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 2016 |
July 2017 |
July 2016 |
July 2017 |
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Total, 16 years and over(1) |
8,267 | 7,441 | 5.1 | 4.6 |
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers |
5,789 | 5,230 | 4.6 | 4.1 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
77 | 32 | 9.3 | 4.5 |
Construction |
410 | 469 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
Manufacturing |
669 | 639 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
Durable goods |
461 | 399 | 4.6 | 4.0 |
Nondurable goods |
208 | 240 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
1,048 | 970 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
Transportation and utilities |
313 | 262 | 4.9 | 3.9 |
Information |
149 | 111 | 5.7 | 4.3 |
Financial activities |
237 | 230 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
Professional and business services |
803 | 687 | 4.7 | 4.0 |
Education and health services |
889 | 830 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
Leisure and hospitality |
889 | 739 | 6.0 | 4.9 |
Other services |
306 | 262 | 4.4 | 4.0 |
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers |
100 | 89 | 5.5 | 5.0 |
Government workers |
905 | 872 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers |
370 | 310 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
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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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