Current Population Survey (Household Data)

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



   

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    Jan 1948    
 
 
    Apr 2026
Name Apr 2026 Mar 2026 Apr 2025 Units
Monthly, Employed
Total, 16 years and over
162,781 Thousands of Persons 162,764 Thousands of Persons 164,069 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Management, professional, and related occupations
71,339 Thousands of Persons 71,995 Thousands of Persons 72,185 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Management, business, and financial operations occupations
30,659 Thousands of Persons 31,088 Thousands of Persons 31,675 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Professional and related occupations
40,679 Thousands of Persons 40,906 Thousands of Persons 40,510 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Service occupations
27,193 Thousands of Persons 26,627 Thousands of Persons 27,297 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Sales and office occupations
30,655 Thousands of Persons 30,530 Thousands of Persons 30,024 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Sales and related occupations
14,184 Thousands of Persons 13,967 Thousands of Persons 13,982 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Office and administrative support occupations
16,471 Thousands of Persons 16,563 Thousands of Persons 16,042 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
13,584 Thousands of Persons 13,713 Thousands of Persons 14,423 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
940 Thousands of Persons 885 Thousands of Persons 997 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Construction and extraction occupations
7,786 Thousands of Persons 8,014 Thousands of Persons 8,463 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
4,859 Thousands of Persons 4,814 Thousands of Persons 4,964 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
20,010 Thousands of Persons 19,899 Thousands of Persons 20,140 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Production occupations
7,883 Thousands of Persons 7,685 Thousands of Persons 8,081 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Transportation and material moving occupations
12,127 Thousands of Persons 12,214 Thousands of Persons 12,059 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Monthly, Unemployed
Total, 16 years and over
6,768 Thousands of Persons 7,337 Thousands of Persons 6,582 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Management, professional, and related occupations
1,621 Thousands of Persons 1,816 Thousands of Persons 1,597 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Management, business, and financial operations occupations
737 Thousands of Persons 814 Thousands of Persons 708 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Professional and related occupations
885 Thousands of Persons 1,002 Thousands of Persons 889 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Service occupations
1,362 Thousands of Persons 1,513 Thousands of Persons 1,310 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Sales and office occupations
1,310 Thousands of Persons 1,386 Thousands of Persons 1,217 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Sales and related occupations
635 Thousands of Persons 737 Thousands of Persons 618 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Office and administrative support occupations
675 Thousands of Persons 649 Thousands of Persons 599 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
669 Thousands of Persons 952 Thousands of Persons 748 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
75 Thousands of Persons 110 Thousands of Persons 77 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Construction and extraction occupations
408 Thousands of Persons 658 Thousands of Persons 535 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
186 Thousands of Persons 183 Thousands of Persons 136 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
1,096 Thousands of Persons 1,028 Thousands of Persons 1,133 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Production occupations
289 Thousands of Persons 325 Thousands of Persons 347 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Transportation and material moving occupations
807 Thousands of Persons 704 Thousands of Persons 786 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Monthly, Unemployment Rates
Total, 16 years and over
4.0 Percent 4.3 Percent 3.9 Percent %
Management, professional, and related occupations
2.2 Percent 2.5 Percent 2.2 Percent %
Management, business, and financial operations occupations
2.3 Percent 2.6 Percent 2.2 Percent %
Professional and related occupations
2.1 Percent 2.4 Percent 2.1 Percent %
Service occupations
4.8 Percent 5.4 Percent 4.6 Percent %
Sales and office occupations
4.1 Percent 4.3 Percent 3.9 Percent %
Sales and related occupations
4.3 Percent 5.0 Percent 4.2 Percent %
Office and administrative support occupations
3.9 Percent 3.8 Percent 3.6 Percent %
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations
4.7 Percent 6.5 Percent 4.9 Percent %
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations
7.4 Percent 11.1 Percent 7.2 Percent %
Construction and extraction occupations
5.0 Percent 7.6 Percent 5.9 Percent %
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations
3.7 Percent 3.7 Percent 2.7 Percent %
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations
5.2 Percent 4.9 Percent 5.3 Percent %
Production occupations
3.5 Percent 4.1 Percent 4.1 Percent %
Transportation and material moving occupations
6.2 Percent 5.4 Percent 6.1 Percent %
   

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