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

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

 Total, 16 years and over .................................................................... 7,591 7,001 5.1 4.6 5.1 4.6 5.1 4.6

Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers ................................... 5,989 5,523 5.2 4.7 5.1 4.6 5.3 4.7

 Mining ................................................................................................... 20 22 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.1 1.5 4.0

 Construction ......................................................................................... 712 671 7.4 6.7 7.6 6.8 6.0 5.7

 Manufacturing ....................................................................................... 812 699 4.9 4.2 4.4 3.7 6.0 5.3

 Durable goods .................................................................................... 485 410 4.6 3.9 4.3 3.6 5.4 4.7

 Nonmetallic mineral products ........................................................... 25 21 4.9 4.1 4.6 4.0 6.1 4.3

 Primary and fabricated metal products ............................................. 86 70 4.4 3.6 4.1 3.5 5.8 4.1

 Machinery manufacturing ................................................................. 52 39 4.2 3.1 4.4 2.8 3.5 4.0

 Computer and electronic products .................................................... 71 43 4.5 2.8 4.0 2.3 5.5 3.8

 Electrical equipment and appliances ................................................ 26 25 5.1 4.4 4.7 3.5 6.0 6.2

 Transportation equipment ................................................................. 108 91 4.6 3.9 4.1 3.5 6.1 5.1

 Wood products ................................................................................. 33 28 6.0 5.1 5.7 4.8 7.2 6.3

 Furniture and fixtures ........................................................................ 34 40 5.2 5.5 4.6 6.0 6.6 4.1

 Miscellaneous manufacturing ........................................................... 52 53 4.4 4.3 4.5 3.6 4.2 5.4

 Nondurable goods .............................................................................. 326 289 5.3 4.8 4.6 4.0 6.6 6.1

 Food manufacturing .......................................................................... 95 82 6.1 5.1 5.5 3.9 7.1 7.0

 Beverage and tobacco products ....................................................... 11 10 3.7 4.2 3.1 4.2 5.4 4.2

 Textile, apparel, and leather ............................................................. 70 58 7.8 6.9 6.0 6.5 9.4 7.3

 Paper and printing ............................................................................ 55 52 4.4 4.4 3.7 3.8 5.9 5.5

 Petroleum and coal products ............................................................ 7 6 4.6 4.3 4.8 3.4 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Chemicals ......................................................................................... 50 44 4.0 3.5 3.9 3.1 4.1 4.2

 Plastic and rubber products .............................................................. 37 37 5.4 5.0 4.8 4.3 6.5 6.6

 Wholesale and retail trade .................................................................... 1,137 1,039 5.4 4.9 4.8 4.4 6.1 5.6

 Wholesale trade .................................................................................. 182 145 4.0 3.2 3.6 3.1 5.1 3.6

 Retail trade ......................................................................................... 954 894 5.7 5.4 5.2 4.9 6.3 5.9

 Transportation and utilities ................................................................... 232 229 4.1 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.8 4.6

 Transportation and warehousing ........................................................ 216 212 4.5 4.3 4.3 4.2 5.4 5.0

 Utilities ................................................................................................ 16 17 1.9 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.7 2.5

 Information 2 ......................................................................................... 163 126 5.0 3.7 4.8 3.5 5.3 4.1

 Publishing, except Internet ................................................................. 35 29 4.2 3.2 3.7 3.2 4.7 3.3

 Motion picture and sound recording industries ................................... 29 22 8.5 5.9 8.7 6.5 8.1 5.0

 Broadcasting, except Internet ............................................................. 26 18 4.6 3.1 5.0 2.8 4.1 3.6

 Telecommunications ........................................................................... 62 44 5.2 3.6 4.6 3.0 6.2 4.7

 Internet service providers and data processing services .................... 8 8 4.6 4.4 4.5 3.7 4.9 5.3

 Other information services .................................................................. 3 3 2.2 3.3 2.5 1 ( ) 2.0 2.8

 Financial activities ................................................................................ 272 264 2.9 2.7 2.5 2.6 3.1 2.8

 Finance and insurance ....................................................................... 183 178 2.7 2.6 2.2 2.5 3.0 2.6

 Finance ............................................................................................ 127 128 2.9 2.8 2.2 2.6 3.4 2.9

 Insurance ......................................................................................... 56 49 2.4 2.1 2.3 2.2 2.5 2.1

 Real estate and rental and leasing ..................................................... 89 87 3.3 3.2 3.2 2.9 3.4 3.5

 Real estate ...................................................................................... 65 62 3.0 2.8 2.7 2.4 3.2 3.2

 Rental and leasing services ............................................................. 23 25 4.7 4.8 4.5 4.3 5.2 5.6

 Professional and business services ..................................................... 792 746 6.2 5.6 5.8 5.4 6.8 6.0

 Professional and technical services ................................................... 259 225 3.5 3.0 2.9 2.6 4.2 3.4

 Management, administrative, and waste services 2 ........................... 533 521 10.2 9.3 9.5 8.9 11.0 9.9

 Administrative and support services ................................................ 520 501 10.7 9.8 10.2 9.5 11.3 10.3

 Waste management and remediation services ............................... 10 16 3.2 4.7 3.3 4.5 2.9 5.7

 Education and health services .............................................................. 627 568 3.4 3.0 2.9 2.8 3.6 3.1

 Educational services .......................................................................... 129 116 3.7 3.1 3.1 3.2 4.0 3.1

 Health care and social assistance ..................................................... 498 452 3.3 3.0 2.8 2.6 3.5 3.1

 Hospitals .......................................................................................... 94 81 1.9 1.6 2.1 1.5 1.8 1.6

 Health services, except hospitals .................................................... 285 267 3.7 3.3 2.5 2.8 3.9 3.4

 Social assistance ............................................................................. 118 104 5.9 4.9 7.0 5.4 5.6 4.8

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

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

 Leisure and hospitality .......................................................................... 921 865 7.8 7.3 7.3 7.0 8.2 7.6

 Arts, entertainment, and recreation ................................................... 145 148 6.9 7.2 7.3 7.2 6.5 7.2

 Accomodation and food services ....................................................... 776 717 8.0 7.3 7.3 6.9 8.5 7.6

 Accomodation ................................................................................. 117 102 7.3 6.6 5.8 5.5 8.3 7.3

 Food services and drinking places ................................................. 659 615 8.1 7.4 7.5 7.1 8.6 7.7

 Other services ...................................................................................... 301 293 4.8 4.7 4.9 4.6 4.8 4.8

 Other services, except private households ........................................ 230 217 4.3 4.0 4.7 4.3 3.8 3.8

 Repair and maintenance ................................................................ 90 92 5.1 5.1 5.3 5.3 3.2 4.2

 Personal and laundry services ....................................................... 65 67 4.1 4.1 4.9 3.7 3.7 4.2

 Membership associations and organizations .................................. 75 58 3.7 3.0 3.4 2.7 4.0 3.2

 Private households ............................................................................ 71 75 8.1 8.6 12.2 16.6 7.7 7.9

Agricultural and related private wage and salary workers ...................... 104 95 8.3 7.2 7.4 6.6 11.4 8.9

Government workers .............................................................................. 534 473 2.6 2.3 2.6 2.2 2.5 2.4

Self-employed and unpaid family workers .............................................. 298 293 2.7 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.5 2.3

No previous work experience ................................................................. 666 616 ––––––

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

 NOTE: Beginning in January 2006, 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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