HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                             HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                           ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     26.  Unemployed persons by industry, class of worker, and sex
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
                                                                 Thousands of                 Unemployment rates              
                                                                   persons                                                    
                                                                                                                              
                   Industry and class of worker                                                                               
                                                                     Total          Total            Men            Women     
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
                                                                 2007    2008     2007    2008    2007    2008    2007    2008 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                              
         Total, 16 years and over ............................   7,078   8,924     4.6     5.8     4.7     6.1     4.5     5.4
                                                                                                                              
     Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers..........   5,559   7,118     4.7     5.9     4.7     6.2     4.6     5.6
                                                                                                                              
       Mining.................................................      25      25     3.4     3.1     3.3     3.2     4.1     2.0
                                                                                                                              
       Construction...........................................     757   1,030     7.4    10.6     7.5    11.0     6.6     7.1
                                                                                                                              
       Manufacturing..........................................     706     945     4.3     5.8     3.8     5.3     5.4     6.9
                                                                                                                              
         Durable goods........................................     436     597     4.2     5.6     3.8     5.4     5.2     6.4
           Nonmetallic mineral products.......................      17      35     3.1     6.5     3.3     6.4     2.3     6.9
           Primary and fabricated metal products..............      66      99     3.4     5.3     3.4     5.0     3.5     6.7
           Machinery manufacturing............................      46      75     3.4     5.5     3.0     5.4     5.0     5.8
           Computer and electronic products...................      52      68     3.4     4.5     3.1     3.7     3.9     6.0
           Electrical equipment and appliances................      16      27     3.1     5.2     1.8     5.7     5.8     4.2
           Transportation equipment...........................     120     132     5.3     5.5     4.8     5.2     6.5     6.6
           Wood products......................................      28      33     5.5     6.9     4.8     7.2     8.3     5.5
           Furniture and fixtures.............................      32      44     5.0     7.4     4.6     8.2     6.3     5.4
           Miscellaneous manufacturing........................      62      84     4.9     6.5     4.2     5.6     5.8     7.8
                                                                                                                              
         Nondurable goods.....................................     270     348     4.5     6.0     3.8     5.1     5.6     7.5
           Food manufacturing.................................      74     107     4.5     6.5     4.1     5.5     5.2     8.1
           Beverage and tobacco products......................      10      19     4.0     6.9     3.9     6.4     4.5     8.2
           Textile, apparel, and leather......................      52      64     6.5     8.9     5.1     6.6     7.6    10.8
           Paper and printing.................................      51      46     4.4     4.2     3.5     3.7     6.5     5.2
           Petroleum and coal products........................       5       7     2.5     4.1     2.9     4.5      .8     2.2
           Chemicals..........................................      36      58     2.9     4.3     2.9     3.8     3.0     5.4
           Plastic and rubber products........................      41      47     5.4     8.0     4.7     7.3     7.0     9.7
                                                                                                                              
       Wholesale and retail trade.............................     975   1,205     4.7     5.9     4.2     5.2     5.4     6.6
         Wholesale trade......................................     141     179     3.3     4.5     2.6     4.1     4.9     5.4
         Retail trade.........................................     835   1,026     5.1     6.2     4.8     5.6     5.4     6.8
                                                                                                                              
       Transportation and utilities...........................     233     312     3.9     5.1     3.8     4.9     4.5     5.8
         Transportation and warehousing.......................     220     288     4.3     5.6     4.2     5.5     4.8     5.9
         Utilities............................................      13      24     1.5     2.6     1.4     1.9     2.0     5.4
                                                                                                                              
