The Census 2000 file contains data on the number of people employed in nearly 500 occupations, from actors to veterinarians. Data cover gender, race, ethnicity, education, age, industry and earnings. In addition, users may find where workers live, where they work and how many who work in one place live somewhere else.

     Summary geographic levels include the nation, states, metropolitan areas, counties and places with populations of 50,000 or more.

     In addition, a new Census 2000 EEO data tool showing occupation information by where workers live or where they work is available on the Census Bureau’s Web site at <www.census.gov>. All of the tabulations, including the characteristics of workers, as well as the files showing the flow of workers from residence to workplace, are available on CD-ROM.

     Four federal agencies that play major roles in enforcing antidiscrimination laws and regulations in the workplace sponsored the special tabulation. They are the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program and the Office of Personnel Management. The agencies use these data to help monitor hiring practices. They compare the sex and race composition of the workforce by occupation with the corresponding composition of the labor pool in the same area.

     The Census 2000 Special EEO Tabulation CD-ROM is available, for a fee, in either ASCII or SAS format from the Census Bureau’s Customer Services Center on (301) 763-INFO. The CD-ROM contains data and technical documentation, but no software.

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