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	2018
	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)	6,314	2,170	1,876	2,268	917	1,350	22.7	9.3

No previous work experience	602	203	188	211	85	126	23.4	9.2

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	1,346	443	393	509	197	312	24.5	9.8
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	523	150	152	222	85	137	27.9	11.5
Professional and related occupations	822	293	242	287	112	176	22.3	8.8
Service occupations	1,353	506	400	447	191	257	21.5	8.5
Sales and office occupations	1,337	430	402	505	190	315	23.9	9.9
Sales and related occupations	669	210	190	269	105	164	24.3	10.3
Office and administrative support occupations	668	220	211	236	85	151	23.5	9.5
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	780	286	217	277	127	151	20.1	8.9
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	114	42	33	38	20	18	15.9	8.4
Construction and extraction occupations	530	197	146	187	83	104	20.4	8.7
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	136	46	38	52	24	28	22.3	9.8
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	881	298	273	310	126	185	21.6	9.3
Production occupations	361	123	114	125	50	75	21.3	9.4
Transportation and material moving occupations	520	175	159	185	75	110	21.8	9.2

INDUSTRY(2)
Agriculture and related industries	130	47	40	42	22	20	17.1	8.4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	27	9	6	12	7	5	-	-
Construction	508	183	146	178	84	94	19.3	8.9
Manufacturing	523	158	166	199	78	121	24.2	10.2
Durable goods	296	87	97	112	42	69	24.6	10.4
Nondurable goods	227	71	69	87	35	52	23.7	10.1
Wholesale and retail trade	888	270	275	344	144	200	23.8	10.3
Transportation and utilities	257	88	70	99	34	64	23.7	9.7
Information	102	27	29	46	14	32	27.1	12.5
Financial activities	223	68	67	89	34	54	24.4	10.5
Professional and business services	690	231	210	249	96	153	23.2	9.4
Education and health services	881	321	255	305	124	182	21.4	8.6
Leisure and hospitality	818	326	244	248	103	145	19.8	7.8
Other services	231	87	64	80	32	48	23.7	8.6
Public administration	133	39	40	54	21	33	29.0	11.2
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: January 18, 2019