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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