Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
| Industry and class of worker | Number of unemployed persons (in thousands) |
Unemployment rates |
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| July 2018 |
July 2019 |
July 2018 |
July 2019 |
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Total, 16 years and over(1) |
6,730 | 6,556 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers |
4,819 | 4,633 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
29 | 18 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
Construction |
333 | 386 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
Manufacturing |
596 | 472 | 3.8 | 3.0 |
Durable goods |
339 | 295 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
Nondurable goods |
257 | 178 | 4.4 | 3.1 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
841 | 779 | 4.1 | 3.9 |
Transportation and utilities |
254 | 277 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
Information |
114 | 103 | 4.2 | 3.9 |
Financial activities |
233 | 169 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
Professional and business services |
632 | 635 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
Education and health services |
767 | 757 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
Leisure and hospitality |
779 | 805 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Other services |
242 | 233 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers |
112 | 77 | 5.9 | 4.4 |
Government workers |
744 | 816 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers |
253 | 216 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
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Footnotes |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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