U.S. unemployment rate 2024, by industry and class of worker

Unemployment rate in the United States in October 2024, by industry and class of worker

Industry and class of workerUnemployment rate
Leisure and hospitality 6%
Wholesale and retail trade 4.7%
Agriculture and related private wage and salary workers 4.5%
Transportation and utilities 4.2%
Professional and business services 4.2%
Construction 4.2%
Total 3.9%
Manufacturing 3.6%
Self-employed workers, unincorporated, and unpaid family workers 3.4%
Education and health services 3.1%
Other services 3.1%
Information 2.7%
Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction 2.5%
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Release date

November 2024

Region

United States

Survey time period

October 2024

Age group

16 years and older

Supplementary notes

Data are not seasonally adjusted.
* Persons with no previous work experience and persons whose last job was in the U.S. Armed Forces are included in the unemployed total.

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