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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]
OccupationTotal unemployedUnemployment rates
20182019TotalMenWomen
201820192018201920182019

Total, 16 years and over(1)

6,3146,0013.93.73.93.73.83.6

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,3461,3102.12.02.01.82.22.1

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

5234992.01.81.91.72.12.0

Management occupations

3283141.81.61.71.51.81.8

Business and financial operations occupations

1961852.52.32.32.02.72.5

Professional and related occupations

8228112.22.12.12.02.32.2

Computer and mathematical occupations

1131072.12.02.11.82.32.4

Architecture and engineering occupations

59581.81.71.71.62.22.2

Life, physical, and social science occupations

31272.01.81.72.42.41.2

Community and social service occupations

62562.22.02.61.92.12.1

Legal occupations

31271.61.41.71.01.51.6

Education, training, and library occupations

2862793.02.92.52.93.22.9

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1071213.13.53.13.63.03.5

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

1331361.41.41.21.01.41.5

Service occupations

1,3531,2554.84.45.14.84.64.2

Healthcare support occupations

1291223.43.13.02.83.53.2

Protective service occupations

89932.72.92.62.33.04.8

Food preparation and serving related occupations

5304916.15.56.76.15.65.0

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

3383105.55.15.85.64.94.4

Personal care and service occupations

2662394.33.93.94.44.43.7

Sales and office occupations

1,3371,2743.83.73.63.54.03.8

Sales and related occupations

6696144.13.83.32.94.84.7

Office and administrative support occupations

6686593.63.64.24.33.43.3

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

7807035.14.74.94.48.29.0

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1141239.29.68.07.712.614.8

Construction and extraction occupations

5304526.05.26.05.16.46.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

1361292.62.62.62.54.13.7

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

8818474.54.34.34.25.34.9

Production occupations

3613504.03.93.73.74.84.5

Transportation and material moving occupations

5204975.04.74.84.55.95.4

No previous work experience

602591------

16 to 19 years

340323------

20 to 24 years

145146------

25 years and over

117121------

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 22, 2020