Table 2. Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2005-06
Table 2. Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2005-06
(Numbers in thousands)
Total Men Women
Extent of employment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 185,628 187,721 90,642 91,792 94,986 95,929
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 128,319 129,766 69,410 70,160 58,909 59,606
Percent of the population................................. 69.1 69.1 76.6 76.4 62.0 62.1
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 126,744 128,503 68,595 69,504 58,149 58,999
Percent of the population................................. 68.3 68.5 75.7 75.7 61.2 61.5
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 79.9 80.4 87.2 87.9 71.3 71.7
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 67.4 68.1 74.7 75.4 58.7 59.4
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.5
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.8
Part time (3)............................................. 20.1 19.6 12.8 12.1 28.7 28.3
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 10.3 10.0 6.2 5.7 15.1 15.0
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 4.1 4.1 2.5 2.5 6.0 6.1
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 5.7 5.5 4.1 4.0 7.6 7.3
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 26,866 27,345 12,059 12,291 14,807 15,055
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 17,764 17,879 8,133 8,200 9,631 9,678
Percent of the population................................. 66.1 65.4 67.4 66.7 65.0 64.3
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 17,103 17,405 7,830 7,973 9,273 9,432
Percent of the population................................. 63.7 63.6 64.9 64.9 62.6 62.7
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 82.6 83.5 85.8 87.1 79.9 80.4
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 68.1 70.5 70.3 73.0 66.1 68.3
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 7.8 6.7 8.1 7.4 7.6 6.2
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.1 6.0
Part time (3)............................................. 17.4 16.5 14.2 12.9 20.1 19.6
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 8.0 7.6 6.6 5.6 9.2 9.3
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.6 3.7 3.7
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.1 5.7 4.8 4.6 7.3 6.6
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 10,003 10,518 4,742 4,999 5,261 5,519
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 6,850 7,174 3,642 3,797 3,207 3,378
Percent of the population................................. 68.5 68.2 76.8 76.0 61.0 61.2
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 6,738 7,096 3,582 3,754 3,156 3,342
Percent of the population................................. 67.4 67.5 75.5 75.1 60.0 60.5
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 83.1 83.3 88.3 88.7 77.2 77.4
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 71.4 72.7 77.2 79.1 64.8 65.6
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 7.0 5.7 7.2 4.9 6.8 6.6
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 4.7 4.9 3.9 4.6 5.6 5.2
Part time (3)............................................. 16.9 16.7 11.7 11.3 22.8 22.6
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 8.8 9.4 5.8 5.9 12.1 13.3
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 3.2 3.0 1.4 2.0 5.3 4.1
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 4.9 4.3 4.5 3.4 5.4 5.3
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 29,793 31,054 15,309 15,979 14,484 15,075
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 20,605 21,708 12,296 12,906 8,309 8,802
Percent of the population................................. 69.2 69.9 80.3 80.8 57.4 58.4
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 20,262 21,447 12,121 12,795 8,141 8,651
Percent of the population................................. 68.0 69.1 79.2 80.1 56.2 57.4
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 85.0 85.2 90.9 91.4 76.3 75.9
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 70.5 70.9 76.6 77.0 61.4 61.9
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 8.6 8.5 8.8 9.1 8.2 7.6
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.3 6.7 6.4
Part time (3)............................................. 15.0 14.8 9.1 8.6 23.7 24.1
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 8.0 7.5 4.8 4.0 12.7 12.7
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 2.5 2.9 1.4 1.9 4.1 4.3
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 4.5 4.4 2.9 2.6 6.9 7.1
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: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in
table 1 because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be
of any race. Also, see Note, table 1.
Last Modified Date: December 19, 2007
Bureau of Labor Statistics
