Appendix Table 1

Changes of occupational employment shares in 1982–1983 and 2002–2003, adjusted and unadjusted series

1982–83 2002–03
Unadjusted data 1982 1983 Change 2002 2003 Change
Managers 12.6% 11.1% -1.4% 16.0% 16.1% 0.1%
Professionals 13.3 13.0 -0.3 16.5 16.4 -0.1
Technicians 3.3 3.6 0.3 3.6 3.8 0.2
Sales 7.5 9.9 2.5 10.8 10.4 -0.4
Office and admin 18.1 17.3 -0.8 14.0 14.4 0.4
Production, craft and repair 12.8 12.9 0.1 10.7 11.0 0.2
Operators, fabricators and laborers 18.7 18.1 -0.6 14.3 12.6 -1.6
Protective service 1.9 2.1 0.2 2.3 2.3 0.0
Food prep, buildings and grounds, cleaning 5.7 6.4 0.8 6.5 6.9 0.4
Personal care and personal services 4.7 4.1 -0.6 4.3 5.1 0.8
Agriculture 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.9 1.0 0.0
High 29.1% 27.7% -1.4% 36.1% 36.3% 0.2%
Middle 58.5 59.7 1.1 50.7 49.3 -1.4
Low: service occupations 12.3 12.6 0.3 13.2 14.4 1.2
1982–83 2002–03
Adjusted data 1982 1983 Change 2002 2003 Change
Managers 12.6% 12.9% 0.3% 17.8% 17.9% 0.1%
Professionals 13.3 13.5 0.2 17.0 17.0 0.1
Technicians 3.3 3.3 0.0 3.4 3.4 0.0
Sales 7.5 7.7 0.2 8.5 8.5 0.0
Office and admin 18.1 18.0 -0.1 14.7 14.5 -0.2
Production, craft and repair 12.8 12.7 -0.1 10.5 10.5 0.0
Operators, fabricators and laborers 18.7 18.2 -0.6 14.3 14.1 -0.2
Protective service 1.9 1.9 0.0 2.1 2.2 0.1
Food prep, buildings and grounds, cleaning 5.7 5.7 0.1 5.9 5.9 0.1
Personal care and personal services 4.7 4.8 0.0 5.0 5.1 0.1
Agriculture 1.4 1.4 0.0 0.9 0.9 0.0
High 29.1% 29.7% 0.5% 38.1% 38.3% 0.3%
Middle 58.5 57.9 -0.6 49.0 48.5 -0.5
Low: service occupations 12.3 12.4 0.1 13.0 13.2 0.2

Source: Authors' analysis of Current Population Survey Outgoing Rotation Group microdata. Data are hours weighted

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