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Houston, TX 77008 Employment, Occupation and Industry

Houston, TX 77008 Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Houston, TX 77008 Texas United States
White Collar 11,048 76.68% 7,322,210 75.22% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 3,359 23.32% 2,411,712 24.78% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 2,973 18.48% 1,868,750 16.62% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 3,820 23.74% 2,432,576 21.64% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 4,255 26.45% 3,020,884 26.87% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 1,659 10.31% 1,459,134 12.98% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 23 0.14% 47,807 0.43% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 1,685 10.47% 1,122,080 9.98% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 1,674 10.40% 1,289,632 11.47% 18,448,595 12.88%

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White Collar Employment: perform tasks that are considered less physically laborious

Blue Collar Employment: perform tasks that are manual, technical labor or are in technical maintenance "trades"

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Houston, TX 77008 Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Houston, TX 77008 Texas United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 297 1.85% 232,773 2.07% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 1,597 9.93% 897,708 7.99% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 1,507 9.37% 1,145,386 10.19% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 749 4.66% 376,514 3.35% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 1,467 9.12% 1,145,060 10.19% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 922 5.73% 705,603 6.28% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 462 2.87% 341,615 3.04% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,082 6.73% 781,683 6.95% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 2,978 18.51% 1,223,952 10.89% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 2,446 15.20% 2,406,056 21.40% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 1,218 7.57% 857,560 7.63% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 889 5.53% 608,802 5.42% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 475 2.95% 518,151 4.61% 7,044,144 4.92%

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Employment by Industry: This data represents 2010 employment by industry for the total civilian population.

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Houston, TX 77008 Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Houston, TX 77008 Texas United States
Employment Potential 26,347 18,625,812 237,450,726
Civilian Total 16,089 11,240,863 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 9,211 34.96% 6,182,032 33.19% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 6,878 26.11% 5,058,831 27.16% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 5 0.02% 95,910 0.51% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 0 0.00% 23,296 0.13% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 921 3.50% 684,310 3.67% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 441 1.67% 496,361 2.66% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 3,554 13.49% 2,424,220 13.02% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 5,337 20.26% 3,660,852 19.65% 46,381,412 19.53%

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Workforce Statistics: The Workforce breakdown is derived from data, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

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Houston, TX 77008 Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Houston, TX 77008 Texas United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 12,768 79.36% 8,416,124 74.87% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 1,003 6.23% 635,326 5.65% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 806 5.01% 650,422 5.79% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 424 2.64% 589,200 5.24% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 132 0.82% 261,670 2.33% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 939 5.84% 670,772 5.97% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 17 0.11% 17,349 0.15% 204,846 0.14%

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Civilian Employers (Population Age 16+): This data represents 2010 employment by type of employers for the total civilian population, over age 16.

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