HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

26. Unemployed persons by industry, class of worker, and sex

Industry and class of worker

Thousands of

persons Unemployment rates

 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

See footnotes at end of table.

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26. Unemployed persons by industry, class of worker, and sex—Continued

Industry and class of worker

Thousands of

persons Unemployment rates

 Total Total Men Women

2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008

 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.

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