HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

Occupation and industry

2007

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 ................... 1,090 379 344 368 161 207 17.9 8.8

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations .. 429 138 141 150 68 82 17.6 9.4

 Professional and related occupations ......................................... 662 240 203 218 93 126 18.1 8.4

Service occupations ..................................................................... 1,521 560 478 482 232 251 16.3 8.3

Sales and office occupations ........................................................ 1,638 570 508 560 276 285 16.9 8.9

 Sales and related occupations ................................................... 835 302 255 277 136 142 16.2 8.7

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................... 804 268 253 283 140 143 17.5 9.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations .. 1,052 408 345 299 142 157 15.1 7.6

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................. 89 30 32 27 13 13 16.5 8.6

 Construction and extraction occupations .................................... 781 316 253 212 100 112 14.4 7.1

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ..................... 182 62 60 60 28 32 17.2 9.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ...... 1,128 383 361 384 164 219 17.9 9.0

 Production occupations .............................................................. 564 187 183 193 83 110 18.1 9.2

 Transportation and material moving occupations ....................... 564 196 177 191 81 109 17.7 8.8

INDUSTRY 1

Agriculture and related industries ................................................. 82 28 29 25 12 14 17.6 8.7

Mining ........................................................................................... 25 9 10 6 3 3 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Construction ................................................................................. 769 299 255 215 109 107 14.1 7.5

Manufacturing ............................................................................... 710 229 222 259 108 152 19.5 9.7

 Durable goods .......................................................................... 439 139 139 162 69 93 19.1 9.8

 Nondurable goods .................................................................... 271 90 83 97 39 58 20.2 9.4

Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................ 987 341 311 334 163 171 16.8 9.0

Transportation and utilities ........................................................... 262 83 84 95 37 58 18.8 9.5

Information .................................................................................... 124 40 36 49 19 29 22.1 10.1

Financial activities ........................................................................ 295 101 94 100 50 50 17.2 8.9

Professional and business services ............................................. 752 262 242 247 117 130 16.9 8.8

Education and health services ...................................................... 807 300 255 253 121 132 16.2 8.1

Leisure and hospitality .................................................................. 929 361 294 274 132 142 15.2 7.6

Other services .............................................................................. 245 95 71 80 37 43 15.9 8.1

Public administration .................................................................... 133 40 42 51 22 29 20.3 10.0

No previous work experience ....................................................... 627 237 190 201 83 118 17.3 8.1

1 Includes wage and salary workers only. 2 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000.

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

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