HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                               Unemployment        
                                                                     Employed                     Unemployed                      rates            
                                                                                                                                                   
                        Occupation                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                               Sept.          Sept.           Sept.          Sept.           Sept.          Sept.  
                                                               2007           2008            2007           2008            2007           2008   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
       Total, 16 years and over (1)......................     146,448        145,310          6,952          9,199            4.5            6.0   
  Management, professional, and related occupations......      51,908         53,104          1,098          1,539            2.1            2.8   
    Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                                 
     occupations.........................................      21,528         22,364            401            648            1.8            2.8   
    Professional and related occupations.................      30,380         30,741            697            890            2.2            2.8   
  Service occupations....................................      24,659         24,544          1,509          1,810            5.8            6.9   
  Sales and office occupations...........................      35,761         35,287          1,648          2,074            4.4            5.6   
    Sales and related occupations........................      16,277         16,232            901            984            5.2            5.7   
    Office and administrative support occupations........      19,484         19,055            747          1,091            3.7            5.4   
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                                 
   occupations...........................................      15,926         14,941            885          1,288            5.3            7.9   
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations...........         969          1,063             59             92            5.7            8.0   
    Construction and extraction occupations..............       9,503          8,744            633            946            6.2            9.8   
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations....       5,454          5,134            193            250            3.4            4.6   
  Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                                  
   occupations...........................................      18,194         17,434          1,135          1,666            5.9            8.7   
    Production occupations...............................       9,371          8,830            542            830            5.5            8.6   
    Transportation and material moving occupations.......       8,823          8,605            592            836            6.3            8.9   

    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.