According to response from the metropolitan markets surveyed regularly by The Media Audit, the participation of females and Hispanics in the blue collar workforce is increasing. Female participation in the blue collar work force is now at 34.9 percent, up from 31.6 percent in 2000, while Hispanics as a percent of the blue collar work force increased from 19.0 percent to 22.5 percent.
In addition:
During the same period:
Ten Markets With The Lowest Percentage Of Adult Blue Collar Workers | |
Market | % Blue Collar Workers |
Ann Arbor | 11.7 |
San Jose | 12.1 |
West Palm Beach | 12.5 |
Washington, D.C. | 12.6 |
Miami-Ft. Lauderdale | 13.3 |
New Haven | 13.6 |
Jackson (MS) | 13.6 |
Tampa-St. Petersburg | 14.5 |
San Francisco | 14.8 |
Hartford-New Haven | 15.2 |
Source: The Media Audit, April 2006 |
Ten Markets With The Highest Percentage Of Blue Collar Workers | |
Market | % Blue Collar Workers |
Tulsa | 24.4 |
Myrtle Beach | 24.1 |
Akron | 23.8 |
Memphis | 23.1 |
Rochester | 22.7 |
Toledo | 22.7 |
Milwaukee-Racine | 22.0 |
Dayton | 21.9 |
Allentown-Bethlehem | 21.4 |
Greensboro-Winston Salem | 21.1 |
Source: The Media Audit, April 2006 |
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