Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
32. Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment [Numbers in thousands]
Occupation and industry	2021
	Unemployed						Weeks
	Total	Less than 5 weeks	5 to 14 weeks	15 weeks and over			Average (mean) duration	Median duration
	Total	Less than 5 weeks	5 to 14 weeks	Total	15 to 26 weeks	27 weeks and over	Average (mean) duration	Median duration
Total unemployed(1)	8,623	2,140	1,981	4,501	1,164	3,337	28.7	16.5

No previous work experience	518	179	140	198	69	129	23.8	9.7

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	1,889	415	406	1,068	244	823	31.8	20.9
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	812	157	163	493	115	377	34.0	24.3
Professional and related occupations	1,077	258	243	575	129	446	30.2	18.1
Service occupations	2,057	503	480	1,074	262	812	28.1	16.6
Sales and office occupations	1,685	406	385	893	232	661	29.2	17.2
Sales and related occupations	853	205	194	454	112	342	29.3	17.5
Office and administrative support occupations	832	201	191	439	120	319	29.0	16.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	984	261	220	502	143	359	26.5	15.4
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	104	31	22	51	15	36	23.7	14.0
Construction and extraction occupations	681	180	155	346	100	246	26.4	15.1
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	199	50	43	106	28	77	28.5	17.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	1,473	372	345	756	210	546	27.6	15.6
Production occupations	485	118	101	266	74	192	29.1	18.5
Transportation and material moving occupations	988	254	244	490	136	354	26.9	14.3

INDUSTRY(2)
Agriculture and related industries	125	39	30	57	19	38	21.6	12.5
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	74	8	11	55	8	47	38.5	36.8
Construction	655	172	150	333	98	234	25.9	15.1
Manufacturing	647	161	136	350	96	254	29.3	17.7
Durable goods	390	104	81	205	53	152	29.7	16.8
Nondurable goods	256	57	54	145	43	102	28.6	18.8
Wholesale and retail trade	1,184	289	285	610	158	452	28.3	15.9
Transportation and utilities	535	127	122	286	78	208	27.5	17.5
Information	147	27	31	89	22	66	33.3	23.7
Financial activities	300	70	67	163	32	131	30.7	19.7
Professional and business services	945	201	209	535	146	389	31.6	19.7
Education and health services	1,122	304	279	539	134	405	27.1	13.4
Leisure and hospitality	1,339	311	306	722	165	558	29.2	18.4
Other services	348	85	75	189	46	143	28.1	18.7
Public administration	141	32	32	77	23	54	31.2	18.0
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. Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

Last Modified Date: January 20, 2022