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DP3:Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

LABOR FORCE STATUS

 

Persons 16 years and over

834

In labor force

304

Civilian labor force

304

Employed

291

Unemployed

13

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

530
   

Males 16 years and over

409

In labor force

125

Civilian labor force

125

Employed

125

Unemployed

0

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

284
   

Females 16 years and over

425

In labor force

179

Civilian labor force

179

Employed

166

Unemployed

13

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

246
   

Females 16 years and over

425

With own children under 6 years

14

With own children 6 to 17 years only

26
   

Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies

17

All parents present in household in labor force

10
   

Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies

46

All parents present in household in labor force

34
   

Persons 16 to 19 years

378

Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate

4

Employed or in Armed Forces

2

Unemployed

0

Not in labor force

2
   

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

Workers 16 years and over

286

Drove alone

174

In carpools

30

Using public transportation

0

Using other means

0

Walked or worked at home

82
   

OCCUPATION

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

291

Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations

43

Professional specialty occupations

51

Technicians and related support occupations

6

Sales occupations

29

Administrative support occupations, including clerical

52

Private household occupations

0

Protective service occupations

18

Service occupations, except protective and household

65

Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations

0

Precision production, craft, and repair occupations

9

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

0

Transportation and material moving occupations

14

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

4
   

INDUSTRY

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

291

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

0

Mining

0

Construction

18

Manufacturing, nondurable goods

0

Manufacturing, durable goods

0

Transportation

0

Communications and other public utilities

8

Wholesale trade

2

Retail trade

94

Finance, insurance, and real estate

6

Business and repair services

3

Personal services

4

Entertainment and recreation services

14

Health services

25

Educational services

99

Other professional and related services

4

Public administration

14
   

CLASS OF WORKER

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

291

Private wage and salary workers

240

Government workers

42

Local government workers

21

State government workers

21

Federal government workers

0

Self-employed workers

7

Unpaid family workers

2

 

 
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census1990.
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