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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
July
2024
July
2025
July
2024
July
2025
July
2024
July
2025

Total, 16 years and over(1)

162,038 163,799 7,685 7,847 4.5 4.6

Management, professional, and related occupations

70,167 69,809 2,095 2,162 2.9 3.0

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

30,816 30,985 740 680 2.3 2.1

Professional and related occupations

39,351 38,825 1,355 1,482 3.3 3.7

Service occupations

27,346 28,253 1,469 1,529 5.1 5.1

Sales and office occupations

29,919 31,067 1,279 1,253 4.1 3.9

Sales and related occupations

14,104 14,502 680 592 4.6 3.9

Office and administrative support occupations

15,814 16,565 598 661 3.6 3.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14,740 15,349 713 547 4.6 3.4

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1,129 1,198 119 50 9.6 4.0

Construction and extraction occupations

8,759 8,922 442 392 4.8 4.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,853 5,229 151 105 3.0 2.0

Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations

19,866 19,321 1,293 1,198 6.1 5.8

Production occupations

7,889 7,662 416 411 5.0 5.1

Transportation and material moving occupations

11,977 11,659 877 788 6.8 6.3

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: August 01, 2025