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 1,839 52.66% 1,653 47.34%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 429 12.29% 433 12.40%
Management, business, & financial operations: 281 8.05% 153 4.38%
Management, except farm managers 106 3.04% 75 2.15%
Farmers & farm managers 126 3.61% 6 0.17%
Business & financial operations: 49 1.40% 72 2.06%
Business operations specialists 21 0.60% 15 0.43%
Financial specialists 28 0.80% 57 1.63%
Professional & related occupations: 148 4.24% 280 8.02%
Computer & mathematical 5 0.14% 9 0.26%
Architecture & engineering: 16 0.46% 3 0.09%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 16 0.46% 3 0.09%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 37 1.06% 4 0.11%
Community & social services 18 0.52% 24 0.69%
Legal 7 0.20% 6 0.17%
Education, training, & library 40 1.15% 133 3.81%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 5 0.14% 21 0.60%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 20 0.57% 80 2.29%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 20 0.57% 52 1.49%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 28 0.80%
Service occupations: 118 3.38% 360 10.31%
Healthcare support 0 0.00% 89 2.55%
Protective services: 23 0.66% 9 0.26%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 18 0.52% 9 0.26%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 5 0.14% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 21 0.60% 142 4.07%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 69 1.98% 48 1.37%
Personal care & service 5 0.14% 72 2.06%
Sales & office occupations: 292 8.36% 530 15.18%
Sales & related occupations 113 3.24% 179 5.13%
Office & administrative support 179 5.13% 351 10.05%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 26 0.74% 0 0.00%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 441 12.63% 4 0.11%
Construction & extraction: 205 5.87% 0 0.00%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 11 0.32% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 194 5.56% 0 0.00%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 236 6.76% 4 0.11%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 533 15.26% 326 9.34%
Production 280 8.02% 233 6.67%
Transportation & material moving: 253 7.25% 93 2.66%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 21 0.60% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 113 3.24% 20 0.57%
Rail, water & other transportation 13 0.37% 8 0.23%
Material moving 106 3.04% 65 1.86%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,839 52.66% 1,653 47.34%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 164 4.70% 6 0.17%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 164 4.70% 6 0.17%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 251 7.19% 7 0.20%
Manufacturing 474 13.57% 251 7.19%
Wholesale trade 70 2.00% 15 0.43%
Retail trade 203 5.81% 291 8.33%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 142 4.07% 37 1.06%
Transportation & warehousing 121 3.47% 12 0.34%
Utilities 21 0.60% 25 0.72%
Information 34 0.97% 26 0.74%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 32 0.92% 139 3.98%
Finance & insurance 24 0.69% 132 3.78%
Real estate & rental & leasing 8 0.23% 7 0.20%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 118 3.38% 78 2.23%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 39 1.12% 41 1.17%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 79 2.26% 37 1.06%
Educational, health & social services: 115 3.29% 564 16.15%
Educational services 88 2.52% 201 5.76%
Health care & social assistance 27 0.77% 363 10.40%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 69 1.98% 122 3.49%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 18 0.52% 15 0.43%
Accommodation & food services 51 1.46% 107 3.06%
Other services (except public administration) 97 2.78% 70 2.00%
Public administration 70 2.00% 47 1.35%

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

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