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DP3:Labor Force Status and Employment Characteristics:1990


Subject

Number

LABOR FORCE STATUS

 

Persons 16 years and over

1,240

In labor force

600

Civilian labor force

600

Employed

567

Unemployed

33

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

640
   

Males 16 years and over

509

In labor force

303

Civilian labor force

303

Employed

290

Unemployed

13

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

206
   

Females 16 years and over

731

In labor force

297

Civilian labor force

297

Employed

277

Unemployed

20

Armed Forces

0

Not in labor force

434
   

Females 16 years and over

731

With own children under 6 years

82

With own children 6 to 17 years only

83
   

Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies

91

All parents present in household in labor force

56
   

Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies

187

All parents present in household in labor force

126
   

Persons 16 to 19 years

62

Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate

6

Employed or in Armed Forces

0

Unemployed

4

Not in labor force

2
   

COMMUTING TO WORK

 

Workers 16 years and over

561

Drove alone

436

In carpools

77

Using public transportation

0

Using other means

7

Walked or worked at home

41
   

OCCUPATION

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

567

Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations

51

Professional specialty occupations

80

Technicians and related support occupations

10

Sales occupations

74

Administrative support occupations, including clerical

74

Private household occupations

2

Protective service occupations

6

Service occupations, except protective and household

60

Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations

19

Precision production, craft, and repair occupations

56

Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors

84

Transportation and material moving occupations

38

Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers

13
   

INDUSTRY

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

567

Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries

20

Mining

2

Construction

36

Manufacturing, nondurable goods

103

Manufacturing, durable goods

64

Transportation

17

Communications and other public utilities

9

Wholesale trade

9

Retail trade

113

Finance, insurance, and real estate

18

Business and repair services

12

Personal services

23

Entertainment and recreation services

5

Health services

40

Educational services

43

Other professional and related services

34

Public administration

19
   

CLASS OF WORKER

 

Employed persons 16 years and over

567

Private wage and salary workers

396

Government workers

85

Local government workers

29

State government workers

44

Federal government workers

12

Self-employed workers

79

Unpaid family workers

7

 

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