Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                                   HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry and class of worker, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                           Number of                                                             
                                                                           unemployed                                 Unemployment               
                                                                            persons                                      rates                   
               Industry and class of worker                              (in thousands)                                                          
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                   Aug.                   Aug.                  Aug.                  Aug.       
                                                                   2007                   2008                  2007                  2008       
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 16 years and over (1)....................          7,088                 9,479                   4.6                   6.1       
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers........          5,377                 7,359                   4.5                   6.1       
    Mining...............................................             33                    17                   4.6                   1.9       
    Construction.........................................            558                   814                   5.3                   8.2       
    Manufacturing........................................            596                   960                   3.6                   5.7       
      Durable goods......................................            341                   631                   3.3                   5.9       
      Nondurable goods...................................            255                   329                   4.1                   5.4       
    Wholesale and retail trade...........................          1,028                 1,366                   5.1                   6.6       
    Transportation and utilities.........................            205                   309                   3.4                   5.2       
    Information..........................................            140                   144                   4.1                   4.2       
    Financial activities.................................            371                   409                   3.7                   4.2       
    Professional and business services...................            683                   961                   4.9                   6.9       
    Education and health services........................            648                   844                   3.4                   4.3       
    Leisure and hospitality..............................            877                 1,122                   7.1                   8.7       
    Other services.......................................            239                   412                   3.8                   6.3       
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers             54                   111                   4.7                   7.6       
  Government workers.....................................            695                   721                   3.2                   3.3       
  Self employed and unpaid family workers................            315                   378                   2.9                   3.5       

    1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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