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Table A-14. Unemployed people by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-14. Unemployed people by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
Industry and class of worker Number of
unemployed
people
(in thousands)
Unemployment
rates
Mar.
2024
Mar.
2025
Mar.
2024
Mar.
2025

Total, 16 years and over(1)

6,604 7,242 3.9 4.2

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers

5,201 5,567 3.9 4.1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

17 8 3.3 1.4

Construction

570 573 5.4 5.4

Manufacturing

469 479 3.0 3.1

Durable goods

311 288 3.1 2.9

Nondurable goods

158 190 2.9 3.6

Wholesale and retail trade

939 933 4.8 4.7

Transportation and utilities

401 360 4.9 4.2

Information

96 133 3.6 5.0

Financial activities

225 290 2.2 2.8

Professional and business services

826 847 4.4 4.3

Education and health services

611 780 2.3 2.8

Leisure and hospitality

746 828 5.5 6.2

Other services

300 337 4.4 5.0

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers

105 131 7.1 8.2

Government workers

372 423 1.7 1.9

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers

343 444 3.3 4.3

Footnotes
(1) People with no previous work experience and people whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2025 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2022 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2025 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

Last Modified Date: April 04, 2025