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Columbus Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Columbus, OH Ohio United States
White Collar 292,120 80.52% 3,442,595 71.24% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 70,653 19.48% 1,389,510 28.76% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 72,760 17.45% 842,454 15.10% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 96,617 23.17% 1,140,327 20.44% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 122,743 29.43% 1,459,814 26.17% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 54,035 12.96% 732,978 13.14% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 225 0.05% 13,190 0.24% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 24,899 5.97% 454,960 8.16% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 45,754 10.97% 934,550 16.75% 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, OH Ohio United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 638 0.15% 48,808 0.87% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 21,099 5.06% 347,339 6.23% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 32,673 7.83% 952,755 17.08% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 13,074 3.14% 171,153 3.07% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 47,636 11.42% 571,378 10.24% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 24,178 5.80% 297,141 5.33% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 16,007 3.84% 127,895 2.29% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 43,390 10.40% 358,654 6.43% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 50,770 12.17% 511,987 9.18% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 86,830 20.82% 1,241,034 22.25% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 37,623 9.02% 447,707 8.03% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 18,512 4.44% 266,207 4.77% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 24,603 5.90% 236,215 4.23% 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, OH Ohio United States
Employment Potential 605,924 8,947,911 237,450,726
Civilian Total 417,033 5,578,273 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 216,642 35.75% 2,950,233 32.97% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 200,391 33.07% 2,628,040 29.37% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 478 0.08% 8,369 0.09% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 56 0.01% 1,888 0.02% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 19,221 3.17% 293,050 3.28% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 13,664 2.26% 188,021 2.10% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 60,993 10.07% 1,152,358 12.88% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 94,479 15.59% 1,725,952 19.29% 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, OH Ohio United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 311,843 74.78% 4,257,800 76.33% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 31,459 7.54% 432,835 7.76% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 21,533 5.16% 345,371 6.19% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 30,126 7.22% 180,819 3.24% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 7,090 1.70% 93,986 1.68% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 14,702 3.53% 260,757 4.67% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 280 0.07% 6,705 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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