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Foster Employment, Occupation and Industry

Foster Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Foster, RI Rhode Island United States
White Collar 1,438 77.98% 323,302 75.61% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 406 22.02% 104,265 24.39% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 342 15.90% 73,238 14.63% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 600 27.89% 116,260 23.23% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 496 23.06% 133,804 26.73% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 288 13.39% 71,791 14.34% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 19 0.88% 1,167 0.23% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 236 10.97% 35,710 7.13% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 170 7.90% 68,555 13.70% 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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Foster Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Foster, RI Rhode Island United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 41 1.91% 1,890 0.38% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 195 9.07% 27,624 5.52% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 196 9.11% 69,813 13.95% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 84 3.91% 14,204 2.84% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 183 8.51% 51,379 10.27% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 66 3.07% 20,877 4.17% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 21 0.98% 10,603 2.12% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 110 5.11% 34,433 6.88% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 178 8.28% 46,099 9.21% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 663 30.82% 129,003 25.77% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 118 5.49% 46,623 9.31% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 160 7.44% 24,797 4.95% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 136 6.32% 23,180 4.63% 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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Foster Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Foster, RI Rhode Island United States
Employment Potential 3,143 828,528 237,450,726
Civilian Total 2,151 500,525 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 1,171 37.26% 258,591 31.21% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 980 31.18% 241,934 29.20% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 0 0.00% 2,975 0.36% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 0 0.00% 457 0.06% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 126 4.01% 30,250 3.65% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 93 2.96% 21,551 2.60% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 333 10.59% 109,501 13.22% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 440 14.00% 163,269 19.71% 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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Foster Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Foster, RI Rhode Island United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 1,320 61.37% 361,328 72.19% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 229 10.65% 51,751 10.34% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 198 9.21% 30,075 6.01% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 158 7.35% 23,081 4.61% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 18 0.84% 10,818 2.16% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 225 10.46% 22,959 4.59% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 3 0.14% 513 0.10% 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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