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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
26. Unemployed persons by industry, class of worker, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Industry and class of workerTotal unemployedUnemployment rates
20142015TotalMenWomen
201420152014201520142015

Total, 16 years and over(1)

9,6178,2966.25.36.35.46.15.2

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers(2)

7,2676,2995.95.15.95.15.95.1

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

52844.78.65.09.12.55.4

Construction

7626248.97.39.37.55.55.4

Manufacturing

7546774.94.34.54.05.85.1

Durable goods

4544104.74.14.53.85.15.2

Nonmetallic mineral products

16173.83.63.23.16.16.1

Primary metals and fabricated metal products

68744.14.24.24.23.94.3

Machinery manufacturing

65494.83.74.73.75.13.9

Computers and electronic products

69565.24.64.64.16.65.6

Electrical equipment and appliances

19204.45.13.03.68.48.2

Transportation equipment

86813.73.43.93.23.03.8

Wood products

23195.94.76.44.12.89.0

Furniture and related products

24205.94.96.24.55.16.1

Miscellaneous manufacturing

85745.94.95.64.16.56.4

Nondurable goods

3002675.24.64.44.46.75.1

Food manufacturing

1241036.85.75.25.79.05.6

Beverage and tobacco products

1093.43.23.63.82.92.0

Textiles, apparel, and leather

52438.76.97.16.510.27.2

Paper manufacturing and printing

38414.14.54.13.64.06.7

Petroleum and coal products

451.92.52.13.0--

Chemicals

48433.53.13.53.13.53.1

Plastics and rubber products

24224.94.24.64.25.44.3

Wholesale and retail trade

1,2601,1356.15.55.55.06.96.1

Wholesale trade

1611364.43.84.23.44.94.5

Retail trade

1,0999996.55.95.95.57.16.4

Transportation and utilities

3572755.74.45.33.87.16.4

Transportation and warehousing

3362546.34.85.94.27.96.7

Utilities

20212.12.21.81.33.24.9

Information(3)

1531085.23.95.03.35.64.8

Publishing, except Internet

37225.74.25.82.65.65.9

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

30227.15.66.66.38.14.5

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

37206.03.36.03.06.14.1

Telecommunications

39294.03.13.62.94.73.4

Libraries, archives, and other information services

231.63.5-1.71.05.2

Financial activities

3732474.02.63.62.74.32.5

Finance and insurance

2591603.82.33.22.34.22.4

Finance

1791054.22.53.42.24.82.6

Insurance

80553.12.12.92.43.22.0

Real estate and rental and leasing

114864.53.34.43.54.63.0

Real estate

92644.32.94.03.04.62.7

Rental and leasing services

22236.05.86.15.45.56.7

Professional and business services

1,0838946.95.66.65.57.45.8

Professional and technical services

3833114.13.23.52.94.83.7

Management, administrative, and waste services(3)

70058311.29.310.89.311.79.2

Administrative and support services

66054811.89.811.79.812.09.7

Waste management and remediation services

26285.55.75.46.46.02.7

Education and health services

9358234.23.64.33.34.13.7

Educational services

2302134.94.45.84.54.54.4

Health care and social assistance

7056104.03.43.62.84.03.5

Hospitals

1231102.11.82.01.72.11.9

Health services, except hospitals

4213634.43.84.12.94.54.0

Social assistance

1611376.95.77.26.36.95.6

Leisure and hospitality

1,1681,0928.67.98.57.88.78.0

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

2121918.47.49.57.87.26.9

Accommodation and food services

9569028.68.08.27.89.18.2

Accommodation

1271207.97.25.75.59.58.5

Food services and drinking places

8307828.88.28.58.29.08.2

Other services

3683405.75.25.34.96.05.4

Other services, except private households

2812615.04.65.14.75.04.4

Repair and maintenance

1041195.96.55.96.45.97.1

Personal and laundry services

108825.94.67.03.15.45.3

Membership associations and organizations

69593.52.92.42.74.33.0

Private households

88809.79.115.913.19.18.8

Agricultural and related private wage and salary workers(2)

1461559.49.48.08.714.111.7

Government workers

6785733.22.73.42.83.22.6

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers

4403894.43.94.94.03.83.7

No previous work experience

1,086879------

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 50,000).

 

Last Modified Date: February 10, 2016