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DP3:Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

LABOR FORCE STATUS

 

Persons 16 years and over

2,739

In labor force

1,508

Civilian labor force

1,502

Employed

1,420

Unemployed

82

Armed Forces

6

Not in labor force

1,231
   

Males 16 years and over

1,233

In labor force

783

Civilian labor force

777

Employed

734

Unemployed

43

Armed Forces

6

Not in labor force

450
   

Females 16 years and over

1,506

In labor force

725

Civilian labor force

725

Employed

686

Unemployed

39

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

781
   

Females 16 years and over

1,506

With own children under 6 years

136

With own children 6 to 17 years only

263
   

Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies

251

All parents present in household in labor force

189
   

Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies

495

All parents present in household in labor force

370
   

Persons 16 to 19 years

197

Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate

74

Employed or in Armed Forces

36

Unemployed

0

Not in labor force

38
   

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

Workers 16 years and over

1,407

Drove alone

1,053

In carpools

283

Using public transportation

17

Using other means

20

Walked or worked at home

34
   

OCCUPATION

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

1,420

Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations

185

Professional specialty occupations

175

Technicians and related support occupations

21

Sales occupations

144

Administrative support occupations, including clerical

141

Private household occupations

0

Protective service occupations

16

Service occupations, except protective and household

152

Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations

37

Precision production, craft, and repair occupations

148

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

227

Transportation and material moving occupations

50

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

124
   

INDUSTRY

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

1,420

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

137

Mining

0

Construction

82

Manufacturing, nondurable goods

217

Manufacturing, durable goods

171

Transportation

16

Communications and other public utilities

8

Wholesale trade

85

Retail trade

249

Finance, insurance, and real estate

49

Business and repair services

16

Personal services

22

Entertainment and recreation services

0

Health services

109

Educational services

134

Other professional and related services

81

Public administration

44
   

CLASS OF WORKER

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

1,420

Private wage and salary workers

1,131

Government workers

194

Local government workers

75

State government workers

103

Federal government workers

16

Self-employed workers

89

Unpaid family workers

6

 

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