The data displays the unemployment rate by occupation for the month of July 2018 in the U.S. Service occupations had an unemployment rate of 5.1%.
Unemployment by occupation in the U.S.The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics—the principle fact-finding agency for the United States Federal Government in labor economics and statistics—publish data on the unemployment situation within certain occupations in the U.S. on a monthly basis. According to latest data released from July 2018, agriculture and related private wage and salary workers industry experienced the highest level of unemployment that month, with a rate of around 7%.
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations | 7 |
Service occupations | 5.1 |
Transportation and material moving occupations | 4.5 |
Construction and extraction occupations | 4.2 |
Total, 16 years and over | 4.1 |
Office and administrative support occupations | 4.1 |
Production occupations | 4.1 |
Sales and related occupations | 4 |
Professional and related occupations | 2.8 |
Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations | 2.2 |
Management, business, and financial operations occupations | 1.9 |