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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