Quitman 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 1,726 49.50% 1,761 50.50%
Management, professional, & related occupations: 329 9.44% 405 11.61%
Management, business, & financial operations: 203 5.82% 97 2.78%
Management, except farm managers 68 1.95% 76 2.18%
Farmers & farm managers 108 3.10% 2 0.06%
Business & financial operations: 27 0.77% 19 0.54%
Business operations specialists 17 0.49% 7 0.20%
Financial specialists 10 0.29% 12 0.34%
Professional & related occupations: 126 3.61% 308 8.83%
Computer & mathematical 2 0.06% 4 0.11%
Architecture & engineering: 3 0.09% 1 0.03%
Architects, surveyors, cartographers, & engineers 1 0.03% 0 0.00%
Drafters, engineering, & mapping technicians 2 0.06% 1 0.03%
Life, physical, & social science 5 0.14% 4 0.11%
Community & social services 34 0.98% 32 0.92%
Legal 7 0.20% 0 0.00%
Education, training, & library 41 1.18% 175 5.02%
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, & media 6 0.17% 9 0.26%
Healthcare practitioners & technical occupations: 28 0.80% 83 2.38%
Health diagnosing, treating practitioners, & technical operations 7 0.20% 55 1.58%
Health technologists & technicians 21 0.60% 28 0.80%
Service occupations: 223 6.40% 483 13.85%
Healthcare support 9 0.26% 86 2.47%
Protective services: 88 2.52% 45 1.29%
Fire fighting, prevention & law enforcement, including supervisors 49 1.41% 32 0.92%
Other protective service workers, including supervisors 39 1.12% 13 0.37%
Food preparation & serving related occupations 43 1.23% 147 4.22%
Building & grounds cleaning & maintenance 70 2.01% 112 3.21%
Personal care & service 13 0.37% 93 2.67%
Sales & office occupations: 236 6.77% 518 14.86%
Sales & related occupations 132 3.79% 222 6.37%
Office & administrative support 104 2.98% 296 8.49%
Farming, fishing, & forestry occupations 99 2.84% 2 0.06%
Construction, extraction, & maintenance occupations: 324 9.29% 15 0.43%
Construction & extraction: 175 5.02% 4 0.11%
Supervisors, construction & extraction 21 0.60% 0 0.00%
Construction trades 152 4.36% 4 0.11%
Extraction 2 0.06% 0 0.00%
Installation, maintenance, & repair 149 4.27% 11 0.32%
Production, transportation, & material moving occupations: 515 14.77% 338 9.69%
Production 258 7.40% 301 8.63%
Transportation & material moving: 257 7.37% 37 1.06%
Supervisors, transportation & material moving 11 0.32% 0 0.00%
Aircraft & traffic control 4 0.11% 0 0.00%
Motor vehicle operators 130 3.73% 18 0.52%
Rail, water & other transportation 12 0.34% 4 0.11%
Material moving 100 2.87% 15 0.43%
Industry by Sex, Employed Civilian Population Age 16+, 2000
Percent of Percent of
Male Workforce Female Workforce
Total Employed 1,726 49.50% 1,761 50.50%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting, & mining: 300 8.60% 16 0.46%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing & hunting 283 8.12% 16 0.46%
Mining 17 0.49% 0 0.00%
Construction 203 5.82% 6 0.17%
Manufacturing 307 8.80% 342 9.81%
Wholesale trade 72 2.06% 22 0.63%
Retail trade 145 4.16% 173 4.96%
Transportation, warehousing, & utilities: 114 3.27% 22 0.63%
Transportation & warehousing 94 2.70% 18 0.52%
Utilities 20 0.57% 4 0.11%
Information 6 0.17% 12 0.34%
Finance, insurance, real estate, rental & leasing: 32 0.92% 76 2.18%
Finance & insurance 24 0.69% 63 1.81%
Real estate & rental & leasing 8 0.23% 13 0.37%
Professional, scientific, management, administrative, & waste: 52 1.49% 52 1.49%
Professional, scientific, & technical services 17 0.49% 30 0.86%
Management of companies & enterprises 0 0.00% 0 0.00%
Administrative & support & waste management services 35 1.00% 22 0.63%
Educational, health & social services: 170 4.88% 514 14.74%
Educational services 98 2.81% 222 6.37%
Health care & social assistance 72 2.06% 292 8.37%
Arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation & food: 142 4.07% 370 10.61%
Arts, entertainment, & recreation 112 3.21% 260 7.46%
Accommodation & food services 30 0.86% 110 3.15%
Other services (except public administration) 78 2.24% 60 1.72%
Public administration 105 3.01% 96 2.75%

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

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