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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
25. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation Total unemployed Unemployment rates
2022 2023 Total Men Women
2022 2023 2022 2023 2022 2023

Total, 16 years and over(1)

5,996 6,080 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.6 3.5

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,355 1,432 2.0 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.0

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

530 604 1.8 1.9 1.6 1.9 2.0 2.0

Management occupations

330 361 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.7 1.7 1.7

Business and financial operations occupations

200 243 2.1 2.5 1.9 2.5 2.4 2.4

Professional and related occupations

825 828 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.0

Computer and mathematical occupations

118 138 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.1

Architecture and engineering occupations

52 64 1.5 1.8 1.4 1.5 2.2 3.1

Life, physical, and social science occupations

26 32 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.0 1.5

Community and social service occupations

54 66 1.8 2.3 1.9 2.7 1.8 2.1

Legal occupations

26 19 1.4 1.0 0.9 0.5 1.8 1.4

Education, training, and library occupations

254 243 2.7 2.5 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.3

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

144 130 4.0 3.6 4.0 3.6 4.0 3.6

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

152 137 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.2 1.6 1.4

Service occupations

1,281 1,240 4.8 4.5 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.4

Healthcare support occupations

203 187 3.9 3.5 3.3 3.4 4.1 3.5

Protective service occupations

108 93 3.4 2.9 3.0 2.6 4.6 4.0

Food preparation and serving related occupations

480 493 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.8 5.8 5.6

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

319 306 5.4 5.2 5.0 5.4 5.9 5.1

Personal care and service occupations

170 161 4.1 3.7 5.6 3.9 3.7 3.6

Sales and office occupations

1,176 1,146 3.7 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.6

Sales and related occupations

579 581 3.9 3.9 3.2 3.4 4.5 4.4

Office and administrative support occupations

598 565 3.6 3.4 4.2 4.3 3.3 3.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

658 659 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.3 6.0 6.1

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

71 74 6.8 7.0 6.3 6.8 7.9 7.4

Construction and extraction occupations

477 480 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.5 7.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

110 105 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 4.5 2.5

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

1,027 1,030 4.9 4.9 4.7 4.7 5.4 5.4

Production occupations

332 328 3.9 3.8 3.6 3.5 4.6 4.6

Transportation and material moving occupations

695 702 5.5 5.7 5.4 5.5 6.1 6.2

No previous work experience

482 556 - - - - - -

16 to 19 years

265 294 - - - - - -

20 to 24 years

127 150 - - - - - -

25 years and over

90 111 - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Includes a small number of persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces.

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 50,000).

 

Last Modified Date: January 26, 2024