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
Nov.
2017		 Nov.
2018		 Nov.
2017		 Nov.
2018

Total, 16 years and over(1)

 6,286 5,650 3.9 3.5

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers

 4,752 4,366 3.8 3.4

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

 20 16 2.4 1.9

Construction

 467 375 5.0 3.9

Manufacturing

 409 465 2.6 2.9

Durable goods

 236 273 2.4 2.7

Nondurable goods

 173 192 2.9 3.2

Wholesale and retail trade

 869 803 4.2 3.9

Transportation and utilities

 252 256 3.7 3.7

Information

 146 95 5.2 3.8

Financial activities

 206 213 2.1 2.1

Professional and business services

 689 618 4.0 3.6

Education and health services

 596 563 2.5 2.3

Leisure and hospitality

 882 729 6.6 5.3

Other services

 216 231 3.2 3.3

Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers

 125 126 7.2 6.7

Government workers

 439 428 2.0 2.0

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers

 326 206 3.2 2.1

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.

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Last Modified Date: December 07, 2018