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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
20162017TotalMenWomen
201620172016201720162017

Total, 16 years and over(1)

7,7516,9824.94.44.94.44.84.3

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers(2)

5,8245,3234.64.24.74.24.64.2

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

67318.04.18.34.05.64.8

Construction

5585596.36.06.46.04.66.0

Manufacturing

6675634.33.64.03.34.84.3

Durable goods

4123604.23.74.23.54.24.2

Nonmetallic mineral products

20194.54.24.44.64.63.0

Primary metals and fabricated metal products

67614.03.73.93.74.43.9

Machinery manufacturing

49374.03.04.22.83.53.6

Computers and electronic products

50384.03.34.12.63.84.8

Electrical equipment and appliances

16124.02.84.43.03.12.3

Transportation equipment

100894.03.64.13.43.94.4

Wood products

30186.94.37.44.74.01.7

Furniture and related products

16133.62.84.22.82.12.7

Miscellaneous manufacturing

65744.24.73.44.45.75.2

Nondurable goods

2552034.43.53.83.15.44.3

Food manufacturing

99915.44.95.04.86.15.0

Beverage and tobacco products

1293.62.93.32.54.64.3

Textiles, apparel, and leather

28234.43.62.84.05.73.3

Paper manufacturing and printing

34203.72.23.11.65.33.6

Petroleum and coal products

15138.06.65.96.6--

Chemicals

44363.32.73.31.63.24.7

Plastics and rubber products

23123.92.23.12.06.12.8

Wholesale and retail trade

1,0099425.04.64.64.15.55.3

Wholesale trade

1291163.63.23.42.84.04.3

Retail trade

8808265.34.94.94.55.75.4

Transportation and utilities

2782714.24.14.13.74.75.2

Transportation and warehousing

2462444.44.44.34.14.85.3

Utilities

32273.12.62.82.14.14.5

Information(3)

1231204.64.54.34.45.04.6

Publishing, except Internet

28285.65.65.35.45.85.8

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

31297.36.25.66.49.65.9

Radio and television broadcasting and cable subscription programming

26174.53.04.83.23.92.8

Telecommunications

29403.34.53.24.23.45.1

Libraries, archives, and other information services

222.22.5----

Financial activities

2662402.72.42.62.72.82.2

Finance and insurance

1681632.42.32.32.62.52.1

Finance

1031072.42.42.02.92.72.0

Insurance

65562.52.12.82.02.32.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

97773.62.83.33.03.92.5

Real estate

78573.42.42.82.64.02.3

Rental and leasing services

20204.84.95.44.93.44.9

Professional and business services

8427755.14.54.94.35.34.9

Professional and technical services

2833052.82.82.52.53.23.2

Management, administrative, and waste services(3)

5594708.67.48.57.18.87.8

Administrative and support services

5334449.17.89.27.69.18.0

Waste management and remediation services

19183.94.23.74.34.83.4

Education and health services

7727143.33.03.22.93.33.1

Educational services

1951714.13.54.33.53.93.5

Health care and social assistance

5775433.12.92.72.63.23.0

Hospitals

98981.51.51.61.81.51.5

Health services, except hospitals

3513143.63.22.92.83.83.3

Social assistance

1291305.15.15.74.54.95.2

Leisure and hospitality

9498566.86.16.66.06.96.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

1651566.35.66.75.95.95.3

Accommodation and food services

7847006.96.26.56.17.16.3

Accommodation

107906.55.85.45.07.36.4

Food services and drinking places

6776106.96.36.76.27.16.3

Other services

2932514.43.84.04.24.83.4

Other services, except private households

2262073.93.53.73.94.02.9

Repair and maintenance

85804.84.34.64.46.34.0

Personal and laundry services

69683.63.42.94.73.92.7

Membership associations and organizations

71593.32.82.62.73.92.9

Private households

67448.56.315.115.17.85.4

Agricultural and related private wage and salary workers(2)

1391228.37.27.55.711.011.7

Government workers

5825272.72.52.72.42.72.5

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers

3833193.83.23.93.43.72.9

No previous work experience

823690------

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: January 16, 2019