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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-31. Unemployed people by industry, class of worker, and sex
[Numbers in thousands]
Industry and class of worker Total unemployed Unemployment rates
Feb.
2025
Feb.
2026
Total Men Women
Feb.
2025
Feb.
2026
Feb.
2025
Feb.
2026
Feb.
2025
Feb.
2026

Total, 16 years and over(1)

7,572 8,052 4.5 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.1 4.5

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers(2)

5,978 6,150 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.7 4.1 4.4

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

23 31 3.9 4.6 4.5 5.5 0.0 0.0

Construction

741 737 7.2 6.9 7.4 6.9 5.9 6.9

Manufacturing

456 527 2.9 3.5 2.8 3.5 3.3 3.5

Durable goods

316 370 3.1 3.6 3.2 3.6 2.9 3.6

Nonmetallic mineral products

21 12 5.7 2.8 5.1 3.9 - 0.0

Primary and fabricated metal products

47 64 3.2 4.5 3.8 4.5 0.0 4.3

Machinery manufacturing

37 43 2.6 3.4 2.0 3.4 5.3 3.3

Computer and electronic products

37 49 3.2 4.4 2.2 5.3 5.4 2.2

Electrical equipment and appliances

1 11 0.2 2.1 0.2 0.8 0.0 5.3

Transportation equipment

42 86 1.6 3.0 1.5 2.9 1.9 3.0

Wood products

14 9 3.6 2.4 4.3 2.8 - -

Furniture and related products

19 0 6.5 0.0 6.6 0.0 - 0.0

Miscellaneous manufacturing

98 96 5.0 5.2 6.3 5.0 2.5 5.7

Nondurable goods

141 157 2.6 3.2 1.9 3.0 3.8 3.4

Food manufacturing

28 56 1.8 3.4 0.8 4.3 3.3 2.1

Beverage and tobacco products

4 2 1.6 0.9 2.2 0.4 0.0 1.7

Textile, apparel, and leather

18 21 4.0 6.1 5.8 3.5 2.2 8.9

Paper and printing

39 37 5.3 6.0 2.9 5.4 11.4 7.3

Petroleum and coal products

0 4 0.0 2.1 0.0 0.0 - -

Chemicals

38 27 2.3 1.9 1.5 2.2 3.4 1.4

Plastics and rubber products

14 9 2.9 1.9 2.9 0.8 2.9 5.2

Wholesale and retail trade

967 1,046 4.8 5.4 4.8 5.1 4.8 5.9

Wholesale trade

104 67 3.4 2.5 2.9 3.0 4.3 1.4

Retail trade

863 980 5.1 5.9 5.2 5.5 4.9 6.4

Transportation and utilities

349 384 4.1 4.5 4.1 4.2 4.3 5.4

Transportation and warehousing

339 351 4.7 4.9 4.7 4.5 4.8 5.9

Utilities

10 33 0.8 2.5 0.8 2.6 0.8 2.0

Information(3)

148 115 5.4 4.4 4.6 3.1 6.8 6.7

Publishing, except Internet

13 13 2.8 3.5 4.1 3.6 1.3 3.3

Motion picture and sound recording industries

68 26 11.0 7.4 12.3 6.1 8.2 10.4

Broadcasting and content providers

24 26 5.4 5.0 2.9 2.9 8.5 8.0

Telecommunications

22 39 2.7 4.0 0.8 2.4 8.9 8.2

Financial activities

211 226 2.0 2.1 2.1 1.5 1.9 2.6

Finance and insurance

145 175 1.8 2.2 2.2 1.6 1.5 2.7

Finance

77 123 1.5 2.4 1.9 2.2 1.1 2.6

Insurance

68 52 2.5 1.8 3.0 0.1 2.2 2.8

Real estate and rental and leasing

66 51 2.4 1.8 1.9 1.4 2.9 2.4

Real estate

48 35 2.0 1.4 1.8 0.8 2.2 2.1

Rental and leasing services

18 16 4.9 4.5 2.1 4.2 9.6 5.6

Professional and business services

1,038 972 5.3 5.0 4.8 4.8 6.0 5.3

Professional and technical services

523 534 3.9 3.9 3.5 3.5 4.5 4.5

Management, administrative, and waste services(3)

515 438 8.2 7.5 7.6 7.6 9.1 7.4

Administrative and support services

460 404 8.2 7.7 7.8 7.8 8.8 7.5

Waste management and remediation services

34 19 6.9 4.3 5.7 5.4 12.0 0.0

Education and health services

785 784 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9

Educational services

177 244 3.0 4.4 4.0 4.9 2.4 4.2

Health care and social assistance

608 540 2.8 2.5 2.3 2.1 2.9 2.6

Hospitals

109 104 1.6 1.4 1.6 2.2 1.6 1.2

Health services, except hospitals

371 331 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.1 3.2 3.2

Social assistance

128 104 4.3 3.6 1.4 2.0 4.7 4.0

Leisure and hospitality

983 1,011 7.4 7.1 8.9 7.8 6.1 6.6

Arts, entertainment, and recreation

191 191 7.6 7.2 8.9 9.4 6.3 4.8

Accommodation and food services

792 821 7.4 7.1 8.9 7.4 6.1 6.9

Accommodation

39 86 3.2 7.0 3.5 5.2 3.0 8.4

Food services and drinking places

754 735 7.9 7.1 9.5 7.6 6.5 6.7

Other services

277 317 4.2 4.5 3.8 4.5 4.6 4.5

Other services, except private households

254 258 4.2 4.1 3.7 4.3 4.9 3.8

Repair and maintenance

76 87 3.7 4.7 4.1 4.1 0.8 8.3

Personal and laundry services

75 63 4.1 3.0 2.7 4.4 4.8 2.5

Membership associations and organizations

103 108 4.8 4.5 3.6 4.4 5.7 4.6

Private households

22 60 3.8 8.8 6.0 - 3.5 8.0

Agricultural and related private wage and salary workers(2)

117 139 8.0 9.2 5.8 9.7 13.8 7.9

Government wage and salary workers

440 608 2.0 2.7 2.0 2.6 1.9 2.7

Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers

431 427 4.3 4.3 4.7 4.8 3.7 3.6

No previous work experience

605 729 - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) Includes a small number of people whose last job was in the Armed Forces.
(2) Includes self-employed workers whose businesses are incorporated.
(3) Includes other industries, not shown separately.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2025 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2022 Census industry classification system, derived from the 2022 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). Data for 2025 are not strictly comparable with earlier years. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 75,000).

 

Last Modified Date: March 06, 2026