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HOUSEHOLD DATA

Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally
adjusted		 Seasonally
adjusted(1)
WHITE(2)

Civilian noninstitutional population

(1)

  Civilian labor force

      Participation rate

    Employed

      Employment-population ratio

    Unemployed

      Unemployment rate

  Not in labor force

Men, 20 years and over

  Civilian labor force

      Participation rate

    Employed

      Employment-population ratio

    Unemployed

      Unemployment rate

Women, 20 years and over

  Civilian labor force

      Participation rate

    Employed

      Employment-population ratio

    Unemployed

      Unemployment rate

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

  Civilian labor force

      Participation rate

    Employed

      Employment-population ratio

    Unemployed

      Unemployment rate

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN(2)

Civilian noninstitutional population

(1)

  Civilian labor force

      Participation rate

    Employed

      Employment-population ratio

    Unemployed

      Unemployment rate

  Not in labor force

Men, 20 years and over

  Civilian labor force

      Participation rate

    Employed

      Employment-population ratio

    Unemployed

      Unemployment rate

Women, 20 years and over

  Civilian labor force

      Participation rate

    Employed

      Employment-population ratio

    Unemployed

      Unemployment rate

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

  Civilian labor force

      Participation rate

    Employed

      Employment-population ratio

    Unemployed

      Unemployment rate

ASIAN(2)

Civilian noninstitutional population

(1)

  Civilian labor force

(3)

      Participation rate

(3)

    Employed

(3)

      Employment-population ratio

(3)

    Unemployed

(3)

      Unemployment rate

(3)

  Not in labor force

(3)

Footnotes:
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.
(2) Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are excluded. For more information, see the "Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error" section of Employment and Earnings.
(3) Data not available.

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in Table A-1 because data are not presented for all races

 

Last Modified Date: February 07, 2003