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	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025	Nov. 2024	Nov. 2025
Total, 16 years and over(1)	161,456	164,066	6,708	7,401	4.0	4.3
Management, professional, and related occupations	71,258	72,090	1,581	1,851	2.2	2.5
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	30,645	31,109	701	795	2.2	2.5
Professional and related occupations	40,613	40,981	879	1,056	2.1	2.5
Service occupations	26,351	26,797	1,429	1,491	5.1	5.3
Sales and office occupations	29,778	31,087	1,287	1,474	4.1	4.5
Sales and related occupations	13,713	13,985	594	743	4.2	5.0
Office and administrative support occupations	16,066	17,102	693	730	4.1	4.1
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	14,352	14,057	705	787	4.7	5.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	864	825	53	147	5.8	15.1
Construction and extraction occupations	8,466	8,320	498	475	5.6	5.4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	5,021	4,912	154	166	3.0	3.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	19,716	20,035	1,030	1,028	5.0	4.9
Production occupations	7,872	7,967	312	299	3.8	3.6
Transportation and material moving occupations	11,844	12,068	718	729	5.7	5.7
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: December 16, 2025