Table A-10. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                 Unemployment      
                                                                     Employed                     Unemployed                        rates          
                                                                                                                                                   
                        Occupation                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                               July           July            July           July             July           July  
                                                               2007           2008            2007           2008             2007           2008  
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
       Total, 16 years and over (1)......................     147,315        146,867          7,556          9,433            4.9            6.0   
  Management, professional, and related occupations......      50,954         52,655          1,315          1,585            2.5            2.9   
    Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                                 
   occupations...........................................      21,696         22,596            385            593            1.7            2.6   
    Professional and related occupations.................      29,259         30,059            930            992            3.1            3.2   
  Service occupations....................................      25,406         25,613          1,537          1,880            5.7            6.8   
  Sales and office occupations...........................      36,407         35,096          1,792          2,143            4.7            5.8   
    Sales and related occupations........................      16,804         15,995            918          1,055            5.2            6.2   
    Office and administrative support occupations........      19,604         19,102            874          1,088            4.3            5.4   
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                                 
   occupations...........................................      16,214         15,399            902          1,240            5.3            7.5   
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations...........       1,081          1,085             57             93            5.0            7.9   
    Construction and extraction occupations..............       9,785          9,086            649            864            6.2            8.7   
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations....       5,348          5,227            195            283            3.5            5.1   
  Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                                  
   occupations...........................................      18,334         18,104          1,176          1,407            6.0            7.2   
    Production occupations...............................       9,410          9,015            534            686            5.4            7.1   
    Transportation and material moving occupations.......       8,924          9,089            642            722            6.7            7.4   

    1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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