Table 11-5 TOC
Employment Status of Idaho's Experienced Civilian Labor Force, in Idaho, by Occupation, Annual Averages, 1983-1992 (in 1,000s)
      Unemployment     Unemployment
     
   
  Civilian
Labor
Force		 Employ-
ment		 N Rate Civilian
Labor
Force		 Employ-
ment		 N Rate
  1983 1984
 
Total 453 412 41 9.1 462 431 31 6.7
                 
Managerial, professional speciality                
Executive, administrative, managerial 39 37 2 6.3 42 41 1 2.8
Professional speciality 49 47 2 4 53 51 2 3
                 
Technical, sales, administrative support                
Technicians, related support - [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1] [1]
Sales 49 46 3 5.3 52 49 3 5.3
Administrative support, including clerical 68 64 4 5.3 65 63 2 3.4
Service occupations 66 59 7 10.4 71 66 5 6.8
Precision production, craft, repair 55 49 6 10.9 54 49 5 9.4
                 
Operators, fabricators, laborers                
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 27 22 4 15.9 25 22 3 11.9
Transportation, material moving 23 20 3 14.1 25 23 2 9
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 20 16 4 20.3 21 18 4 16.9
Farming, forestry, fishing 45 40 5 10.8 43 39 4 8.2
 
  1985 1986
 
Total 468 434 34 7.4 465 427 38 8.2
                 
Managerial, professional speciality                
Executive, administrative, managerial 45 43 2 3.7 44 42 2 4.6
Professional speciality 51 50 1 2.1 48 46 1 2.7
                 
Technical, sales, administrative support                
Technicians, related support 13 13 1 6.1 [1] [1] [1] [1]
Sales 52 48 3 6.1 53 49 4 6.7
Administrative support, including clerical 65 63 3 4.1 66 62 4 5.4
Service occupations 69 63 6 8.8 71 66 5 7.6
Precision production, craft, repair 58 52 6 9.8 57 52 5 9.2
                 
Operators, fabricators, laborers                
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 28 25 4 12.9 28 23 5 16.6
Transportation, material moving 26 23 3 11.8 25 22 3 10.9
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 21 18 3 15.2 21 18 3 16.1
Farming, forestry, fishing 39 36 3 8 41 36 5 12.9
 
  1987 1988
 
Total 469 433 36 7.6 472 447 25 5.2
                 
Managerial, professional speciality                
Executive, administrative, managerial 37 36 1 2.8 41 40 1 2.6
Professional speciality 48 46 1 3 50 50 1 1.3
                 
Technical, sales, administrative support                
Technicians, related support 12 11 1 6 13 13 1 4
Sales 56 53 3 5.9 53 50 3 5.1
Administrative support, including clerical 66 62 3 5.1 63 61 2 3.3
Service occupations 66 60 6 9.3 68 64 4 5.5
Precision production, craft, repair 58 54 4 6.9 56 52 3 6.3
                 
Operators, fabricators, laborers                
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 35 30 5 13.5 37 33 4 10.7
Transportation, material moving 27 23 3 12.5 27 24 2 7.8
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 23 20 3 14.5 22 21 1 5.7
Farming, forestry, fishing 41 37 4 9.6 43 40 3 7.4
 
  1989 1990
 
Total 487 464 23 4.8 495 467 28 5.6
                 
Managerial, professional speciality                
Executive, administrative, managerial 48 47 1 2.3 51 49 1 2.9
Professional speciality 56 55 1 2.2 57 56 1 2.1
                 
Technical, sales, administrative support                
Technicians, related support 15 14 1 4.8 16 15 ~ 2.2
Sales 55 54 2 2.9 56 54 2 3.5
Administrative support, including clerical 63 61 2 3.5 65 63 2 2.5
Service occupations 68 64 4 6.6 67 62 5 8.2
Precision production, craft, repair 56 53 3 4.9 59 56 3 5.5
                 
Operators, fabricators, laborers                
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 35 31 3 9.5 33 29 3 10.5
Transportation, material moving 28 26 2 7.6 26 24 2 9.5
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 23 22 2 7.6 25 22 3 11.9
Farming, forestry, fishing 40 38 2 4.6 40 37 3 7.7
 
  1991 1992
 
Total 502 473 29 5.8 516 485 31 6.1
                 
Managerial, professional speciality                
Executive, administrative, managerial 49 48 1 2.3 50 49 2 3.8
Professional speciality 59 58 1 1.9 63 61 1 2
                 
Technical, sales, administrative support                
Technicians, related support 14 13 1 3.7 19 18 1 3.5
Sales 61 58 3 4.9 55 53 2 3.7
Administrative support, including clerical 67 64 3 4.4 70 66 4 5.1
Service occupations 70 65 5 7 69 65 4 6.3
Precision production, craft, repair 66 63 3 5.2 67 62 6 8.7
                 
Operators, fabricators, laborers                
Machine operators, assemblers, inspectors 29 26 3 9.6 34 32 2 6.8
Transportation, material moving 25 23 3 11 29 26 3 8.9
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, laborers 24 22 3 11.2 26 23 3 12.3
Farming, forestry, fishing 37 33 4 9.6 34 31 3 9
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Geographic Profile of Employment, Unemployment, 1983-1992.
Note: Experienced excludes persons with no previous work experience.
~ Less than 500 persons or less than 0.05 percent.
[1] Data are not shown when the labor force base does not meet Bureau of Labor Statistics publication standards of reliability for the particular area, based on the sample in that area.

Originally compiled by: Bill Clark and Robert Hook
Updated by: Lily Wai
Data input assisted by: Robert Anton-Erik
Contact: Lily Wai