Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
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A-31. Unemployed persons by industry, class of worker, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
| Industry and class of worker |
Total unemployed |
Unemployment rates |
May
2023 |
May
2024 |
Total |
Men |
Women |
May
2023 |
May
2024 |
May
2023 |
May
2024 |
May
2023 |
May
2024 |
Total, 16 years and over |
5,700 |
6,235 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.5 |
4.0 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
|
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers |
4,483 |
4,872 |
3.4 |
3.7 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
3.5 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
10 |
19 |
1.8 |
3.1 |
2.0 |
3.2 |
- |
2.9 |
Construction |
355 |
406 |
3.5 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
4.1 |
3.5 |
2.8 |
Manufacturing |
409 |
398 |
2.7 |
2.7 |
2.4 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
Durable goods |
245 |
188 |
2.5 |
2.0 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
3.7 |
2.7 |
Nonmetallic mineral products |
10 |
0 |
2.3 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
0.0 |
5.9 |
- |
Primary and fabricated metal products |
32 |
10 |
2.0 |
0.7 |
2.1 |
0.4 |
1.2 |
2.4 |
Machinery manufacturing |
31 |
27 |
2.2 |
2.0 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
4.6 |
2.3 |
Computer and electronic products |
16 |
23 |
1.5 |
2.2 |
0.8 |
2.4 |
3.2 |
1.6 |
Electrical equipment and appliances |
20 |
14 |
5.2 |
3.4 |
4.6 |
4.4 |
7.1 |
0.0 |
Transportation equipment |
50 |
45 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
1.4 |
1.3 |
3.6 |
3.0 |
Wood products |
17 |
21 |
4.1 |
5.1 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
- |
- |
Furniture and related products |
19 |
5 |
5.7 |
1.7 |
4.4 |
0.8 |
8.5 |
3.5 |
Miscellaneous manufacturing |
51 |
42 |
3.1 |
2.6 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
3.9 |
3.5 |
Nondurable goods |
164 |
210 |
3.0 |
3.9 |
3.2 |
3.9 |
2.5 |
3.9 |
Food manufacturing |
73 |
134 |
4.1 |
7.4 |
4.9 |
7.7 |
2.8 |
7.0 |
Beverage and tobacco products |
17 |
6 |
5.0 |
2.1 |
7.0 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
- |
Textile, apparel, and leather |
14 |
17 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
6.8 |
5.1 |
0.5 |
2.1 |
Paper and printing |
11 |
17 |
1.4 |
2.1 |
1.2 |
2.9 |
1.6 |
0.0 |
Petroleum and coal products |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
- |
- |
Chemicals |
45 |
35 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
4.5 |
3.4 |
Plastics and rubber products |
5 |
2 |
1.0 |
0.4 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
1.3 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
855 |
718 |
4.4 |
3.7 |
4.7 |
3.6 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
Wholesale trade |
46 |
86 |
1.5 |
2.6 |
1.9 |
3.3 |
0.7 |
1.3 |
Retail trade |
809 |
632 |
5.0 |
3.9 |
5.4 |
3.7 |
4.5 |
4.2 |
Transportation and utilities |
282 |
413 |
3.3 |
5.0 |
3.6 |
4.3 |
2.5 |
7.3 |
Transportation and warehousing |
260 |
385 |
3.6 |
5.5 |
3.9 |
4.6 |
2.6 |
8.4 |
Utilities |
22 |
28 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
1.7 |
0.4 |
Information |
73 |
119 |
2.5 |
4.7 |
1.8 |
5.2 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
Publishing, except Internet |
11 |
13 |
1.6 |
2.4 |
0.3 |
1.4 |
3.2 |
3.8 |
Motion picture and sound recording industries |
23 |
48 |
4.3 |
10.8 |
