Demographics
This page contains information about labor force statistics with demographic characteristics available from the Current Population Survey (CPS). Data on the labor force characteristics of employed and unemployed persons, plus hours of work and earnings, also are available.
Age
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics by age group. See also Older Workers and Youth.
Age distributions and median age of workers by industry and occupation are available on request. Contact the Current Population Survey staff to obtain these data.
- Database: Retrieve historical data series
- Annual table: Employment status by detailed age group, sex, and race (TXT) (PDF)
- Monthly table: Employment status by detailed age group, sex, and race (TXT) (PDF)
- Article: Trends in labor force participation in the United States (October 2006)
(Abstract) (Excerpt) (PDF)
Educational attainment
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics by educational attainment for persons age 25 and older.
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Databases: Retrieve historical data series
- Annual table: Employment status by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (TXT) (PDF)
- Monthly table: Employment status by educational attainment (TXT) (PDF)
- Charts: Charting the U.S. Labor Market in 2006
Families and marital status
Employment, unemployment, and labor force participation in families.
- News release: Employment characteristics of families (HTML) (PDF) (Archives)
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Charts:
- Article: Trends in labor force participation of married mothers of infants (February 2007)
(Abstract) (Excerpt) (PDF)
Employment and unemployment statistics for married men and women.
Unemployment statistics by marital status.
- Annual table: Unemployment levels and rates by marital status (TXT) (PDF)
Foreign-born workers
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics by foreign- and native-born status.
- News release: Labor force characteristics of foreign-born workers
(HTML) (PDF) (Archives)
- Charts: Foreign-born workforce, 2004: a visual essay (PDF)
- Article: Labor force characteristics of second-generation Americans (September 2006)
(Abstract) (Excerpt) (PDF)
- Article: The role of foreign-born workers in the US economy (May 2002)
(Abstract) (Excerpt) (PDF)
Older Workers
See also Age.
Labor force, employment,and unemployment statistics by single year of age for persons age 55 and older are available on request. Contact the Current Population Survey staff to obtain these data.
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for whites, blacks or African Americans, Asians, and persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.
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Databases: Retrieve historical data series
- Monthly table: Employment status by race and Hispanic ethnicity (TXT) (PDF)
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Annual tables:
- Employment status by race (TXT) (PDF)
- Employment status by Hispanic ethnicity and detailed ethnic group (TXT) (PDF)
- Employment by major occupation, race, Hispanic ethnicity, and sex (TXT) (PDF)
- Hispanic workers by detailed ethnic group, sex, and major occupation (TXT) (PDF)
- Employment by detailed occupation, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (TXT) (PDF)
- Employment by detailed industry, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (TXT) (PDF)
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Charts:
School enrollment
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for youth ages 16 to 24 by school enrollment status.
- News release: College enrollment and work activity of high school graduates (HTML) (PDF) (Archives)
- Monthly table: Employment status by school enrollment, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (TXT) (PDF)
- Article: Youth enrollment and employment during the school year (February 2008)
(Abstract) (Excerpt) (PDF)
Veterans
Labor force, employment, unemployment statistics for veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces by period of service and service-connected disability.
Volunteering
Statistics on persons who volunteer through or for an organization.
- News release: Volunteering in the United States (HTML) (PDF) (Archives)
- Charts: Volunteering in the United States, 2005: a visual essay (PDF)
- Article: Volunteerism in the United States (August 2003) (Abstract) (Excerpt) (PDF)
Women
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for women.
- Database: Retrieve historical data series
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Annual tables:
- Employment by detailed occupation and sex (TXT) (PDF)
- Employment by detailed industry and sex (TXT) (PDF)
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Annual report: Women in the labor force: a databook
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Annual report: Highlights of women's earnings
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Charts:
- Article: Women still underrepresented among highest earners (March 2006) (PDF)
- Article: The labor force experience of women from 'Generation X' (March 2002)
(Abstract) (Excerpt) (PDF)
Youth
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for youth ages 16 to 24. See also Age and School Enrollment.
- News release: Summer employment and unemployment among youth (HTML) (PDF) (Archives)
- News release: College enrollment and work activity of high school graduates (HTML) (PDF) (Archives)
- Article: Youth enrollment and employment during the school year (February 2008)
(Abstract) (Excerpt) (PDF)
- Article: Declining teen labor force participation (September 2002) (PDF)
- Report on the Youth Labor Force (November 2000)
Last Modified Date: June 20, 2008