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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Unemployed persons by industry, class of worker, and sex

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
26. Unemployed persons by industry, class of worker, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Industry and class of workerTotal unemployedUnemployment rates
20112012TotalMenWomen
201120122011201220112012

Total, 16 years and over(1)

13,74712,5068.98.19.48.28.57.9

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers(2)

10,6559,5319.07.99.48.08.57.8

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

52596.16.06.16.26.84.6

Construction

1,3831,12916.413.917.014.111.311.1

Manufacturing

1,3731,1229.07.38.46.710.28.7

Durable goods

8876939.27.28.76.810.68.2

Nonmetallic mineral products

463711.08.911.49.39.07.1

Primary metals and fabricated metal products

1691279.47.39.37.310.47.4

Machinery manufacturing

95807.95.97.55.29.18.3

Computers and electronic products

111838.16.27.35.69.77.5

Electrical equipment and appliances

36359.18.47.67.412.410.4

Transportation equipment

1941479.06.88.36.911.16.6

Wood products

523712.89.211.89.118.910.0

Furniture and fixtures

593211.67.712.17.09.99.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing

1271149.18.18.07.010.99.8

Nondurable goods

4854308.57.57.96.59.79.3

Food manufacturing

1521628.48.97.78.29.710.0

Beverage and tobacco products

16166.15.66.86.04.04.4

Textiles, apparel, and leather

735811.49.511.57.111.311.6

Paper manufacturing and printing

1007910.68.48.96.714.612.7

Petroleum and coal products

12116.15.16.14.26.4-

Chemicals

81706.15.26.05.06.25.6

Plastics and rubber products

513310.16.49.35.611.88.3

Wholesale and retail trade

1,8341,6638.98.18.17.49.99.0

Wholesale trade

2682256.96.06.35.18.48.0

Retail trade

1,5661,4389.48.68.88.010.19.2

Transportation and utilities

4844108.26.98.06.68.88.1

Transportation and warehousing

4383728.87.48.77.19.18.4

Utilities

46384.94.34.03.47.46.7

Information(3)

2222187.37.67.06.67.89.4

Publishing, except Internet

45397.36.57.47.37.25.6

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

434910.712.910.712.010.814.7

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

38356.26.25.65.27.38.1

Telecommunications

85767.37.26.75.48.410.9

Libraries, archives, and other information services

272.58.0-9.01.57.5

Financial activities

5824666.45.16.64.66.25.4

Finance and insurance

3943025.94.55.94.05.94.9

Finance

2562006.04.65.74.06.25.0

Insurance

1381025.94.46.43.85.54.7

Real estate and rental and leasing

1881647.76.68.06.17.37.3

Real estate

1481287.26.27.55.47.07.1

Rental and leasing services

40369.88.79.68.610.28.8

Professional and business services

1,4301,3589.78.99.28.510.49.3

Professional and technical services

4984875.85.44.84.57.16.6

Management, administrative, and waste services(3)

93287115.013.714.713.715.513.8

Administrative and support services

88382215.814.415.514.416.214.3

Waste management and remediation services

38409.39.010.18.75.910.5

Education and health services

1,2171,2325.65.55.35.35.75.6

Educational services

2842956.46.56.45.96.56.8

Health care and social assistance

9339385.45.34.95.15.65.4

Hospitals

1671592.92.93.63.02.72.9

Health services, except hospitals

5325605.95.84.75.26.25.9

Social assistance

2342189.38.89.310.59.38.5

Leisure and hospitality

1,5271,40311.610.411.39.711.811.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

28224311.59.712.110.010.79.3

Accommodation and food services

1,2461,16011.610.611.19.612.111.4

Accommodation

15616410.310.68.18.812.111.9

Food services and drinking places

1,08999611.910.611.69.812.111.3

Other services

5514708.87.29.37.38.37.0

Other services, except private households

4453768.26.59.17.27.15.8

Repair and maintenance

19515410.98.210.98.510.36.3

Personal and laundry services

1401288.06.89.07.27.66.7

Membership associations and organizations

110945.84.75.64.65.94.8

Private households

1069412.811.416.311.512.411.3

Agricultural and related private wage and salary workers(2)

19018812.512.411.511.315.616.0

Government workers

1,0139234.74.34.64.24.74.4

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers

6055476.05.46.55.85.04.7

No previous work experience

1,2841,316------

Footnotes
(1) Includes a small number of persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces.
(2) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.
(3) Includes other industries, not shown separately.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 35,000).

Last Modified Date: February 5, 2013