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DP3:Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

LABOR FORCE STATUS

 

Persons 16 years and over

1,626

In labor force

846

Civilian labor force

846

Employed

810

Unemployed

36

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

780
   

Males 16 years and over

697

In labor force

431

Civilian labor force

431

Employed

416

Unemployed

15

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

266
   

Females 16 years and over

929

In labor force

415

Civilian labor force

415

Employed

394

Unemployed

21

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

514
   

Females 16 years and over

929

With own children under 6 years

85

With own children 6 to 17 years only

141
   

Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies

100

All parents present in household in labor force

86
   

Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies

275

All parents present in household in labor force

260
   

Persons 16 to 19 years

102

Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate

20

Employed or in Armed Forces

16

Unemployed

4

Not in labor force

0
   

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

Workers 16 years and over

791

Drove alone

552

In carpools

197

Using public transportation

6

Using other means

13

Walked or worked at home

23
   

OCCUPATION

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

810

Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations

54

Professional specialty occupations

91

Technicians and related support occupations

16

Sales occupations

74

Administrative support occupations, including clerical

53

Private household occupations

4

Protective service occupations

5

Service occupations, except protective and household

79

Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations

40

Precision production, craft, and repair occupations

100

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

210

Transportation and material moving occupations

40

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

44
   

INDUSTRY

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

810

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

36

Mining

0

Construction

56

Manufacturing, nondurable goods

180

Manufacturing, durable goods

105

Transportation

17

Communications and other public utilities

8

Wholesale trade

15

Retail trade

120

Finance, insurance, and real estate

27

Business and repair services

23

Personal services

26

Entertainment and recreation services

14

Health services

63

Educational services

63

Other professional and related services

37

Public administration

20
   

CLASS OF WORKER

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

810

Private wage and salary workers

652

Government workers

105

Local government workers

42

State government workers

56

Federal government workers

7

Self-employed workers

51

Unpaid family workers

2

 

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