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DP3:Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

LABOR FORCE STATUS

 

Persons 16 years and over

522

In labor force

302

Civilian labor force

302

Employed

277

Unemployed

25

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

220
   

Males 16 years and over

216

In labor force

156

Civilian labor force

156

Employed

141

Unemployed

15

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

60
   

Females 16 years and over

306

In labor force

146

Civilian labor force

146

Employed

136

Unemployed

10

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

160
   

Females 16 years and over

306

With own children under 6 years

32

With own children 6 to 17 years only

66
   

Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies

42

All parents present in household in labor force

18
   

Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies

114

All parents present in household in labor force

89
   

Persons 16 to 19 years

56

Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate

7

Employed or in Armed Forces

3

Unemployed

4

Not in labor force

0
   

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

Workers 16 years and over

271

Drove alone

192

In carpools

41

Using public transportation

10

Using other means

3

Walked or worked at home

25
   

OCCUPATION

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

277

Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations

24

Professional specialty occupations

33

Technicians and related support occupations

0

Sales occupations

36

Administrative support occupations, including clerical

37

Private household occupations

5

Protective service occupations

8

Service occupations, except protective and household

32

Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations

12

Precision production, craft, and repair occupations

32

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

31

Transportation and material moving occupations

10

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

17
   

INDUSTRY

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

277

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

16

Mining

3

Construction

14

Manufacturing, nondurable goods

42

Manufacturing, durable goods

6

Transportation

15

Communications and other public utilities

6

Wholesale trade

7

Retail trade

59

Finance, insurance, and real estate

9

Business and repair services

13

Personal services

16

Entertainment and recreation services

5

Health services

17

Educational services

20

Other professional and related services

17

Public administration

12
   

CLASS OF WORKER

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

277

Private wage and salary workers

205

Government workers

42

Local government workers

15

State government workers

23

Federal government workers

4

Self-employed workers

27

Unpaid family workers

3

 

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