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1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 1
040 California
160 Irvine city
LABOR FORCE STATUS
Persons 16 years and over..................................... 86,622
In labor force...................................................... 64,720
Percent in labor force........................................ 74.7
Civilian labor force.............................................. 63,872
Employed........................................................ 61,726
Unemployed...................................................... 2,146
Percent unemployed............................................ 3.4
Armed Forces...................................................... 848
Not in labor force.................................................. 21,902
Males 16 years and over....................................... 41,056
In labor force...................................................... 34,246
Percent in labor force........................................ 83.4
Civilian labor force.............................................. 33,468
Employed........................................................ 32,279
Unemployed...................................................... 1,189
Percent unemployed............................................ 3.6
Armed Forces...................................................... 778
Not in labor force.................................................. 6,810
Females 16 years and over..................................... 45,566
In labor force...................................................... 30,474
Percent in labor force........................................ 66.9
Civilian labor force.............................................. 30,404
Employed........................................................ 29,447
Unemployed...................................................... 957
Percent unemployed............................................ 3.1
Armed Forces...................................................... 70
Not in labor force.................................................. 15,092
Females 16 years and over..................................... 45,566
With own children under 6 years..................................... 7,203
Percent in labor force............................................ 55.9
With own children 6 to 17 years only................................ 7,860
Percent in labor force............................................ 74.2
Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies... 8,894
All parents present in household in labor force..................... 4,728
Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies.......... 17,359
All parents present in household in labor force..................... 11,782
Persons 16 to 19 years.......................................... 7,809
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate................. 133
Employed or in Armed Forces....................................... 115
Unemployed........................................................ 6
Not in labor force................................................ 12
1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 2
040 California
160 Irvine city
COMMUTING TO WORK
Workers 16 years and over......................................... 61,568
Percent drove alone................................................. 81.9
Percent in carpools................................................. 9.1
Percent using public transportation................................. 0.6
Percent using other means........................................... 0.7
Percent walked or worked at home.................................... 6.6
Mean travel time to work (minutes).................................. 23.2
OCCUPATION
Employed persons 16 years and over................................ 61,726
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............... 14,762
Professional specialty occupations.................................. 14,603
Technicians and related support occupations......................... 3,241
Sales occupations................................................... 11,068
Administrative support occupations, including clerical.............. 9,360
Private household occupations....................................... 227
Protective service occupations...................................... 588
Service occupations, except protective and household................ 3,231
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations.......................... 104
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations................. 2,193
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................... 1,163
Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 479
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers................. 707
INDUSTRY
Employed person 16 years and over................................. 61,726
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries................................ 303
Mining.............................................................. 76
Construction........................................................ 2,527
Manufacturing, nondurable goods..................................... 2,770
Manufacturing, durable goods........................................ 7,855
Transportation...................................................... 1,707
Communications and other public utilities........................... 793
Wholesale trade..................................................... 3,529
Retail trade........................................................ 8,459
Finance, insurance, and real estate................................. 8,143
Business and repair services........................................ 3,785
Personal services................................................... 1,781
Entertainment, and recreation services.............................. 861
Health services..................................................... 4,049
Educational services................................................ 6,607
Other professional and related services............................. 6,982
Public administration............................................... 1,499
1990 Census of Population and Housing Page 3
040 California
160 Irvine city
CLASS OF WORKER
Employed persons 16 years and over................................ 61,726
Private wage and salary workers..................................... 47,424
Government workers.................................................. 8,310
Local government workers.......................................... 3,458
State government workers.......................................... 3,880
Federal government workers........................................ 972
Self-employed workers............................................... 5,746
Unpaid family workers............................................... 246