Table 4. Long-tenured displaced workers(1) by industry and class of worker of lost job and employment status in January 2026

Table 4. Long-tenured displaced workers(1) by industry and class of worker of lost job and employment status in January 2026
(Numbers in thousands)
Industry and class of worker of lost job	Total	Percent distribution by employment status
Industry and class of worker of lost job	Total	Total	Employed	Unemployed	Not in labor force
Total, 20 years and over(2)	3,324	100.0	66.1	18.3	15.7
Agriculture and related industries wage and salary workers	32	100.0	-	-	-
Nonagricultural industries wage and salary workers	3,210	100.0	66.1	18.3	15.6
Private nonagricultural wage and salary workers	3,031	100.0	66.6	18.5	15.0
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	14	100.0	-	-	-
Construction	229	100.0	71.3	21.3	7.4
Manufacturing	642	100.0	68.6	13.5	17.9
Durable goods manufacturing	447	100.0	69.7	13.0	17.3
Primary metals and fabricated metal products	82	100.0	77.1	-	22.9
Machinery manufacturing	39	100.0	-	-	-
Computers and electronic products	39	100.0	-	-	-
Electrical equipment and appliances	29	100.0	-	-	-
Transportation equipment	85	100.0	83.3	6.0	10.7
Miscellaneous manufacturing	123	100.0	73.2	11.6	15.2
Other durable goods industries	49	100.0	-	-	-
Nondurable goods manufacturing	196	100.0	66.1	14.6	19.3
Food manufacturing	50	100.0	-	-	-
Textiles, apparel, and leather	40	100.0	-	-	-
Paper and printing	35	100.0	-	-	-
Other nondurable goods industries	70	100.0	-	-	-
Wholesale and retail trade	411	100.0	72.2	14.6	13.2
Wholesale trade	66	100.0	-	-	-
Retail trade	345	100.0	69.1	16.6	14.3
Transportation and utilities(3)	136	100.0	57.6	24.3	18.0
Transportation and warehousing	116	100.0	60.6	21.8	17.7
Information(3)	108	100.0	76.8	8.1	15.1
Telecommunications	25	100.0	-	-	-
Financial activities	286	100.0	62.4	23.1	14.5
Finance and insurance	229	100.0	57.9	27.1	15.0
Finance	152	100.0	59.2	30.9	9.9
Insurance	78	100.0	55.3	19.7	25.0
Real estate and rental and leasing	57	100.0	-	-	-
Professional and business services	524	100.0	60.3	27.1	12.6
Professional and technical services	389	100.0	59.4	31.0	9.6
Management, administrative, and waste services	135	100.0	62.8	16.0	21.1
Education and health services	367	100.0	72.1	19.7	8.2
Educational services	87	100.0	55.9	36.5	7.7
Health care and social assistance(3)	280	100.0	77.1	14.5	8.4
Hospitals	37	100.0	-	-	-
Health services, except hospitals	177	100.0	84.5	12.5	3.0
Leisure and hospitality(3)	167	100.0	55.3	9.7	35.0
Accommodation and food services(3)	135	100.0	54.6	8.3	37.1
Food services and drinking places	126	100.0	54.8	8.1	37.1
Other services	146	100.0	61.7	17.2	21.1
Government wage and salary workers	179	100.0	57.8	16.4	25.8
(1) Data refer to people who had 3 or more years of tenure on a job they had lost or left between January 2023 and December 2025 because of plant or company closings or moves, insufficient work, or the abolishment of their positions or shifts. (2) Total includes a small number of unpaid family workers and people who did not report industry or class of worker of lost job, not shown separately. (3) Includes other industries, not shown separately.
NOTE: Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). The 2022 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), is reflected in industry data for displaced workers starting in January 2026. These data are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

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Last Modified Date: August 27, 2026