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     
                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                           
                                                              2008    2009     2008    2009    2008    2009    2008    2009
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
        Total, 16 years and over (1).......................   8,924  14,265     5.8     9.3     6.1    10.3     5.4     8.1
                                                                                                                           
  Management, professional, and related occupations........   1,463   2,531     2.7     4.6     2.6     4.7     2.8     4.5
    Management, business, and financial operations                                                                         
     occupations...........................................     619   1,105     2.7     4.9     2.6     4.6     2.9     5.3
      Management occupations...............................     407     740     2.5     4.6     2.4     4.4     2.6     4.9
      Business and financial operations occupations........     212     365     3.3     5.7     3.1     5.4     3.4     5.9
    Professional and related occupations...................     844   1,427     2.7     4.4     2.6     4.8     2.7     4.2
      Computer and mathematical occupations................      97     192     2.6     5.2     2.4     5.1     3.2     5.7
      Architecture and engineering occupations.............      95     203     3.1     6.9     3.0     6.7     3.7     8.0
      Life, physical, and social science occupations.......      32      63     2.4     4.5     2.3     5.0     2.5     4.0
      Community and social services occupations............      63     105     2.7     4.3     2.1     4.0     3.0     4.5
      Legal occupations....................................      44      60     2.6     3.4     2.2     2.3     2.9     4.5
      Education, training, and library occupations.........     247     368     2.8     4.1     2.6     4.2     2.9     4.1
      Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media                                                                       
       occupations.........................................     156     251     5.3     8.4     5.4     7.8     5.1     9.1
      Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations....     110     184     1.5     2.3      .8     1.9     1.7     2.5
                                                                                                                           
  Service occupations......................................   1,769   2,605     6.7     9.6     7.2    10.5     6.4     8.9
    Healthcare support occupations.........................     150     240     4.5     6.8     5.6     9.3     4.3     6.4
    Protective service occupations.........................     109     177     3.5     5.3     3.1     5.1     4.6     6.2
    Food preparation and serving related occupations.......     742   1,011     8.7    11.6     9.1    12.3     8.3    11.0
    Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance                                                                          
     occupations...........................................     470     736     7.9    12.1     8.2    13.0     7.5    10.8
    Personal care and service occupations..................     298     441     5.7     8.0     6.5     9.3     5.5     7.7
                                                                                                                           
  Sales and office occupations.............................   2,006   3,143     5.3     8.5     5.2     8.8     5.5     8.4
    Sales and related occupations..........................     980   1,501     5.7     8.8     4.7     8.0     6.7     9.6
    Office and administrative support occupations..........   1,026   1,642     5.1     8.3     6.0    10.1     4.8     7.7
                                                                                                                           
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                         
   occupations.............................................   1,421   2,464     8.8    15.6     8.7    15.6    11.0    16.2
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.............     112     179    10.2    16.2     9.2    15.3    13.5    19.6
    Construction and extraction occupations................   1,067   1,825    11.0    19.7    10.9    19.7    13.4    21.1
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations......     243     459     4.5     8.5     4.5     8.5     5.4     7.3
                                                                                                                           
  Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                          
   occupations.............................................   1,474   2,453     7.6    13.3     7.2    12.8     9.3    15.2
    Production occupations.................................     746   1,322     7.7    14.7     7.0    14.1     9.4    16.3
    Transportation and material moving occupations.........     727   1,131     7.6    12.0     7.3    11.8     9.1    13.2
                                                                                                                           
  No previous work experience..............................     766   1,035    -       -       -       -       -       -   
     16 to 19 years........................................     511     677    -       -       -       -       -       -   
     20 to 24 years........................................     132     194    -       -       -       -       -       -   
     25 years and over.....................................     123     164    -       -       -       -       -       -   

     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.