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Atlanta Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Atlanta, GA Georgia United States
White Collar 157,569 82.64% 3,019,017 72.81% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 33,097 17.36% 1,127,242 27.19% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 45,827 20.51% 803,605 16.97% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 55,695 24.92% 955,693 20.19% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 56,047 25.08% 1,259,719 26.61% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 32,483 14.54% 568,656 12.01% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 316 0.14% 19,486 0.41% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 12,037 5.39% 480,539 10.15% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 21,060 9.42% 646,703 13.66% 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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Atlanta Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Atlanta, GA Georgia United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 576 0.26% 49,275 1.04% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 11,005 4.92% 386,597 8.17% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 13,894 6.22% 593,017 12.53% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 6,060 2.71% 158,207 3.34% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 17,302 7.74% 487,058 10.29% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 13,501 6.04% 311,378 6.58% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 12,391 5.54% 163,683 3.46% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 19,200 8.59% 313,656 6.63% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 42,797 19.15% 507,010 10.71% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 40,492 18.12% 925,616 19.55% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 24,367 10.90% 359,951 7.60% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 11,154 4.99% 238,247 5.03% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 10,726 4.80% 240,706 5.08% 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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Atlanta Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Atlanta, GA Georgia United States
Employment Potential 394,664 7,552,657 237,450,726
Civilian Total 223,465 4,734,401 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 119,285 30.22% 2,542,489 33.66% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 104,180 26.40% 2,191,912 29.02% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 350 0.09% 60,057 0.80% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 108 0.03% 10,761 0.14% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 26,802 6.79% 233,576 3.09% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 18,213 4.61% 196,320 2.60% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 54,029 13.69% 923,016 12.22% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 71,697 18.17% 1,394,526 18.46% 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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Atlanta Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Atlanta, GA Georgia United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 171,103 76.57% 3,630,503 76.68% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 14,790 6.62% 225,679 4.77% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 10,126 4.53% 287,475 6.07% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 9,818 4.39% 221,636 4.68% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 6,369 2.85% 127,993 2.70% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 11,077 4.96% 235,604 4.98% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 182 0.08% 5,511 0.12% 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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