HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

26. Unemployed persons by industry and sex

Industry

Thousands of

persons Unemployment rates

 Total Total Men Women

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

 Total, 16 years and over .................................................................... 8,774 8,149 6.0 5.5 6.3 5.6 5.7 5.4

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ................................... 7,131 6,484 6.3 5.7 6.6 5.7 6.0 5.6

 Mining ................................................................................................... 37 21 6.7 3.9 6.3 3.9 9.1 4.4

 Construction ......................................................................................... 810 769 9.3 8.4 9.6 8.5 6.7 7.1

 Manufacturing ....................................................................................... 1,166 966 6.6 5.7 6.1 5.2 7.7 6.8

 Durable goods .................................................................................... 762 590 6.9 5.5 6.6 5.2 7.7 6.6

 Nonmetallic mineral products ........................................................... 31 26 5.7 5.0 5.4 4.9 6.8 5.5

 Primary and fabricated metal products ............................................. 126 108 6.1 5.5 5.9 5.3 7.2 6.1

 Machinery manufacturing ................................................................. 84 80 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.6 7.2

 Computer and electronic products .................................................... 154 99 8.9 6.0 8.3 5.4 9.9 7.1

 Electrical equipment and appliances ................................................ 40 33 7.0 6.4 5.7 5.9 10.0 7.4

 Transportation equipment ................................................................. 151 113 6.4 4.8 6.1 4.2 7.2 6.4

 Wood products ................................................................................. 43 27 8.0 5.3 8.0 5.4 8.0 5.0

 Furniture and fixtures ........................................................................ 52 31 8.2 4.8 8.2 4.8 8.0 4.9

 Miscellaneous manufacturing ........................................................... 81 74 6.6 6.1 6.5 5.5 6.8 7.0

 Nondurable goods .............................................................................. 404 375 6.1 5.9 5.2 5.2 7.7 7.0

 Food manufacturing .......................................................................... 106 110 6.3 6.7 6.0 6.3 6.8 7.4

 Beverage and tobacco products ....................................................... 11 15 4.4 5.7 3.6 6.0 6.7 5.0

 Textile, apparel, and leather ............................................................. 99 85 9.1 8.6 7.0 7.1 10.8 9.9

 Paper and printing ............................................................................ 80 67 5.8 4.9 5.1 4.5 7.3 5.8

 Petroleum and coal products ............................................................ 9 9 5.4 5.2 6.0 2.9 1 ( ) 12.3

 Chemicals ......................................................................................... 47 43 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.4 4.4 3.5

 Plastic and rubber products .............................................................. 52 47 7.0 6.3 5.8 5.5 9.7 7.9

 Wholesale and retail trade .................................................................... 1,237 1,197 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.2 6.5 6.5

 Wholesale trade .................................................................................. 226 210 5.1 4.6 4.3 4.0 6.8 5.9

 Retail trade ......................................................................................... 1,011 987 6.3 6.1 6.1 5.6 6.4 6.6

 Transportation and utilities ................................................................... 283 236 5.3 4.4 5.3 4.3 5.1 5.0

 Transportation and warehousing ........................................................ 256 219 5.7 4.9 5.9 4.8 5.2 5.4

 Utilities ................................................................................................ 27 17 3.1 1.9 2.6 1.6 4.6 3.0

 Information 2 ......................................................................................... 246 189 6.8 5.7 6.6 5.4 7.1 6.0

 Publishing, except Internet ................................................................. 40 38 4.7 4.6 4.4 4.4 5.1 4.8

 Motion picture and sound recording industries ................................... 47 35 11.2 8.7 12.2 9.1 9.2 8.1

 Broadcasting, except Internet ............................................................. 27 22 5.1 4.2 5.2 3.7 5.1 5.0

 Telecommunications ........................................................................... 113 80 7.5 6.0 6.7 5.5 8.6 6.8

 Internet service providers and data processing services .................... 13 8 6.8 5.2 6.5 4.4 7.1 6.1

 Other information services .................................................................. 5 5 4.8 5.5 4.3 1 ( ) 5.2 5.3

 Financial activities ................................................................................ 319 332 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.5

 Finance and insurance ....................................................................... 217 228 3.3 3.4 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.5

 Finance ............................................................................................ 151 156 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.6

 Insurance ......................................................................................... 67 73 2.9 3.1 2.6 2.7 3.0 3.3

 Real estate and rental and leasing ..................................................... 101 104 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.1 3.7

 Real estate ...................................................................................... 71 72 3.6 3.5 3.6 3.9 3.7 3.1

 Rental and leasing services ............................................................. 30 32 5.9 6.1 5.4 5.6 6.9 7.2

 Professional and business services ..................................................... 1,042 861 8.2 6.8 7.9 6.6 8.7 7.1

 Professional and technical services ................................................... 396 298 5.4 4.1 5.1 3.8 5.8 4.4

 Management, administrative, and waste services 2 ........................... 645 563 12.1 10.6 11.5 10.1 12.9 11.3

 Administrative and support services ................................................ 626 534 12.6 10.8 12.2 10.5 13.2 11.4

 Waste management and remediation services ............................... 17 26 5.2 7.6 4.9 7.5 6.5 8.3

 Education and health services .............................................................. 640 617 3.6 3.4 3.8 3.1 3.6 3.5

 Educational services .......................................................................... 145 128 4.5 3.7 4.5 3.4 4.5 3.9

 Health care and social assistance ..................................................... 494 489 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.0 3.4 3.4

 Hospitals .......................................................................................... 92 90 1.8 1.8 2.4 2.3 1.6 1.7

 Health services, except hospitals .................................................... 278 279 3.8 3.7 3.4 2.4 3.9 4.0

 Social assistance ............................................................................. 125 120 6.3 6.1 7.9 8.8 5.9 5.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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26. Unemployed persons by industry and sex — Continued

Industry

Thousands of

persons Unemployment rates

 Total Total Men Women

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

 Leisure and hospitality .......................................................................... 1,006 972 8.7 8.3 8.6 8.0 8.8 8.6

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................................................... 155 149 7.8 7.2 8.2 7.5 7.4 6.9

 Accomodation and food services ....................................................... 851 823 8.9 8.6 8.7 8.2 9.1 8.9

 Accomodation ................................................................................. 126 114 7.9 7.2 6.7 6.6 8.7 7.6

 Food services and drinking places ................................................. 725 709 9.1 8.8 9.0 8.4 9.2 9.2

 Other services ...................................................................................... 347 324 5.7 5.3 6.4 5.3 5.1 5.3

 Other services, except private households ........................................ 273 256 5.3 4.8 6.1 5.0 4.2 4.6

 Repair and maintenance ................................................................ 133 105 7.8 6.1 8.0 6.2 5.9 5.6

 Personal and laundry services ....................................................... 69 77 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.3 4.3 5.0

 Membership associations and organizations .................................. 71 74 3.7 3.7 3.5 3.3 3.8 4.0

 Private households ............................................................................ 74 69 8.8 8.1 17.7 16.7 8.0 7.3

Agricultural and related private wage and salary workers ...................... 140 129 10.2 9.9 9.3 9.5 13.0 11.2

Government workers .............................................................................. 568 548 2.8 2.7 3.0 2.9 2.7 2.5

Self-employed and unpaid family workers .............................................. 294 303 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.6

No previous work experience ................................................................. 641 686 ––––––

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used

in the household survey. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet

publication criteria.

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