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DP3:Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

LABOR FORCE STATUS

 

Persons 16 years and over

1,069

In labor force

660

Civilian labor force

660

Employed

636

Unemployed

24

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

409
   

Males 16 years and over

472

In labor force

345

Civilian labor force

345

Employed

338

Unemployed

7

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

127
   

Females 16 years and over

597

In labor force

315

Civilian labor force

315

Employed

298

Unemployed

17

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

282
   

Females 16 years and over

597

With own children under 6 years

39

With own children 6 to 17 years only

75
   

Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies

61

All parents present in household in labor force

37
   

Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies

135

All parents present in household in labor force

99
   

Persons 16 to 19 years

44

Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate

5

Employed or in Armed Forces

3

Unemployed

0

Not in labor force

2
   

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

Workers 16 years and over

609

Drove alone

506

In carpools

46

Using public transportation

0

Using other means

2

Walked or worked at home

55
   

OCCUPATION

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

636

Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations

101

Professional specialty occupations

155

Technicians and related support occupations

8

Sales occupations

159

Administrative support occupations, including clerical

33

Private household occupations

0

Protective service occupations

0

Service occupations, except protective and household

74

Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations

11

Precision production, craft, and repair occupations

52

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

20

Transportation and material moving occupations

15

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

8
   

INDUSTRY

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

636

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

11

Mining

1

Construction

49

Manufacturing, nondurable goods

16

Manufacturing, durable goods

50

Transportation

19

Communications and other public utilities

4

Wholesale trade

14

Retail trade

163

Finance, insurance, and real estate

68

Business and repair services

17

Personal services

24

Entertainment and recreation services

17

Health services

53

Educational services

71

Other professional and related services

51

Public administration

8
   

CLASS OF WORKER

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

636

Private wage and salary workers

397

Government workers

102

Local government workers

33

State government workers

62

Federal government workers

7

Self-employed workers

137

Unpaid family workers

0

 

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