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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
26. Unemployed persons by industry, class of worker, and sex

[Numbers in thousands]
Industry and class of workerTotal unemployedUnemployment rates
20152016TotalMenWomen
201520162015201620152016

Total, 16 years and over(1)

8,2967,7515.34.95.44.95.24.8

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers(2)

6,2995,8245.14.65.14.75.14.6

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

84678.68.09.18.35.45.6

Construction

6245587.36.37.56.45.44.6

Manufacturing

6776674.34.34.04.05.14.8

Durable goods

4104124.14.23.84.25.24.2

Nonmetallic mineral products

17203.64.53.14.46.14.6

Primary metals and fabricated metal products

74674.24.04.23.94.34.4

Machinery manufacturing

49493.74.03.74.23.93.5

Computers and electronic products

56504.64.04.14.15.63.8

Electrical equipment and appliances

20165.14.03.64.48.23.1

Transportation equipment

811003.44.03.24.13.83.9

Wood products

19304.76.94.17.49.04.0

Furniture and related products

20164.93.64.54.26.12.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing

74654.94.24.13.46.45.7

Nondurable goods

2672554.64.44.43.85.15.4

Food manufacturing

103995.75.45.75.05.66.1

Beverage and tobacco products

9123.23.63.83.32.04.6

Textiles, apparel, and leather

43286.94.46.52.87.25.7

Paper manufacturing and printing

41344.53.73.63.16.75.3

Petroleum and coal products

5152.58.03.05.9--

Chemicals

43443.13.33.13.33.13.2

Plastics and rubber products

22234.23.94.23.14.36.1

Wholesale and retail trade

1,1351,0095.55.05.04.66.15.5

Wholesale trade

1361293.83.63.43.44.54.0

Retail trade

9998805.95.35.54.96.45.7

Transportation and utilities

2752784.44.23.84.16.44.7

Transportation and warehousing

2542464.84.44.24.36.74.8

Utilities

21322.23.11.32.84.94.1

Information(3)

1081233.94.63.34.34.85.0

Publishing, except Internet

22284.25.62.65.35.95.8

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

22315.67.36.35.64.59.6

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

20263.34.53.04.84.13.9

Telecommunications

29293.13.32.93.23.43.4

Libraries, archives, and other information services

323.52.21.7-5.2-

Financial activities

2472662.62.72.72.62.52.8

Finance and insurance

1601682.32.42.32.32.42.5

Finance

1051032.52.42.22.02.62.7

Insurance

55652.12.52.42.82.02.3

Real estate and rental and leasing

86973.33.63.53.33.03.9

Real estate

64782.93.43.02.82.74.0

Rental and leasing services

23205.84.85.45.46.73.4

Professional and business services

8948425.65.15.54.95.85.3

Professional and technical services

3112833.22.82.92.53.73.2

Management, administrative, and waste services(3)

5835599.38.69.38.59.28.8

Administrative and support services

5485339.89.19.89.29.79.1

Waste management and remediation services

28195.73.96.43.72.74.8

Education and health services

8237723.63.33.33.23.73.3

Educational services

2131954.44.14.54.34.43.9

Health care and social assistance

6105773.43.12.82.73.53.2

Hospitals

110981.81.51.71.61.91.5

Health services, except hospitals

3633513.83.62.92.94.03.8

Social assistance

1371295.75.16.35.75.64.9

Leisure and hospitality

1,0929497.96.87.86.68.06.9

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1911657.46.37.86.76.95.9

Accommodation and food services

9027848.06.97.86.58.27.1

Accommodation

1201077.26.55.55.48.57.3

Food services and drinking places

7826778.26.98.26.78.27.1

Other services

3402935.24.44.94.05.44.8

Other services, except private households

2612264.63.94.73.74.44.0

Repair and maintenance

119856.54.86.44.67.16.3

Personal and laundry services

82694.63.63.12.95.33.9

Membership associations and organizations

59712.93.32.72.63.03.9

Private households

80679.18.513.115.18.87.8

Agricultural and related private wage and salary workers(2)

1551399.48.38.77.511.711.0

Government workers

5735822.72.72.82.72.62.7

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers

3893833.93.84.03.93.73.7

No previous work experience

879823------

Footnotes
(1) Includes a small number of persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces.
(2) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.
(3) Includes other industries, not shown separately.

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: February 8, 2017