The workforce within the United States continues to shift from manufacturing and agriculture to professional and office jobs. Based on data from the 2000 census, we have created the following chart to illustrate the makeup of the U.S. workforce. The blue component of the horizontal bars represents men and the green component represents women.
| sales and office |
34,621,000 |
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| professional and related |
26,199,000 |
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| production and transport. |
19,968,000 |
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| service |
19,277,000 |
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| mgmt, financial, bus. |
17,448,000 |
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| construction and maint. |
12,256,000 |
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| farming, fishing, forestry |
952,000 |
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Notes:
- total employed males: 69,091,000
- total employed females: 60,630,000
- total males: 137,916,000
- total females: 143,506,000
- total population: 281,422,000