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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Unemployed persons by industry, class of worker, and sex

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
26. Unemployed persons by industry, class of worker, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Industry and class of workerTotal unemployedUnemployment rates
20212022TotalMenWomen
202120222021202220212022

Total, 16 years and over(1)

8,6235,9965.33.65.53.75.23.6

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers(2)

6,8894,6585.43.65.53.55.43.6

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

741811.23.012.03.36.31.4

Construction

6404666.54.66.64.75.93.4

Manufacturing

6424554.33.04.22.84.63.4

Durable goods

3872794.12.94.12.84.13.3

Nonmetallic mineral products

25125.93.05.53.07.32.9

Primary metals and fabricated metal products

56453.62.93.82.72.63.8

Machinery manufacturing

37263.12.13.02.23.22.0

Computers and electronic products

22162.11.61.91.42.61.8

Electrical equipment and appliances

20184.44.73.93.05.68.9

Transportation equipment

113634.52.54.72.54.12.4

Wood products

17164.04.04.44.52.41.3

Furniture and related products

20165.44.35.13.56.36.5

Miscellaneous manufacturing

78675.14.05.24.04.94.0

Nondurable goods

2551764.73.14.32.95.23.5

Food manufacturing

95655.53.64.63.36.74.1

Beverage and tobacco products

14134.13.43.63.35.53.7

Textiles, apparel, and leather

30186.83.96.93.46.64.4

Paper manufacturing and printing

36194.72.54.12.16.33.3

Petroleum and coal products

2069.23.09.83.6--

Chemicals

39392.72.62.72.52.72.8

Plastics and rubber products

22174.13.24.33.63.72.5

Wholesale and retail trade

1,1717995.94.15.53.96.44.4

Wholesale trade

150744.32.43.82.05.73.3

Retail trade

1,0217256.24.45.94.46.54.6

Transportation and utilities

5013456.34.15.93.97.64.7

Transportation and warehousing

4703266.84.46.44.28.35.0

Utilities

31193.01.93.21.82.32.3

Information(3)

137775.42.95.22.55.83.8

Publishing, except Internet

16124.32.54.22.54.52.5

Motion pictures and sound recording industries

623012.95.812.55.413.76.6

Broadcasting (except internet)

17104.43.34.41.84.55.5

Telecommunications

30163.41.92.91.54.53.1

Libraries, archives, and other information services

424.31.9--4.13.2

Financial activities

2902002.91.93.11.72.72.2

Finance and insurance

1831312.51.72.91.62.21.9

Finance

121782.61.63.01.52.31.7

Insurance

62522.41.92.71.62.12.1

Real estate and rental and leasing

107693.92.63.82.14.13.1

Real estate

88623.62.63.02.34.22.9

Rental and leasing services

1986.22.47.51.12.26.3

Professional and business services

9266655.23.54.73.25.93.9

Professional and technical services

3852783.22.22.81.93.82.6

Management, administrative, and waste services(3)

5403869.36.18.65.810.46.5

Administrative and support services

5133679.66.48.96.110.56.7

Waste management and remediation services

24186.54.15.94.19.14.1

Education and health services

8596623.52.73.22.73.62.7

Educational services

2121814.33.54.23.64.33.4

Health care and social assistance

6474813.32.52.92.33.52.5

Hospitals

128981.91.52.21.81.81.4

Health services, except hospitals

3742813.62.73.02.23.82.9

Social assistance

1451025.93.74.64.46.13.6

Leisure and hospitality

1,30676910.15.810.35.49.96.1

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

24115110.05.610.35.79.65.4

Accommodation and food services

1,06561810.15.810.35.310.06.3

Accommodation

1787714.56.014.94.814.36.8

Food services and drinking places

8865419.55.89.75.39.36.2

Other services

3452025.43.15.23.25.52.9

Other services, except private households

2771674.82.85.13.24.52.5

Repair and maintenance

94625.13.25.03.25.23.1

Personal and laundry services

117646.33.38.04.15.63.0

Membership associations and organizations

66413.32.03.52.53.11.6

Private households

68359.45.17.55.49.65.1

Agricultural and related private wage and salary workers(2)

121867.65.67.25.38.56.2

Government workers

5714452.72.12.62.12.82.0

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers

5243264.93.25.13.34.73.0

No previous work experience

518482------

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 25, 2023