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Transportation Among Highest Sectors of Unemployment

Despite Overall Rate Decline

According to the U.S. Bureau of of unemployed persons declined to 12.8 percent) rose in January, while the civil-
Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate million in January 2012. ian labor force participation rate held at
declined by 0.2 percent in January 2012 After accounting for the annual 63.7 percent.
to 8.3 percent; the rate has fallen by 0.8 adjustments to the population controls,
point since August 2011. The number the employment-population ratio (58.5

UNEMployMENT raTE, JaNUary 2010 – JaNUary 2012
(SEaSoNally aDJUSTED)
11.0

10.0

Percent 9.0

8.0

7.0
Jan-10 Apr-10 Jul-10 Oct-10 Jan-11 Apr-11 Jul-11 Oct-11 Jan-12

Unemployment
Employed Unemployed
rates
Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan. Jan.
Occupation 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011 2012

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations 16,211 16,592 2,411 2,016 12.9 10.8
Production occupations 8,032 8,274 1,122 959 12.3 10.4
Transportation and material moving occupations 8,180 8,318 1,289 1,057 13.6 11.3
Management, professional, and related occupations 51,866 53,152 2,557 2,410 4.7 4.3
Management, business, and financial operations occupations 21,139 22,255 1,177 1,044 5.3 4.5
Professional and related occupations 30,727 30,897 1,380 1,366 4.3 4.2
Service occupations 23,819 24,334 2,773 2,876 10.4 10.6
Sales and office occupations 33,497 33,305 3,364 2,972 9.1 8.2
Sales and related occupations 15,268 15,585 1,574 1,398 9.3 8.2
Office and administrative support occupations 18,229 17,721 1,790 1,574 8.9 8.2
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations 12,205 12,561 2,623 2,152 17.7 14.6
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 4,725 4,828 430 353 8.3 6.8
Construction and extraction occupations 6,587 6,887 1,960 1,557 22.9 18.4

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