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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
32. Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation and industry2018
UnemployedWeeks
TotalLess
than
5 weeks
5 to 14
weeks
15 weeks and overAverage
(mean)
duration
Median
duration
Total15 to 26
weeks
27 weeks
and over

Total unemployed(1)

6,3142,1701,8762,2689171,35022.79.3

No previous work experience

6022031882118512623.49.2

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,34644339350919731224.59.8

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

5231501522228513727.911.5

Professional and related occupations

82229324228711217622.38.8

Service occupations

1,35350640044719125721.58.5

Sales and office occupations

1,33743040250519031523.99.9

Sales and related occupations

66921019026910516424.310.3

Office and administrative support occupations

6682202112368515123.59.5

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

78028621727712715120.18.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

114423338201815.98.4

Construction and extraction occupations

5301971461878310420.48.7

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

136463852242822.39.8

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

88129827331012618521.69.3

Production occupations

361123114125507521.39.4

Transportation and material moving occupations

5201751591857511021.89.2

INDUSTRY(2)

Agriculture and related industries

130474042222017.18.4

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

27961275--

Construction

508183146178849419.38.9

Manufacturing

5231581661997812124.210.2

Durable goods

2968797112426924.610.4

Nondurable goods

227716987355223.710.1

Wholesale and retail trade

88827027534414420023.810.3

Transportation and utilities

257887099346423.79.7

Information

102272946143227.112.5

Financial activities

223686789345424.410.5

Professional and business services

6902312102499615323.29.4

Education and health services

88132125530512418221.48.6

Leisure and hospitality

81832624424810314519.87.8

Other services

231876480324823.78.6

Public administration

133394054213329.011.2

Footnotes
(1) Persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total, but not shown separately.
(2) Industry data refer to wage and salary workers. Persons who were unpaid family workers or self-employed, unincorporated, on their last job are included in the unemployed total, but not shown separately.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: January 18, 2019