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)                                                          
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                   Mar.                  Mar.                   Mar.                  Mar.       
                                                                   2008                  2009                   2008                  2009       
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 16 years and over (1)....................          8,027                13,895                   5.2                   9.0       
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers........          6,480                11,685                   5.5                   9.8       
    Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction........             28                   105                   3.7                  12.6       
    Construction.........................................          1,170                 1,979                  12.0                  21.1       
    Manufacturing........................................            831                 1,912                   5.0                  12.2       
      Durable goods......................................            507                 1,307                   4.8                  13.1       
      Nondurable goods...................................            324                   605                   5.4                  10.6       
    Wholesale and retail trade...........................            992                 1,852                   4.9                   9.0       
    Transportation and utilities.........................            267                   558                   4.3                   9.0       
    Information..........................................            155                   252                   4.8                   7.8       
    Financial activities.................................            323                   639                   3.4                   6.8       
    Professional and business services...................            876                 1,597                   6.2                  11.4       
    Education and health services........................            609                   931                   3.1                   4.5       
    Leisure and hospitality..............................            944                 1,484                   7.6                  11.6       
    Other services.......................................            283                   377                   4.6                   6.0       
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers            175                   241                  13.2                  19.0       
  Government workers.....................................            425                   598                   1.9                   2.8       
  Self employed and unpaid family workers................            346                   625                   3.3                   5.9       

   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.  Effective with January 2009 data, industries
reflect the introduction of the 2007 Census industry classification system into the Current Population Survey.  This industry classification
system is derived from the 2007 North American Industry Classification System.  No historical data have been revised.



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