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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	2023
	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)	6,080	2,112	1,866	2,102	925	1,177	20.6	8.9

No previous work experience	556	180	187	189	83	106	21.2	9.0

OCCUPATION
Management, professional, and related occupations	1,432	450	466	515	235	281	21.0	9.6
Management, business, and financial operations occupations	604	174	199	231	107	125	21.3	10.3
Professional and related occupations	828	277	267	284	128	156	20.8	9.1
Service occupations	1,240	463	387	391	161	230	20.0	8.0
Sales and office occupations	1,146	377	346	423	178	245	21.9	9.5
Sales and related occupations	581	200	172	209	87	122	21.9	9.1
Office and administrative support occupations	565	176	175	214	91	123	21.9	9.9
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations	659	266	188	206	95	111	18.0	7.6
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations	74	31	20	23	10	12	18.7	7.2
Construction and extraction occupations	480	199	139	142	69	72	16.8	7.1
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations	105	35	28	42	15	26	23.3	10.5
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations	1,030	371	288	370	173	198	20.4	9.0
Production occupations	328	127	91	110	50	60	18.8	8.0
Transportation and material moving occupations	702	244	197	260	123	137	21.2	9.4

INDUSTRY(2)
Agriculture and related industries	92	35	29	28	13	15	19.1	8.4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	16	5	4	7	4	2	-	-
Construction	487	195	147	146	71	75	16.9	7.7
Manufacturing	450	157	127	166	78	88	20.5	9.2
Durable goods	260	88	77	95	48	47	20.0	9.3
Nondurable goods	190	69	50	71	30	41	21.1	8.9
Wholesale and retail trade	840	285	253	303	133	170	20.2	9.2
Transportation and utilities	374	125	112	137	61	76	20.7	9.6
Information	94	30	29	35	18	17	17.0	9.1
Financial activities	228	67	67	95	40	55	24.5	11.1
Professional and business services	711	217	235	260	125	135	20.1	9.7
Education and health services	817	298	260	259	103	156	20.6	8.2
Leisure and hospitality	762	289	242	231	96	135	19.8	7.8
Other services	210	75	62	74	36	37	21.2	8.9
Public administration	121	34	36	51	21	30	25.2	11.0
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 26, 2024