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
Industry and class of worker	Dec. 2023	Dec. 2024	Dec. 2023	Dec. 2024
Total, 16 years and over(1)	5,907	6,452	3.5	3.8
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers	4,595	5,021	3.5	3.8
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	9	35	1.7	5.4
Construction	442	550	4.4	5.2
Manufacturing	456	542	3.0	3.5
Durable goods	206	334	2.1	3.3
Nondurable goods	250	208	4.6	3.8
Wholesale and retail trade	810	897	4.0	4.5
Transportation and utilities	322	308	3.9	3.8
Information	86	98	3.1	3.9
Financial activities	293	214	2.9	2.1
Professional and business services	721	710	3.9	3.7
Education and health services	560	700	2.2	2.7
Leisure and hospitality	662	715	4.8	5.4
Other services	236	252	3.5	3.8
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers	110	139	7.0	8.8
Government workers	330	445	1.5	1.9
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers	359	307	3.5	3.0
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: January 10, 2025