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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]
Occupation Total unemployed Unemployment rates
2023 2024 Total Men Women
2023 2024 2023 2024 2023 2024

Total, 16 years and over(1)

6,080 6,761 3.6 4.0 3.8 4.1 3.5 3.9

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,432 1,663 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.3 2.0 2.3

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

604 702 1.9 2.2 1.9 2.3 2.0 2.2

Management occupations

361 421 1.7 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.7 2.1

Business and financial operations occupations

243 281 2.5 2.7 2.5 3.2 2.4 2.4

Professional and related occupations

828 961 2.0 2.3 2.1 2.4 2.0 2.3

Computer and mathematical occupations

138 187 2.1 2.8 2.0 2.7 2.1 3.4

Architecture and engineering occupations

64 63 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.5 3.1 3.0

Life, physical, and social science occupations

32 41 1.7 2.1 1.8 1.5 1.5 2.7

Community and social service occupations

66 64 2.3 2.1 2.7 2.8 2.1 1.8

Legal occupations

19 27 1.0 1.4 0.5 1.2 1.4 1.6

Education, training, and library occupations

243 270 2.5 2.7 3.0 2.6 2.3 2.8

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

130 167 3.6 4.6 3.6 4.8 3.6 4.3

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

137 142 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3

Service occupations

1,240 1,381 4.5 5.0 4.7 5.2 4.4 4.8

Healthcare support occupations

187 215 3.5 3.8 3.4 4.6 3.5 3.6

Protective service occupations

93 115 2.9 3.6 2.6 3.1 4.0 4.9

Food preparation and serving related occupations

493 535 5.7 6.2 5.8 6.7 5.6 5.8

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

306 318 5.2 5.2 5.4 5.1 5.1 5.4

Personal care and service occupations

161 198 3.7 4.7 3.9 5.5 3.6 4.4

Sales and office occupations

1,146 1,211 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.7 3.6 4.0

Sales and related occupations

581 635 3.9 4.3 3.4 3.6 4.4 5.0

Office and administrative support occupations

565 576 3.4 3.5 4.3 3.7 3.1 3.4

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

659 737 4.4 4.9 4.3 4.8 6.1 6.5

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

74 95 7.0 8.9 6.8 8.3 7.4 10.6

Construction and extraction occupations

480 502 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.6 7.1 5.7

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

105 140 2.1 2.8 2.1 2.8 2.5 2.3

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

1,030 1,108 4.9 5.3 4.7 4.8 5.4 6.7

Production occupations

328 378 3.8 4.5 3.5 3.8 4.6 6.3

Transportation and material moving occupations

702 730 5.7 5.8 5.5 5.4 6.2 7.1

No previous work experience

556 647 - - - - - -

16 to 19 years

294 344 - - - - - -

20 to 24 years

150 155 - - - - - -

25 years and over

111 147 - - - - - -

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 29, 2025