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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
25. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
OccupationTotal unemployedUnemployment rates
20192020TotalMenWomen
201920202019202020192020

Total, 16 years and over(1)

6,00112,9473.78.13.77.83.68.3

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,3103,0292.04.51.84.22.14.9

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

4991,1491.84.11.73.82.04.4

Management occupations

3147521.63.91.53.61.84.3

Business and financial operations occupations

1853972.34.42.04.32.54.6

Professional and related occupations

8111,8802.14.92.04.62.25.1

Computer and mathematical occupations

1071992.03.41.83.52.43.3

Architecture and engineering occupations

581171.73.61.63.42.24.3

Life, physical, and social science occupations

27721.84.32.44.81.23.7

Community and social service occupations

56872.03.11.92.92.13.2

Legal occupations

27531.42.71.02.91.62.6

Education, training, and library occupations

2796782.97.12.95.82.97.5

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1213723.510.93.612.33.59.5

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

1363031.43.11.02.51.53.3

Service occupations

1,2553,4074.413.04.812.64.213.3

Healthcare support occupations

1223803.17.32.87.53.27.3

Protective service occupations

931622.95.12.33.94.88.7

Food preparation and serving related occupations

4911,5955.519.66.120.85.018.5

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

3106235.110.95.69.44.413.1

Personal care and service occupations

2396483.916.04.417.53.715.5

Sales and office occupations

1,2742,5913.78.03.57.23.88.5

Sales and related occupations

6141,3673.88.82.96.94.710.8

Office and administrative support occupations

6591,2243.67.34.37.93.37.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

7031,2984.78.94.48.69.012.5

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

1231209.610.37.78.414.815.7

Construction and extraction occupations

4528625.210.15.110.06.110.6

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

1293162.66.42.56.23.710.9

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

8472,0764.310.24.29.84.911.6

Production occupations

3507473.99.03.78.54.510.0

Transportation and material moving occupations

4971,3294.711.14.510.65.413.2

No previous work experience

591526------

16 to 19 years

323275------

20 to 24 years

146144------

25 years and over

121107------

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. Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years. 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 22, 2021