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

2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005

 Total, 16 years and over .................................................................... 8,149 7,591 5.5 5.1 5.6 5.1 5.4 5.1

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ................................... 6,484 5,989 5.7 5.2 5.7 5.1 5.6 5.3

 Mining ................................................................................................... 21 20 3.9 3.1 3.9 3.4 4.4 1.5

 Construction ......................................................................................... 769 712 8.4 7.4 8.5 7.6 7.1 6.0

 Manufacturing ....................................................................................... 966 812 5.7 4.9 5.2 4.4 6.8 6.0

 Durable goods .................................................................................... 590 485 5.5 4.6 5.2 4.3 6.6 5.4

 Nonmetallic mineral products ........................................................... 26 25 5.0 4.9 4.9 4.6 5.5 6.1

 Primary and fabricated metal products ............................................. 108 86 5.5 4.4 5.3 4.1 6.1 5.8

 Machinery manufacturing ................................................................. 80 52 6.3 4.2 6.0 4.4 7.2 3.5

 Computer and electronic products .................................................... 99 71 6.0 4.5 5.4 4.0 7.1 5.5

 Electrical equipment and appliances ................................................ 33 26 6.4 5.1 5.9 4.7 7.4 6.0

 Transportation equipment ................................................................. 113 108 4.8 4.6 4.2 4.1 6.4 6.1

 Wood products ................................................................................. 27 33 5.3 6.0 5.4 5.7 5.0 7.2

 Furniture and fixtures ........................................................................ 31 34 4.8 5.2 4.8 4.6 4.9 6.6

 Miscellaneous manufacturing ........................................................... 74 52 6.1 4.4 5.5 4.5 7.0 4.2

 Nondurable goods .............................................................................. 375 326 5.9 5.3 5.2 4.6 7.0 6.6

 Food manufacturing .......................................................................... 110 95 6.7 6.1 6.3 5.5 7.4 7.1

 Beverage and tobacco products ....................................................... 15 11 5.7 3.7 6.0 3.1 5.0 5.4

 Textile, apparel, and leather ............................................................. 85 70 8.6 7.8 7.1 6.0 9.9 9.4

 Paper and printing ............................................................................ 67 55 4.9 4.4 4.5 3.7 5.8 5.9

 Petroleum and coal products ............................................................ 9 7 5.2 4.6 2.9 4.8 12.3 1 ( )

 Chemicals ......................................................................................... 43 50 3.5 4.0 3.4 3.9 3.5 4.1

 Plastic and rubber products .............................................................. 47 37 6.3 5.4 5.5 4.8 7.9 6.5

 Wholesale and retail trade .................................................................... 1,197 1,137 5.8 5.4 5.2 4.8 6.5 6.1

 Wholesale trade .................................................................................. 210 182 4.6 4.0 4.0 3.6 5.9 5.1

 Retail trade ......................................................................................... 987 954 6.1 5.7 5.6 5.2 6.6 6.3

 Transportation and utilities ................................................................... 236 232 4.4 4.1 4.3 4.0 5.0 4.8

 Transportation and warehousing ........................................................ 219 216 4.9 4.5 4.8 4.3 5.4 5.4

 Utilities ................................................................................................ 17 16 1.9 1.9 1.6 1.9 3.0 1.7

 Information 2 ......................................................................................... 189 163 5.7 5.0 5.4 4.8 6.0 5.3

 Publishing, except Internet ................................................................. 38 35 4.6 4.2 4.4 3.7 4.8 4.7

 Motion picture and sound recording industries ................................... 35 29 8.7 8.5 9.1 8.7 8.1 8.1

 Broadcasting, except Internet ............................................................. 22 26 4.2 4.6 3.7 5.0 5.0 4.1

 Telecommunications ........................................................................... 80 62 6.0 5.2 5.5 4.6 6.8 6.2

 Internet service providers and data processing services .................... 8 8 5.2 4.6 4.4 4.5 6.1 4.9

 Other information services .................................................................. 5 3 5.5 2.2 1 ( ) 2.5 5.3 2.0

 Financial activities ................................................................................ 332 272 3.6 2.9 3.6 2.5 3.5 3.1

 Finance and insurance ....................................................................... 228 183 3.4 2.7 3.3 2.2 3.5 3.0

 Finance ............................................................................................ 156 127 3.6 2.9 3.5 2.2 3.6 3.4

 Insurance ......................................................................................... 73 56 3.1 2.4 2.7 2.3 3.3 2.5

 Real estate and rental and leasing ..................................................... 104 89 4.1 3.3 4.4 3.2 3.7 3.4

 Real estate ...................................................................................... 72 65 3.5 3.0 3.9 2.7 3.1 3.2

 Rental and leasing services ............................................................. 32 23 6.1 4.7 5.6 4.5 7.2 5.2

 Professional and business services ..................................................... 861 792 6.8 6.2 6.6 5.8 7.1 6.8

 Professional and technical services ................................................... 298 259 4.1 3.5 3.8 2.9 4.4 4.2

 Management, administrative, and waste services 2 ........................... 563 533 10.6 10.2 10.1 9.5 11.3 11.0

 Administrative and support services ................................................ 534 520 10.8 10.7 10.5 10.2 11.4 11.3

 Waste management and remediation services ............................... 26 10 7.6 3.2 7.5 3.3 8.3 2.9

 Education and health services .............................................................. 617 627 3.4 3.4 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.6

 Educational services .......................................................................... 128 129 3.7 3.7 3.4 3.1 3.9 4.0

 Health care and social assistance ..................................................... 489 498 3.4 3.3 3.0 2.8 3.4 3.5

 Hospitals .......................................................................................... 90 94 1.8 1.9 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.8

 Health services, except hospitals .................................................... 279 285 3.7 3.7 2.4 2.5 4.0 3.9

 Social assistance ............................................................................. 120 118 6.1 5.9 8.8 7.0 5.5 5.6

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

2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005

 Leisure and hospitality .......................................................................... 972 921 8.3 7.8 8.0 7.3 8.6 8.2

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................................................... 149 145 7.2 6.9 7.5 7.3 6.9 6.5

 Accomodation and food services ....................................................... 823 776 8.6 8.0 8.2 7.3 8.9 8.5

 Accomodation ................................................................................. 114 117 7.2 7.3 6.6 5.8 7.6 8.3

 Food services and drinking places ................................................. 709 659 8.8 8.1 8.4 7.5 9.2 8.6

 Other services ...................................................................................... 324 301 5.3 4.8 5.3 4.9 5.3 4.8

 Other services, except private households ........................................ 256 230 4.8 4.3 5.0 4.7 4.6 3.8

 Repair and maintenance ................................................................ 105 90 6.1 5.1 6.2 5.3 5.6 3.2

 Personal and laundry services ....................................................... 77 65 4.8 4.1 4.3 4.9 5.0 3.7

 Membership associations and organizations .................................. 74 75 3.7 3.7 3.3 3.4 4.0 4.0

 Private households ............................................................................ 69 71 8.1 8.1 16.7 12.2 7.3 7.7

Agricultural and related private wage and salary workers ...................... 129 104 9.9 8.3 9.5 7.4 11.2 11.4

Government workers .............................................................................. 548 534 2.7 2.6 2.9 2.6 2.5 2.5

Self-employed and unpaid family workers .............................................. 303 298 2.8 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.5

No previous work experience ................................................................. 686 666 ––––––

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2005, 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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