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Wausau, Wisconsin: Detailed Characteristics of Area Labor Force

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over...................................     28,655
In labor force....................................................     18,130
      Percent in labor force......................................       63.3
  Civilian labor force............................................     18,111
    Employed......................................................     17,387
    Unemployed....................................................        724
      Percent unemployed..........................................        4.0
  Armed Forces....................................................         19
Not in labor force................................................     10,525

      Males 16 years and over.....................................     13,111
In labor force....................................................      9,529
      Percent in labor force......................................       72.7
  Civilian labor force............................................      9,510
    Employed......................................................      9,128
    Unemployed....................................................        382
      Percent unemployed..........................................        4.0
  Armed Forces....................................................         19
Not in labor force................................................      3,582

      Females 16 years and over...................................     15,544
In labor force....................................................      8,601
      Percent in labor force......................................       55.3
  Civilian labor force............................................      8,601
    Employed......................................................      8,259
    Unemployed....................................................        342
      Percent unemployed..........................................        4.0
  Armed Forces....................................................          0
Not in labor force................................................      6,943

      Females 16 years and over...................................     15,544
With own children under 6 years...................................      2,213
  Percent in labor force..........................................       60.3
With own children 6 to 17 years only..............................      2,315
  Percent in labor force..........................................       80.6

           Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies.      3,391
All parents present in household in labor force...................      1,886

           Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies.      5,536
All parents present in household in labor force...................      4,026

    Persons 16 to 19 years........................................      1,888
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate...............        120
  Employed or in Armed Forces.....................................         92
  Unemployed......................................................          1
  Not in labor force..............................................         27

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over.......................................     17,108
Percent drove alone...............................................       78.0
Percent in carpools...............................................       10.7
Percent using public transportation...............................        2.1
Percent using other means.........................................        1.2
Percent walked or worked at home..................................        8.1
Mean travel time to work (minutes)................................       13.3

OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over..............................     17,387
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations.............      2,024
Professional specialty occupations................................      2,356
Technicians and related support occupations.......................        657
Sales occupations.................................................      2,240
Administrative support occupations, including clerical............      2,754
Private household occupations.....................................         19
Protective service occupations....................................        215
Service occupations, except protective and household..............      2,260
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations........................        128
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations...............      1,683
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors.....................      1,595
Transportation and material moving occupations....................        689
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers...............        767

INDUSTRY
  Employed persons 16 years and over..............................     17,387
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries..............................        107
Mining............................................................         34
Construction......................................................        831
Manufacturing, nondurable goods...................................      1,328
Manufacturing, durable goods......................................      2,670
Transportation....................................................        573
Communications and other public utilities.........................        397
Wholesale trade...................................................        799
Retail trade......................................................      3,220
Finance, insurance, and real estate...............................      1,743
Business and repair services......................................        636
Personal services.................................................        351
Entertainment, and recreation services............................        151
Health services...................................................      1,796
Educational services..............................................      1,144
Other professional and related services...........................      1,231
Public administration.............................................        376

CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over..............................     17,387
Private wage and salary workers...................................     14,730
Government workers................................................      1,860
  Local government workers........................................      1,369
  State government workers........................................        361
  Federal government workers......................................        130
Self-employed workers.............................................        773
Unpaid family workers.............................................         24

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