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)                                                          
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                   Oct.                  Oct.                   Oct.                  Oct.       
                                                                   2007                  2008                   2007                  2008       
                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                 
         Total, 16 years and over (1)....................          6,773                 9,469                   4.4                   6.1       
  Nonagricultural private wage and salary workers........          5,233                 7,641                   4.4                   6.4       
    Mining...............................................              9                    15                   1.3                   1.7       
    Construction.........................................            641                 1,078                   6.1                  10.8       
    Manufacturing........................................            729                 1,007                   4.3                   6.2       
      Durable goods......................................            431                   616                   4.1                   5.9       
      Nondurable goods...................................            298                   390                   4.8                   6.7       
    Wholesale and retail trade...........................            907                 1,313                   4.4                   6.3       
    Transportation and utilities.........................            218                   316                   3.6                   5.7       
    Information..........................................            120                   168                   3.7                   5.0       
    Financial activities.................................            307                   434                   3.2                   4.5       
    Professional and business services...................            675                 1,052                   4.8                   7.5       
    Education and health services........................            534                   797                   2.7                   3.9       
    Leisure and hospitality..............................            911                 1,126                   7.5                   8.9       
    Other services.......................................            182                   334                   3.0                   5.3       
  Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers             47                    97                   4.0                   7.1       
  Government workers.....................................            492                   552                   2.3                   2.5       
  Self employed and unpaid family workers................            338                   396                   3.1                   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.