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	Oct. 2025	Oct. 2026	Oct. 2025	Oct. 2026	Oct. 2025	Oct. 2026
Total, 16 years and over(1)	-	164,183	-	6,724	-	3.9
Management, professional, and related occupations	-	73,797	-	1,602	-	2.1
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	-	31,953	-	681	-	2.1
Professional and related occupations	-	41,844	-	921	-	2.2
Service occupations	-	26,373	-	1,539	-	5.5
Sales and office occupations	-	30,134	-	1,284	-	4.1
Sales and related occupations	-	13,933	-	663	-	4.5
Office and administrative support occupations	-	16,201	-	621	-	3.7
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	-	13,431	-	479	-	3.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	-	1,144	-	45	-	3.8
Construction and extraction occupations	-	7,766	-	326	-	4.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	-	4,522	-	108	-	2.3
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	-	20,448	-	1,040	-	4.8
Production occupations	-	8,192	-	306	-	3.6
Transportation and material moving occupations	-	12,256	-	733	-	5.6
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. Data for October 2025 were not collected due to the federal government shutdown.

Last Modified Date: November 06, 2026