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	July 2025	July 2026	July 2025	July 2026	July 2025	July 2026
Total, 16 years and over(1)	163,799	162,800	7,847	7,435	4.6	4.4
Management, professional, and related occupations	69,809	69,913	2,162	2,120	3.0	2.9
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	30,985	30,567	680	721	2.1	2.3
Professional and related occupations	38,825	39,346	1,482	1,399	3.7	3.4
Service occupations	28,253	27,367	1,529	1,508	5.1	5.2
Sales and office occupations	31,067	30,863	1,253	1,282	3.9	4.0
Sales and related occupations	14,502	14,406	592	620	3.9	4.1
Office and administrative support occupations	16,565	16,457	661	662	3.8	3.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	15,349	14,314	547	570	3.4	3.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,198	1,105	50	44	4.0	3.9
Construction and extraction occupations	8,922	8,229	392	420	4.2	4.9
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	5,229	4,979	105	106	2.0	2.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	19,321	20,343	1,198	1,013	5.8	4.7
Production occupations	7,662	8,121	411	276	5.1	3.3
Transportation and material moving occupations	11,659	12,223	788	736	6.3	5.7
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: August 07, 2026