Union County

INDUSTRY & OCCUPATION

Not only has the makeup of the American workforce evolved over the past fifty years as more and more women have sought jobs outside the home, but work itself has changed as the service sector has grown and employment in manufacturing has declined.

Occupation by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,184 54.36% 1,834 45.64%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 322 8.01% 458 11.40%
Management, business, & financial operations: 182 4.53% 98 2.44%
Management, except farm managers 122 3.04% 53 1.32%
Farmers & farm managers 28 0.70% 0 0.00%
Business & financial operations: 32 0.80% 45 1.12%
Business operations specialists 25 0.62% 28 0.70%
Financial specialists 7 0.17% 17 0.42%
Professional & related occupations: 140 3.48% 360 8.96%
Computer & mathematical 3 0.07% 3 0.07%
Architecture & engineering: 14 0.35% 6 0.15%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 2 0.05% 2 0.05%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 12 0.30% 4 0.10%
Life, physical, & social science 10 0.25% 13 0.32%
Community & social services 28 0.70% 37 0.92%
Legal 12 0.30% 0 0.00%
Education, training, & library 31 0.77% 123 3.06%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 13 0.32% 0 0.00%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 29 0.72% 178 4.43%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 16 0.40% 76 1.89%
Health technologists & technicians 13 0.32% 102 2.54%
Service occupations: 647 16.10% 599 14.91%
Healthcare support 34 0.85% 105 2.61%
Protective services: 523 13.02% 241 6.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 498 12.39% 232 5.77%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 25 0.62% 9 0.22%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 12 0.30% 90 2.24%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 65 1.62% 84 2.09%
Personal care & service 13 0.32% 79 1.97%
Sales & office occupations: 211 5.25% 623 15.51%
Sales & related occupations 118 2.94% 164 4.08%
Office & administrative support 93 2.31% 459 11.42%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 91 2.26% 5 0.12%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 510 12.69% 20 0.50%
Construction & extraction: 331 8.24% 18 0.45%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 71 1.77% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 257 6.40% 18 0.45%
Extraction 3 0.07% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 179 4.45% 2 0.05%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 403 10.03% 129 3.21%
Production 179 4.45% 69 1.72%
Transportation & material moving: 224 5.57% 60 1.49%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 10 0.25% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 2 0.05% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 126 3.14% 47 1.17%
Rail, water & other transportation 6 0.15% 0 0.00%
Material moving 80 1.99% 13 0.32%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 2,184 54.36% 1,834 45.64%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 151 3.76% 10 0.25%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 142 3.53% 5 0.12%
Mining 9 0.22% 5 0.12%
Construction 333 8.29% 51 1.27%
Manufacturing 184 4.58% 53 1.32%
Wholesale trade 52 1.29% 17 0.42%
Retail trade 145 3.61% 182 4.53%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 242 6.02% 43 1.07%
Transportation & warehousing 180 4.48% 40 1.00%
Utilities 62 1.54% 3 0.07%
Information 23 0.57% 28 0.70%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 31 0.77% 81 2.02%
Finance & insurance 23 0.57% 68 1.69%
Real estate & rental & leasing 8 0.20% 13 0.32%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 131 3.26% 59 1.47%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 71 1.77% 28 0.70%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 60 1.49% 31 0.77%
Educational, health & social services: 146 3.63% 672 16.72%
Educational services 63 1.57% 265 6.60%
Health care & social assistance 83 2.07% 407 10.13%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 15 0.37% 115 2.86%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 1 0.02% 0 0.00%
Accommodation & food services 14 0.35% 115 2.86%
Other services (except public administration) 92 2.29% 61 1.52%
Public administration 639 15.90% 462 11.50%

Source: Census 2000 analyzed by the Social Science Data Analysis Network (SSDAN).

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