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Labor Force by Occupation

Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment
Annual estimates of civilian noninstitutional population, employment, unemployment, and unemployment rate, for states, 50 metropolitan areas, and 17 central cities. Includes distribution by occupation, industry of employment, population characteristic (age, sex, race, and Hispanic origin), and full- and part-time work. Based on Current Population Survey.

Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment and wage data for over 750 occupations, provided annually for states and metro areas. Data by 2- and 3-digit industry available from most state OES programs off-line and through customized tabulation. Managed through a Federal-State cooperative program.

State Profiles, America's Career Infonet
Occupational rankings by state--largest, fastest growing, highest paying, most openings, largest employers. Also provides links to state occupational resources. 

Occupational Projections, State Labor Market Information Agencies
Projections of demand for occupations for 2008, by state. Updated every two years. National data and background available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

American Community Survey, Bureau of the Census
Using adaptation of Decennial Census long form, annually revised estimates of occupational and other data for states, cities, counties, metropolitan areas, census tracts, block groups, and other geographic areas. Being phased in 1996-2009. Currently, data annually collected for states, metro areas and counties of over 250,000 population, and 31 demonstration areas. 

Job Patterns For Minorities And Women In Private Industry, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Annual data on employment in major occupational categories by gender and race/ethnicity, for states and metro areas. Drawn from EEO-1 reports filed by private employers. 

Decennial Census of Population and Housing, Bureau of the Census
Comprehensive economic, social, demographic, and housing data for states, metropolitan areas, counties, cities, places, census tracts and other geographic areas. Occupational data included.

  • 1990 Occupational Lookup — Employment for detailed occupations, by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, for states, metro areas, counties, and places of 50,000 or more.
  • 1990 General Lookup — Employment by general occupational category, for states, metropolitan areas, counties, cities, places, and census tracts.
  • 2000  (Occupational data not available until 2002.)
  • Historical

 

Wages by Occupation [ back to top ]

Occupational Employment Statistics (OES), Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment and average hourly and annual wages for over 750 occupations, provided annually for states and metro areas. Data by 2- and 3-digit industry available from most state OES programs off-line and through customized tabulation. Managed through a Federal-State cooperative program.

National Compensation Survey--Wages, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Hourly, weekly, and annual wages, and hours worked, by occupation, for metro areas. Each area report covers full range of occupations. Predecessor Occupational Compensation Survey provides data for selected occupations, through 1995.

 

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