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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| June 2016 |
June 2017 |
June 2016 |
June 2017 |
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Total, 16 years and over(1) |
8,144 | 7,250 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers |
5,575 | 5,181 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction |
100 | 19 | 11.5 | 2.6 |
Construction |
417 | 430 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
Manufacturing |
568 | 529 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
Durable goods |
374 | 336 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
Nondurable goods |
195 | 193 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
Wholesale and retail trade |
922 | 992 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
Transportation and utilities |
255 | 235 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
Information |
126 | 122 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
Financial activities |
219 | 251 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
Professional and business services |
805 | 703 | 4.7 | 4.1 |
Education and health services |
839 | 746 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
Leisure and hospitality |
953 | 895 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
Other services |
372 | 259 | 5.4 | 4.0 |
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers |
159 | 105 | 8.6 | 5.9 |
Government workers |
737 | 704 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers |
395 | 280 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
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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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