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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
26. Unemployed persons by industry, class of worker, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Industry and class of workerTotal unemployedUnemployment rates
20182019TotalMenWomen
201820192018201920182019

Total, 16 years and over(1)

6,3146,0013.93.73.93.73.83.6

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers(2)

4,7984,5223.73.53.83.53.73.4

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

27243.43.23.53.43.22.0

Construction

4944355.14.55.24.54.23.8

Manufacturing

5174683.33.03.02.73.93.5

Durable goods

2952743.02.72.92.73.23.0

Nonmetallic mineral products

15213.24.43.65.01.32.2

Primary metals and fabricated metal products

46432.72.32.82.22.43.3

Machinery manufacturing

27272.22.42.32.22.13.0

Computers and electronic products

41203.61.83.71.73.32.2

Electrical equipment and appliances

1874.31.73.21.96.51.1

Transportation equipment

77733.02.92.72.64.03.6

Wood products

891.92.22.12.20.42.0

Furniture and related products

12183.14.43.44.32.34.6

Miscellaneous manufacturing

50563.23.53.23.83.33.0

Nondurable goods

2221943.83.33.32.94.84.1

Food manufacturing

90924.84.84.34.25.55.7

Beverage and tobacco products

1344.11.53.31.16.22.5

Textiles, apparel, and leather

31225.44.05.63.15.24.8

Paper manufacturing and printing

19222.22.52.12.52.42.6

Petroleum and coal products

984.33.73.54.0--

Chemicals

42272.91.82.21.64.12.1

Plastics and rubber products

18203.43.62.93.14.95.0

Wholesale and retail trade

8818034.34.14.03.74.84.5

Wholesale trade

112973.12.83.12.53.03.3

Retail trade

7687064.64.44.24.15.04.7

Transportation and utilities

2362563.43.53.23.33.83.9

Transportation and warehousing

2182373.63.83.63.63.94.2

Utilities

19191.81.81.31.73.32.1

Information(3)

99893.73.54.03.53.13.5

Publishing, except Internet

23215.05.37.36.22.64.3

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

26315.56.56.27.44.35.1

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

15132.72.52.52.53.12.6

Telecommunications

24172.72.13.01.62.03.1

Libraries, archives, and other information services

333.23.3--4.0-

Financial activities

2152162.22.12.32.32.02.0

Finance and insurance

1391451.92.01.92.11.91.9

Finance

92912.12.02.02.22.11.9

Insurance

46531.72.01.72.01.71.9

Real estate and rental and leasing

77712.82.53.12.72.32.3

Real estate

60592.52.42.72.42.32.4

Rental and leasing services

17124.13.34.84.12.31.6

Professional and business services

6716473.93.63.73.54.23.8

Professional and technical services

2562732.32.32.12.12.72.7

Management, administrative, and waste services(3)

4153746.76.16.66.16.86.1

Administrative and support services

3963557.16.47.16.57.16.3

Waste management and remediation services

15113.72.53.72.73.81.4

Education and health services

6386212.62.52.42.62.72.5

Educational services

1741803.43.53.03.73.63.4

Health care and social assistance

4644412.42.22.12.12.52.3

Hospitals

78861.21.31.21.21.21.3

Health services, except hospitals

2762482.82.42.32.32.92.4

Social assistance

1091074.24.04.94.54.13.9

Leisure and hospitality

7917465.75.25.85.35.65.2

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1501415.65.16.05.05.15.2

Accommodation and food services

6406055.75.35.75.45.75.1

Accommodation

80725.34.74.94.55.74.9

Food services and drinking places

5605335.85.35.85.55.75.2

Other services

2292173.33.23.22.93.53.4

Other services, except private households

1911713.22.93.12.73.23.1

Repair and maintenance

65593.53.33.23.25.63.9

Personal and laundry services

57622.83.13.12.62.73.2

Membership associations and organizations

68503.12.42.91.93.42.8

Private households

39464.85.39.011.04.44.7

Agricultural and related private wage and salary workers(2)

1241297.27.46.46.39.810.5

Government workers

5054962.32.32.32.22.42.4

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers

2852632.82.72.92.82.72.5

No previous work experience

602591------

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: January 22, 2020