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	May 2016	May 2017	May 2016	May 2017	May 2016	May 2017
Total, 16 years and over(1)	151,594	153,407	7,207	6,572	4.5	4.1
Management, professional, and related occupations	59,613	61,174	1,305	1,208	2.1	1.9
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	24,907	25,319	606	463	2.4	1.8
Professional and related occupations	34,706	35,855	699	745	2.0	2.0
Service occupations	26,931	27,001	1,533	1,529	5.4	5.4
Sales and office occupations	33,235	33,015	1,541	1,394	4.4	4.1
Sales and related occupations	15,721	15,510	850	733	5.1	4.5
Office and administrative support occupations	17,515	17,506	690	660	3.8	3.6
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	13,941	14,402	827	854	5.6	5.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,227	1,245	113	81	8.4	6.1
Construction and extraction occupations	7,964	8,235	519	562	6.1	6.4
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,750	4,921	196	211	4.0	4.1
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	17,873	17,815	1,154	944	6.1	5.0
Production occupations	8,725	8,670	569	416	6.1	4.6
Transportation and material moving occupations	9,148	9,144	584	527	6.0	5.5
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: June 02, 2017

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey