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	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026	Apr. 2025	Apr. 2026
Total, 16 years and over(1)	164,069	162,781	6,582	6,768	3.9	4.0
Management, professional, and related occupations	72,185	71,339	1,597	1,621	2.2	2.2
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	31,675	30,659	708	737	2.2	2.3
Professional and related occupations	40,510	40,679	889	885	2.1	2.1
Service occupations	27,297	27,193	1,310	1,362	4.6	4.8
Sales and office occupations	30,024	30,655	1,217	1,310	3.9	4.1
Sales and related occupations	13,982	14,184	618	635	4.2	4.3
Office and administrative support occupations	16,042	16,471	599	675	3.6	3.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	14,423	13,584	748	669	4.9	4.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	997	940	77	75	7.2	7.4
Construction and extraction occupations	8,463	7,786	535	408	5.9	5.0
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	4,964	4,859	136	186	2.7	3.7
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	20,140	20,010	1,133	1,096	5.3	5.2
Production occupations	8,081	7,883	347	289	4.1	3.5
Transportation and material moving occupations	12,059	12,127	786	807	6.1	6.2
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: May 08, 2026