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	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026	Feb. 2025	Feb. 2026
Total, 16 years and over(1)	162,544	162,153	7,572	8,052	4.5	4.7
Management, professional, and related occupations	71,477	71,884	1,720	1,965	2.4	2.7
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	30,672	31,263	720	891	2.3	2.8
Professional and related occupations	40,805	40,620	1,000	1,075	2.4	2.6
Service occupations	26,316	26,435	1,757	1,675	6.3	6.0
Sales and office occupations	30,631	30,643	1,276	1,515	4.0	4.7
Sales and related occupations	14,138	14,263	635	737	4.3	4.9
Office and administrative support occupations	16,493	16,380	641	777	3.7	4.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	13,883	13,711	1,038	990	7.0	6.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	904	864	130	126	12.6	12.7
Construction and extraction occupations	7,978	7,906	720	698	8.3	8.1
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	5,000	4,941	187	166	3.6	3.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	20,236	19,480	1,160	1,126	5.4	5.5
Production occupations	8,299	7,742	348	315	4.0	3.9
Transportation and material moving occupations	11,937	11,737	812	812	6.4	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: March 06, 2026