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Merced Employment, Occupation and Industry

Merced Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Merced, CA California United States
White Collar 13,609 70.89% 10,616,711 77.32% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 5,587 29.11% 3,113,663 22.68% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 2,695 11.37% 2,734,483 17.00% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 5,232 22.07% 3,651,087 22.69% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 5,682 23.97% 4,231,141 26.30% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 3,788 15.98% 2,194,156 13.64% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 725 3.06% 163,126 1.01% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 2,221 9.37% 1,268,494 7.88% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 3,366 14.20% 1,845,169 11.47% 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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Merced Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Merced, CA California United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 1,034 4.36% 260,208 1.62% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 1,406 5.93% 1,012,591 6.29% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 2,105 8.88% 1,790,777 11.13% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 726 3.06% 548,172 3.41% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 2,108 8.89% 1,529,161 9.51% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 957 4.04% 806,746 5.01% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 884 3.73% 586,937 3.65% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 1,085 4.58% 1,102,408 6.85% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 2,102 8.87% 2,059,283 12.80% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 6,849 28.89% 3,334,687 20.73% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 1,805 7.61% 1,409,455 8.76% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 1,155 4.87% 876,228 5.45% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 1,493 6.30% 771,003 4.79% 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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Merced Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Merced, CA California United States
Employment Potential 47,301 28,013,195 237,450,726
Civilian Total 23,709 16,087,656 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 12,765 26.99% 8,797,159 31.40% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 10,944 23.14% 7,290,497 26.03% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 5 0.01% 139,044 0.50% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 0 0.00% 19,359 0.07% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 3,409 7.21% 1,236,385 4.41% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 2,369 5.01% 851,347 3.04% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 7,283 15.40% 4,028,980 14.38% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 10,526 22.25% 5,650,424 20.17% 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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Merced Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Merced, CA California United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 16,089 67.86% 11,760,666 73.10% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 1,541 6.50% 924,910 5.75% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 3,170 13.37% 1,198,648 7.45% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 1,077 4.54% 665,061 4.13% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 400 1.69% 343,645 2.14% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 1,384 5.84% 1,167,013 7.25% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 48 0.20% 27,713 0.17% 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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