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	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2026	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2026	Sept. 2025	Sept. 2026
Total, 16 years and over(1)	163,894	163,439	7,324	6,859	4.3	4.0
Management, professional, and related occupations	71,646	73,122	1,831	1,837	2.5	2.5
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	31,363	31,900	685	719	2.1	2.2
Professional and related occupations	40,283	41,223	1,146	1,118	2.8	2.6
Service occupations	27,346	26,223	1,565	1,556	5.4	5.6
Sales and office occupations	30,662	30,105	1,484	1,047	4.6	3.4
Sales and related occupations	14,054	14,040	702	463	4.8	3.2
Office and administrative support occupations	16,608	16,065	782	585	4.5	3.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	14,905	13,896	565	537	3.7	3.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	1,064	1,178	85	52	7.4	4.2
Construction and extraction occupations	8,577	7,916	340	358	3.8	4.3
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	5,264	4,802	139	126	2.6	2.6
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	19,335	20,093	1,067	1,007	5.2	4.8
Production occupations	7,425	7,775	368	341	4.7	4.2
Transportation and material moving occupations	11,910	12,318	699	665	5.5	5.1
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: October 02, 2026