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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
32. Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment
[Numbers in thousands]
Occupation and industry 2023
Unemployed Weeks
Total Less
than
5 weeks
5 to 14
weeks
15 weeks and over Average
(mean)
duration
Median
duration
Total 15 to 26
weeks
27 weeks
and over

Total unemployed(1)

6,080 2,112 1,866 2,102 925 1,177 20.6 8.9

No previous work experience

556 180 187 189 83 106 21.2 9.0

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,432 450 466 515 235 281 21.0 9.6

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

604 174 199 231 107 125 21.3 10.3

Professional and related occupations

828 277 267 284 128 156 20.8 9.1

Service occupations

1,240 463 387 391 161 230 20.0 8.0

Sales and office occupations

1,146 377 346 423 178 245 21.9 9.5

Sales and related occupations

581 200 172 209 87 122 21.9 9.1

Office and administrative support occupations

565 176 175 214 91 123 21.9 9.9

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

659 266 188 206 95 111 18.0 7.6

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

74 31 20 23 10 12 18.7 7.2

Construction and extraction occupations

480 199 139 142 69 72 16.8 7.1

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

105 35 28 42 15 26 23.3 10.5

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

1,030 371 288 370 173 198 20.4 9.0

Production occupations

328 127 91 110 50 60 18.8 8.0

Transportation and material moving occupations

702 244 197 260 123 137 21.2 9.4

INDUSTRY(2)

Agriculture and related industries

92 35 29 28 13 15 19.1 8.4

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

16 5 4 7 4 2 - -

Construction

487 195 147 146 71 75 16.9 7.7

Manufacturing

450 157 127 166 78 88 20.5 9.2

Durable goods

260 88 77 95 48 47 20.0 9.3

Nondurable goods

190 69 50 71 30 41 21.1 8.9

Wholesale and retail trade

840 285 253 303 133 170 20.2 9.2

Transportation and utilities

374 125 112 137 61 76 20.7 9.6

Information

94 30 29 35 18 17 17.0 9.1

Financial activities

228 67 67 95 40 55 24.5 11.1

Professional and business services

711 217 235 260 125 135 20.1 9.7

Education and health services

817 298 260 259 103 156 20.6 8.2

Leisure and hospitality

762 289 242 231 96 135 19.8 7.8

Other services

210 75 62 74 36 37 21.2 8.9

Public administration

121 34 36 51 21 30 25.2 11.0

Footnotes
(1) Persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total, but not shown separately.
(2) Industry data refer to wage and salary workers. Persons who were unpaid family workers or self-employed, unincorporated, on their last job are included in the unemployed total, but not shown separately.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: January 26, 2024