Table A-11. Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                      HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-11.  Unemployed persons by industry, not seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                    Number of                                                       
                                                                    unemployed                              Unemployment             
                                                                     persons                                    rates                 
                       Industry                                   (in thousands)                                                     
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                    
                                                             Sept.               Sept.                Sept.               Sept.       
                                                             2003                2004                 2003                2004       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
         Total, 16 years and over (1)...............         8,436               7,545                 5.8                 5.1      
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers...         6,857               5,874                 6.1                 5.2      
    Mining..........................................            25                   8                 4.6                 1.5      
    Construction....................................           681                 629                 7.6                 6.8      
    Manufacturing...................................         1,175                 852                 6.8                 5.0      
      Durable goods.................................           788                 512                 7.3                 4.8      
      Nondurable goods..............................           386                 339                 5.9                 5.4      
    Wholesale and retail trade......................         1,229               1,127                 5.9                 5.5      
    Transportation and utilities....................           255                 208                 4.7                 3.9      
    Information.....................................           248                 178                 7.0                 5.4      
    Financial activities............................           305                 374                 3.3                 4.0      
    Professional and business services..............           975                 750                 8.0                 5.9      
    Education and health services...................           649                 593                 3.7                 3.3      
    Leisure and hospitality.........................           978                 854                 8.8                 7.5      
    Other services..................................           338                 301                 5.5                 4.9      
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary                                                                                   
     workers........................................            98                  88                 6.2                 6.4      
  Government workers................................           556                 568                 2.7                 2.7      
  Self employed and unpaid family workers...........           287                 362                 2.6                 3.3      

    1 Persons with no previous work experience are included in the unemployed total.
    NOTE:  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.