HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                      ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     32.  Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                2008                                     
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                              Thousands of persons                           Weeks       
                                                                                                                                         
                   Occupation and industry                                                                                               
                                                                                              15 weeks and over                          
                                                                       Less    5 to 14                                 Average    Median 
                                                            Total      than     weeks                                   (mean)   duration
                                                                     5 weeks              Total    15 to 26  27 weeks  duration          
                                                                                                    weeks    and over                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                          OCCUPATION                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         
       Management, professional, and related occupations     1,463       440       454       569       249       320      19.3      10.2 
         Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                  
          occupations....................................      619       166       195       258       112       146      19.9      11.2 
         Professional and related occupations............      844       274       259       311       138       174      18.9       9.7 
                                                                                                                                         
       Service occupations...............................    1,769       620       554       595       266       329      17.2       8.9 
                                                                                                                                         
       Sales and office occupations......................    2,006       611       654       741       330       411      18.4       9.9 
         Sales and related occupations...................      980       312       323       344       155       189      17.8       9.4 
         Office and administrative support occupations...    1,026       299       330       397       175       221      19.1      10.4 
                                                                                                                                         
       Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                  
        occupations...  .................................    1,421       515       444       463       222       240      16.1       8.5 
         Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......      112        44        36        32        19        13      13.5       8.1 
         Construction and extraction occupations.........    1,067       392       334       340       164       176      15.7       8.3 
         Installation, maintenance, and repair                                                                                           
          occupations....................................      243        79        74        90        39        51      18.8       9.7 
                                                                                                                                         
       Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                   
        occupations....  ................................    1,474       481       423       570       247       323      18.8      10.0 
         Production occupations..........................      746       236       217       293       119       174      19.3      10.2 
         Transportation and material moving occupations..      727       244       206       277       128       149      18.3       9.8 
                                                                                                                                         
                         INDUSTRY (1)                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
       Agriculture and related industries................      126        48        41        38        23        15      13.3       8.4 
                                                                                                                                         
       Mining............................................       26        11         8         7         3         4     (2)       (2)   
                                                                                                                                         
       Construction......................................    1,045       373       332       339       172       168      15.3       8.6 
                                                                                                                                         
       Manufacturing.....................................      954       294       275       385       155       230      20.1      10.5 
           Durable goods.................................      603       183       175       246        96       150      20.3      10.6 
           Nondurable goods..............................      351       112       100       139        59        80      19.9      10.3 
                                                                                                                                         
       Wholesale and retail trade........................    1,220       381       399       440       204       237      18.0       9.6 
                                                                                                                                         
       Transportation and utilities......................      347       106        99       142        64        77      19.6      11.0 
                                                                                                                                         
       Information.......................................      173        53        54        66        28        38      20.6      10.2 
                                                                                                                                         
       Financial activities..............................      389        98       123       168        71        97      20.6      12.1 
                                                                                                                                         
       Professional and business services................      943       294       303       346       161       184      17.4       9.8 
                                                                                                                                         
       Education and health services.....................      922       306       296       320       139       182      17.9       9.2 
                                                                                                                                         
       Leisure and hospitality...........................    1,132       410       367       356       161       196      16.0       8.3 
                                                                                                                                         
       Other services....................................      335       112        91       132        59        73      19.3       9.9 
                                                                                                                                         
       Public administration.............................      139        41        42        55        26        29      21.0      10.5 
                                                                                                                                         
       No previous work experience.......................      766       258       268       241       108       133      16.8       8.9 

       1 Includes wage and salary workers only.
       2 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000.
       NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.