HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                        HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                      ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     32.  Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                2006                                     
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                              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...    1,065       372       320       373       167       206      18.1       9.1 
       Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                    
        occupations......................................      427       138       125       164        74        89      19.5      10.1 
       Professional and related occupations..............      638       234       195       209        93       116      17.1       8.4 
                                                                                                                                         
     Service occupations.................................    1,485       571       450       464       215       249      15.9       7.9 
                                                                                                                                         
     Sales and office occupations........................    1,667       610       497       561       262       299      17.2       8.6 
       Sales and related occupations.....................      812       310       244       257       122       135      16.5       8.0 
       Office and administrative support occupations.....      856       299       253       304       139       164      17.9       9.2 
                                                                                                                                         
     Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                    
      occupations........................................    1,007       405       309       294       136       158      15.2       7.5 
       Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations........      101        42        31        29        16        12      13.3       6.8 
       Construction and extraction occupations...........      699       294       220       184        84       100      14.2       6.9 
       Installation, maintenance, and repair                                                                                             
        occupations......................................      207        69        58        81        35        45      19.5      10.5 
                                                                                                                                         
     Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                     
      occupations........................................    1,127       416       331       380       174       206      17.7       8.6 
       Production occupations............................      544       201       155       188        83       105      18.4       8.7 
       Transportation and material moving occupations....      583       216       176       192        90       101      17.0       8.4 
                                                                                                                                         
                         INDUSTRY (1)                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
     Agriculture and related industries..................       99        43        28        28        16        12      13.3       6.4 
                                                                                                                                         
     Mining..............................................       22        10         7         5         3         3     (2)       (2)   
                                                                                                                                         
     Construction........................................      679       282       219       177        85        92      13.6       6.9 
                                                                                                                                         
     Manufacturing.......................................      702       244       201       257       117       140      18.3       9.3 
         Durable goods...................................      412       151       120       140        65        75      17.1       8.6 
         Nondurable goods................................      290        92        81       116        52        64      20.0      10.3 
                                                                                                                                         
     Wholesale and retail trade..........................    1,044       390       317       337       154       183      16.9       8.2 
                                                                                                                                         
     Transportation and utilities........................      255        90        79        87        45        42      17.3       9.1 
                                                                                                                                         
     Information.........................................      131        44        32        55        25        30      22.4      10.7 
                                                                                                                                         
     Financial activities................................      271        88        81       103        47        56      19.2       9.8 
                                                                                                                                         
     Professional and business services..................      760       273       220       266       122       144      17.4       9.0 
                                                                                                                                         
     Education and health services.......................      805       295       247       263       119       144      17.1       8.5 
                                                                                                                                         
     Leisure and hospitality.............................      897       359       279       259       123       135      14.9       7.4 
                                                                                                                                         
     Other services......................................      294       111        85        97        46        51      16.9       8.4 
                                                                                                                                         
     Public administration...............................      101        33        34        34        13        21      18.9       9.2 
                                                                                                                                         
     No previous work experience.........................      616       231       204       181        71       111      17.1       7.6 

       1 Includes wage and salary workers only.
       2 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000.
       NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.