Tipped workforce counts and shares in D.C., San Francisco, and King County, Washington

District of Columbia San Francisco San Francisco relative to D.C. King County, Wash. King County, Wash., relative to D.C.
Total workforce 812,100 687,200 85% 1,261,900 155%
Tipped workers 16,100 20,700 129% 30,500 189%
Share of total workforce 2.0% 3.0% 2.4%
Servers & bartenders 10,500 12,500 119% 17,600 168%
Share of total workforce 1.3% 1.8% 1.4%
Total nongovernment workforce 541,300 600,200 111% 1,104,000 204%
Share of total workforce 66.7% 87.3% 87.5%
Nongovernment tipped workers 16,000 20,600 129% 30,100 188%
Share of nongovernment workforce 2.9% 3.4% 2.7%
Nongovernment servers & bartenders 10,400 12,500 120% 17,500 168%
Share of nongovernment workforce 1.9% 2.1% 1.6%
Private-sector workforce 361,200 464,200 129% 878,800 243%
Share of total workforce 44.5% 67.5% 69.6%
Private-sector tipped workers 14,300 17,900 125% 26,000 182%
Share of private-sector workforce 3.9% 3.9% 3.0%
Private-sector servers & bartenders 10,100 12,200 121% 16,900 167%
Share of private-sector workforce 2.8% 2.6% 1.9%

Note: Data are for workers in the specified sector whose place of work is in the specified jurisdiction.

Source: EPI analysis of American Community Survey microdata, pooled years 2012–2016 (Ruggles et al. 2018)

View the underlying data on epi.org.