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     
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
                                                                 2006    2007    2006     2007    2006    2007    2006    2007 
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
           Total, 16 years and over (1).......................   7,001   7,078     4.6     4.6     4.6     4.7     4.6     4.5
                                                                                                                              
     Management, professional, and related occupations........   1,065   1,090     2.1     2.1     1.9     2.0     2.2     2.2
       Management, business, and financial operations                                                                         
        occupations...........................................     427     429     2.0     1.9     1.8     1.7     2.2     2.2
         Management occupations...............................     279     278     1.8     1.8     1.7     1.7     2.0     1.9
         Business and financial operations occupations........     148     151     2.4     2.4     2.3     2.1     2.5     2.7
       Professional and related occupations...................     638     662     2.1     2.1     2.1     2.1     2.2     2.1
         Computer and mathematical occupations................      80      76     2.4     2.1     2.5     2.1     2.3     2.3
         Architecture and engineering occupations.............      49      47     1.7     1.6     1.6     1.5     2.6     1.9
         Life, physical, and social science occupations.......      27      28     1.8     2.0     1.7     1.7     2.0     2.4
         Community and social services occupations............      50      53     2.3     2.3     2.4     1.9     2.2     2.6
         Legal occupations....................................      22      40     1.3     2.3      .9     1.4     1.8     3.2
         Education, training, and library occupations.........     196     198     2.4     2.3     2.4     2.3     2.4     2.3
         Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media                                                                       
          occupations.........................................     115     127     4.0     4.4     4.3     5.0     3.8     3.7
         Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations....      98      93     1.4     1.3      .7     1.3     1.6     1.3
                                                                                                                              
     Service occupations......................................   1,485   1,521     5.9     5.9     6.0     6.0     5.8     5.9
       Healthcare support occupations.........................     152     147     4.6     4.5     5.8     4.1     4.5     4.5
       Protective service occupations.........................     105     118     3.4     3.7     2.9     3.0     5.3     6.0
       Food preparation and serving related occupations.......     590     626     7.2     7.5     7.5     7.9     6.9     7.2
       Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance                                                                          
        occupations...........................................     402     392     7.0     6.7     6.9     6.6     7.0     6.8
       Personal care and service occupations..................     235     238     4.7     4.8     4.9     4.9     4.7     4.7
                                                                                                                              
     Sales and office occupations.............................   1,667   1,638     4.4     4.3     3.9     4.2     4.7     4.4
       Sales and related occupations..........................     812     835     4.7     4.8     3.4     3.8     5.9     5.7
       Office and administrative support occupations..........     856     804     4.2     4.0     4.9     4.9     4.0     3.7
                                                                                                                              
     Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                         
      occupations.............................................   1,007   1,052     6.0     6.3     5.8     6.1     9.1    10.4
       Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.............     101      89     9.5     8.5     8.4     7.0    13.2    13.8
       Construction and extraction occupations................     699     781     6.8     7.6     6.7     7.5     9.9    11.2
       Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations......     207     182     3.7     3.4     3.7     3.3     4.3     5.6
                                                                                                                              
     Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                          
      occupations.............................................   1,127   1,128     5.8     5.8     5.3     5.4     7.5     7.3
       Production occupations.................................     544     564     5.5     5.7     4.7     5.0     7.2     7.2
       Transportation and material moving occupations.........     583     564     6.2     6.0     5.9     5.7     8.0     7.7
                                                                                                                              
     No previous work experience..............................     616     627    –       –       –       –       –       –   
        16 to 19 years........................................     435     419    –       –       –       –       –       –   
        20 to 24 years........................................      90     115    –       –       –       –       –       –   
        25 years and over.....................................      91      93    –       –       –       –       –       –   

       1 Includes a small number of persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces.
       NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.  Dash indicates no data
     or data that do not meet publication criteria.