HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


25.  Unemployed persons by occupation and sex
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                              Thousands of                         Unemployment rates                    
                                                                persons                                                                  
                                                                                                                                         
                       Occupation                                                                                                        
                                                                 Total               Total                Men                Women       
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                              2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
      Total, 16 years and over (1).......................    8,774     8,149       6.0       5.5       6.3       5.6       5.7       5.4 
                                                                                                                                         
Management, professional, and related occupations........    1,556     1,346       3.1       2.7       3.3       2.7       3.0       2.7 
  Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                         
   occupations...........................................      627       544       3.1       2.6       2.9       2.5       3.3       2.8 
    Management occupations...............................      430       369       2.9       2.5       2.8       2.4       3.1       2.5 
    Business and financial operations occupations........      198       175       3.5       3.0       3.2       2.7       3.7       3.2 
  Professional and related occupations...................      929       801       3.2       2.8       3.7       3.0       2.9       2.6 
    Computer and mathematical occupations................      181       136       5.5       4.2       5.8       4.0       4.6       4.5 
    Architecture and engineering occupations.............      124        80       4.4       2.8       4.0       2.7       6.6       3.4 
    Life, physical, and social science occupations.......       48        35       3.3       2.5       3.3       2.6       3.4       2.4 
    Community and social services occupations............       57        65       2.5       2.9       2.2       2.7       2.7       3.1 
    Legal occupations....................................       35        31       2.3       1.9       1.6       1.5       3.1       2.4 
    Education, training, and library occupations.........      225       207       2.8       2.5       2.5       2.6       2.9       2.5 
    Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media                                                                                       
     occupations.........................................      171       157       6.0       5.5       6.5       5.6       5.6       5.5 
    Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations....       88        90       1.3       1.3       1.2       1.1       1.4       1.4 
                                                                                                                                         
Service occupations......................................    1,681     1,617       7.1       6.6       7.5       6.7       6.7       6.6 
  Healthcare support occupations.........................      171       169       5.5       5.5       6.0       5.4       5.5       5.5 
  Protective service occupations.........................      129       113       4.5       3.8       4.1       3.6       6.3       4.6 
  Food preparation and serving related occupations.......      683       656       8.6       8.3       9.2       8.5       8.1       8.1 
  Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance                                                                                          
   occupations...........................................      447       421       8.3       7.5       8.6       7.6       7.9       7.3 
  Personal care and service occupations..................      250       257       5.6       5.4       6.5       5.3       5.3       5.5 
                                                                                                                                         
Sales and office occupations.............................    2,070     1,937       5.5       5.2       5.4       5.0       5.6       5.3 
  Sales and related occupations..........................      995       912       5.9       5.4       4.8       4.2       7.0       6.6 
  Office and administrative support occupations..........    1,076     1,025       5.2       5.0       6.4       6.4       4.8       4.6 
                                                                                                                                         
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                         
 occupations.............................................    1,244     1,140       8.1       7.3       7.8       7.0      12.9      11.6 
  Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.............      136       132      11.4      11.8       9.1      10.1      18.7      17.6 
  Construction and extraction occupations................      814       786       9.1       8.4       9.1       8.3      10.9      12.2 
  Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations......      295       222       5.5       4.2       5.4       4.2       7.8       4.9 
                                                                                                                                         
Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                          
 occupations.............................................    1,555     1,393       7.9       7.2       7.5       6.5       9.3       9.4 
  Production occupations.................................      807       714       7.7       7.0       7.0       5.9       9.2       9.4 
  Transportation and material moving occupations.........      748       679       8.2       7.4       8.0       7.0       9.4       9.5 
                                                                                                                                         
No previous work experience..............................      641       686      -         -         -         -         -         -    
   16 to 19 years........................................      424       456      -         -         -         -         -         -    
   20 to 24 years........................................      117       121      -         -         -         -         -         -    
   25 years and over.....................................      100       109      -         -         -         -         -         -    

  1 Includes a small number of persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces.
  NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.  Dash indicates no data or
data that do not meet publication criteria.