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Providence Employment, Occupation and Industry

Providence Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Providence, RI Rhode Island United States
White Collar 42,615 71.60% 323,302 75.61% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 16,904 28.40% 104,265 24.39% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 7,600 10.64% 73,238 14.63% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 18,162 25.43% 116,260 23.23% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 16,853 23.59% 133,804 26.73% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 11,805 16.53% 71,791 14.34% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 107 0.15% 1,167 0.23% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 3,540 4.96% 35,710 7.13% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 13,364 18.71% 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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Providence Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) Providence, RI Rhode Island United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 139 0.19% 1,890 0.38% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 2,203 3.08% 27,624 5.52% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 11,190 15.67% 69,813 13.95% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 1,622 2.27% 14,204 2.84% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 5,611 7.86% 51,379 10.27% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 1,946 2.72% 20,877 4.17% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 1,872 2.62% 10,603 2.12% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 3,936 5.51% 34,433 6.88% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 7,310 10.23% 46,099 9.21% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 22,179 31.05% 129,003 25.77% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 7,474 10.46% 46,623 9.31% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 3,431 4.80% 24,797 4.95% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 2,518 3.53% 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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Providence Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) Providence, RI Rhode Island United States
Employment Potential 139,006 828,528 237,450,726
Civilian Total 71,431 500,525 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 36,851 26.51% 258,591 31.21% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 34,580 24.88% 241,934 29.20% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 95 0.07% 2,975 0.36% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 0 0.00% 457 0.06% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 6,943 4.99% 30,250 3.65% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 5,774 4.15% 21,551 2.60% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 22,909 16.48% 109,501 13.22% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 31,854 22.92% 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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Providence Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) Providence, RI Rhode Island United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 50,175 70.24% 361,328 72.19% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 10,952 15.33% 51,751 10.34% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 3,530 4.94% 30,075 6.01% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 2,933 4.11% 23,081 4.61% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 1,128 1.58% 10,818 2.16% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 2,593 3.63% 22,959 4.59% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 120 0.17% 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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Providence, Rhode Island Demographics Summary


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