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

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
Industry and class of worker	Number of unemployed persons (in thousands)		Unemployment rates
Industry and class of worker	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024	Apr. 2023	Apr. 2024
Total, 16 years and over(1)	5,146	5,894	3.1	3.5
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers	4,062	4,795	3.1	3.6
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	11	8	1.8	1.3
Construction	424	555	4.1	5.2
Manufacturing	429	416	2.8	2.7
Durable goods	240	281	2.4	2.9
Nondurable goods	190	134	3.4	2.4
Wholesale and retail trade	644	725	3.3	3.8
Transportation and utilities	298	358	3.6	4.4
Information	38	128	1.4	5.0
Financial activities	214	280	2.1	2.7
Professional and business services	684	746	3.7	4.0
Education and health services	494	559	1.9	2.1
Leisure and hospitality	686	784	5.0	5.7
Other services	139	235	2.1	3.5
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers	68	83	4.6	5.4
Government workers	343	267	1.5	1.2
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers	244	296	2.4	2.9
Footnotes (1) Persons with no previous work experience and persons 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 2020 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2017 Census industry classification system into the Current Population Survey. This industry classification system is derived from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). No historical data have been revised.

Last Modified Date: May 03, 2024