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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
25. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
OccupationTotal unemployedUnemployment rates
20172018TotalMenWomen
201720182017201820172018

Total, 16 years and over(1)

6,9826,3144.43.94.43.94.33.8

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,3831,3462.22.12.12.02.32.2

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

5585232.22.02.01.92.42.1

Management occupations

3413281.91.81.81.72.01.8

Business and financial operations occupations

2171962.82.52.52.33.02.7

Professional and related occupations

8258222.32.22.32.12.32.3

Computer and mathematical occupations

1191132.42.12.32.12.92.3

Architecture and engineering occupations

79592.41.82.41.72.22.2

Life, physical, and social science occupations

36312.42.02.01.72.92.4

Community and social service occupations

48621.82.21.62.61.92.1

Legal occupations

27311.41.61.21.71.61.5

Education, training, and library occupations

2512862.73.02.32.52.83.2

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1351074.03.14.13.13.93.0

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

1291331.41.41.41.21.41.4

Service occupations

1,5301,3535.44.85.45.15.44.6

Healthcare support occupations

1651294.53.44.03.04.63.5

Protective service occupations

106893.32.72.42.66.43.0

Food preparation and serving related occupations

5725306.46.16.96.76.15.6

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

3873386.25.56.55.85.74.9

Personal care and service occupations

3002664.84.34.63.94.94.4

Sales and office occupations

1,4431,3374.13.83.73.64.44.0

Sales and related occupations

6996694.24.12.93.35.64.8

Office and administrative support occupations

7446684.03.65.04.23.63.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9037806.05.15.74.910.98.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1131148.79.27.08.013.712.6

Construction and extraction occupations

6115307.16.06.96.012.06.4

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

1791363.52.63.42.65.04.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

1,0148815.44.55.14.36.35.3

Production occupations

4353614.94.04.63.75.54.8

Transportation and material moving occupations

5795205.85.05.44.87.55.9

No previous work experience

690602------

16 to 19 years

399340------

20 to 24 years

157145------

25 years and over

134117------

Footnotes
(1) Includes a small number of persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces.

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 18, 2019