HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                             HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                           ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     25.  Unemployed persons by occupation and sex
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                   Thousands of                         Unemployment rates                    
                                                                     persons                                                                  
                                                                                                                                              
                            Occupation                                                                                                        
                                                                      Total               Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                  2005      2006       2005      2006      2005      2006      2005      2006 
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                              
           Total, 16 years and over (1).......................    7,591     7,001       5.1       4.6       5.1       4.6       5.1       4.6 
                                                                                                                                              
     Management, professional, and related occupations........    1,172     1,065       2.3       2.1       2.2       1.9       2.4       2.2 
       Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                         
        occupations...........................................      464       427       2.2       2.0       2.1       1.8       2.4       2.2 
         Management occupations...............................      322       279       2.1       1.8       2.0       1.7       2.4       2.0 
         Business and financial operations occupations........      142       148       2.4       2.4       2.3       2.3       2.5       2.5 
       Professional and related occupations...................      708       638       2.4       2.1       2.4       2.1       2.4       2.2 
         Computer and mathematical occupations................       96        80       2.9       2.4       2.7       2.5       3.3       2.3 
         Architecture and engineering occupations.............       60        49       2.1       1.7       2.0       1.6       2.7       2.6 
         Life, physical, and social science occupations.......       39        27       2.7       1.8       2.3       1.7       3.2       2.0 
         Community and social services occupations............       52        50       2.4       2.3       2.4       2.4       2.3       2.2 
         Legal occupations....................................       27        22       1.6       1.3       1.1        .9       2.2       1.8 
         Education, training, and library occupations.........      210       196       2.5       2.4       2.6       2.4       2.5       2.4 
         Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media                                                                                       
          occupations.........................................      135       115       4.7       4.0       5.0       4.3       4.4       3.8 
         Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations....       90        98       1.3       1.4        .8        .7       1.5       1.6 
                                                                                                                                              
     Service occupations......................................    1,587     1,485       6.4       5.9       6.3       6.0       6.5       5.8 
       Healthcare support occupations.........................      154       152       4.7       4.6       4.4       5.8       4.8       4.5 
       Protective service occupations.........................      121       105       4.0       3.4       3.4       2.9       6.1       5.3 
       Food preparation and serving related occupations.......      615       590       7.7       7.2       7.7       7.5       7.7       6.9 
       Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance                                                                                          
        occupations...........................................      429       402       7.6       7.0       7.2       6.9       8.1       7.0 
       Personal care and service occupations..................      268       235       5.6       4.7       6.0       4.9       5.5       4.7 
                                                                                                                                              
     Sales and office occupations.............................    1,820     1,667       4.8       4.4       4.4       3.9       5.0       4.7 
       Sales and related occupations..........................      874       812       5.0       4.7       3.9       3.4       6.2       5.9 
       Office and administrative support occupations..........      946       856       4.6       4.2       5.4       4.9       4.4       4.0 
                                                                                                                                              
     Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                         
      occupations.............................................    1,069     1,007       6.5       6.0       6.3       5.8      10.6       9.1 
       Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.............      103       101       9.6       9.5       8.4       8.4      13.6      13.2 
       Construction and extraction occupations................      751       699       7.6       6.8       7.5       6.7      11.4       9.9 
       Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations......      214       207       3.9       3.7       3.8       3.7       6.4       4.3 
                                                                                                                                              
     Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                          
      occupations.............................................    1,245     1,127       6.5       5.8       5.8       5.3       8.7       7.5 
       Production occupations.................................      677       544       6.7       5.5       5.9       4.7       8.6       7.2 
       Transportation and material moving occupations.........      568       583       6.2       6.2       5.7       5.9       8.9       8.0 
                                                                                                                                              
     No previous work experience..............................      666       616      -         -         -         -         -         -    
        16 to 19 years........................................      466       435      -         -         -         -         -         -    
        20 to 24 years........................................      110        90      -         -         -         -         -         -    
        25 years and over.....................................       89        91      -         -         -         -         -         -    

       1 Includes a small number of persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces.
       NOTE:  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.  Dash indicates no data or
     data that do not meet publication criteria.