The data represented below shows the Industry, Occupations , and Classification of the number of employed civilian persons 16 years of age or older within Cowley County between the years 2019 and 2022.
| Industry |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Estimated Employed Total |
15,488 |
15,562 |
15,158 |
15,273 |
|
|
| Agriculture |
4.0 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
|
|
| Construction |
4.6 |
5.2 |
5.4 |
4.8 |
|
|
| Manufacturing |
20.9 |
20.2 |
19.1 |
18.3 |
|
|
| Wholesale Trade |
2.5 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
1.4 |
|
|
| Retail Trade |
9.3 |
9.5 |
9.3 |
9.7 |
|
|
| Transportation and Warehousing |
5.0 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
5.7 |
|
|
| Information |
1.2 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
|
|
| Finance and Insurance |
3.2 |
4.0 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
|
|
| Professional, Scientific Management, Administrative, and Waste Management |
4.3 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
4.3 |
|
|
| Educational Services, Health Care, and Social Assistance |
27.3 |
28.4 |
27.6 |
29.4 |
|
|
| Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, and Food Services |
8.7 |
7.5 |
7.6 |
7.4 |
|
|
| Other Services, except Public Administration |
4.6 |
5.2 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
|
|
| Public Administration |
4.5 |
4.0 |
4.4 |
4.6 |
|
|
| Occupation |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Estimated Employed Total |
15,488 |
15,562 |
15,158 |
15,273 |
|
|
| Management, business, science, and arts |
29.7 |
32.6 |
32.2 |
32.5 |
|
|
| Services Occupations |
20.5 |
18.1 |
19.2 |
19.6 |
|
|
| Sales and office occupations |
17.9 |
17.2 |
18.4 |
16.9 |
|
|
| Natural resources, constructions, and maintenance |
11.3 |
11.6 |
11.2 |
11.7 |
|
|
| Productions, transportation, and material moving |
20.7 |
20.5 |
19.0 |
19.4 |
|
|
| Class of Worker |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
| Estimated Employed Total |
15,488 |
15,562 |
15,158 |
15,273 |
|
|
| Private Wage and Salary Workers |
74.3 |
73.1 |
71.9 |
71.6 |
|
|
| Government Workers |
19.0 |
18.7 |
19.7 |
19.7 |
|
|
| Self-Employed, not incorporated |
6.5 |
8.0 |
8.3 |
8.6 |
|
|
| Unpaid Family Workers |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
|
|
U.S. Census Bureau. "Selected Economic Characteristics." American Community Survey, ACS 5-Year Estimates Data Profiles, Table DP03, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, https://data.census.gov/table/ACSDP5Y2022.DP03?t=Industry&g=050XX00US20035. Accessed on March 20, 2024.
