HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-30. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex [Numbers in thousands]
Occupation Total unemployed Unemployment rates
Mar.
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Total Men Women
Mar.
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Mar.
2017		 Mar.
2018		 Mar.
2017		 Mar.
2018

Total, 16 years and over(1)

 7,284 6,671 4.6 4.1 4.9 4.4 4.1 3.8

Management, professional, and related occupations

 1,265 1,310 2.0 2.0 2.2 1.8 1.8 2.2

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 622 520 2.4 2.0 2.2 2.0 2.6 2.0

Management occupations

 371 336 2.0 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.3 1.6

Business and financial operations occupations

 250 184 3.2 2.3 3.2 1.9 3.2 2.6

Professional and related occupations

 644 790 1.8 2.1 2.3 1.7 1.4 2.4

Computer and mathematical occupations

 98 76 2.1 1.4 2.2 1.3 1.6 1.9

Architecture and engineering occupations

 78 60 2.4 1.8 2.4 1.3 2.7 4.0

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 31 29 2.1 1.8 2.1 1.5 2.1 2.2

Community and social service occupations

 28 53 1.1 1.9 1.2 2.9 1.0 1.4

Legal occupations

 23 35 1.3 1.9 1.4 1.2 1.2 2.6

Education, training, and library occupations

 176 231 1.8 2.3 2.6 1.3 1.5 2.6

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 123 146 3.6 4.3 3.8 3.8 3.3 4.9

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 87 160 0.9 1.7 1.5 1.5 0.8 1.8

Service occupations

 1,597 1,447 5.7 5.2 6.4 5.8 5.2 4.7

Healthcare support occupations

 182 105 4.8 2.7 4.5 2.0 4.9 2.8

Protective service occupations

 120 82 3.9 2.6 2.5 2.3 8.2 3.5

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 555 591 6.2 6.6 7.1 7.3 5.3 6.1

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 462 401 7.8 6.6 9.7 7.1 5.0 5.9

Personal care and service occupations

 277 270 4.5 4.5 3.0 5.4 4.9 4.3

Sales and office occupations

 1,444 1,428 4.1 4.2 3.4 4.3 4.6 4.1

Sales and related occupations

 640 731 3.9 4.5 2.6 4.2 5.1 4.8

Office and administrative support occupations

 803 697 4.4 3.8 4.8 4.4 4.2 3.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 1,156 999 7.7 6.7 7.5 6.7 11.6 7.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 131 137 9.9 12.1 9.2 13.7 12.1 7.3

Construction and extraction occupations

 831 712 9.9 8.2 9.6 8.2 20.1 9.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 194 150 3.6 3.0 3.8 2.8 0.3 7.0

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 1,099 933 5.8 4.8 5.5 4.7 6.9 5.2

Production occupations

 472 382 5.3 4.3 4.9 4.1 6.5 4.8

Transportation and material moving occupations

 627 551 6.2 5.2 5.9 5.1 7.5 5.8

No previous work experience

 691 534 - - - - - -

16 to 19 years

 412 325 - - - - - -

20 to 24 years

 138 117 - - - - - -

25 years and over

 140 92 - - - - - -

Footnotes
 (1) Includes a small number of persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: April 06, 2018