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     
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
                                                                 2007    2008     2007    2008    2007    2008    2007    2008 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
           Total, 16 years and over (1).......................   7,078   8,924     4.6     5.8     4.7     6.1     4.5     5.4
                                                                                                                              
     Management, professional, and related occupations........   1,090   1,463     2.1     2.7     2.0     2.6     2.2     2.8
       Management, business, and financial operations                                                                         
        occupations...........................................     429     619     1.9     2.7     1.7     2.6     2.2     2.9
         Management occupations...............................     278     407     1.8     2.5     1.7     2.4     1.9     2.6
         Business and financial operations occupations........     151     212     2.4     3.3     2.1     3.1     2.7     3.4
       Professional and related occupations...................     662     844     2.1     2.7     2.1     2.6     2.1     2.7
         Computer and mathematical occupations................      76      97     2.1     2.6     2.1     2.4     2.3     3.2
         Architecture and engineering occupations.............      47      95     1.6     3.1     1.5     3.0     1.9     3.7
         Life, physical, and social science occupations.......      28      32     2.0     2.4     1.7     2.3     2.4     2.5
         Community and social services occupations............      53      63     2.3     2.7     1.9     2.1     2.6     3.0
         Legal occupations....................................      40      44     2.3     2.6     1.4     2.2     3.2     2.9
         Education, training, and library occupations.........     198     247     2.3     2.8     2.3     2.6     2.3     2.9
         Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media                                                                       
          occupations.........................................     127     156     4.4     5.3     5.0     5.4     3.7     5.1
         Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations....      93     110     1.3     1.5     1.3      .8     1.3     1.7
                                                                                                                              
     Service occupations......................................   1,521   1,769     5.9     6.7     6.0     7.2     5.9     6.4
       Healthcare support occupations.........................     147     150     4.5     4.5     4.1     5.6     4.5     4.3
       Protective service occupations.........................     118     109     3.7     3.5     3.0     3.1     6.0     4.6
       Food preparation and serving related occupations.......     626     742     7.5     8.7     7.9     9.1     7.2     8.3
       Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance                                                                          
        occupations...........................................     392     470     6.7     7.9     6.6     8.2     6.8     7.5
       Personal care and service occupations..................     238     298     4.8     5.7     4.9     6.5     4.7     5.5
                                                                                                                              
     Sales and office occupations.............................   1,638   2,006     4.3     5.3     4.2     5.2     4.4     5.5
       Sales and related occupations..........................     835     980     4.8     5.7     3.8     4.7     5.7     6.7
       Office and administrative support occupations..........     804   1,026     4.0     5.1     4.9     6.0     3.7     4.8
                                                                                                                              
     Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                         
      occupations....  .......................................   1,052   1,421     6.3     8.8     6.1     8.7    10.4    11.0
       Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.............      89     112     8.5    10.2     7.0     9.2    13.8    13.5
       Construction and extraction occupations................     781   1,067     7.6    11.0     7.5    10.9    11.2    13.4
       Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations......     182     243     3.4     4.5     3.3     4.5     5.6     5.4
                                                                                                                              
     Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                          
      occupations.  ..........................................   1,128   1,474     5.8     7.6     5.4     7.2     7.3     9.3
       Production occupations.................................     564     746     5.7     7.7     5.0     7.0     7.2     9.4
       Transportation and material moving occupations.........     564     727     6.0     7.6     5.7     7.3     7.7     9.1
                                                                                                                              
     No previous work experience..............................     627     766    -       -       -       -       -       -   
        16 to 19 years........................................     419     511    -       -       -       -       -       -   
        20 to 24 years........................................     115     132    -       -       -       -       -       -   
        25 years and over.....................................      93     123    -       -       -       -       -       -   

       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.