HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     25.  Unemployed persons by occupation and sex
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                   Thousands of                         Unemployment rates                    
                                                                     persons                                                                  
                                                                                                                                              
                            Occupation                                                                                                        
                                                                      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.