       Information 2..........................................     120     167     3.6     5.0     3.4     4.9     3.9     5.2
         Publishing, except Internet..........................      27      35     3.2     4.4     2.8     5.0     3.6     3.8
         Motion picture and sound recording industries........      25      37     6.9     9.0     8.5     9.5     4.2     7.9
         Broadcasting, except Internet........................      19      24     3.1     4.1     2.0     4.2     4.9     4.0
         Telecommunications...................................      39      54     3.1     4.4     3.1     3.3     3.3     6.2
         Internet service providers and data processing                                                                       
          services............................................       8      12     4.4     7.0     3.2     6.6     6.3     7.6
         Other information services...........................       2       4     2.6     4.1    (1)      6.8     2.8     2.6
                                                                                                                              
       Financial activities...................................     289     380     3.0     3.9     2.9     3.8     3.1     4.1
         Finance and insurance................................     190     256     2.7     3.6     2.5     3.3     2.8     3.8
            Finance...........................................     132     182     2.9     3.9     2.8     3.6     3.0     4.1
            Insurance.........................................      57      75     2.4     3.1     2.0     2.6     2.6     3.4
         Real estate and rental and leasing...................     100     124     3.7     4.8     3.6     4.7     3.8     5.0
            Real estate.......................................      82      94     3.7     4.6     3.5     4.2     3.9     4.9
            Rental and leasing services.......................      18      29     3.7     6.1     3.9     6.4     3.2     5.3
                                                                                                                              
       Professional and business services.....................     740     921     5.3     6.5     5.2     6.6     5.5     6.5
         Professional and technical services..................     243     317     3.0     3.8     2.7     3.6     3.4     4.0
         Management, administrative, and waste services 2.....     497     604     8.5    10.5     8.5    10.5     8.5    10.5
            Administrative and support services...............     475     581     8.9    10.9     9.0    11.0     8.8    10.8
            Waste management and remediation services.........      17      18     4.9     5.3     4.7     5.6     5.7     3.9
                                                                                                                              
       Education and health services..........................     575     698     3.0     3.5     3.0     3.4     3.0     3.5
          Educational services................................     142     185     3.8     4.8     4.3     4.9     3.5     4.7
          Health care and social assistance...................     433     513     2.8     3.2     2.5     2.9     2.9     3.3
            Hospitals.........................................      76      90     1.5     1.6     1.7     1.9     1.4     1.5
            Health services, except hospitals.................     249     297     3.1     3.6     2.6     3.2     3.2     3.6
            Social assistance.................................     108     126     4.8     5.6     4.6     4.1     4.8     5.9
       Leisure and hospitality................................     896   1,102     7.4     8.6     7.2     8.5     7.5     8.8
          Arts, entertainment, and recreation.................     160     194     7.3     8.2     8.2     9.1     6.2     7.1
          Accommodation and food services.....................     736     908     7.4     8.8     7.0     8.3     7.7     9.1
             Accommodation....................................      94     117     6.2     7.3     5.2     7.3     7.0     7.3
             Food services and drinking places................     642     791     7.6     9.0     7.3     8.5     7.8     9.5
                                                                                                                              
       Other services.........................................     241     332     3.9     5.3     3.6     5.7     4.2     4.9
          Other services, except private households...........     178     253     3.4     4.7     3.5     5.4     3.3     3.8
             Repair and maintenance...........................      77     114     4.5     6.5     4.6     6.6     3.8     5.3
             Personal and laundry services....................      57      77     3.4     4.5     3.6     5.5     3.3     4.0
             Membership associations and organizations........      45      63     2.4     3.2     1.5     3.3     3.1     3.2
          Private households..................................      62      79     7.1     8.9     7.5    15.5     7.1     8.2
                                                                                                                              
     Agricultural and related private wage and salary workers       78     123     6.3     9.2     5.4     8.9     9.4    10.3
     Government workers.......................................     505     534     2.3     2.4     2.3     2.5     2.4     2.4
     Self-employed and unpaid family workers..................     309     383     2.8     3.6     3.2     4.0     2.3     3.0
     No previous work experience..............................     627     766    -       -       -       -       -       -   

       1 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000.
       2 Includes other industries, not shown separately.
       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.