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	May 2024	May 2025	May 2024	May 2025	May 2024	May 2025
Total, 16 years and over(1)	161,341	163,401	6,235	6,815	3.7	4.0
Management, professional, and related occupations	70,897	70,912	1,423	1,719	2.0	2.4
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	30,910	30,819	631	819	2.0	2.6
Professional and related occupations	39,987	40,093	792	900	1.9	2.2
Service occupations	26,837	27,682	1,405	1,407	5.0	4.8
Sales and office occupations	29,579	30,267	1,048	1,272	3.4	4.0
Sales and related occupations	14,129	14,152	566	662	3.8	4.5
Office and administrative support occupations	15,451	16,115	482	611	3.0	3.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	14,235	14,851	656	587	4.4	3.8
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	916	1,010	110	72	10.7	6.6
Construction and extraction occupations	8,382	8,833	415	342	4.7	3.7
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,937	5,008	131	173	2.6	3.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	19,792	19,689	1,057	1,113	5.1	5.4
Production occupations	8,080	7,947	352	385	4.2	4.6
Transportation and material moving occupations	11,712	11,742	705	728	5.7	5.8
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: June 06, 2025