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Detroit Employment, Occupation and Industry

Detroit Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Detroit, MI Michigan United States
White Collar 144,404 65.76% 2,877,613 70.94% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 75,186 34.24% 1,178,623 29.06% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 25,421 9.21% 682,544 14.51% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 44,021 15.95% 1,000,807 21.28% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 74,962 27.17% 1,194,262 25.40% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 56,001 20.30% 631,835 13.44% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 318 0.12% 14,511 0.31% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 18,884 6.84% 405,917 8.63% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 56,302 20.41% 772,706 16.43% 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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Detroit Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Detroit, MI Michigan United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 696 0.25% 40,882 0.87% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 10,163 3.68% 294,168 6.26% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 43,262 15.68% 922,582 19.62% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 5,361 1.94% 131,547 2.80% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 22,109 8.01% 483,113 10.27% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 19,672 7.13% 209,079 4.45% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 7,585 2.75% 94,743 2.01% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 15,829 5.74% 252,834 5.38% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 27,228 9.87% 426,007 9.06% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 64,944 23.54% 1,057,737 22.49% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 25,642 9.29% 385,488 8.20% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 15,970 5.79% 230,886 4.91% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 17,448 6.32% 173,516 3.69% 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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Detroit Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Detroit, MI Michigan United States
Employment Potential 579,406 7,667,350 237,450,726
Civilian Total 275,909 4,702,582 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 129,004 22.26% 2,504,361 32.66% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 146,905 25.35% 2,198,221 28.67% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 102 0.02% 3,217 0.04% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 63 0.01% 733 0.01% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 44,634 7.70% 297,513 3.88% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 30,476 5.26% 181,744 2.37% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 103,066 17.79% 1,019,182 13.29% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 125,156 21.60% 1,462,379 19.07% 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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Detroit Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Detroit, MI Michigan United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 202,651 73.45% 3,629,741 77.19% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 21,258 7.70% 373,442 7.94% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 26,589 9.64% 251,689 5.35% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 9,532 3.45% 169,939 3.61% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 7,891 2.86% 63,140 1.34% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 7,658 2.78% 208,382 4.43% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 330 0.12% 6,249 0.13% 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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