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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