HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

32. Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment

Occupation and industry

2009

Thousands of persons 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

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations ........................... 2,531 535 665 1,331 491 840 25.7 16.0

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations ............ 1,105 201 273 631 226 404 27.0 18.4

 Professional and related occupations ............................................. 1,427 334 393 700 265 436 24.6 14.1

Service occupations ...................................................................... 2,605 638 724 1,243 493 750 22.8 13.6

Sales and office occupations .......................................................... 3,143 641 828 1,675 608 1,067 25.8 16.4

 Sales and related occupations ...................................................... 1,501 324 399 778 281 497 24.7 15.6

 Office and administrative support occupations ................................. 1,642 317 429 896 326 570 26.7 17.1

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations ............ 2,464 573 667 1,224 500 724 22.9 14.4

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ....................................... 179 48 59 73 36 37 18.7 11.6

 Construction and extraction occupations ......................................... 1,825 432 499 894 367 527 22.5 14.1

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ............................. 459 93 109 257 97 160 26.4 17.7

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ............... 2,453 519 632 1,302 489 814 24.9 16.3

 Production occupations ................................................................ 1,322 268 326 729 270 458 25.6 17.3

 Transportation and material moving occupations .............................. 1,131 251 306 574 218 356 24.1 14.9

INDUSTRY 1

Agriculture and related industries .................................................... 206 52 63 91 43 48 20.6 12.6

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction ..................................... 92 20 28 44 21 23 19.9 13.7

Construction ................................................................................ 1,797 406 484 907 377 530 22.4 14.8

Manufacturing .............................................................................. 1,905 368 478 1,059 402 657 25.9 17.5

 Durable goods .......................................................................... 1,287 254 331 702 273 428 25.1 16.9

 Nondurable goods ..................................................................... 618 114 147 357 128 229 27.6 18.9

Wholesale and retail trade .............................................................. 1,862 390 510 962 355 607 25.2 15.5

Transportation and utilities ............................................................. 563 119 155 290 110 180 24.6 15.4

Information .................................................................................. 304 60 74 170 55 115 28.1 18.2

Financial activities ........................................................................ 613 107 150 357 124 232 28.5 19.1

Professional and business services ................................................. 1,555 332 412 810 301 510 24.4 15.7

Education and health services ........................................................ 1,444 352 400 691 259 432 23.7 13.6

Leisure and hospitality ................................................................... 1,594 392 447 755 310 445 21.9 13.5

Other services .............................................................................. 480 114 122 245 84 161 25.8 15.2

Public administration ..................................................................... 204 46 51 107 42 66 26.4 16.0

No previous work experience .......................................................... 1,035 255 307 474 189 285 23.6 12.9

1 Includes wage and salary workers only.

 NOTE: Effectively with January 2009 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2007

census industry classification system into the Current Population Survey. This industry

classification system is derived from the 2007 North American Industry Classification System.

No historical data have been revised. Updated population controls are introduced annually

with the release of January data.

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