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	Apr. 2012	Apr. 2013	Apr. 2012	Apr. 2013	Apr. 2012	Apr. 2013
Total, 16 years and over(1)	141,995	143,724	11,910	11,014	7.7	7.1
Management, professional, and related occupations	54,055	54,767	2,062	1,980	3.7	3.5
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	22,590	22,737	934	836	4.0	3.5
Professional and related occupations	31,465	32,031	1,128	1,144	3.5	3.4
Service occupations	25,303	25,840	2,426	2,294	8.8	8.2
Sales and office occupations	33,290	33,616	2,745	2,501	7.6	6.9
Sales and related occupations	15,320	15,457	1,266	1,151	7.6	6.9
Office and administrative support occupations	17,970	18,159	1,478	1,349	7.6	6.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	12,377	12,680	1,608	1,483	11.5	10.5
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	913	858	196	104	17.6	10.8
Construction and extraction occupations	6,734	6,786	1,137	1,137	14.4	14.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,731	5,036	276	242	5.5	4.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	16,970	16,821	1,822	1,601	9.7	8.7
Production occupations	8,348	8,009	863	726	9.4	8.3
Transportation and material moving occupations	8,622	8,811	959	875	10.0	9.0
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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