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	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026	Aug. 2025	Aug. 2026
Total, 16 years and over(1)	163,288	162,667	7,747	7,381	4.5	4.3
Management, professional, and related occupations	70,866	71,768	1,975	2,181	2.7	2.9
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	31,085	31,485	688	763	2.2	2.4
Professional and related occupations	39,781	40,283	1,287	1,417	3.1	3.4
Service occupations	27,672	26,733	1,673	1,561	5.7	5.5
Sales and office occupations	30,562	30,393	1,435	1,169	4.5	3.7
Sales and related occupations	14,146	14,239	713	613	4.8	4.1
Office and administrative support occupations	16,415	16,154	722	556	4.2	3.3
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	15,059	14,046	619	598	4.0	4.1
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,161	1,124	79	73	6.4	6.1
Construction and extraction occupations	8,714	8,075	358	370	3.9	4.4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	5,185	4,847	183	155	3.4	3.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	19,129	19,727	1,103	1,031	5.5	5.0
Production occupations	7,482	7,716	300	306	3.9	3.8
Transportation and material moving occupations	11,647	12,011	803	725	6.5	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: September 04, 2026