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)                                                          
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                   Sept.                 Sept.                  Sept.                 Sept.      
                                                                   2007                  2008                   2007                  2008       
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 16 years and over (1)....................          6,952                 9,199                   4.5                   6.0       
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers........          5,418                 7,328                   4.6                   6.1       
    Mining...............................................             25                    25                   3.2                   2.8       
    Construction.........................................            596                   970                   5.8                   9.9       
    Manufacturing........................................            673                   984                   4.1                   6.0       
      Durable goods......................................            407                   688                   3.9                   6.5       
      Nondurable goods...................................            266                   296                   4.3                   5.1       
    Wholesale and retail trade...........................          1,027                 1,277                   5.1                   6.2       
    Transportation and utilities.........................            224                   337                   3.7                   5.8       
    Information..........................................            124                   166                   3.7                   5.0       
    Financial activities.................................            316                   380                   3.3                   4.0       
    Professional and business services...................            655                   951                   4.7                   6.9       
    Education and health services........................            630                   835                   3.2                   4.1       
    Leisure and hospitality..............................            892                 1,029                   7.4                   8.2       
    Other services.......................................            257                   374                   4.2                   5.8       
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers             53                    84                   4.3                   5.8       
  Government workers.....................................            525                   573                   2.4                   2.6       
  Self employed and unpaid family workers................            304                   414                   2.8                   3.9       

    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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