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)
June June June June
2008 2009 2008 2009
Total, 16 years and over (1).................... 8,933 15,095 5.7 9.7
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers........ 6,693 12,024 5.6 10.0
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction........ 28 100 3.3 13.6
Construction......................................... 785 1,601 8.2 17.4
Manufacturing........................................ 862 2,010 5.2 12.6
Durable goods...................................... 544 1,377 5.1 13.9
Nondurable goods................................... 318 632 5.5 10.5
Wholesale and retail trade........................... 1,160 1,863 5.7 9.1
Transportation and utilities......................... 329 499 5.1 8.4
Information.......................................... 157 347 4.7 11.1
Financial activities................................. 337 513 3.4 5.5
Professional and business services................... 890 1,580 6.2 11.3
Education and health services........................ 669 1,267 3.4 6.1
Leisure and hospitality.............................. 1,154 1,688 8.9 12.1
Other services....................................... 322 557 5.0 8.4
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers 86 182 6.1 12.3
Government workers..................................... 654 991 3.0 4.4
Self employed and unpaid family workers................ 364 472 3.3 4.4
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. Effective with January 2009 data, industries
reflect the introduction of the 2007 Census industry classification system into the Current Population Survey. This industry classification
system is derived from the 2007 North American Industry Classification System. No historical data have been revised.
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