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Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation Employed Unemployed Unemployment
rates
Jan.
2011
Jan.
2012
Jan.
2011
Jan.
2012
Jan.
2011
Jan.
2012

Total, 16 years and over(1)

137,599 139,944 14,937 13,541 9.8 8.8

Management, professional, and related occupations

51,866 53,152 2,557 2,410 4.7 4.3

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

21,139 22,255 1,177 1,044 5.3 4.5

Professional and related occupations

30,727 30,897 1,380 1,366 4.3 4.2

Service occupations

23,819 24,334 2,773 2,876 10.4 10.6

Sales and office occupations

33,497 33,305 3,364 2,972 9.1 8.2

Sales and related occupations

15,268 15,585 1,574 1,398 9.3 8.2

Office and administrative support occupations

18,229 17,721 1,790 1,574 8.9 8.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

12,205 12,561 2,623 2,152 17.7 14.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

893 845 233 243 20.7 22.3

Construction and extraction occupations

6,587 6,887 1,960 1,557 22.9 18.4

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,725 4,828 430 353 8.3 6.8

Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations

16,211 16,592 2,411 2,016 12.9 10.8

Production occupations

8,032 8,274 1,122 959 12.3 10.4

Transportation and material moving occupations

8,180 8,318 1,289 1,057 13.6 11.3

Footnotes
(1) Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: February 03, 2012