HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
25. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
| Occupation |
Total unemployed |
Unemployment rates |
| 2015 |
2016 |
Total |
Men |
Women |
| 2015 |
2016 |
2015 |
2016 |
2015 |
2016 |
Total, 16 years and over |
8,296 |
7,751 |
5.3 |
4.9 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
|
Management, professional, and related occupations |
1,504 |
1,513 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
2.6 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations |
602 |
629 |
2.4 |
2.5 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
Management occupations |
386 |
404 |
2.2 |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
Business and financial operations occupations |
217 |
225 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.9 |
2.7 |
3.0 |
3.0 |
Professional and related occupations |
902 |
884 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.5 |
Computer and mathematical occupations |
115 |
120 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
Architecture and engineering occupations |
80 |
78 |
2.6 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
2.5 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
Life, physical, and social science occupations |
41 |
34 |
2.8 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.3 |
Community and social service occupations |
59 |
70 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
2.2 |
2.4 |
2.8 |
Legal occupations |
31 |
23 |
1.7 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
0.9 |
2.2 |
1.5 |
Education, training, and library occupations |
276 |
271 |
3.0 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
3.1 |
3.0 |
Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media
occupations |
145 |
155 |
4.5 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
5.0 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations |
154 |
133 |
1.7 |
1.5 |
1.2 |
1.1 |
1.9 |
1.6 |
|
Service occupations |
1,855 |
1,655 |
6.7 |
5.8 |
6.9 |
5.9 |
6.5 |
5.7 |
Healthcare support occupations |
185 |
168 |
5.0 |
4.5 |
5.0 |
4.1 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
Protective service
occupations |
129 |
119 |
4.0 |
3.7 |
3.7 |
3.2 |
5.0 |
5.4 |
Food preparation and serving related occupations |
702 |
627 |
7.9 |
6.8 |
8.7 |
7.0 |
7.3 |
6.7 |
Building and grounds cleaning and
maintenance occupations |
484 |
430 |
7.8 |
6.9 |
7.8 |
7.1 |
7.9 |
6.6 |
Personal care and service occupations |
354 |
312 |
6.1 |
5.1 |
6.0 |
4.8 |
6.2 |
5.2 |
|
Sales and office occupations |
1,792 |
1,623 |
5.1 |
4.6 |
4.9 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
4.8 |
Sales and related
occupations |
909 |
799 |
5.5 |
4.8 |
4.4 |
3.8 |
6.6 |
5.8 |
Office and administrative support occupations |
883 |
825 |
4.7 |
4.5 |
5.8 |
5.2 |
4.3 |
4.2 |
|
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations |
1,058 |
953 |
7.2 |
6.4 |
6.9 |
6.1 |
11.1 |
11.4 |
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations |
132 |
127 |
10.9 |
10.4 |
10.2 |
8.2 |
13.3 |
17.2 |
Construction and extraction
occupations |
701 |
618 |
8.4 |
7.2 |
8.3 |
7.1 |
12.1 |
9.9 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations |
225 |
207 |
4.3 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
4.1 |
6.5 |
4.3 |
|
Production, transportation, and
material moving occupations |
1,182 |
1,160 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
8.2 |
7.6 |
Production occupations |
513 |
516 |
5.7 |
5.7 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
7.3 |
7.2 |
Transportation and material moving
occupations |
668 |
644 |
6.8 |
6.5 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
9.8 |
8.0 |
|
No previous work experience |
879 |
823 |
- |
- |
-
|
- |
- |
- |
16 to 19 years |
481 |
453 |
- |
-
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
20 to 24 years |
232 |
213 |
- |
-
|
- |
- |
- |
- |
25 years and
over |
166 |
158 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
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 50,000).
|
Last Modified Date: February 8, 2017
|
United States Department of Labor
