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Current Population Survey (Household Data)

Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, Not seasonally adjusted

   

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    Jan 1948    
 
 
    Mar 2024
Name Mar 2024 Feb 2024 Mar 2023 Units
Monthly, Number of unemployed persons
Total, 16 years and over
6,604 Thousands of Persons 6,970 Thousands of Persons 6,043 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers
5,201 Thousands of Persons 5,522 Thousands of Persons 4,842 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
17 Thousands of Persons 24 Thousands of Persons 36 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Construction
570 Thousands of Persons 711 Thousands of Persons 598 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Manufacturing
469 Thousands of Persons 450 Thousands of Persons 459 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Durable goods
311 Thousands of Persons 270 Thousands of Persons 257 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Nondurable goods
158 Thousands of Persons 180 Thousands of Persons 202 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Wholesale and retail trade
939 Thousands of Persons 926 Thousands of Persons 846 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Transportation and utilities
401 Thousands of Persons 424 Thousands of Persons 390 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Information
96 Thousands of Persons 121 Thousands of Persons 84 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Financial activities
225 Thousands of Persons 242 Thousands of Persons 189 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Professinal and business services
826 Thousands of Persons 962 Thousands of Persons 744 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Education and health services
611 Thousands of Persons 587 Thousands of Persons 604 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Leisure and hospitality
746 Thousands of Persons 810 Thousands of Persons 684 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Other services
300 Thousands of Persons 265 Thousands of Persons 208 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers
105 Thousands of Persons 140 Thousands of Persons 108 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Government workers
372 Thousands of Persons 373 Thousands of Persons 372 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Self-employed, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers
343 Thousands of Persons 359 Thousands of Persons 334 Thousands of Persons Thous. of Persons
Monthly, Unemployment Rates
Total, 16 years and over
3.9 Percent 4.2 Percent 3.6 Percent %
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers
3.9 Percent 4.2 Percent 3.7 Percent %
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction
3.3 Percent 4.2 Percent 6.5 Percent %
Construction
5.4 Percent 7.0 Percent 5.6 Percent %
Manufacturing
3.0 Percent 3.0 Percent 2.9 Percent %
Durable goods
3.1 Percent 2.8 Percent 2.5 Percent %
Nondurable goods
2.9 Percent 3.4 Percent 3.6 Percent %
Wholesale and retail trade
4.8 Percent 4.7 Percent 4.4 Percent %
Transportation and utilities
4.9 Percent 5.2 Percent 4.6 Percent %
Information
3.6 Percent 4.3 Percent 3.1 Percent %
Financial activities
2.2 Percent 2.4 Percent 1.8 Percent %
Professinal and business services
4.4 Percent 5.1 Percent 3.9 Percent %
Education and health services
2.3 Percent 2.2 Percent 2.4 Percent %
Leisure and hospitality
5.5 Percent 5.9 Percent 5.0 Percent %
Other services
4.4 Percent 3.9 Percent 3.3 Percent %
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers
7.1 Percent 9.0 Percent 7.4 Percent %
Government workers
1.7 Percent 1.7 Percent 1.7 Percent %
Self-employed, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers
3.3 Percent 3.5 Percent 3.3 Percent %
   

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