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Watauga County:Stony Fork Township:1990

DP-3. Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics

Subject Number

LABOR FORCE STATUS

 

Persons 16 years and over

1,397

In labor force

935

Civilian labor force

935

Employed

914

Unemployed

21

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

462
   

Males 16 years and over

724

In labor force

564

Civilian labor force

564

Employed

551

Unemployed

13

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

160
   

Females 16 years and over

673

In labor force

371

Civilian labor force

371

Employed

363

Unemployed

8

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

302
   

Females 16 years and over

673

With own children under 6 years

124

With own children 6 to 17 years only

152
   

Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies

155

All parents present in household in labor force

83
   

Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies

322

All parents present in household in labor force

235
   

Persons 16 to 19 years

99

Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate

13

Employed or in Armed Forces

13

Unemployed

0

Not in labor force

0
   

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

Workers 16 years and over

914

Drove alone

612

In carpools

265

Using public transportation

0

Using other means

0

Walked or worked at home

37
   

OCCUPATION

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

914

Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations

130

Professional specialty occupations

69

Technicians and related support occupations

9

Sales occupations

72

Administrative support occupations, including clerical

88

Private household occupations

15

Protective service occupations

32

Service occupations, except protective and household

93

Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations

50

Precision production, craft, and repair occupations

146

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

88

Transportation and material moving occupations

64

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

58
   

INDUSTRY

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

914

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

41

Mining

0

Construction

148

Manufacturing, nondurable goods

72

Manufacturing, durable goods

117

Transportation

25

Communications and other public utilities

0

Wholesale trade

9

Retail trade

139

Finance, insurance, and real estate

34

Business and repair services

48

Personal services

49

Entertainment and recreation services

6

Health services

45

Educational services

99

Other professional and related services

24

Public administration

58
   

CLASS OF WORKER

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

914

Private wage and salary workers

591

Government workers

192

Local government workers

61

State government workers

131

Federal government workers

0

Self-employed workers

131

Unpaid family workers

0
   
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing, Summary Tape File 3 (Sample Data)
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