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DP3:Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

LABOR FORCE STATUS

 

Persons 16 years and over

372

In labor force

221

Civilian labor force

221

Employed

216

Unemployed

5

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

151
   

Males 16 years and over

178

In labor force

116

Civilian labor force

116

Employed

111

Unemployed

5

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

62
   

Females 16 years and over

194

In labor force

105

Civilian labor force

105

Employed

105

Unemployed

0

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

89
   

Females 16 years and over

194

With own children under 6 years

29

With own children 6 to 17 years only

22
   

Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies

45

All parents present in household in labor force

38
   

Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies

66

All parents present in household in labor force

60
   

Persons 16 to 19 years

26

Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate

7

Employed or in Armed Forces

6

Unemployed

1

Not in labor force

0
   

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

Workers 16 years and over

213

Drove alone

146

In carpools

61

Using public transportation

0

Using other means

0

Walked or worked at home

6
   

OCCUPATION

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

216

Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations

10

Professional specialty occupations

21

Technicians and related support occupations

4

Sales occupations

23

Administrative support occupations, including clerical

19

Private household occupations

3

Protective service occupations

7

Service occupations, except protective and household

58

Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations

8

Precision production, craft, and repair occupations

27

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

16

Transportation and material moving occupations

17

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

3
   

INDUSTRY

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

216

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

8

Mining

0

Construction

24

Manufacturing, nondurable goods

8

Manufacturing, durable goods

11

Transportation

15

Communications and other public utilities

1

Wholesale trade

4

Retail trade

35

Finance, insurance, and real estate

3

Business and repair services

9

Personal services

15

Entertainment and recreation services

7

Health services

22

Educational services

27

Other professional and related services

10

Public administration

17
   

CLASS OF WORKER

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

216

Private wage and salary workers

119

Government workers

57

Local government workers

24

State government workers

31

Federal government workers

2

Self-employed workers

37

Unpaid family workers

3

 

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