HOUSEHOLD DATA
                                                                                                                                  ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     25.  Unemployed persons by occupation and sex
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                      Thousands of                         Unemployment rates                    
                                                                        persons                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                 
                              Occupation                                                                                                         
                                                                         Total               Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                     2002      2003       2002      2003      2002      2003      2002      2003  
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
           Total, 16 years and over (1)..........................    8,378     8,774       5.8       6.0       5.9       6.3       5.6       5.7 
                                                                                                                                                 
     Management, professional, and related occupations...........    1,482     1,556       3.0       3.1       3.2       3.3       2.9       3.0 
       Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                            
        occupations..............................................      622       627       3.0       3.1       2.9       2.9       3.3       3.3 
         Management occupations..................................      447       430       3.0       2.9       2.9       2.8       3.2       3.1 
         Business and financial operations occupations...........      175       198       3.2       3.5       2.9       3.2       3.5       3.7 
       Professional and related occupations......................      859       929       3.0       3.2       3.5       3.7       2.7       2.9 
         Computer and mathematical occupations...................      160       181       4.9       5.5       5.0       5.8       4.6       4.6 
         Architecture and engineering occupations................      122       124       4.3       4.4       4.2       4.0       5.0       6.6 
         Life, physical, and social science occupations..........       42        48       3.1       3.3       2.7       3.3       3.8       3.4 
         Community and social services occupations...............       49        57       2.2       2.5       2.0       2.2       2.4       2.7 
         Legal occupations.......................................       37        35       2.4       2.3       1.8       1.6       3.2       3.1 
         Education, training, and library occupations............      203       225       2.6       2.8       2.6       2.5       2.6       2.9 
         Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media                                                                                          
          occupations............................................      160       171       5.7       6.0       6.0       6.5       5.3       5.6 
         Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations.......       87        88       1.3       1.3        .9       1.2       1.5       1.4 
                                                                                                                                                 
     Service occupations.........................................    1,544     1,681       6.6       7.1       6.9       7.5       6.4       6.7 
       Healthcare support occupations............................      144       171       5.1       5.5       7.6       6.0       4.8       5.5 
       Protective service occupations............................      111       129       3.9       4.5       3.4       4.1       5.8       6.3 
       Food preparation and serving related occupations..........      622       683       8.2       8.6       8.6       9.2       7.8       8.1 
       Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance                                                                                             
        occupations..............................................      405       447       7.4       8.3       7.5       8.6       7.3       7.9 
       Personal care and service occupations.....................      261       250       5.7       5.6       6.5       6.5       5.4       5.3 
                                                                                                                                                 
     Sales and office occupations................................    2,110     2,070       5.6       5.5       5.4       5.4       5.8       5.6 
       Sales and related occupations.............................      998       995       5.9       5.9       4.8       4.8       7.1       7.0 
       Office and administrative support occupations.............    1,112     1,076       5.4       5.2       6.4       6.4       5.0       4.8 
                                                                                                                                                 
     Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                            
      occupations................................................    1,155     1,244       7.8       8.1       7.6       7.8      11.9      12.9 
       Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations................      142       136      12.0      11.4      10.5       9.1      16.4      18.7 
       Construction and extraction occupations...................      788       814       9.1       9.1       9.0       9.1      13.0      10.9 
       Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations.........      225       295       4.6       5.5       4.6       5.4       4.7       7.8 
                                                                                                                                                 
     Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                             
      occupations................................................    1,530     1,555       7.6       7.9       6.9       7.5       9.9       9.3 
       Production occupations....................................      848       807       7.8       7.7       6.8       7.0       9.8       9.2 
       Transportation and material moving occupations............      682       748       7.4       8.2       7.0       8.0       9.9       9.4 
                                                                                                                                                 
     No previous work experience.................................      536       641         -         -         -         -         -         - 
        16 to 19 years...........................................      368       424         -         -         -         -         -         - 
        20 to 24 years...........................................       83       117         -         -         -         -         -         - 
        25 years and over........................................       85       100         -         -         -         -         -         - 

       1 Includes a small number of persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces.
       NOTE:  Occupations reflect the introduction of the 2002 Census occupational classification system derived from the 2000 Standard
     Occupational Classification system into the Current Population Survey.  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls
     used in the household survey.