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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| Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2019 |
Nov. 2018 |
Nov. 2019 |
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Total, 16 years and over(1) |
5,650 | 5,441 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers |
4,366 | 4,165 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
16 | 24 | 1.9 | 3.2 |
Construction |
375 | 428 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
Manufacturing |
465 | 427 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
Durable goods |
273 | 290 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
Nondurable goods |
192 | 137 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
803 | 684 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
Transportation and utilities |
256 | 220 | 3.7 | 3.0 |
Information |
95 | 39 | 3.8 | 1.6 |
Financial activities |
213 | 221 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
Professional and business services |
618 | 641 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
Education and health services |
563 | 586 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
Leisure and hospitality |
729 | 683 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
Other services |
231 | 212 | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers |
126 | 136 | 6.7 | 7.7 |
Government workers |
428 | 408 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers |
206 | 211 | 2.1 | 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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