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Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
32. Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation and industry	2022
	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)	5,996	2,216	1,711	2,070	756	1,314	22.6	8.7

No previous work experience	482	183	148	150	53	98	22.6	8.3

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	1,355	473	402	481	170	310	24.2	9.0
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	530	170	159	201	74	128	25.9	9.9
Professional and related occupations	825	303	243	279	97	183	23.2	8.4
Service occupations	1,281	487	346	447	157	290	22.3	8.4
Sales and office occupations	1,176	412	342	423	171	252	22.2	9.3
Sales and related occupations	579	211	163	205	82	123	22.0	9.0
Office and administrative support occupations	598	200	179	218	89	129	22.4	9.4
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	658	277	176	205	73	132	19.9	7.3
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	71	28	22	20	9	11	17.7	7.6
Construction and extraction occupations	477	206	126	144	52	93	19.6	6.8
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	110	43	27	40	12	28	22.6	9.0
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	1,027	379	292	356	130	226	23.1	8.7
Production occupations	332	127	92	112	41	72	22.8	8.6
Transportation and material moving occupations	695	252	200	243	89	154	23.3	8.8

INDUSTRY(2)
Agriculture and related industries	89	31	29	28	13	16	18.4	8.7
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	18	5	4	9	3	6	-	-
Construction	474	203	129	142	49	92	19.3	7.0
Manufacturing	459	162	125	172	68	104	24.0	9.6
Durable goods	283	96	79	108	42	66	25.8	9.8
Nondurable goods	177	66	47	64	26	38	21.1	9.3
Wholesale and retail trade	806	279	232	295	118	177	22.7	9.2
Transportation and utilities	371	135	108	128	48	80	22.3	8.9
Information	81	26	25	30	11	19	23.7	9.7
Financial activities	206	68	61	76	29	47	24.7	9.9
Professional and business services	683	238	212	234	84	149	22.5	9.0
Education and health services	866	323	254	288	103	185	21.6	8.3
Leisure and hospitality	789	317	221	251	94	157	20.8	7.7
Other services	203	74	49	80	28	52	25.6	9.8
Public administration	127	40	36	50	16	34	23.9	9.8
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 25, 2023