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
Occupation	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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