Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-14. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
Industry and class of worker	Number of unemployed persons (in thousands)		Unemployment rates
Industry and class of worker	Mar. 2023	Mar. 2024	Mar. 2023	Mar. 2024
Total, 16 years and over(1)	6,043	6,604	3.6	3.9
Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers	4,842	5,201	3.7	3.9
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction	36	17	6.5	3.3
Construction	598	570	5.6	5.4
Manufacturing	459	469	2.9	3.0
Durable goods	257	311	2.5	3.1
Nondurable goods	202	158	3.6	2.9
Wholesale and retail trade	846	939	4.4	4.8
Transportation and utilities	390	401	4.6	4.9
Information	84	96	3.1	3.6
Financial activities	189	225	1.8	2.2
Professional and business services	744	826	3.9	4.4
Education and health services	604	611	2.4	2.3
Leisure and hospitality	684	746	5.0	5.5
Other services	208	300	3.3	4.4
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers	108	105	7.4	7.1
Government workers	372	372	1.7	1.7
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers	334	343	3.3	3.3
Footnotes (1) Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Effective with January 2020 data, industries reflect the introduction of the 2017 Census industry classification system into the Current Population Survey. This industry classification system is derived from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). No historical data have been revised.

Last Modified Date: April 05, 2024