HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-30. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation Total unemployed Unemployment rates
May
2012		 May
2013		 Total Men Women
May
2012		 May
2013		 May
2012		 May
2013		 May
2012		 May
2013

Total, 16 years and over(1)

 12,271 11,302 7.9 7.3 8.1 7.6 7.7 6.8

Management, professional, and related occupations

 2,275 1,990 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.8 4.2 3.2

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 966 888 4.1 3.8 4.0 3.8 4.2 3.8

Management occupations

 644 549 3.9 3.3 3.5 3.2 4.4 3.5

Business and financial operations occupations

 322 340 4.6 4.9 5.6 5.7 3.8 4.2

Professional and related occupations

 1,309 1,102 4.0 3.3 3.7 3.9 4.2 2.9

Computer and mathematical occupations

 137 142 3.5 3.5 2.3 3.6 6.8 3.0

Architecture and engineering occupations

 148 117 5.0 3.9 4.7 3.7 6.4 5.0

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 25 69 1.9 5.2 3.0 3.5 0.7 7.1

Community and social service occupations

 140 94 5.7 3.7 4.3 4.1 6.5 3.5

Legal occupations

 38 33 2.1 1.8 0.8 1.4 3.4 2.2

Education, training, and library occupations

 318 255 3.5 2.8 3.1 3.0 3.7 2.7

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 237 214 7.9 7.1 8.2 9.5 7.7 4.3

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

 265 178 3.2 2.2 3.3 2.2 3.2 2.2

Service occupations

 2,482 2,526 8.8 8.8 8.6 8.7 8.9 8.9

Healthcare support occupations

 270 265 7.1 6.9 9.4 6.3 6.7 7.0

Protective service occupations

 230 137 7.1 4.3 6.0 4.4 11.2 4.3

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 868 933 9.4 9.8 9.1 10.7 9.7 9.1

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 644 665 10.1 10.4 9.3 9.7 11.3 11.6

Personal care and service occupations

 470 526 8.3 9.0 10.0 8.0 7.8 9.2

Sales and office occupations

 2,782 2,474 7.8 6.9 7.7 7.0 7.9 6.9

Sales and related occupations

 1,308 1,174 7.9 7.1 6.5 5.9 9.4 8.4

Office and administrative support occupations

 1,474 1,300 7.8 6.8 9.6 8.8 7.1 6.0

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 1,609 1,327 11.1 9.1 10.7 9.1 18.0 10.7

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 133 64 10.7 5.9 9.2 5.1 15.4 8.8

Construction and extraction occupations

 1,153 942 14.2 11.7 13.9 11.7 25.5 11.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 323 321 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.7 14.1 12.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 1,784 1,744 9.4 9.3 9.0 8.8 11.1 11.1

Production occupations

 814 864 8.8 9.6 8.1 8.6 10.4 11.9

Transportation and material moving occupations

 970 880 10.1 9.0 9.6 8.9 12.2 9.8

No previous work experience

 1,302 1,210 - - - - - -

16 to 19 years

 717 730 - - - - - -

20 to 24 years

 349 286 - - - - - -

25 years and over

 236 194 - - - - - -

Footnotes
 (1) Includes a small number of persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: June 07, 2013