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West Chester Employment by Job Type Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Job Type for Civilian Population (Age 16+) West Chester, PA Pennsylvania United States
White Collar 6,297 84.34% 3,717,761 73.40% 92,009,214 74.72%
Blue Collar 1,169 15.66% 1,347,025 26.60% 31,125,749 25.28%
 
Management, Business, and Financial Operations 1,307 13.71% 866,201 14.74% 23,044,053 16.09%
Professional and Related 2,300 24.12% 1,288,529 21.93% 31,190,648 21.78%
Sales and Office 2,690 28.21% 1,563,031 26.60% 37,774,513 26.38%
Service 2,039 21.38% 792,435 13.48% 19,324,452 13.50%
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry 31 0.33% 19,337 0.33% 727,249 0.51%
Construction, Extraction, and Maintenance 429 4.50% 488,996 8.32% 12,677,154 8.85%
Production, Transportation, and Material Moving 740 7.76% 858,029 14.60% 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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West Chester Employment by Industry for Total Civilian Population Graph

2010 Employment by Industry for Civilian Population (Age 16+) West Chester, PA Pennsylvania United States
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, and Mining 59 0.62% 62,578 1.06% 2,134,305 1.49%
Construction 368 3.86% 363,462 6.18% 9,982,202 6.97%
Manufacturing 611 6.41% 812,926 13.83% 17,078,738 11.93%
Wholesale Trade 192 2.01% 177,178 3.01% 4,371,371 3.05%
Retail Trade 1,100 11.54% 606,333 10.32% 14,346,753 10.02%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 312 3.27% 338,312 5.76% 7,992,800 5.58%
Information 326 3.42% 145,675 2.48% 4,210,964 2.94%
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 732 7.68% 384,959 6.55% 9,894,999 6.91%
Professional, Scientific, Management, Administrative, etc. 1,282 13.44% 557,134 9.48% 14,935,847 10.43%
Educational, Health and Social Services 2,307 24.19% 1,431,803 24.36% 31,705,830 22.14%
Arts, Entertainment, Accommodation and Food Services, etc. 1,446 15.16% 445,275 7.58% 12,115,678 8.46%
Other Services 519 5.44% 302,902 5.15% 7,373,033 5.15%
Public Administration 282 2.96% 248,021 4.22% 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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West Chester Employment Statistics for all Potential Employees Graph

2010 Employment Statistics for Potential Employees (Age 16+) West Chester, PA Pennsylvania United States
Employment Potential 14,932 9,965,704 237,450,726
Civilian Total 9,536 5,876,558 143,186,664
Employed Civilian Males 4,580 30.67% 3,121,262 31.32% 76,490,548 32.21%
Employed Civilian Females 4,956 33.19% 2,755,296 27.65% 66,696,116 28.09%
Armed Forces Male 4 0.03% 6,532 0.07% 1,041,883 0.44%
Armed Forces Female 0 0.00% 1,214 0.01% 194,250 0.08%
Unemployed Males 758 5.08% 352,807 3.54% 8,607,960 3.63%
Unemployed Females 316 2.12% 232,633 2.33% 5,967,224 2.51%
Not in the Labor Force Male 1,858 12.44% 1,403,409 14.08% 32,071,333 13.51%
Not in the Labor Force Female 2,460 16.47% 2,092,551 21.00% 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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West Chester Population Growth Statistics Graph

2010 Employment by Type of Employer Total Civilian Population (Age 16+) West Chester, PA Pennsylvania United States
Private for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 7,075 74.19% 4,369,194 74.35% 105,622,009 73.77%
Private Not-for-Profit Wage and Salary Workers 894 9.38% 595,304 10.13% 10,090,727 7.05%
Local Government Workers 543 5.69% 296,105 5.04% 8,961,757 6.26%
State Government Workers 451 4.73% 185,321 3.15% 6,692,635 4.67%
Federal Government Workers 113 1.18% 120,008 2.04% 3,541,754 2.47%
Self-Employed Workers in Own Not Incorporated Business 449 4.71% 302,172 5.14% 8,072,936 5.64%
Unpaid Family Workers 11 0.12% 8,454 0.14% 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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West Chester, Pennsylvania Demographics Summary


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