HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-30. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation Total unemployed Unemployment rates
Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013		 Total Men Women
Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013		 Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013		 Apr.
2012		 Apr.
2013

Total, 16 years and over(1)

 11,910 11,014 7.7 7.1 8.0 7.5 7.4 6.7

Management, professional, and related occupations

 2,062 1,980 3.7 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.4

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

 934 836 4.0 3.5 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.5

Management occupations

 619 510 3.8 3.1 3.7 3.1 4.0 3.1

Business and financial operations occupations

 315 325 4.4 4.6 5.1 5.1 3.7 4.2

Professional and related occupations

 1,128 1,144 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.6 3.6 3.3

Computer and mathematical occupations

 164 120 4.3 3.0 3.6 3.4 6.1 1.7

Architecture and engineering occupations

 120 113 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.2 7.7 7.3

Life, physical, and social science occupations

 24 47 1.8 3.5 2.4 2.7 1.2 4.6

Community and social service occupations

 112 86 4.7 3.5 4.2 3.2 5.0 3.6

Legal occupations

 29 40 1.5 2.2 1.1 1.7 2.0 2.8

Education, training, and library occupations

 251 310 2.8 3.3 2.8 3.3 2.8 3.3

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

 192 211 6.3 7.1 6.5 7.7 6.2 6.5

Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations

 237 218 2.9 2.6 1.2 3.2 3.4 2.4

Service occupations

 2,426 2,294 8.8 8.2 8.7 8.2 8.8 8.1

Healthcare support occupations

 241 215 6.3 5.8 6.7 5.3 6.3 5.9

Protective service occupations

 202 113 6.3 3.6 6.0 3.1 7.4 5.3

Food preparation and serving related occupations

 879 820 9.9 8.8 9.8 9.3 10.0 8.4

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

 661 701 10.5 11.2 9.5 11.0 12.2 11.5

Personal care and service occupations

 444 445 8.0 7.8 8.9 6.8 7.7 8.1

Sales and office occupations

 2,745 2,501 7.6 6.9 7.2 6.9 7.9 6.9

Sales and related occupations

 1,266 1,151 7.6 6.9 6.5 5.7 8.8 8.2

Office and administrative support occupations

 1,478 1,349 7.6 6.9 8.2 8.9 7.4 6.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

 1,608 1,483 11.5 10.5 11.2 10.3 18.6 13.7

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

 196 104 17.6 10.8 14.7 9.0 27.6 17.0

Construction and extraction occupations

 1,137 1,137 14.4 14.3 14.4 14.2 15.3 18.2

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

 276 242 5.5 4.6 5.4 4.6 8.7 4.5

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

 1,822 1,601 9.7 8.7 9.2 8.4 11.2 9.6

Production occupations

 863 726 9.4 8.3 8.8 7.8 10.7 9.6

Transportation and material moving occupations

 959 875 10.0 9.0 9.6 8.9 12.1 9.5

No previous work experience

 1,210 1,133 - - - - - -

16 to 19 years

 685 662 - - - - - -

20 to 24 years

 290 314 - - - - - -

25 years and over

 235 157 - - - - - -

Footnotes
 (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 (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: May 03, 2013