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Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                   HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                           Number of                                                             
                                                                           unemployed                                 Unemployment               
                                                                            persons                                      rates                   
               Industry and class of worker                              (in thousands)                                                          
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                    Apr.                  Apr.                  Apr.                  Apr.       
                                                                    2007                  2008                  2007                  2008       
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 16 years and over (1)....................          6,532                 7,287                   4.3                   4.8       
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers........          5,276                 5,923                   4.5                   5.0       
    Mining...............................................             17                    28                   2.3                   3.6       
    Construction.........................................            853                 1,057                   8.6                  11.1       
    Manufacturing........................................            749                   796                   4.6                   4.8       
      Durable goods......................................            467                   505                   4.4                   4.8       
      Nondurable goods...................................            282                   291                   4.8                   5.0       
    Wholesale and retail trade...........................            872                   919                   4.2                   4.5       
    Transportation and utilities.........................            188                   245                   3.3                   4.0       
    Information..........................................             77                   143                   2.4                   4.4       
    Financial activities.................................            231                   324                   2.4                   3.4       
    Professional and business services...................            689                   736                   5.0                   5.3       
    Education and health services........................            555                   551                   2.9                   2.8       
    Leisure and hospitality..............................            822                   874                   6.9                   6.9       
    Other services.......................................            224                   251                   3.6                   4.0       
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary                                                                                                
   workers...............................................             67                   108                   5.7                   8.6       
  Government workers.....................................            408                   373                   1.9                   1.7       
  Self employed and unpaid family workers................            240                   338                   2.2                   3.2       
 
    1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Last Modified Date: May 02, 2008

 

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