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
Occupation	Apr. 2017	Apr. 2018	Apr. 2017	Apr. 2018	Apr. 2017	Apr. 2018
Total, 16 years and over(1)	153,262	155,348	6,555	5,932	4.1	3.7
Management, professional, and related occupations	61,317	62,561	1,254	1,134	2.0	1.8
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	25,455	25,742	581	460	2.2	1.8
Professional and related occupations	35,862	36,819	673	675	1.8	1.8
Service occupations	26,370	27,105	1,426	1,238	5.1	4.4
Sales and office occupations	33,529	33,170	1,337	1,242	3.8	3.6
Sales and related occupations	15,838	15,573	688	659	4.2	4.1
Office and administrative support occupations	17,692	17,597	650	583	3.5	3.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	14,174	14,036	925	926	6.1	6.2
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,225	969	120	127	8.9	11.6
Construction and extraction occupations	7,930	8,014	657	662	7.6	7.6
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	5,019	5,052	149	138	2.9	2.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	17,871	18,476	994	841	5.3	4.4
Production occupations	8,491	8,434	432	384	4.8	4.4
Transportation and material moving occupations	9,380	10,042	562	457	5.7	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.

Last Modified Date: May 04, 2018

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey