, see rank	1.11%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	184,651	8.35%, see rank	9.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	332,477	15.03%, see rank	17.87%
Female¹	2,008,115	47.59%, see rank	47.68%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	863,410	43.00%, see rank	39.35%
Service Occupations²	364,837	18.17%, see rank	21.19%
Sales and Office Occupations²	664,623	33.10%, see rank	32.82%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,798	0.09%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	3,699	0.18%, see rank	0.29%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	104,997	5.23%, 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

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,219,677	100%	141,996,548
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	14,927	0.35%, see rank	1.90%
Construction	241,514	5.72%, see rank	6.49%
Manufacturing	382,554	9.07%, see rank	10.62%
Wholesale Trade	152,068	3.60%, see rank	2.83%
Retail Trade	471,686	11.18%, see rank	11.57%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	237,214	5.62%, see rank	5.00%
Information	126,468	3.00%, see rank	2.21%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	374,873	8.88%, see rank	6.74%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	526,798	12.48%, see rank	10.66%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	973,233	23.06%, see rank	22.90%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	339,135	8.04%, see rank	9.18%
Public Administration	191,444	4.54%, see rank	4.94%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	187,763	4.45%, see rank	4.95%

ACS 2006-2010 data

Occupation

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,230,560	-	141,833,331
Male¹	2,226,599	52.63%, see rank	52.63%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	820,863	36.87%, see rank	32.27%
Service Occupations²	316,487	14.21%, see rank	14.06%
Sales and Office Occupations²	434,312	19.51%, see rank	17.76%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	6,368	0.29%, see rank	1.08%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	197,375	8.86%, see rank	10.60%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	334,020	15.00%, see rank	18.08%
Female¹	2,003,961	47.37%, see rank	47.37%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	846,467	42.24%, see rank	38.62%
Service Occupations²	351,611	17.55%, see rank	20.52%
Sales and Office Occupations²	688,619	34.36%, see rank	33.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,543	0.08%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	4,145	0.21%, see rank	0.34%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	106,540	5.32%, 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

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,230,560	100%	141,833,331
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	14,702	0.35%, see rank	1.86%
Construction	259,043	6.12%, see rank	7.13%
Manufacturing	396,329	9.37%, see rank	10.99%
Wholesale Trade	160,966	3.80%, see rank	3.06%
Retail Trade	469,625	11.10%, see rank	11.49%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	242,906	5.74%, see rank	5.07%
Information	134,690	3.18%, see rank	2.38%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	385,143	9.10%, see rank	7.00%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	517,257	12.23%, see rank	10.42%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	942,587	22.28%, see rank	22.05%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	325,783	7.70%, see rank	8.86%
Public Administration	195,076	4.61%, see rank	4.84%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	186,453	4.41%, see rank	4.86%

ACS 2005-2009 data

Occupation

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,217,343	-	141,303,145
Male¹	2,245,051	53.23%, see rank	53.11%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	822,644	36.64%, see rank	31.81%
Service Occupations²	313,600	13.97%, see rank	13.79%
Sales and Office Occupations²	444,786	19.81%, see rank	17.85%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	7,287	0.32%, see rank	1.06%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	326,783	14.56%, see rank	17.24%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	329,951	14.70%, see rank	18.26%
Female¹	1,972,292	46.77%, see rank	46.89%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	820,051	41.58%, see rank	38.12%
Service Occupations²	347,400	17.61%, see rank	20.39%
Sales and Office Occupations²	694,332	35.20%, see rank	34.43%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,393	0.07%, see rank	0.30%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	9,216	0.47%, see rank	0.68%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	99,900	5.07%, 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

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	4,217,343	100%	141,303,145
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	15,789	0.37%, see rank	1.82%
Construction	266,113	6.31%, see rank	7.45%
Manufacturing	401,140	9.51%, see rank	11.24%
Wholesale Trade	164,588	3.90%, see rank	3.20%
Retail Trade	470,666	11.16%, see rank	11.52%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	242,635	5.75%, see rank	5.08%
Information	137,963	3.27%, see rank	2.44%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	387,568	9.19%, see rank	7.10%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	508,266	12.05%, see rank	10.29%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	920,050	21.82%, see rank	21.51%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	320,616	7.60%, see rank	8.77%
Public Administration	195,771	4.64%, see rank	4.74%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	186,178	4.41%, see rank	4.84%

US Census 2000 data

Occupation

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,950,029	-	129,721,512
Male¹	2,098,857	53.14%, see rank	53.26%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	769,037	36.64%, see rank	31.42%
Service Occupations²	259,566	12.37%, see rank	12.08%
Sales and Office Occupations²	416,186	19.83%, see rank	17.86%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	5,355	0.26%, see rank	1.09%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	297,285	14.16%, see rank	17.08%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	351,428	16.74%, see rank	20.47%
Female¹	1,851,172	46.86%, see rank	46.74%
Management, Professional, and Related Occupations²	732,000	39.54%, see rank	36.18%
Service Occupations²	279,386	15.09%, see rank	18.03%
Sales and Office Occupations²	707,735	38.23%, see rank	36.75%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Occupations²	1,608	0.09%, see rank	0.33%
Construction, Extraction, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations²	8,911	0.48%, see rank	0.75%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving Occupations²	121,532	6.57%, see rank	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

	New Jersey	%	U.S.
Civilian Employed, 16 Years and Over	3,950,029	100%	129,721,512
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hunting, Mining	12,618	0.32%, see rank	1.87%
Construction	220,817	5.59%, see rank	6.78%
Manufacturing	472,684	11.97%, see rank	14.10%
Wholesale Trade	173,166	4.38%, see rank	3.60%
Retail Trade	447,346	11.33%, see rank	11.73%
Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities	234,801	5.94%, see rank	5.20%
Information	173,865	4.40%, see rank	3.08%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate, Rental, Leasing	352,722	8.93%, see rank	6.89%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, Waste Management Services	453,842	11.49%, see rank	9.30%
Educational Services, Health Care, Social Assistance	783,137	19.83%, see rank	19.92%
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, Food Services	271,864	6.88%, see rank	7.87%
Public Administration	179,481	4.54%, see rank	4.79%
Other Services, Except Public Administration	173,686	4.40%, see rank	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.