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

  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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Last Modified Date: May 02, 2008

 

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