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

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-13. Employed and unemployed people by occupation, not seasonally adjusted [Numbers in thousands]
Occupation	Employed		Unemployed		Unemployment rates
Occupation	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2024	Aug. 2025
Total, 16 years and over(1)	161,348	163,288	7,415	7,747	4.4	4.5
Management, professional, and related occupations	69,892	70,866	2,056	1,975	2.9	2.7
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	30,610	31,085	765	688	2.4	2.2
Professional and related occupations	39,282	39,781	1,291	1,287	3.2	3.1
Service occupations	26,640	27,672	1,401	1,673	5.0	5.7
Sales and office occupations	29,949	30,562	1,280	1,435	4.1	4.5
Sales and related occupations	14,047	14,146	676	713	4.6	4.8
Office and administrative support occupations	15,902	16,415	604	722	3.7	4.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	14,769	15,059	652	619	4.2	4.0
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,198	1,161	159	79	11.7	6.4
Construction and extraction occupations	8,700	8,714	363	358	4.0	3.9
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,871	5,185	130	183	2.6	3.4
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	20,099	19,129	1,194	1,103	5.6	5.5
Production occupations	7,777	7,482	406	300	5.0	3.9
Transportation and material moving occupations	12,322	11,647	787	803	6.0	6.5
Footnotes (1) People with no previous work experience and people 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.

Last Modified Date: September 05, 2025