Current Population Survey (Household Data)

Table A-13. Employed and unemployed persons by occupation, Not seasonally adjusted



   

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    Jan 1948    
 
 
    Mar 2026
Name Mar 2026 Feb 2026 Mar 2025 Units
Monthly, Employed
Total, 16 years and over
162,764 Thousands of Persons 162,153 Thousands of Persons 163,412 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Management, professional, and related occupations
71,995 Thousands of Persons 71,884 Thousands of Persons 72,019 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Management, business, and financial operations occupations
31,088 Thousands of Persons 31,263 Thousands of Persons 31,088 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Professional and related occupations
40,906 Thousands of Persons 40,620 Thousands of Persons 40,930 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Service occupations
26,627 Thousands of Persons 26,435 Thousands of Persons 26,675 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Sales and office occupations
30,530 Thousands of Persons 30,643 Thousands of Persons 30,389 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Sales and related occupations
13,967 Thousands of Persons 14,263 Thousands of Persons 13,861 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Office and administrative support occupations
16,563 Thousands of Persons 16,380 Thousands of Persons 16,527 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
13,713 Thousands of Persons 13,711 Thousands of Persons 14,449 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
885 Thousands of Persons 864 Thousands of Persons 959 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Construction and extraction occupations
8,014 Thousands of Persons 7,906 Thousands of Persons 8,475 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
4,814 Thousands of Persons 4,941 Thousands of Persons 5,014 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
19,899 Thousands of Persons 19,480 Thousands of Persons 19,881 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Production occupations
7,685 Thousands of Persons 7,742 Thousands of Persons 7,923 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Transportation and material moving occupations
12,214 Thousands of Persons 11,737 Thousands of Persons 11,958 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Monthly, Unemployed
Total, 16 years and over
7,337 Thousands of Persons 8,052 Thousands of Persons 7,242 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,816 Thousands of Persons 1,965 Thousands of Persons 1,706 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Management, business, and financial operations occupations
814 Thousands of Persons 891 Thousands of Persons 717 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Professional and related occupations
1,002 Thousands of Persons 1,075 Thousands of Persons 990 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Service occupations
1,513 Thousands of Persons 1,675 Thousands of Persons 1,563 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Sales and office occupations
1,386 Thousands of Persons 1,515 Thousands of Persons 1,276 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Sales and related occupations
737 Thousands of Persons 737 Thousands of Persons 644 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Office and administrative support occupations
649 Thousands of Persons 777 Thousands of Persons 631 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
952 Thousands of Persons 990 Thousands of Persons 826 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
110 Thousands of Persons 126 Thousands of Persons 131 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Construction and extraction occupations
658 Thousands of Persons 698 Thousands of Persons 554 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
183 Thousands of Persons 166 Thousands of Persons 140 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,028 Thousands of Persons 1,126 Thousands of Persons 1,176 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Production occupations
325 Thousands of Persons 315 Thousands of Persons 339 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Transportation and material moving occupations
704 Thousands of Persons 812 Thousands of Persons 837 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Monthly, Unemployment Rates
Total, 16 years and over
4.3 Percent 4.7 Percent 4.2 Percent %
Management, professional, and related occupations
2.5 Percent 2.7 Percent 2.3 Percent %
Management, business, and financial operations occupations
2.6 Percent 2.8 Percent 2.3 Percent %
Professional and related occupations
2.4 Percent 2.6 Percent 2.4 Percent %
Service occupations
5.4 Percent 6.0 Percent 5.5 Percent %
Sales and office occupations
4.3 Percent 4.7 Percent 4.0 Percent %
Sales and related occupations
5.0 Percent 4.9 Percent 4.4 Percent %
Office and administrative support occupations
3.8 Percent 4.5 Percent 3.7 Percent %
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
6.5 Percent 6.7 Percent 5.4 Percent %
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
11.1 Percent 12.7 Percent 12.0 Percent %
Construction and extraction occupations
7.6 Percent 8.1 Percent 6.1 Percent %
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
3.7 Percent 3.3 Percent 2.7 Percent %
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
4.9 Percent 5.5 Percent 5.6 Percent %
Production occupations
4.1 Percent 3.9 Percent 4.1 Percent %
Transportation and material moving occupations
5.4 Percent 6.5 Percent 6.5 Percent %
   

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