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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