Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation Employed Unemployed Unemployment
rates
May
2012		 May
2013		 May
2012		 May
2013		 May
2012		 May
2013

Total, 16 years and over(1)

 142,727 144,432 12,271 11,302 7.9 7.3

Management, professional, and related occupations

 54,156 54,740 2,275 1,990 4.0 3.5

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 22,691 22,657 966 888 4.1 3.8

Professional and related occupations

 31,465 32,083 1,309 1,102 4.0 3.3

Service occupations

 25,870 26,220 2,482 2,526 8.8 8.8

Sales and office occupations

 32,684 33,231 2,782 2,474 7.8 6.9

Sales and related occupations

 15,179 15,320 1,308 1,174 7.9 7.1

Office and administrative support occupations

 17,504 17,911 1,474 1,300 7.8 6.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 12,908 13,193 1,609 1,327 11.1 9.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 1,114 1,020 133 64 10.7 5.9

Construction and extraction occupations

 6,971 7,128 1,153 942 14.2 11.7

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 4,823 5,045 323 321 6.3 6.0

Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations

 17,109 17,048 1,784 1,744 9.4 9.3

Production occupations

 8,433 8,183 814 864 8.8 9.6

Transportation and material moving occupations

 8,676 8,864 970 880 10.1 9.0

Footnotes
 (1) Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. 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: June 07, 2013