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An official website of the United States government Here’s how you know (cid:0)    BACK TO TOPICS PAGE [/ACS/WWW/ABOUT/WHY-WE-ASK-EACH-QUES… We ask questions about a person's employer, the kind of business or industry of that employer, the kind of work a person does, and that person's most important activities to produce industry, occupation, and class of worker statistics. These data help provide information about the labor force in government programs; evaluate government programs and policies to ensure they fairly and equitably serve the needs of all groups; and enforce laws, regulations, and policies against discrimination in society. Your privacy concerns We use your confidential survey answers to create statistics like those in the results below and in the full tables that contain all th data—no one is able to figure out your survey answers from the statistics we produce. The Census Bureau is legally bound to strict confidentiality requirements. Individual records are not shared with anyone, including federal agencies and law enforcemen entities. By law, the Census Bureau cannot share respondents' answers with anyone, including companies, other federal agenci and law enforcement. Questions as they appear on the form We ask six questions about a person's occupation, industry, and employer to create a profile of the nation's labor force. (cid:0)    VIEW QUESTIONS Results from these questions We compile the results from these questions to provide communities with important statistics to understand the labor force and ensure equal opportunity. You can see some of these published statistics here for the nation, states, and your community. United States Workers in Management, Business, Science and Arts Occupations 42.0 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Economic Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03] Workers in Manufacturing Industry 10.0 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Economic Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03] Private wage and salary workers 79.4 percent [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03] Source: Latest ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles/Economic Characteristics [https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2023.DP03] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No Industry, occupation, and class of worker data help communities: Provide Employment Opportunities Employers, federal agencies, and federal government contractors are interested in knowing whether programs designed to emp specific groups, such as people with disabilities or veterans, are succeeding (Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance A Rehabilitation Act of 1973). Industry, occupation, and class of worker data provide additional detail about the jobs and careers pursued by people participating in these programs. State and local agencies use these statistics to: Identify labor surplus areas (areas with people available for hiring and training). Plan workforce development programs including job fairs and training programs. Promote business opportunities. Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity We want to know more about people who are employed or looking for work in combination with educational attainment, age, sex race, Hispanic origin, disability status, veteran status, and other data, to help governments and communities enforce civil rights laws against employment discrimination (Civil Rights Act of 1964). For example, these data help enforce nondiscrimination in employment by federal agencies, private employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations. Understand Changes Information on growing or declining industries and occupations help estimate changes in the economy. Labor force estimates are used in funding decisions; to ensure surveys are accurate, including surveys that provide official labor market estimates; and to understand changes in other data (Wagner-Peyser Act and Workforce Investment Act). The National Institute of Food and Agriculture use class of worker data to understand changes in farm workers and agriculture. History of industry, occupation, class of worker questions Industry questions originated with the 1820 Census, occupation questions originated with the 1850 Census, and class of worker questions originated with the 1910 Census. They were transferred to the ACS in 2005 when it replaced the decennial census lon form. In 2019, modifications were made to the questions about the industry, occupation, and class of worker questions. Research abo this modification for the industry, occupation [https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2017/acs/2017_Martinez_02.html] , and class of worker [https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/2017/acs/2017_Martinez_01.html] questions and copies of previous questionnaires [https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/methodology/questionnaire-archive.2018.html] are available on the ACS website. Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No [https://acsdatacommunity.prb.org/] Is this page helpful? ✕ Yes No