HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-30. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex [Numbers in thousands]
Occupation Total unemployed Unemployment rates
Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Total Men Women
Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2019		 Aug.
2018		 Aug.
2019

Total, 16 years and over(1)

 6,370 6,203 3.9 3.8 3.7 3.5 4.3 4.1

Management, professional, and related occupations

 1,591 1,476 2.5 2.3 2.1 1.8 2.9 2.7

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 534 506 2.0 1.9 1.6 1.6 2.6 2.2

Management occupations

 300 312 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.6 2.0 1.7

Business and financial operations occupations

 234 194 3.0 2.4 2.2 1.5 3.7 3.2

Professional and related occupations

 1,057 970 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.1 3.1 2.9

Computer and mathematical occupations

 132 87 2.5 1.5 2.7 1.4 2.0 1.7

Architecture and engineering occupations

 43 24 1.3 0.8 1.3 0.8 1.2 0.4

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 38 54 2.5 3.3 1.1 3.6 3.9 2.9

Community and social service occupations

 57 61 2.1 2.2 2.8 1.9 1.7 2.3

Legal occupations

 32 21 1.7 1.1 2.0 0.4 1.4 1.7

Education, training, and library occupations

 466 463 5.2 4.9 3.6 4.6 5.8 5.1

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 125 136 3.5 4.0 4.3 3.6 2.6 4.3

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 163 122 1.7 1.3 1.9 1.1 1.6 1.3

Service occupations

 1,317 1,178 4.6 4.1 4.4 4.0 4.9 4.2

Healthcare support occupations

 103 148 2.9 3.8 2.4 3.2 2.9 3.8

Protective service occupations

 52 65 1.5 1.9 1.7 1.5 0.8 3.1

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 561 493 6.4 5.6 6.7 6.0 6.3 5.3

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 310 206 4.8 3.4 5.2 3.0 4.1 3.9

Personal care and service occupations

 292 266 4.7 4.3 1.5 6.0 5.7 3.7

Sales and office occupations

 1,320 1,337 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.2 3.8 4.2

Sales and related occupations

 575 625 3.5 3.8 3.2 2.4 3.9 5.2

Office and administrative support occupations

 745 712 4.1 3.9 4.8 4.5 3.8 3.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 579 601 3.8 4.0 3.5 3.7 8.9 8.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 91 50 7.3 4.3 4.8 1.2 13.5 12.8

Construction and extraction occupations

 357 398 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.5 4.9 5.3

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 131 152 2.5 2.9 2.4 2.8 6.7 5.9

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 887 955 4.5 4.9 3.9 4.6 6.3 5.7

Production occupations

 324 358 3.6 3.9 3.0 3.8 5.1 4.0

Transportation and material moving occupations

 562 597 5.2 5.7 4.6 5.2 7.8 7.8

No previous work experience

 649 631 - - - - - -

16 to 19 years

 361 332 - - - - - -

20 to 24 years

 134 168 - - - - - -

25 years and over

 154 130 - - - - - -

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: September 06, 2019