Figure D
Education, training, and library occupations had the largest losses in the Education services sector : Employment share in 2019 and share of losses in 2020, by race and gender
| Occupation | Share of employment in 2019 | shares of employment losses in 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Management | 6.7% | 7.7% |
| Business and financial operations | 1.8% | 2.8% |
| Computer and mathematical science | 1.6% | -0.9% |
| Architecture and engineering | 0.3% | -0.7% |
| Life, physical, and social science | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| Community and social service | 2.9% | 2.7% |
| Legal | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Education, training, and library | 61.5% | -57.4% |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| Healthcare practitioner and technical | 2.4% | 2.3% |
| Healthcare support | 0.3% | -0.8% |
| Protective service | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Food preparation and serving related | 3.1% | -9.3% |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance | 4.1% | -7.8% |
| Personal care and service | 1.7% | -17.6% |
| Sales and related | 0.1% | 1.1% |
| Office and administrative support | 6.3% | -6.1% |
| Construction and extraction | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair | 0.9% | -1.5% |
| Production | 0.2% | -1.1% |
| Transportation and material moving | 2.4% | -10.9% |
Source: Economic Policy Institute Current Population Survey Extracts, Version 1.0.15, (2021), https://microdata.epi.org.
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