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DP3:Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

LABOR FORCE STATUS

 

Persons 16 years and over

815

In labor force

509

Civilian labor force

509

Employed

462

Unemployed

47

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

306
   

Males 16 years and over

341

In labor force

254

Civilian labor force

254

Employed

230

Unemployed

24

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

87
   

Females 16 years and over

474

In labor force

255

Civilian labor force

255

Employed

232

Unemployed

23

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

219
   

Females 16 years and over

474

With own children under 6 years

46

With own children 6 to 17 years only

78
   

Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies

63

All parents present in household in labor force

47
   

Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies

138

All parents present in household in labor force

109
   

Persons 16 to 19 years

40

Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate

8

Employed or in Armed Forces

0

Unemployed

6

Not in labor force

2
   

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

Workers 16 years and over

453

Drove alone

356

In carpools

62

Using public transportation

2

Using other means

10

Walked or worked at home

23
   

OCCUPATION

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

462

Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations

24

Professional specialty occupations

51

Technicians and related support occupations

3

Sales occupations

81

Administrative support occupations, including clerical

50

Private household occupations

3

Protective service occupations

2

Service occupations, except protective and household

43

Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations

8

Precision production, craft, and repair occupations

66

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

77

Transportation and material moving occupations

27

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

27
   

INDUSTRY

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

462

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

12

Mining

3

Construction

37

Manufacturing, nondurable goods

60

Manufacturing, durable goods

71

Transportation

10

Communications and other public utilities

7

Wholesale trade

12

Retail trade

107

Finance, insurance, and real estate

14

Business and repair services

10

Personal services

7

Entertainment and recreation services

0

Health services

33

Educational services

29

Other professional and related services

36

Public administration

14
   

CLASS OF WORKER

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

462

Private wage and salary workers

336

Government workers

69

Local government workers

23

State government workers

38

Federal government workers

8

Self-employed workers

53

Unpaid family workers

4

 

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