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Table 1. Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2005-06

     Table 1.  Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2005-06
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                             Total               Men                 Women       
                           Extent of employment                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                         2005      2006      2005      2006      2005      2006  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                        Numbers (in thousands)                   
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
     Civilian noninstitutional population............................  227,975   231,033   110,161   111,733   117,814   119,300 
       Total who worked or looked for work...........................  156,744   158,563    83,230    84,100    73,514    74,463 
         Percent of the population...................................     68.8      68.6      75.6      75.3      62.4      62.4 
       Total who worked during the year (1)..........................  154,322   156,658    82,013    83,131    72,309    73,527 
         Percent of the population...................................     67.7      67.8      74.4      74.4      61.4      61.6 
                                                                                                                                 
         Full time (2)...............................................  123,911   126,677    71,361    72,967    52,550    53,709 
           50 to 52 weeks............................................  104,147   107,105    60,851    62,479    43,297    44,626 
           48 to 49 weeks............................................    1,980     1,945     1,121     1,110       859       835 
           40 to 47 weeks............................................    5,224     5,481     2,835     3,029     2,389     2,452 
           27 to 39 weeks............................................    4,587     4,286     2,323     2,213     2,264     2,073 
           14 to 26 weeks............................................    4,799     4,728     2,610     2,466     2,189     2,262 
           1 to 13 weeks.............................................    3,172     3,132     1,621     1,670     1,552     1,462 
                                                                                                                                 
         Part time (3)...............................................   30,411    29,981    10,653    10,163    19,758    19,818 
           50 to 52 weeks............................................   15,361    15,124     5,141     4,744    10,221    10,381 
           48 to 49 weeks............................................      814       793       254       268       560       525 
           40 to 47 weeks............................................    2,537     2,641       845       844     1,692     1,797 
           27 to 39 weeks............................................    2,799     2,783       968       929     1,832     1,854 
           14 to 26 weeks............................................    4,321     4,283     1,637     1,605     2,684     2,678 
           1 to 13 weeks.............................................    4,578     4,356     1,808     1,773     2,770     2,583 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                         Percent distribution
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
     Total who worked during the year (1)............................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
                                                                                                                                 
       Full time (2).................................................     80.3      80.9      87.0      87.8      72.7      73.0 
         50 to 52 weeks..............................................     67.5      68.4      74.2      75.2      59.9      60.7 
         48 to 49 weeks..............................................      1.3       1.2       1.4       1.3       1.2       1.1 
         40 to 47 weeks..............................................      3.4       3.5       3.5       3.6       3.3       3.3 
         27 to 39 weeks..............................................      3.0       2.7       2.8       2.7       3.1       2.8 
         14 to 26 weeks..............................................      3.1       3.0       3.2       3.0       3.0       3.1 
         1 to 13 weeks...............................................      2.1       2.0       2.0       2.0       2.1       2.0 
                                                                                                                                 
       Part time (3).................................................     19.7      19.1      13.0      12.2      27.3      27.0 
         50 to 52 weeks..............................................     10.0       9.7       6.3       5.7      14.1      14.1 
         48 to 49 weeks..............................................      0.5       0.5       0.3       0.3       0.8       0.7 
         40 to 47 weeks..............................................      1.6       1.7       1.0       1.0       2.3       2.4 
         27 to 39 weeks..............................................      1.8       1.8       1.2       1.1       2.5       2.5 
         14 to 26 weeks..............................................      2.8       2.7       2.0       1.9       3.7       3.6 
         1 to 13 weeks...............................................      3.0       2.8       2.2       2.1       3.8       3.5 
     
        1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
        2 Usually worked 35 hours or more per week.
        3 Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week.
        NOTE:  Data refer to persons 16 years and over.  Data for 2006, which were collected in the 2007 Annual Social and
     Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey, are not strictly comparable with data for 2005 and earlier years
     because of the introduction of updated population controls, which are introduced annually with the release of January data.
     For additional information, see the technical note and  "Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates in January
     2007" in the February 2007 issue of Employment and Earnings, available on the Internet at
     http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps07adj.pdf.
     
     
     
     
     

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