Henry 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 5,202 52.67% 4,674 47.33%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 1,318 13.35% 1,209 12.24%
Management, business, & financial operations: 764 7.74% 260 2.63%
Management, except farm managers 414 4.19% 101 1.02%
Farmers & farm managers 231 2.34% 14 0.14%
Business & financial operations: 119 1.20% 145 1.47%
Business operations specialists 67 0.68% 56 0.57%
Financial specialists 52 0.53% 89 0.90%
Professional & related occupations: 554 5.61% 949 9.61%
Computer & mathematical 37 0.37% 18 0.18%
Architecture & engineering: 106 1.07% 30 0.30%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 82 0.83% 9 0.09%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 24 0.24% 21 0.21%
Life, physical, & social science 33 0.33% 4 0.04%
Community & social services 92 0.93% 88 0.89%
Legal 16 0.16% 13 0.13%
Education, training, & library 129 1.31% 475 4.81%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 53 0.54% 61 0.62%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 88 0.89% 260 2.63%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 60 0.61% 173 1.75%
Health technologists & technicians 28 0.28% 87 0.88%
Service occupations: 513 5.19% 1,010 10.23%
Healthcare support 29 0.29% 196 1.98%
Protective services: 184 1.86% 48 0.49%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 166 1.68% 43 0.44%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 18 0.18% 5 0.05%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 100 1.01% 412 4.17%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 171 1.73% 149 1.51%
Personal care & service 29 0.29% 205 2.08%
Sales & office occupations: 710 7.19% 1,476 14.95%
Sales & related occupations 431 4.36% 374 3.79%
Office & administrative support 279 2.83% 1,102 11.16%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 93 0.94% 0 0.00%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 812 8.22% 38 0.38%
Construction & extraction: 407 4.12% 0 0.00%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 43 0.44% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 364 3.69% 0 0.00%
Extraction 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 405 4.10% 38 0.38%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 1,756 17.78% 941 9.53%
Production 1,020 10.33% 734 7.43%
Transportation & material moving: 736 7.45% 207 2.10%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 10 0.10% 2 0.02%
Aircraft & traffic control 4 0.04% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 331 3.35% 38 0.38%
Rail, water & other transportation 18 0.18% 10 0.10%
Material moving 373 3.78% 157 1.59%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 5,202 52.67% 4,674 47.33%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 344 3.48% 33 0.33%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 344 3.48% 33 0.33%
Mining 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Construction 454 4.60% 27 0.27%
Manufacturing 1,566 15.86% 1,028 10.41%
Wholesale trade 185 1.87% 43 0.44%
Retail trade 705 7.14% 722 7.31%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 384 3.89% 91 0.92%
Transportation & warehousing 323 3.27% 76 0.77%
Utilities 61 0.62% 15 0.15%
Information 63 0.64% 77 0.78%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 77 0.78% 163 1.65%
Finance & insurance 68 0.69% 145 1.47%
Real estate & rental & leasing 9 0.09% 18 0.18%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 349 3.53% 269 2.72%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 216 2.19% 210 2.13%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 133 1.35% 59 0.60%
Educational, health & social services: 427 4.32% 1,487 15.06%
Educational services 241 2.44% 719 7.28%
Health care & social assistance 186 1.88% 768 7.78%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 156 1.58% 347 3.51%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 26 0.26% 51 0.52%
Accommodation & food services 130 1.32% 296 3.00%
Other services (except public administration) 223 2.26% 201 2.04%
Public administration 269 2.72% 186 1.88%

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

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