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

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

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                      Unemployment    
                                                                           Employed              Unemployed               rates        
                                                                                                                                     
                             Occupation                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                     
                                                                       Sept.      Sept.       Sept.      Sept.       Sept.      Sept.  
                                                                       2003       2004        2003       2004        2003       2004   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
       Total, 16 years and over (1)................................   137,731    139,641      8,436      7,545        5.8        5.1 
  Management, professional, and related occupations................    47,835     48,573      1,602      1,268        3.2        2.5 
    Management, business, and financial operations occupations.....    19,706     20,464        616        525        3.0        2.5 
    Professional and related occupations...........................    28,129     28,109        986        742        3.4        2.6 
  Service occupations..............................................    21,667     22,829      1,567      1,547        6.7        6.3 
  Sales and office occupations.....................................    35,153     35,520      2,206      1,909        5.9        5.1 
    Sales and related occupations..................................    15,825     15,912      1,079        863        6.4        5.1 
    Office and administrative support occupations..................    19,328     19,608      1,126      1,046        5.5        5.1 
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations.....    15,099     14,727      1,061        979        6.6        6.2 
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations.....................     1,286      1,098        103         93        7.4        7.8 
    Construction and extraction occupations........................     8,620      8,734        651        669        7.0        7.1 
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations..............     5,194      4,895        307        217        5.6        4.2 
  Production, transportation, and material moving occupations......    17,977     17,992      1,333      1,162        6.9        6.1 
    Production occupations.........................................     9,526      9,424        755        597        7.3        6.0 
    Transportation and material moving occupations.................     8,451      8,569        578        565        6.4        6.2 

    1 Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces are included in the unemployed
  total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.