2015 Annual Averages ‐ Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
32. Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation and industry	2015
	Unemployed						Weeks
	Total	Less than 5 weeks	5 to 14 weeks	15 weeks and over			Average (mean) duration	Median duration
	Total	Less than 5 weeks	5 to 14 weeks	Total	15 to 26 weeks	27 weeks and over	Average (mean) duration	Median duration
Total unemployed(1)	8,296	2,399	2,302	3,595	1,267	2,328	29.2	11.6

No previous work experience	879	242	259	379	130	248	28.5	11.8

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	1,504	426	416	662	220	442	32.3	11.8
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	602	144	160	298	97	202	36.4	14.3
Professional and related occupations	902	282	256	364	123	241	29.5	10.2
Service occupations	1,855	563	504	788	275	513	28.3	11.1
Sales and office occupations	1,792	492	492	809	288	521	29.5	12.3
Sales and related occupations	909	249	252	409	142	267	29.2	12.2
Office and administrative support occupations	883	243	240	400	146	254	29.9	12.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	1,058	329	293	436	171	265	27.4	10.7
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	132	48	44	40	19	21	18.6	8.6
Construction and extraction occupations	701	221	190	290	117	173	27.5	10.8
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	225	60	59	105	35	71	32.1	13.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	1,182	342	332	508	176	331	27.9	11.5
Production occupations	513	145	144	225	76	149	30.0	11.8
Transportation and material moving occupations	668	197	188	283	100	183	26.3	11.2

INDUSTRY(2)
Agriculture and related industries	161	54	53	54	27	27	18.3	9.4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	87	31	28	28	12	15	18.2	8.4
Construction	636	196	177	264	103	161	27.4	10.7
Manufacturing	683	189	183	311	110	202	31.5	12.7
Durable goods	413	115	109	189	67	123	32.4	12.8
Nondurable goods	270	74	75	122	43	79	30.1	12.4
Wholesale and retail trade	1,146	308	317	522	185	336	29.9	12.6
Transportation and utilities	315	95	85	135	46	90	25.8	11.4
Information	111	30	27	53	13	40	41.3	13.3
Financial activities	255	59	66	130	48	82	33.7	15.2
Professional and business services	915	239	247	429	148	281	31.0	13.0
Education and health services	1,074	325	306	443	153	289	29.2	10.4
Leisure and hospitality	1,132	369	323	441	159	281	25.7	9.9
Other services	342	96	90	156	50	105	31.6	12.5
Public administration	145	36	35	74	26	47	34.8	15.0
Footnotes (1) Persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total, but not shown separately. (2) Industry data refer to wage and salary workers. Persons who were unpaid family workers or self-employed, unincorporated, on their last job are included in the unemployed total, but not shown separately.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: February 10, 2016