HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

25. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex

Occupation

Thousands of

persons Unemployment rates

 Total Total Men Women

2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005

 Total, 16 years and over 1 ................................................................ 8,149 7,591 5.5 5.1 5.6 5.1 5.4 5.1

Management, professional, and related occupations ............................. 1,346 1,172 2.7 2.3 2.7 2.2 2.7 2.4

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 544 464 2.6 2.2 2.5 2.1 2.8 2.4

 Management occupations .................................................................. 369 322 2.5 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.5 2.4

 Business and financial operations occupations .................................. 175 142 3.0 2.4 2.7 2.3 3.2 2.5

 Professional and related occupations ................................................... 801 708 2.8 2.4 3.0 2.4 2.6 2.4

 Computer and mathematical occupations .......................................... 136 96 4.2 2.9 4.0 2.7 4.5 3.3

 Architecture and engineering occupations ......................................... 80 60 2.8 2.1 2.7 2.0 3.4 2.7

 Life, physical, and social science occupations ................................... 35 39 2.5 2.7 2.6 2.3 2.4 3.2

 Community and social services occupations ...................................... 65 52 2.9 2.4 2.7 2.4 3.1 2.3

 Legal occupations ............................................................................... 31 27 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.1 2.4 2.2

 Education, training, and library occupations ....................................... 207 210 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5

 Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations .............. 157 135 5.5 4.7 5.6 5.0 5.5 4.4

 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations ............................. 90 90 1.3 1.3 1.1 .8 1.4 1.5

Service occupations ............................................................................... 1,617 1,587 6.6 6.4 6.7 6.3 6.6 6.5

 Healthcare support occupations ........................................................... 169 154 5.5 4.7 5.4 4.4 5.5 4.8

 Protective service occupations ............................................................. 113 121 3.8 4.0 3.6 3.4 4.6 6.1

 Food preparation and serving related occupations .............................. 656 615 8.3 7.7 8.5 7.7 8.1 7.7

 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations ............. 421 429 7.5 7.6 7.6 7.2 7.3 8.1

 Personal care and service occupations ................................................ 257 268 5.4 5.6 5.3 6.0 5.5 5.5

Sales and office occupations .................................................................. 1,937 1,820 5.2 4.8 5.0 4.4 5.3 5.0

 Sales and related occupations ............................................................. 912 874 5.4 5.0 4.2 3.9 6.6 6.2

 Office and administrative support occupations ..................................... 1,025 946 5.0 4.6 6.4 5.4 4.6 4.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ............ 1,140 1,069 7.3 6.5 7.0 6.3 11.6 10.6

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ........................................... 132 103 11.8 9.6 10.1 8.4 17.6 13.6

 Construction and extraction occupations .............................................. 786 751 8.4 7.6 8.3 7.5 12.2 11.4

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ............................... 222 214 4.2 3.9 4.2 3.8 4.9 6.4

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ................ 1,393 1,245 7.2 6.5 6.5 5.8 9.4 8.7

 Production occupations ........................................................................ 714 677 7.0 6.7 5.9 5.9 9.4 8.6

 Transportation and material moving occupations ................................. 679 568 7.4 6.2 7.0 5.7 9.5 8.9

No previous work experience ................................................................. 686 666 ––––––

 16 to 19 years ...................................................................................... 456 466 ––––––

 20 to 24 years ...................................................................................... 121 110 ––––––

 25 years and over ................................................................................ 109 89 ––––––

1 Includes a small number of persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces.

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication

criteria.

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