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	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2025
Total, 16 years and over(1)	161,294	163,720	6,452	7,003	3.8	4.1
Management, professional, and related occupations	71,042	71,918	1,490	1,760	2.1	2.4
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	30,752	31,026	616	802	2.0	2.5
Professional and related occupations	40,290	40,892	874	958	2.1	2.3
Service occupations	26,059	26,509	1,408	1,405	5.1	5.0
Sales and office occupations	30,682	30,716	1,145	1,399	3.6	4.4
Sales and related occupations	14,215	14,372	611	683	4.1	4.5
Office and administrative support occupations	16,467	16,344	534	716	3.1	4.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	13,818	14,436	840	779	5.7	5.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	825	881	107	94	11.5	9.6
Construction and extraction occupations	8,165	8,451	540	490	6.2	5.5
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,829	5,104	194	195	3.9	3.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	19,692	20,140	994	872	4.8	4.2
Production occupations	7,940	7,959	369	297	4.4	3.6
Transportation and material moving occupations	11,752	12,181	625	576	5.0	4.5
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: January 09, 2026