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DP3:Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

LABOR FORCE STATUS

 

Persons 16 years and over

307

In labor force

184

Civilian labor force

184

Employed

172

Unemployed

12

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

123
   

Males 16 years and over

156

In labor force

109

Civilian labor force

109

Employed

105

Unemployed

4

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

47
   

Females 16 years and over

151

In labor force

75

Civilian labor force

75

Employed

67

Unemployed

8

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

76
   

Females 16 years and over

151

With own children under 6 years

21

With own children 6 to 17 years only

23
   

Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies

25

All parents present in household in labor force

19
   

Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies

43

All parents present in household in labor force

29
   

Persons 16 to 19 years

24

Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate

5

Employed or in Armed Forces

1

Unemployed

4

Not in labor force

0
   

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

Workers 16 years and over

164

Drove alone

112

In carpools

45

Using public transportation

0

Using other means

2

Walked or worked at home

5
   

OCCUPATION

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

172

Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations

21

Professional specialty occupations

2

Technicians and related support occupations

3

Sales occupations

11

Administrative support occupations, including clerical

8

Private household occupations

0

Protective service occupations

0

Service occupations, except protective and household

15

Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations

4

Precision production, craft, and repair occupations

18

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

69

Transportation and material moving occupations

11

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

10
   

INDUSTRY

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

172

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

2

Mining

0

Construction

7

Manufacturing, nondurable goods

51

Manufacturing, durable goods

40

Transportation

5

Communications and other public utilities

6

Wholesale trade

9

Retail trade

23

Finance, insurance, and real estate

4

Business and repair services

7

Personal services

5

Entertainment and recreation services

2

Health services

7

Educational services

2

Other professional and related services

0

Public administration

2
   

CLASS OF WORKER

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

172

Private wage and salary workers

153

Government workers

4

Local government workers

2

State government workers

2

Federal government workers

0

Self-employed workers

15

Unpaid family workers

0

 

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