Economic News Release

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

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                               Unemployment        
                                                                     Employed                     Unemployed                      rates            
                                                                                                                                                   
                        Occupation                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                               July           July           July           July             July           July   
                                                               2008           2009           2008           2009             2008           2009   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
       Total, 16 years and over (1)......................     146,867        141,055          9,433         15,201            6.0            9.7   
  Management, professional, and related occupations......      52,655         51,810          1,585          3,034            2.9            5.5   
    Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                                 
     occupations.........................................      22,596         21,893            593          1,126            2.6            4.9   
    Professional and related occupations.................      30,059         29,917            992          1,909            3.2            6.0   
  Service occupations....................................      25,613         25,831          1,880          2,756            6.8            9.6   
  Sales and office occupations...........................      35,096         34,066          2,143          3,221            5.8            8.6   
    Sales and related occupations........................      15,995         16,016          1,055          1,450            6.2            8.3   
    Office and administrative support occupations........      19,102         18,050          1,088          1,771            5.4            8.9   
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                                 
   occupations...........................................      15,399         13,500          1,240          2,334            7.5           14.7   
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations...........       1,085          1,048             93            155            7.9           12.9   
    Construction and extraction occupations..............       9,086          7,492            864          1,686            8.7           18.4   
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations....       5,227          4,961            283            493            5.1            9.0   
  Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                                  
   occupations...........................................      18,104         15,847          1,407          2,434            7.2           13.3   
    Production occupations...............................       9,015          7,685            686          1,397            7.1           15.4   
    Transportation and material moving occupations.......       9,089          8,163            722          1,037            7.4           11.3   

    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.