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	May 2025	May 2026	May 2025	May 2026	May 2025	May 2026
Total, 16 years and over(1)	163,401	162,897	6,815	6,904	4.0	4.1
Management, professional, and related occupations	70,912	71,111	1,719	1,810	2.4	2.5
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	30,819	30,386	819	725	2.6	2.3
Professional and related occupations	40,093	40,725	900	1,085	2.2	2.6
Service occupations	27,682	27,243	1,407	1,420	4.8	5.0
Sales and office occupations	30,267	30,640	1,272	1,210	4.0	3.8
Sales and related occupations	14,152	14,306	662	554	4.5	3.7
Office and administrative support occupations	16,115	16,335	611	656	3.7	3.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	14,851	13,871	587	608	3.8	4.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,010	1,058	72	74	6.6	6.5
Construction and extraction occupations	8,833	7,939	342	391	3.7	4.7
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	5,008	4,874	173	143	3.3	2.9
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	19,689	20,032	1,113	1,017	5.4	4.8
Production occupations	7,947	7,912	385	299	4.6	3.6
Transportation and material moving occupations	11,742	12,120	728	718	5.8	5.6
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: June 05, 2026