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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
Sept.
2018		 Sept.
2019		 Sept.
2018		 Sept.
2019		 Sept.
2018		 Sept.
2019

Total, 16 years and over(1)

 156,191 158,478 5,766 5,465 3.6 3.3

Management, professional, and related occupations

 62,181 64,343 1,299 1,235 2.0 1.9

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 26,068 27,218 554 450 2.1 1.6

Professional and related occupations

 36,112 37,124 745 786 2.0 2.1

Service occupations

 26,606 27,303 1,207 1,068 4.3 3.8

Sales and office occupations

 33,510 33,675 1,257 1,158 3.6 3.3

Sales and related occupations

 15,609 15,733 656 581 4.0 3.6

Office and administrative support occupations

 17,901 17,942 600 577 3.2 3.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 14,855 14,534 582 489 3.8 3.3

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 1,180 1,149 52 63 4.2 5.2

Construction and extraction occupations

 8,570 8,347 434 314 4.8 3.6

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 5,105 5,037 95 111 1.8 2.2

Production, transportation, and material moving
occupations

 19,039 18,624 847 846 4.3 4.3

Production occupations

 8,639 8,502 346 379 3.9 4.3

Transportation and material moving occupations

 10,400 10,123 501 467 4.6 4.4

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.

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Last Modified Date: October 04, 2019