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	Oct. 2022	Oct. 2023	Oct. 2022	Oct. 2023
Total, 16 years and over(1)	5,609	6,098	3.4	3.6
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers	4,381	4,636	3.4	3.5
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	4	39	0.8	6.1
Construction	419	414	4.1	4.0
Manufacturing	463	478	3.1	3.1
Durable goods	319	318	3.3	3.3
Nondurable goods	144	160	2.7	2.8
Wholesale and retail trade	699	789	3.6	4.0
Transportation and utilities	273	361	3.3	4.5
Information	94	106	3.3	3.7
Financial activities	195	222	1.9	2.2
Professional and business services	645	611	3.5	3.2
Education and health services	677	593	2.7	2.3
Leisure and hospitality	738	757	5.5	5.5
Other services	174	264	2.5	3.8
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers	81	106	5.1	6.7
Government workers	321	354	1.5	1.6
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers	325	367	3.1	3.6
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: November 03, 2023