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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey
HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
25. Unemployed persons by occupation and sex

[Numbers in thousands]
OccupationTotal unemployedUnemployment rates
20162017TotalMenWomen
201620172016201720162017

Total, 16 years and over(1)

7,7516,9824.94.44.94.44.84.3

Management, professional, and related occupations

1,5131,3832.52.22.42.12.62.3

Management, business, and financial operations occupations

6295582.52.22.32.02.72.4

Management occupations

4043412.31.92.11.82.52.0

Business and financial operations occupations

2252172.92.82.72.53.03.0

Professional and related occupations

8848252.52.32.52.32.52.3

Computer and mathematical occupations

1201192.52.42.32.33.12.9

Architecture and engineering occupations

78792.52.42.52.42.22.2

Life, physical, and social science occupations

34362.42.42.62.02.32.9

Community and social service occupations

70482.61.82.21.62.81.9

Legal occupations

23271.21.40.91.21.51.6

Education, training, and library occupations

2712512.92.72.92.33.02.8

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media occupations

1551354.84.05.04.14.53.9

Healthcare practitioners and technical occupations

1331291.51.41.11.41.61.4

Service occupations

1,6551,5305.85.45.95.45.75.4

Healthcare support occupations

1681654.54.54.14.04.64.6

Protective service occupations

1191063.73.33.22.45.46.4

Food preparation and serving related occupations

6275726.86.47.06.96.76.1

Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations

4303876.96.27.16.56.65.7

Personal care and service occupations

3123005.14.84.84.65.24.9

Sales and office occupations

1,6231,4434.64.14.33.74.84.4

Sales and related occupations

7996994.84.23.82.95.85.6

Office and administrative support occupations

8257444.54.05.25.04.23.6

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations

9539036.46.06.15.711.410.9

Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations

12711310.48.78.27.017.213.7

Construction and extraction occupations

6186117.27.17.16.99.912.0

Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations

2071794.13.54.13.44.35.0

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations

1,1601,0146.15.45.75.17.66.3

Production occupations

5164355.74.95.14.67.25.5

Transportation and material moving occupations

6445796.55.86.25.48.07.5

No previous work experience

823690------

16 to 19 years

453399------

20 to 24 years

213157------

25 years and over

158134------

Footnotes
(1) Includes a small number of persons whose last job was in the Armed Forces.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication criteria (values not shown where base is less than 50,000).

 

Last Modified Date: January 16, 2019