Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted (Numbers in thousands) Unemployment Employed Unemployed rates Occupation Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. Aug. 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 Total, 16 years and over (1)...................... 146,406 145,909 7,088 9,479 4.6 6.1 Management, professional, and related occupations...... 51,403 52,626 1,389 1,779 2.6 3.3 Management, business, and financial operations occupations......................................... 21,713 22,314 544 645 2.4 2.8 Professional and related occupations................. 29,690 30,312 845 1,135 2.8 3.6 Service occupations.................................... 24,916 25,185 1,531 1,898 5.8 7.0 Sales and office occupations........................... 35,824 35,156 1,661 2,218 4.4 5.9 Sales and related occupations........................ 16,470 16,114 819 1,089 4.7 6.3 Office and administrative support occupations........ 19,354 19,042 842 1,129 4.2 5.6 Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations........................................... 15,925 15,141 835 1,186 5.0 7.3 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........... 929 1,082 68 93 6.9 7.9 Construction and extraction occupations.............. 9,698 8,927 614 856 6.0 8.7 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.... 5,298 5,132 153 237 2.8 4.4 Production, transportation, and material moving occupations........................................... 18,338 17,801 1,004 1,466 5.2 7.6 Production occupations............................... 9,419 8,917 510 771 5.1 8.0 Transportation and material moving occupations....... 8,919 8,883 495 695 5.3 7.3 1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the 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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