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2024 Demographics

Employment Data for County: Milwaukee

4.96%

Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex
Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex	County: Milwaukee	State: Wisconsin
Population 16+: Unemployed by Sex	Value	Value
Male	5.53%	3.73%
Female	4.41%	3.09%

Workers by Means of Transportation to Work	County: Milwaukee		State: Wisconsin
Workers by Means of Transportation to Work	Workers	% of Workers	Workers	% of Workers
Worked at Home	63,573	14.30%	354,557	11.67%
Walked	12,884	2.90%	83,831	2.76%
Bicycle	1,953	0.44%	15,451	0.51%
Carpooled	33,546	7.54%	211,768	6.97%
Drove Alone	312,447	70.26%	2,305,877	75.91%
Public Transport	15,495	3.48%	33,503	1.10%
Other	4,797	1.08%	32,786	1.08%

Workers by Travel Time to Work	County: Milwaukee		State: Wisconsin
Workers by Travel Time to Work	Workers	% of Workers	Workers	% of Workers
Under 15 Minutes	108,868	26.88%	957,490	34.45%
15 - 29 Minutes	188,445	46.53%	1,061,829	38.21%
30 - 44 Minutes	78,211	19.31%	480,068	17.27%
45 - 59 Minutes	16,030	3.96%	148,995	5.36%
60+ Minutes	13,440	3.32%	130,710	4.70%

Minutes

Employed Civilian 16+ by Industry	County: Milwaukee		State: Wisconsin
Employed Civilian 16+ by Industry	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
Accommodation/Food Services	27,316	6.06%	178,159	5.78%
Admin/Spprt/Waste Mgmt	23,041	5.11%	101,375	3.29%
Agriculture/Forest/Fish/Hunt	1,816	0.40%	64,858	2.10%
Entertainment/Rec Svcs	7,985	1.77%	48,473	1.57%
Construction	19,746	4.38%	192,904	6.26%
Educational Svcs	40,410	8.96%	257,426	8.35%
Fin/Insur/RE/Rent/Lse	30,467	6.76%	191,048	6.20%
Health Care/Soc Asst	79,457	17.62%	461,748	14.98%
Information	7,011	1.55%	45,888	1.49%
Mgmt of Companies	745	0.17%	4,074	0.13%
Total Manufacturing	68,936	15.29%	557,759	18.09%
Oth Svcs, Not Pub Admin	20,083	4.45%	126,140	4.09%
Prof/Sci/Tech/Admin	28,056	6.22%	165,939	5.38%
Public Administration	14,320	3.18%	108,972	3.53%
Retail Trade	45,572	10.11%	346,614	11.24%
Transport/Warehse/Utils	26,775	5.94%	154,158	5.00%
Wholesale Trade	9,171	2.03%	77,802	2.52%

Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation	County: Milwaukee		State: Wisconsin
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
Architect/Engineer	10,377	2.30%	70,727	2.29%
Arts/Entertain/Sports	9,434	2.09%	50,136	1.63%
Building Grounds Maint	15,209	3.37%	98,680	3.20%
Business/Financial Ops	26,442	5.86%	168,441	5.46%
Community/Soc Svcs	10,134	2.25%	53,415	1.73%
Computer/Mathematical	13,885	3.08%	93,374	3.03%
Construction/Extraction	16,321	3.62%	143,434	4.65%
Edu/Training/Library	27,198	6.03%	175,805	5.70%
Farm/Fish/Forestry	985	0.22%	26,153	0.85%
Food Prep/Serving	20,991	4.66%	143,122	4.64%
Health Practitioner/Tec	31,904	7.08%	203,734	6.61%
Healthcare Support	23,324	5.17%	114,620	3.72%
Maintenance Repair	10,873	2.41%	101,689	3.30%
Legal	5,612	1.24%	22,146	0.72%
Life/Phys/Soc Science	5,512	1.22%	35,521	1.15%
Management	41,543	9.21%	319,866	10.37%
Office/Admin Support	50,301	11.16%	330,000	10.70%
Production	38,400	8.52%	296,361	9.61%
Protective Svcs	7,678	1.70%	50,681	1.64%
Sales/Related	35,599	7.89%	266,154	8.63%
Personal Care/Svc	10,461	2.32%	65,845	2.14%
Transportation/Moving	38,724	8.59%	253,433	8.22%

Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation Group	County: Milwaukee		State: Wisconsin
Employed Civilian 16+ by Occupation Group	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population	Persons	% of Employed Civilian 16+ Population
White Collar	267,941	59.42%	1,789,319	58.03%
Blue Collar	104,318	23.14%	794,917	25.78%
Service and Farm	78,648	17.44%	499,101	16.19%

Demographics information provided by Claritas, updated April 2024, under these terms of use.