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	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2024	Sept. 2025
Total, 16 years and over(1)	162,046	163,894	6,524	7,324	3.9	4.3
Management, professional, and related occupations	70,916	71,646	1,647	1,831	2.3	2.5
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	30,843	31,363	705	685	2.2	2.1
Professional and related occupations	40,073	40,283	942	1,146	2.3	2.8
Service occupations	27,014	27,346	1,341	1,565	4.7	5.4
Sales and office occupations	29,642	30,662	1,249	1,484	4.0	4.6
Sales and related occupations	13,797	14,054	649	702	4.5	4.8
Office and administrative support occupations	15,845	16,608	601	782	3.7	4.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	14,600	14,905	598	565	3.9	3.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,049	1,064	96	85	8.4	7.4
Construction and extraction occupations	8,606	8,577	384	340	4.3	3.8
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,945	5,264	118	139	2.3	2.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	19,874	19,335	1,041	1,067	5.0	5.2
Production occupations	7,658	7,425	344	368	4.3	4.7
Transportation and material moving occupations	12,217	11,910	697	699	5.4	5.5
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: November 20, 2025