Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2005-2008
Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2005-2008 (Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.) Employment status, sex, race, and 2005 2006 2007 2008 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity TOTAL Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 36,681 36,989 37,443 37,506 Civilian labor force........................................... 24,436 24,664 24,339 24,429 Participation rate....................................... 66.6 66.7 65.0 65.1 Employed..................................................... 21,749 21,914 21,717 21,021 Employment-population ratio.............................. 59.3 59.2 58.0 56.0 Unemployed................................................... 2,688 2,750 2,622 3,408 Looking for full-time work............................... 1,916 2,028 1,892 2,552 Looking for part-time work............................... 771 722 730 856 Unemployment rate........................................ 11.0 11.2 10.8 14.0 Not in labor force............................................. 12,244 12,324 13,104 13,076 Men Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 18,501 18,675 18,926 18,919 Civilian labor force........................................... 12,871 13,024 12,845 12,882 Participation rate....................................... 69.6 69.7 67.9 68.1 Employed..................................................... 11,393 11,568 11,421 10,946 Employment-population ratio.............................. 61.6 61.9 60.3 57.9 Unemployed................................................... 1,478 1,456 1,424 1,935 Looking for full-time work............................... 1,077 1,152 1,059 1,483 Looking for part-time work............................... 401 303 365 453 Unemployment rate........................................ 11.5 11.2 11.1 15.0 Not in labor force............................................. 5,630 5,651 6,081 6,037 Women Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 18,180 18,314 18,517 18,587 Civilian labor force........................................... 11,566 11,641 11,494 11,547 Participation rate....................................... 63.6 63.6 62.1 62.1 Employed..................................................... 10,356 10,346 10,296 10,075 Employment-population ratio.............................. 57.0 56.5 55.6 54.2 Unemployed................................................... 1,209 1,295 1,198 1,473 Looking for full-time work............................... 839 876 833 1,070 Looking for part-time work............................... 370 419 365 403 Unemployment rate........................................ 10.5 11.1 10.4 12.8 Not in labor force............................................. 6,614 6,673 7,023 7,039 White Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 28,566 28,736 29,012 29,012 Civilian labor force........................................... 19,712 20,002 19,734 19,760 Participation rate....................................... 69.0 69.6 68.0 68.1 Employed..................................................... 17,944 18,193 17,899 17,323 Employment-population ratio.............................. 62.8 63.3 61.7 59.7 Unemployed................................................... 1,768 1,808 1,835 2,437 Looking for full-time work............................... 1,234 1,289 1,304 1,759 Looking for part-time work............................... 533 520 531 678 Unemployment rate........................................ 9.0 9.0 9.3 12.3 Not in labor force............................................. 8,854 8,735 9,278 9,252 Black or African American Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 5,317 5,426 5,539 5,595 Civilian labor force........................................... 3,097 3,133 2,998 3,062 Participation rate....................................... 58.3 57.7 54.1 54.7 Employed..................................................... 2,378 2,361 2,382 2,302 Employment-population ratio.............................. 44.7 43.5 43.0 41.2 Unemployed................................................... 719 772 616 760 Looking for full-time work............................... 544 617 488 647 Looking for part-time work............................... 176 155 128 112 Unemployment rate........................................ 23.2 24.7 20.5 24.8 Not in labor force............................................. 2,220 2,293 2,541 2,533 Asian Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 1,497 1,474 1,511 1,516 Civilian labor force........................................... 794 687 747 767 Participation rate....................................... 53.1 46.6 49.4 50.6 Employed..................................................... 699 631 689 703 Employment-population ratio.............................. 46.7 42.8 45.6 46.4 Unemployed................................................... 95 56 58 64 Looking for full-time work............................... 58 33 32 38 Looking for part-time work............................... 38 23 26 26 Unemployment rate........................................ 12.0 8.2 7.7 8.4 Not in labor force............................................. 702 787 764 748 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 6,335 6,406 6,597 6,669 Civilian labor force........................................... 3,800 3,943 3,928 4,007 Participation rate....................................... 60.0 61.5 59.5 60.1 Employed..................................................... 3,428 3,534 3,465 3,367 Employment-population ratio.............................. 54.1 55.2 52.5 50.5 Unemployed................................................... 372 409 464 639 Looking for full-time work............................... 292 287 341 487 Looking for part-time work............................... 80 122 123 153 Unemployment rate........................................ 9.8 10.4 11.8 16.0 Not in labor force............................................. 2,536 2,463 2,669 2,662 NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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