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

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                               Unemployment        
                                                                     Employed                     Unemployed                      rates            
                                                                                                                                                   
                        Occupation                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                               Mar.           Mar.            Mar.          Mar.             Mar.           Mar.   
                                                               2008           2009            2008          2009             2008           2009   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
       Total, 16 years and over (1)......................     145,108        139,833          8,027         13,895            5.2            9.0   
  Management, professional, and related occupations......      52,681         52,345          1,121          2,292            2.1            4.2   
    Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                                 
     occupations.........................................      21,810         21,813            485          1,038            2.2            4.5   
    Professional and related occupations.................      30,871         30,533            636          1,254            2.0            3.9   
  Service occupations....................................      23,672         24,074          1,603          2,495            6.3            9.4   
  Sales and office occupations...........................      36,014         33,967          1,759          3,020            4.7            8.2   
    Sales and related occupations........................      16,352         15,531            825          1,511            4.8            8.9   
    Office and administrative support occupations........      19,662         18,436            935          1,509            4.5            7.6   
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                                 
   occupations...........................................      14,473         13,223          1,581          2,727            9.8           17.1   
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations...........         965            803            160            216           14.2           21.2   
    Construction and extraction occupations..............       8,473          7,196          1,232          2,067           12.7           22.3   
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations....       5,035          5,224            190            445            3.6            7.8   
  Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                                  
   occupations...........................................      18,268         16,223          1,337          2,585            6.8           13.7   
    Production occupations...............................       9,327          7,647            659          1,343            6.6           14.9   
    Transportation and material moving occupations.......       8,940          8,575            678          1,242            7.1           12.7   

   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.