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.   
                                                               2007           2008            2007           2008            2007           2008   
                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                   
       Total, 16 years and over (1)......................     146,743        145,543          6,773          9,469            4.4            6.1   
  Management, professional, and related occupations......      52,127         53,485          1,071          1,647            2.0            3.0   
    Management, business, and financial operations                                                                                                 
     occupations.........................................      21,748         22,422            368            695            1.7            3.0   
    Professional and related occupations.................      30,379         31,063            703            952            2.3            3.0   
  Service occupations....................................      24,178         24,697          1,488          1,812            5.8            6.8   
  Sales and office occupations...........................      35,933         35,369          1,590          2,205            4.2            5.9   
    Sales and related occupations........................      16,297         16,380            813          1,056            4.8            6.1   
    Office and administrative support occupations........      19,636         18,990            777          1,149            3.8            5.7   
  Natural resources, construction, and maintenance                                                                                                 
   occupations...........................................      16,092         14,861            856          1,421            5.1            8.7   
    Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations...........         956            976             46            102            4.6            9.5   
    Construction and extraction occupations..............       9,715          8,644            675          1,037            6.5           10.7   
    Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations....       5,422          5,240            135            282            2.4            5.1   
  Production, transportation, and material moving                                                                                                  
   occupations...........................................      18,412         17,131          1,090          1,566            5.6            8.4   
    Production occupations...............................       9,566          8,661            564            844            5.6            8.9   
    Transportation and material moving occupations.......       8,846          8,470            526            722            5.6            7.9   

    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.