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DP3:Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

LABOR FORCE STATUS

 

Persons 16 years and over

1,119

In labor force

570

Civilian labor force

570

Employed

541

Unemployed

29

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

549
   

Males 16 years and over

476

In labor force

283

Civilian labor force

283

Employed

270

Unemployed

13

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

193
   

Females 16 years and over

643

In labor force

287

Civilian labor force

287

Employed

271

Unemployed

16

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

356
   

Females 16 years and over

643

With own children under 6 years

27

With own children 6 to 17 years only

84
   

Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies

59

All parents present in household in labor force

37
   

Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies

141

All parents present in household in labor force

124
   

Persons 16 to 19 years

62

Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate

12

Employed or in Armed Forces

6

Unemployed

2

Not in labor force

4
   

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

Workers 16 years and over

531

Drove alone

424

In carpools

72

Using public transportation

2

Using other means

9

Walked or worked at home

24
   

OCCUPATION

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

541

Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations

58

Professional specialty occupations

76

Technicians and related support occupations

10

Sales occupations

63

Administrative support occupations, including clerical

48

Private household occupations

2

Protective service occupations

6

Service occupations, except protective and household

58

Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations

19

Precision production, craft, and repair occupations

58

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

100

Transportation and material moving occupations

17

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

26
   

INDUSTRY

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

541

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

22

Mining

0

Construction

44

Manufacturing, nondurable goods

86

Manufacturing, durable goods

59

Transportation

8

Communications and other public utilities

0

Wholesale trade

13

Retail trade

102

Finance, insurance, and real estate

17

Business and repair services

24

Personal services

11

Entertainment and recreation services

0

Health services

51

Educational services

50

Other professional and related services

40

Public administration

14
   

CLASS OF WORKER

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

541

Private wage and salary workers

380

Government workers

88

Local government workers

39

State government workers

39

Federal government workers

10

Self-employed workers

69

Unpaid family workers

4

 

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