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	May 2022	May 2023	May 2022	May 2023
Total, 16 years and over(1)	5,548	5,700	3.4	3.4
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers	4,353	4,483	3.3	3.4
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	24	10	4.1	1.8
Construction	392	355	3.8	3.5
Manufacturing	422	409	2.8	2.7
Durable goods	256	245	2.7	2.5
Nondurable goods	166	164	2.9	3.0
Wholesale and retail trade	819	855	4.2	4.4
Transportation and utilities	348	282	4.1	3.3
Information	70	73	2.9	2.5
Financial activities	193	240	1.9	2.3
Professional and business services	583	750	3.1	3.9
Education and health services	620	595	2.5	2.3
Leisure and hospitality	681	717	5.1	5.2
Other services	200	195	3.1	2.9
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers	49	75	3.1	4.6
Government workers	356	386	1.7	1.8
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers	273	261	2.6	2.6
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: June 02, 2023