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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
Jan.
2022
Jan.
2023
Jan.
2022
Jan.
2023

Total, 16 years and over(1)

7,207 6,378 4.4 3.9

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers

5,822 5,061 4.5 3.9

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

46 2 8.4 0.3

Construction

709 720 7.1 6.9

Manufacturing

549 399 3.6 2.6

Durable goods

305 228 3.1 2.3

Nondurable goods

245 172 4.4 3.1

Wholesale and retail trade

956 992 4.8 5.1

Transportation and utilities

365 345 4.5 4.2

Information

102 114 4.2 3.9

Financial activities

196 236 1.9 2.3

Professional and business services

835 649 4.5 3.5

Education and health services

699 599 2.9 2.4

Leisure and hospitality

1,046 797 8.2 6.0

Other services

317 209 4.9 3.3

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers

129 70 8.5 4.9

Government workers

477 429 2.2 1.9

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers

416 354 4.1 3.5

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: February 03, 2023