Department of Labor Logo United States Department of Labor
Dot gov

The .gov means it's official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you're on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-30. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation Total unemployed Unemployment rates
Oct.
2022
Oct.
2023
Total Men Women
Oct.
2022
Oct.
2023
Oct.
2022
Oct.
2023
Oct.
2022
Oct.
2023

Total, 16 years and over(1)

5,609 6,098 3.4 3.6 3.3 3.8 3.5 3.5

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,398 1,415 2.0 1.9 1.8 2.1 2.2 1.8

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

639 550 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.8 2.6 1.7

Management occupations

357 331 1.7 1.6 1.4 1.6 2.2 1.5

Business and financial operations occupations

283 219 2.9 2.2 2.7 2.3 3.1 2.0

Professional and related occupations

759 865 1.9 2.1 1.8 2.4 2.0 1.9

Computer and mathematical occupations

139 146 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.2 1.6

Architecture and engineering occupations

51 69 1.4 2.0 1.5 1.6 1.1 3.9

Life, physical, and social science occupations

12 20 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.3 1.1

Community and social service occupations

43 72 1.4 2.4 1.5 2.9 1.3 2.1

Legal occupations

17 22 0.9 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.7

Education, training, and library occupations

174 202 1.9 2.1 2.2 3.1 1.7 1.7

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

134 165 3.5 4.4 2.4 4.8 4.7 4.0

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

190 171 1.9 1.6 1.2 2.0 2.1 1.5

Service occupations

1,134 1,224 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.1 4.3 4.7

Healthcare support occupations

186 214 3.5 4.0 4.5 1.6 3.4 4.4

Protective service occupations

58 107 1.9 3.3 1.7 3.2 2.6 3.6

Food preparation and serving related occupations

430 498 5.2 5.7 5.1 4.8 5.3 6.5

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

274 220 4.6 3.7 4.5 3.9 4.8 3.5

Personal care and service occupations

186 185 4.2 4.2 5.1 5.4 4.0 3.8

Sales and office occupations

1,060 1,152 3.4 3.7 3.0 3.8 3.7 3.7

Sales and related occupations

497 577 3.4 3.9 2.0 3.2 4.8 4.6

Office and administrative support occupations

563 575 3.5 3.5 4.6 4.7 3.0 3.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

606 678 4.0 4.5 3.9 4.3 6.0 8.2

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

77 123 7.6 11.2 8.2 9.3 5.9 15.5

Construction and extraction occupations

413 458 4.6 5.2 4.6 5.2 2.9 5.6

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

116 97 2.3 1.9 1.9 1.9 10.9 1.8

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

886 971 4.2 4.7 3.9 4.5 5.1 5.3

Production occupations

295 313 3.5 3.7 3.4 3.3 3.8 4.7

Transportation and material moving occupations

591 657 4.7 5.3 4.3 5.2 6.2 6.0

No previous work experience

501 636 - - - - - -

16 to 19 years

265 362 - - - - - -

20 to 24 years

91 157 - - - - - -

25 years and over

145 116 - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Includes a small number of persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000). Effective with January 2020 data, occupations reflect the introduction of the 2018 Census occupational classification system, derived from the 2018 Standard Occupational Classification (SOC). No historical data have been revised. Data for 2020 are not strictly comparable with earlier years.

 

Last Modified Date: November 03, 2023