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Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons 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
Jan.
2024
Jan.
2025
Jan.
2024
Jan.
2025
Jan.
2024
Jan.
2025

Total, 16 years and over(1)

159,650 162,347 6,778 7,467 4.1 4.4

Management, professional, and related occupations

70,650 71,547 1,527 1,604 2.1 2.2

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

30,130 30,688 662 657 2.1 2.1

Professional and related occupations

40,520 40,859 866 947 2.1 2.3

Service occupations

25,341 26,550 1,400 1,724 5.2 6.1

Sales and office occupations

29,905 30,450 1,269 1,350 4.1 4.2

Sales and related occupations

14,195 14,243 676 741 4.5 4.9

Office and administrative support occupations

15,709 16,207 593 609 3.6 3.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14,136 13,789 973 1,091 6.4 7.3

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

898 881 125 136 12.2 13.4

Construction and extraction occupations

8,286 7,993 695 686 7.7 7.9

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,952 4,915 153 268 3.0 5.2

Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations

19,618 20,011 1,126 1,149 5.4 5.4

Production occupations

8,020 8,101 402 364 4.8 4.3

Transportation and material moving occupations

11,598 11,910 724 784 5.9 6.2

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: February 07, 2025