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DP3:Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

LABOR FORCE STATUS

 

Persons 16 years and over

1,592

In labor force

869

Civilian labor force

869

Employed

816

Unemployed

53

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

723
   

Males 16 years and over

705

In labor force

483

Civilian labor force

483

Employed

466

Unemployed

17

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

222
   

Females 16 years and over

887

In labor force

386

Civilian labor force

386

Employed

350

Unemployed

36

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

501
   

Females 16 years and over

887

With own children under 6 years

131

With own children 6 to 17 years only

133
   

Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies

152

All parents present in household in labor force

73
   

Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies

289

All parents present in household in labor force

185
   

Persons 16 to 19 years

79

Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate

18

Employed or in Armed Forces

12

Unemployed

3

Not in labor force

3
   

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

Workers 16 years and over

803

Drove alone

600

In carpools

169

Using public transportation

0

Using other means

7

Walked or worked at home

27
   

OCCUPATION

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

816

Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations

82

Professional specialty occupations

95

Technicians and related support occupations

31

Sales occupations

71

Administrative support occupations, including clerical

102

Private household occupations

0

Protective service occupations

15

Service occupations, except protective and household

75

Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations

14

Precision production, craft, and repair occupations

101

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

130

Transportation and material moving occupations

56

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

44
   

INDUSTRY

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

816

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

16

Mining

26

Construction

42

Manufacturing, nondurable goods

183

Manufacturing, durable goods

110

Transportation

19

Communications and other public utilities

10

Wholesale trade

29

Retail trade

110

Finance, insurance, and real estate

26

Business and repair services

14

Personal services

23

Entertainment and recreation services

3

Health services

58

Educational services

57

Other professional and related services

51

Public administration

39
   

CLASS OF WORKER

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

816

Private wage and salary workers

661

Government workers

118

Local government workers

48

State government workers

53

Federal government workers

17

Self-employed workers

35

Unpaid family workers

2

 

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