Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted
(Numbers in thousands)
Unemployment
Employed Unemployed rates
Occupation
Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr. Apr.
2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008
Total, 16 years and over (1)...................... 145,297 145,921 6,532 7,287 4.3 4.8
Management, professional, and related occupations...... 51,955 52,819 952 1,088 1.8 2.0
Management, business, and financial operations
occupations........................................... 21,447 21,621 419 467 1.9 2.1
Professional and related occupations................. 30,507 31,198 533 621 1.7 2.0
Service occupations.................................... 23,858 24,064 1,361 1,406 5.4 5.5
Sales and office occupations........................... 36,262 36,222 1,492 1,605 4.0 4.2
Sales and related occupations........................ 16,814 16,381 804 741 4.6 4.3
Office and administrative support occupations........ 19,447 19,841 688 865 3.4 4.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance
occupations........................................... 15,459 14,673 1,058 1,381 6.4 8.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........... 945 954 85 111 8.2 10.5
Construction and extraction occupations.............. 9,422 8,628 809 1,097 7.9 11.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.... 5,092 5,091 165 173 3.1 3.3
Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations........................................... 17,764 18,144 1,110 1,239 5.9 6.4
Production occupations............................... 9,394 9,196 633 679 6.3 6.9
Transportation and material moving occupations....... 8,370 8,948 477 560 5.4 5.9
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.
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