3.9 |
12.4 |
5.2 |
8.2 |
Broadcasting (except internet) |
8 |
14 |
3.1 |
4.9 |
4.7 |
9.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Telecommunications |
22 |
39 |
2.2 |
4.9 |
1.3 |
4.7 |
4.3 |
5.2 |
Financial activities |
240 |
286 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
2.1 |
3.6 |
2.4 |
2.0 |
Finance and insurance |
197 |
205 |
2.5 |
2.7 |
2.1 |
3.5 |
3.0 |
1.9 |
Finance |
128 |
156 |
2.6 |
3.1 |
1.4 |
3.9 |
3.8 |
2.3 |
Insurance |
70 |
49 |
2.5 |
1.8 |
3.5 |
2.6 |
1.8 |
1.3 |
Real estate and rental and leasing |
43 |
81 |
1.5 |
3.3 |
2.4 |
4.0 |
0.6 |
2.4 |
Real estate |
17 |
50 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
0.8 |
2.1 |
0.6 |
2.6 |
Rental and leasing services |
26 |
32 |
5.7 |
9.0 |
7.4 |
12.0 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Professional and business services |
750 |
726 |
3.9 |
3.7 |
3.8 |
3.3 |
4.2 |
4.2 |
Professional and technical services |
358 |
363 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
3.2 |
3.2 |
Management, administrative, and waste services |
392 |
363 |
6.2 |
5.3 |
6.2 |
4.7 |
6.3 |
6.2 |
Administrative and support services |
391 |
354 |
6.9 |
5.7 |
7.0 |
5.0 |
6.8 |
6.6 |
Waste management and remediation services |
1 |
9 |
0.3 |
1.9 |
0.4 |
2.4 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
Education and health services |
595 |
745 |
2.3 |
2.9 |
2.6 |
3.7 |
2.2 |
2.6 |
Educational services |
107 |
144 |
2.1 |
2.8 |
3.1 |
3.8 |
1.6 |
2.2 |
Health care and social assistance |
489 |
601 |
2.4 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
3.7 |
2.4 |
2.7 |
Hospitals |
115 |
115 |
1.7 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
2.0 |
1.9 |
1.7 |
Health services, except hospitals |
222 |
342 |
2.1 |
3.0 |
2.8 |
4.3 |
1.9 |
2.6 |
Social assistance |
151 |
144 |
5.0 |
4.8 |
4.7 |
5.5 |
5.1 |
4.7 |
Leisure and hospitality |
717 |
824 |
5.2 |
5.9 |
4.9 |
6.3 |
5.5 |
5.4 |
Arts, entertainment, and recreation |
128 |
145 |
4.5 |
5.1 |
3.4 |
5.3 |
5.9 |
5.0 |
Accommodation and food services |
589 |
679 |
5.3 |
6.0 |
5.3 |
6.6 |
5.4 |
5.6 |
Accommodation |
68 |
46 |
5.2 |
3.6 |
4.9 |
2.9 |
5.3 |
4.1 |
Food services and drinking places |
521 |
633 |
5.4 |
6.4 |
5.3 |
7.0 |
5.4 |
5.8 |
Other services |
195 |
219 |
2.9 |
3.4 |
2.3 |
3.6 |
3.5 |
3.1 |
Other services, except private households |
168 |
170 |
2.8 |
2.9 |
2.4 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
2.2 |
Repair and maintenance |
46 |
64 |
2.4 |
3.3 |
2.7 |
3.3 |
0.4 |
3.6 |
Personal and laundry services |
64 |
65 |
3.1 |
3.3 |
2.2 |
5.7 |
3.4 |
2.4 |
Membership associations and organizations |
59 |
41 |
3.0 |
2.1 |
1.9 |
2.7 |
3.7 |
1.7 |
Private households |
27 |
49 |
4.0 |
7.3 |
- |
- |
4.3 |
7.2 |
|
Agricultural and related private wage and salary workers |
75 |
116 |
4.6 |
7.3 |
4.1 |
8.5 |
5.9 |
4.6 |
Government wage and salary workers |
386 |
410 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
1.7 |
1.9 |
1.8 |
1.8 |
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers |
261 |
212 |
2.6 |
2.0 |
2.5 |
2.6 |
2.8 |
1.2 |
|
No previous work experience |
495 |
624 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). Effective with January 2020 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2017 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). No historical data have been revised.
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Last Modified Date:
June 07, 2024
United States Department of Labor
