HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                      ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     32.  Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                2007                                     
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                              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......................................    1,090       379       344       368       161       207      17.9       8.8 
         Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                  
          occupations....................................      429       138       141       150        68        82      17.6       9.4 
         Professional and related occupations............      662       240       203       218        93       126      18.1       8.4 
                                                                                                                                         
       Service occupations...............................    1,521       560       478       482       232       251      16.3       8.3 
                                                                                                                                         
       Sales and office occupations......................    1,638       570       508       560       276       285      16.9       8.9 
         Sales and related occupations...................      835       302       255       277       136       142      16.2       8.7 
         Office and administrative support occupations...      804       268       253       283       140       143      17.5       9.2 
                                                                                                                                         
       Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                  
        occupations......................................    1,052       408       345       299       142       157      15.1       7.6 
         Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations......       89        30        32        27        13        13      16.5       8.6 
         Construction and extraction occupations.........      781       316       253       212       100       112      14.4       7.1 
         Installation, maintenance, and repair                                                                                           
          occupations....................................      182        62        60        60        28        32      17.2       9.1 
                                                                                                                                         
       Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                   
        occupations......................................    1,128       383       361       384       164       219      17.9       9.0 
         Production occupations..........................      564       187       183       193        83       110      18.1       9.2 
         Transportation and material moving                                                                                              
          occupations....................................      564       196       177       191        81       109      17.7       8.8 
                                                                                                                                         
                         INDUSTRY (1)                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
       Agriculture and related industries................       82        28        29        25        12        14      17.6       8.7 
                                                                                                                                         
       Mining............................................       25         9        10         6         3         3     (2)       (2)   
                                                                                                                                         
       Construction......................................      769       299       255       215       109       107      14.1       7.5 
                                                                                                                                         
       Manufacturing.....................................      710       229       222       259       108       152      19.5       9.7 
           Durable goods.................................      439       139       139       162        69        93      19.1       9.8 
           Nondurable goods..............................      271        90        83        97        39        58      20.2       9.4 
                                                                                                                                         
       Wholesale and retail trade........................      987       341       311       334       163       171      16.8       9.0 
                                                                                                                                         
       Transportation and utilities......................      262        83        84        95        37        58      18.8       9.5 
                                                                                                                                         
       Information.......................................      124        40        36        49        19        29      22.1      10.1 
                                                                                                                                         
       Financial activities..............................      295       101        94       100        50        50      17.2       8.9 
                                                                                                                                         
       Professional and business services................      752       262       242       247       117       130      16.9       8.8 
                                                                                                                                         
       Education and health services.....................      807       300       255       253       121       132      16.2       8.1 
                                                                                                                                         
       Leisure and hospitality...........................      929       361       294       274       132       142      15.2       7.6 
                                                                                                                                         
       Other services....................................      245        95        71        80        37        43      15.9       8.1 
                                                                                                                                         
       Public administration.............................      133        40        42        51        22        29      20.3      10.0 
                                                                                                                                         
       No previous work experience.......................      627       237       190       201        83       118      17.3       8.1 

       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.