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

Total, 16 years and over(1)

 7,287 6,370 4.5 3.9 4.3 3.7 4.8 4.3

Management, professional, and related occupations

 1,731 1,591 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.1 3.3 2.9

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 611 534 2.4 2.0 2.1 1.6 2.7 2.6

Management occupations

 393 300 2.1 1.6 2.1 1.4 2.2 2.0

Business and financial operations occupations

 218 234 2.9 3.0 2.2 2.2 3.5 3.7

Professional and related occupations

 1,120 1,057 3.1 2.9 2.5 2.5 3.6 3.1

Computer and mathematical occupations

 119 132 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.0

Architecture and engineering occupations

 74 43 2.2 1.3 2.4 1.3 0.9 1.2

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 35 38 2.5 2.5 1.3 1.1 3.8 3.9

Community and social service occupations

 69 57 2.5 2.1 3.5 2.8 2.0 1.7

Legal occupations

 23 32 1.3 1.7 0.7 2.0 1.8 1.4

Education, training, and library occupations

 523 466 6.0 5.2 4.2 3.6 6.6 5.8

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 132 125 3.9 3.5 4.0 4.3 3.8 2.6

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

 143 163 1.6 1.7 0.8 1.9 1.8 1.6

Service occupations

 1,554 1,317 5.3 4.6 4.7 4.4 5.9 4.9

Healthcare support occupations

 172 103 4.7 2.9 4.7 2.4 4.7 2.9

Protective service occupations

 95 52 2.6 1.5 1.8 1.7 5.7 0.8

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 590 561 6.5 6.4 6.1 6.7 6.8 6.3

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 360 310 5.4 4.8 5.2 5.2 5.7 4.1

Personal care and service occupations

 338 292 5.5 4.7 4.7 1.5 5.7 5.7

Sales and office occupations

 1,422 1,320 4.0 3.8 3.8 3.8 4.2 3.8

Sales and related occupations

 691 575 4.2 3.5 2.6 3.2 5.9 3.9

Office and administrative support occupations

 730 745 3.9 4.1 5.7 4.8 3.2 3.8

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 772 579 5.1 3.8 5.0 3.5 6.3 8.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 75 91 5.7 7.3 5.7 4.8 5.4 13.5

Construction and extraction occupations

 520 357 5.9 4.0 5.9 4.0 7.4 4.9

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 177 131 3.5 2.5 3.4 2.4 6.1 6.7

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 1,064 887 5.5 4.5 5.1 3.9 6.9 6.3

Production occupations

 497 324 5.7 3.6 5.3 3.0 6.5 5.1

Transportation and material moving occupations

 567 562 5.3 5.2 4.9 4.6 7.4 7.8

No previous work experience

 725 649 - - - - - -

16 to 19 years

 420 361 - - - - - -

20 to 24 years

 157 134 - - - - - -

25 years and over

 148 154 - - - - - -

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 07, 2018