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DP3:Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

LABOR FORCE STATUS

 

Persons 16 years and over

151

In labor force

91

Civilian labor force

91

Employed

84

Unemployed

7

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

60
   

Males 16 years and over

70

In labor force

51

Civilian labor force

51

Employed

48

Unemployed

3

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

19
   

Females 16 years and over

81

In labor force

40

Civilian labor force

40

Employed

36

Unemployed

4

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

41
   

Females 16 years and over

81

With own children under 6 years

6

With own children 6 to 17 years only

8
   

Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies

9

All parents present in household in labor force

9
   

Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies

17

All parents present in household in labor force

15
   

Persons 16 to 19 years

23

Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate

5

Employed or in Armed Forces

2

Unemployed

0

Not in labor force

3
   

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

Workers 16 years and over

82

Drove alone

52

In carpools

16

Using public transportation

0

Using other means

1

Walked or worked at home

13
   

OCCUPATION

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

84

Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations

0

Professional specialty occupations

8

Technicians and related support occupations

4

Sales occupations

6

Administrative support occupations, including clerical

6

Private household occupations

0

Protective service occupations

0

Service occupations, except protective and household

15

Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations

2

Precision production, craft, and repair occupations

21

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

15

Transportation and material moving occupations

1

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

6
   

INDUSTRY

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

84

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

2

Mining

0

Construction

0

Manufacturing, nondurable goods

5

Manufacturing, durable goods

28

Transportation

1

Communications and other public utilities

2

Wholesale trade

0

Retail trade

17

Finance, insurance, and real estate

0

Business and repair services

2

Personal services

2

Entertainment and recreation services

0

Health services

5

Educational services

7

Other professional and related services

11

Public administration

2
   

CLASS OF WORKER

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

84

Private wage and salary workers

63

Government workers

16

Local government workers

9

State government workers

7

Federal government workers

0

Self-employed workers

5

Unpaid family workers

0

 

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