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1990 Census of Population and Housing                                    
   040 Indiana                       
   050    Owen County

LABOR FORCE STATUS
      Persons 16 years and over..................................  13,205
In labor force...................................................   8,199
      Percent in labor force.....................................    62.1
  Civilian labor force...........................................   8,186
    Employed.....................................................   7,587
    Unemployed...................................................     599
      Percent unemployed.........................................     7.3
  Armed Forces...................................................      13
Not in labor force...............................................   5,006
 
      Males 16 years and over....................................   6,457
In labor force...................................................   4,787
      Percent in labor force.....................................    74.1
  Civilian labor force...........................................   4,775
    Employed.....................................................   4,455
    Unemployed...................................................     320
      Percent unemployed.........................................     6.7
  Armed Forces...................................................      12
Not in labor force...............................................   1,670
 
      Females 16 years and over..................................   6,748
In labor force...................................................   3,412
      Percent in labor force.....................................    50.6
  Civilian labor force...........................................   3,411
    Employed.....................................................   3,132
    Unemployed...................................................     279
      Percent unemployed.........................................     8.2
  Armed Forces...................................................       1
Not in labor force...............................................   3,336
 
      Females 16 years and over..................................   6,748
With own children under 6 years..................................   1,017
  Percent in labor force.........................................    58.8
With own children 6 to 17 years only.............................   1,312
  Percent in labor force.........................................    74.1
 
      Own children under 6 years in families and subfamilies.....   1,323
All parents present in household in labor force..................     708
 
    Own children 6 to 17 years in families and subfamilies.......   3,003
All parents present in household in labor force..................   2,152
 
    Persons 16 to 19 years.......................................   1,018
Not enrolled in school and not high school graduate..............     114
  Employed or in Armed Forces....................................      53
  Unemployed.....................................................      12
  Not in labor force.............................................      49
 

1990 Census of Population and Housing                                  
   040 Indiana                       
   050    Owen County

COMMUTING TO WORK
  Workers 16 years and over......................................   7,399
Percent drove alone..............................................    73.0
Percent in carpools..............................................    18.7
Percent using public transportation..............................     0.5
Percent using other means........................................     0.9
Percent walked or worked at home.................................     6.9
Mean travel time to work (minutes)...............................    32.3
 
       OCCUPATION
  Employed persons 16 years and over.............................   7,587
Executive, administrative, and managerial occupations............     591
Professional specialty occupations...............................     567
Technicians and related support occupations......................     157
Sales occupations................................................     529
Administrative support occupations, including clerical...........   1,003
Private household occupations....................................      12
Protective service occupations...................................      74
Service occupations, except protective and household.............     950
Farming, forestry, and fishing occupations.......................     241
Precision production, craft, and repair occupations..............   1,474
Machine operators, assemblers, and inspectors....................     975
Transportation and material moving occupations...................     595
Handlers, equipment cleaners, helpers, and laborers..............     419
 
INDUSTRY
  Employed person 16 years and over..............................   7,587
Agriculture, forestry, and fisheries.............................     282
Mining...........................................................      82
Construction.....................................................     634
Manufacturing, nondurable goods..................................     444
Manufacturing, durable goods.....................................   1,659
Transportation...................................................     467
Communications and other public utilities........................     134
Wholesale trade..................................................     231
Retail trade.....................................................   1,180
Finance, insurance, and real estate..............................     204
Business and repair services.....................................     345
Personal services................................................     166
Entertainment, and recreation services...........................      30
Health services..................................................     450
Educational services.............................................     724
Other professional and related services..........................     305
Public administration............................................     250
 


1990 Census of Population and Housing                                   
   040 Indiana                       
   050    Owen County

CLASS OF WORKER
  Employed persons 16 years and over.............................    7,587
Private wage and salary workers..................................    5,711
Government workers...............................................    1,047
  Local government workers.......................................      486
  State government workers.......................................      408
  Federal government workers.....................................      153
Self-employed workers............................................      788
Unpaid family workers............................................       41