Economic News Release

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                     HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-10.  Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, not seasonally adjusted

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                               Unemployment        
                                                                     Employed                     Unemployed                      rates            
                                                                                                                                                   
                        Occupation                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                               Oct.           Oct.            Oct.           Oct.            Oct.           Oct.   
                                                               2008           2009            2008           2009            2008           2009   
                                                                                                                                                   
       Total, 16 years and over (1)......................     145,543        139,088          9,469         14,547            6.1            9.5   
  Management, professional, and related occupations......      53,485         52,981          1,647          2,593            3.0            4.7   
    Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                                 
     occupations.........................................      22,422         21,398            695          1,219            3.0            5.4   
    Professional and related occupations.................      31,063         31,583            952          1,374            3.0            4.2   
  Service occupations....................................      24,697         24,323          1,812          2,705            6.8           10.0   
  Sales and office occupations...........................      35,369         33,043          2,205          3,415            5.9            9.4   
    Sales and related occupations........................      16,380         15,294          1,056          1,608            6.1            9.5   
    Office and administrative support occupations........      18,990         17,748          1,149          1,806            5.7            9.2   
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                                 
   occupations...........................................      14,861         13,133          1,421          2,400            8.7           15.5   
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations...........         976            936            102            144            9.5           13.3   
    Construction and extraction occupations..............       8,644          7,604          1,037          1,797           10.7           19.1   
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations....       5,240          4,593            282            459            5.1            9.1   
  Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                                  
   occupations...........................................      17,131         15,610          1,566          2,337            8.4           13.0   
    Production occupations...............................       8,661          7,486            844          1,269            8.9           14.5   
    Transportation and material moving occupations.......       8,470          8,124            722          1,068            7.9           11.6   

    1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.