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Brooklyn Employment, Occupation and Industry

Brooklyn Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

Brooklyn data is not available. Kings county data used instead.

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Kings county, NY New York United States
White Collar 606,802 77.72% 5,796,907 79.26% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 173,996 22.28% 1,516,925 20.74% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 118,095 12.23% 1,360,082 15.71% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 223,030 23.10% 2,131,577 24.62% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 265,677 27.52% 2,305,248 26.63% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 184,309 19.09% 1,326,451 15.32% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 344 0.04% 17,077 0.20% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 65,827 6.82% 610,699 7.05% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 108,169 11.20% 906,226 10.47% 18,448,595 12.88%

The data for Kings county, NY may also contain data for the following areas: Brooklyn

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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Brooklyn Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

Brooklyn data is not available. Kings county data used instead.

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Kings county, NY New York United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 585 0.06% 44,649 0.52% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 46,235 4.79% 451,373 5.21% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 59,840 6.20% 721,247 8.33% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 25,087 2.60% 242,382 2.80% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 73,343 7.60% 761,255 8.79% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 71,783 7.44% 500,431 5.78% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 39,735 4.12% 327,286 3.78% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 94,303 9.77% 742,220 8.57% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 108,544 11.24% 962,701 11.12% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 270,771 28.05% 2,315,517 26.75% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 72,537 7.51% 676,026 7.81% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 57,648 5.97% 459,795 5.31% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 45,040 4.67% 452,478 5.23% 7,044,144 4.92%

The data for Kings county, NY may also contain data for the following areas: Brooklyn

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

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Brooklyn Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

Brooklyn data is not available. Kings county data used instead.

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Kings county, NY New York United States
Employment Potential 1,982,321 15,321,090 237,450,726
Civilian Total 965,451 8,657,360 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 491,911 24.81% 4,532,868 29.59% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 473,540 23.89% 4,124,492 26.92% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 689 0.03% 21,582 0.14% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 180 0.01% 3,313 0.02% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 111,230 5.61% 663,559 4.33% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 91,094 4.60% 464,592 3.03% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 332,627 16.78% 2,260,400 14.75% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 481,050 24.27% 3,250,284 21.21% 46,381,412 19.53%

The data for Kings county, NY may also contain data for the following areas: Brooklyn

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

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Brooklyn Population Growth Statistics Graph

Brooklyn data is not available. Kings county data used instead.

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Kings county, NY New York United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 669,580 69.35% 6,016,153 69.49% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 91,194 9.45% 835,631 9.65% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 113,517 11.76% 789,562 9.12% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 28,686 2.97% 391,483 4.52% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 20,703 2.14% 172,446 1.99% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 40,682 4.21% 441,959 5.11% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 1,089 0.11% 10,126 0.12% 204,846 0.14%

The data for Kings county, NY may also contain data for the following areas: Brooklyn

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

Information is deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Demographic Information FAQ