Gove 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 822 55.39% 662 44.61%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 306 20.62% 251 16.91%
Management, business, & financial operations: 246 16.58% 46 3.10%
Management, except farm managers 38 2.56% 23 1.55%
Farmers & farm managers 202 13.61% 10 0.67%
Business & financial operations: 6 0.40% 13 0.88%
Business operations specialists 0 0.00% 2 0.13%
Financial specialists 6 0.40% 11 0.74%
Professional & related occupations: 60 4.04% 205 13.81%
Computer & mathematical 6 0.40% 0 0.00%
Architecture & engineering: 5 0.34% 0 0.00%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 5 0.34% 0 0.00%
Life, physical, & social science 0 0.00% 3 0.20%
Community & social services 8 0.54% 10 0.67%
Legal 6 0.40% 0 0.00%
Education, training, & library 21 1.42% 123 8.29%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 5 0.34% 10 0.67%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 9 0.61% 59 3.98%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 9 0.61% 47 3.17%
Health technologists & technicians 0 0.00% 12 0.81%
Service occupations: 35 2.36% 136 9.16%
Healthcare support 3 0.20% 32 2.16%
Protective services: 2 0.13% 0 0.00%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 2 0.13% 0 0.00%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 7 0.47% 55 3.71%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 19 1.28% 19 1.28%
Personal care & service 4 0.27% 30 2.02%
Sales & office occupations: 89 6.00% 235 15.84%
Sales & related occupations 65 4.38% 48 3.23%
Office & administrative support 24 1.62% 187 12.60%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 82 5.53% 7 0.47%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 153 10.31% 2 0.13%
Construction & extraction: 66 4.45% 0 0.00%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 4 0.27% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 60 4.04% 0 0.00%
Extraction 2 0.13% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 87 5.86% 2 0.13%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 157 10.58% 31 2.09%
Production 44 2.96% 13 0.88%
Transportation & material moving: 113 7.61% 18 1.21%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 2 0.13% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 1 0.07% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 81 5.46% 8 0.54%
Rail, water & other transportation 4 0.27% 2 0.13%
Material moving 25 1.68% 8 0.54%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 822 55.39% 662 44.61%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 327 22.04% 37 2.49%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 317 21.36% 37 2.49%
Mining 10 0.67% 0 0.00%
Construction 85 5.73% 7 0.47%
Manufacturing 47 3.17% 17 1.15%
Wholesale trade 23 1.55% 17 1.15%
Retail trade 79 5.32% 64 4.31%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 63 4.25% 22 1.48%
Transportation & warehousing 60 4.04% 19 1.28%
Utilities 3 0.20% 3 0.20%
Information 12 0.81% 17 1.15%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 18 1.21% 47 3.17%
Finance & insurance 15 1.01% 42 2.83%
Real estate & rental & leasing 3 0.20% 5 0.34%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 22 1.48% 13 0.88%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 10 0.67% 13 0.88%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 12 0.81% 0 0.00%
Educational, health & social services: 54 3.64% 309 20.82%
Educational services 47 3.17% 149 10.04%
Health care & social assistance 7 0.47% 160 10.78%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 21 1.42% 43 2.90%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 3 0.20% 2 0.13%
Accommodation & food services 18 1.21% 41 2.76%
Other services (except public administration) 59 3.98% 39 2.63%
Public administration 12 0.81% 30 2.02%

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

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