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Columbus Employment, Occupation and Industry

Columbus Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Columbus, IN Indiana United States
White Collar 13,119 69.76% 1,865,611 67.64% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 5,688 30.24% 892,721 32.36% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 3,317 15.64% 453,309 14.29% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 4,899 23.10% 610,390 19.25% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 4,903 23.12% 801,912 25.29% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 2,385 11.25% 404,242 12.75% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 16 0.08% 8,647 0.27% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 1,293 6.10% 296,035 9.34% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 4,395 20.72% 596,686 18.82% 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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Columbus Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Columbus, IN Indiana United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 71 0.33% 36,244 1.14% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 951 4.48% 217,784 6.87% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 6,508 30.69% 621,768 19.61% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 485 2.29% 94,317 2.97% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 2,116 9.98% 321,096 10.13% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 855 4.03% 178,345 5.62% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 267 1.26% 64,846 2.04% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,089 5.13% 187,434 5.91% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 1,597 7.53% 229,692 7.24% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 4,263 20.10% 699,979 22.07% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 1,508 7.11% 250,383 7.90% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 854 4.03% 160,238 5.05% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 644 3.04% 109,095 3.44% 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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Columbus Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Columbus, IN Indiana United States
Employment Potential 32,508 4,937,120 237,450,726
Civilian Total 21,208 3,171,221 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 11,744 36.13% 1,701,167 34.46% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 9,464 29.11% 1,470,054 29.78% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 51 0.16% 2,691 0.05% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 0 0.00% 576 0.01% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 780 2.40% 157,151 3.18% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 563 1.73% 108,199 2.19% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 3,397 10.45% 593,168 12.01% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 6,509 20.02% 904,114 18.31% 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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Columbus Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Columbus, IN Indiana United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 16,705 78.77% 2,448,745 77.22% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 1,685 7.95% 258,307 8.15% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 1,198 5.65% 153,615 4.84% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 427 2.01% 112,610 3.55% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 163 0.77% 49,422 1.56% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 1,006 4.74% 144,712 4.56% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 24 0.11% 3,810 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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