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Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation Employed Unemployed Unemployment
rates
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024
Feb.
2023
Feb.
2024

Total, 16 years and over(1)

159,713 160,315 6,465 6,970 3.9 4.2

Management, professional, and related occupations

69,986 70,217 1,406 1,580 2.0 2.2

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

30,137 29,861 632 731 2.1 2.4

Professional and related occupations

39,848 40,355 774 849 1.9 2.1

Service occupations

25,292 25,843 1,295 1,395 4.9 5.1

Sales and office occupations

30,220 29,884 1,327 1,368 4.2 4.4

Sales and related occupations

14,185 14,364 596 704 4.0 4.7

Office and administrative support occupations

16,035 15,520 731 664 4.4 4.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

14,190 14,287 902 940 6.0 6.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

946 981 85 119 8.2 10.8

Construction and extraction occupations

8,474 8,400 713 665 7.8 7.3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

4,769 4,905 104 156 2.1 3.1

Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations

20,025 20,085 1,073 1,101 5.1 5.2

Production occupations

8,380 8,188 421 382 4.8 4.5

Transportation and material moving occupations

11,645 11,896 651 718 5.3 5.7

Footnotes
(1) Persons with no previous work experience and persons 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. Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system into the Current Population Survey, or household survey. This classification system is derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

Last Modified Date: March 08, 2024