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Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
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
Oct.
2023
Oct.
2024
Oct.
2023
Oct.
2024

Total, 16 years and over(1)

6,098 6,631 3.6 3.9

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers

4,636 5,207 3.5 3.9

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

39 14 6.1 2.5

Construction

414 456 4.0 4.2

Manufacturing

478 537 3.1 3.6

Durable goods

318 390 3.3 4.1

Nondurable goods

160 146 2.8 2.8

Wholesale and retail trade

789 906 4.0 4.7

Transportation and utilities

361 342 4.5 4.2

Information

106 71 3.7 2.7

Financial activities

222 191 2.2 1.9

Professional and business services

611 835 3.2 4.2

Education and health services

593 820 2.3 3.1

Leisure and hospitality

757 818 5.5 6.0

Other services

264 217 3.8 3.1

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers

106 73 6.7 4.5

Government workers

354 399 1.6 1.8

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers

367 354 3.6 3.4

Footnotes
(1) Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2020 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2017 Census industry classification system into the Current Population Survey. This industry classification system is derived from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). No historical data have been revised.

Last Modified Date: November 01, 2024