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Las Vegas Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Las Vegas, NV Nevada United States
White Collar 177,337 77.43% 733,828 75.34% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 51,683 22.57% 240,208 24.66% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 43,658 14.71% 180,951 14.42% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 50,769 17.11% 201,783 16.08% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 82,910 27.94% 351,094 27.99% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 67,535 22.76% 278,581 22.21% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 198 0.07% 1,925 0.15% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 29,405 9.91% 128,499 10.24% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 22,278 7.51% 111,709 8.90% 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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Las Vegas Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Las Vegas, NV Nevada United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 688 0.23% 13,375 1.07% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 27,968 9.42% 112,372 8.96% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 7,985 2.69% 49,499 3.95% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 5,705 1.92% 27,927 2.23% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 27,506 9.27% 117,973 9.40% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 13,891 4.68% 68,233 5.44% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 6,822 2.30% 26,836 2.14% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 23,165 7.81% 82,089 6.54% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 32,936 11.10% 122,268 9.75% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 43,366 14.61% 182,629 14.56% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 82,118 27.67% 342,791 27.32% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 12,165 4.10% 50,101 3.99% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 12,438 4.19% 58,449 4.66% 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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Las Vegas Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Las Vegas, NV Nevada United States
Employment Potential 503,324 2,049,290 237,450,726
Civilian Total 296,753 1,254,542 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 161,807 32.15% 684,059 33.38% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 134,946 26.81% 570,483 27.84% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 1,253 0.25% 8,950 0.44% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 142 0.03% 1,672 0.08% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 22,015 4.37% 82,583 4.03% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 13,673 2.72% 54,099 2.64% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 72,735 14.45% 281,451 13.73% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 96,753 19.22% 365,993 17.86% 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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Las Vegas Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Las Vegas, NV Nevada United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 245,860 82.85% 1,021,554 81.43% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 7,513 2.53% 34,259 2.73% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 19,313 6.51% 80,073 6.38% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 6,790 2.29% 39,470 3.15% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 5,172 1.74% 25,640 2.04% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 11,881 4.00% 52,110 4.15% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 224 0.08% 1,436 0.11% 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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