Unemployment Rate by Occupation, 2000–2004, and by Sex, 2004
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
2003 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 2002 | Total | Male | Female | |
Total1 | 4.0% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
| Management, professional, and related occupations | 1.8 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Management, business, and financial operations | 1.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
| Management | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Business and financial operations | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.2 |
| Professional and related occupations | 1.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
| Computer and mathematical | 2.2 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| Architecture and engineering | 1.7 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.4 |
| Life, physical, and social science | 1.4 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Community and social services | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| Legal | 1.2 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 |
| Education, training, and library | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media | 3.5 | 6.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 |
| Healthcare practitioner and technical | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.4 |
| Service occupations | 5.2 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Healthcare support | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 |
| Protective service | 2.7 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
| Food preparation and serving related | 6.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.1 |
| Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance | 5.8 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.3 |
| Personal care and services | 4.4 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| Sales and office occupations | 3.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Sales and related | 4.1 | 5.9 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 6.6 |
| Office and administrative support | 3.6 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 6.4 | 4.6 |
| Natural resources, construction, and maintenance | 5.3 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 11.6 |
| Farming, fishing, and forestry | 10.2 | 11.4 | 11.8 | 10.1 | 17.6 |
| Construction and extraction | 6.2 | 9.1 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 12.2 |
| Installation, maintenance, and repair | 2.4 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| Production, transportation, and material moving | 5.1 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 9.4 |
| Production | 4.8 | 7.7 | 7.0 | 5.9 | 9.4 |
| Transportation and material moving | 5.6 | 8.2 | 7.4 | 7.0 | 9.5 |
1. Includes persons with no previous work experience and those whose last job was in the Armed Forces.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment and Earnings, monthly, January 2005 issue; and unpublished data.
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