Table 4. Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2005-06
Table 4. Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2005-06 (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Extent of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 WHITE Total who worked or looked for work........................... 128,319 129,766 69,410 70,160 58,909 59,606 Percent with unemployment................................... 8.5 8.5 8.9 9.0 7.9 7.9 Total with unemployment..................................... 10,856 11,042 6,181 6,308 4,675 4,734 Did not work but looked for work.......................... 1,575 1,263 816 656 759 607 Worked during the year.................................... 9,281 9,779 5,365 5,652 3,916 4,127 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 14.0 13.1 14.2 13.5 13.8 12.5 Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.6 3.0 3.2 Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 96.0 96.0 95.3 95.4 97.0 96.8 1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 17.1 21.5 15.8 18.3 18.7 25.9 5 to 14 weeks......................................... 32.3 30.6 32.5 32.3 32.1 28.4 15 weeks or more...................................... 46.6 43.9 46.9 44.8 46.1 42.6 With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 25.7 24.6 29.1 26.9 21.1 21.4 BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Total who worked or looked for work........................... 17,764 17,879 8,133 8,200 9,631 9,678 Percent with unemployment................................... 14.8 13.0 16.3 14.5 13.6 11.7 Total with unemployment..................................... 2,628 2,323 1,322 1,188 1,306 1,136 Did not work but looked for work.......................... 662 474 303 228 358 246 Worked during the year.................................... 1,967 1,850 1,019 960 948 889 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 18.6 18.8 17.1 19.4 20.1 18.2 Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 2.3 2.2 3.2 2.5 1.2 1.9 Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 97.7 97.8 96.8 97.5 98.8 98.1 1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 10.2 17.1 11.3 15.2 9.0 19.1 5 to 14 weeks......................................... 30.0 24.1 31.1 25.3 28.7 22.8 15 weeks or more...................................... 57.5 56.6 54.3 56.9 61.0 56.2 With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 24.0 23.7 26.0 27.3 21.8 19.9 ASIAN Total who worked or looked for work........................... 6,850 7,174 3,642 3,797 3,207 3,378 Percent with unemployment................................... 7.2 7.3 6.7 7.5 7.7 7.0 Total with unemployment..................................... 491 521 246 285 246 236 Did not work but looked for work.......................... 111 78 60 42 51 36 Worked during the year.................................... 380 443 186 243 194 200 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 15.8 14.0 15.0 14.7 16.4 13.5 Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 1.0 1.1 1.6 1.9 0.4 Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 99.0 98.9 100.0 98.4 98.1 99.6 1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 20.6 19.8 22.0 20.2 19.3 19.3 5 to 14 weeks......................................... 26.8 32.7 28.1 29.2 25.6 37.1 15 weeks or more...................................... 51.6 46.4 50.0 49.0 53.2 43.2 With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 18.5 24.3 18.7 24.9 18.4 23.6 HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Total who worked or looked for work........................... 20,605 21,708 12,296 12,906 8,309 8,802 Percent with unemployment................................... 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.7 9.6 9.6 Total with unemployment..................................... 2,056 2,220 1,256 1,378 799 842 Did not work but looked for work.......................... 343 261 175 110 168 151 Worked during the year.................................... 1,712 1,959 1,081 1,267 631 691 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 14.8 14.1 14.6 14.2 15.2 13.9 Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 3.5 3.6 4.2 4.3 2.2 2.4 Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 96.5 96.4 95.8 95.7 97.8 97.6 1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 15.9 18.5 14.1 15.9 18.8 23.1 5 to 14 weeks......................................... 31.5 31.0 33.2 32.6 28.6 27.9 15 weeks or more...................................... 49.2 46.9 48.5 47.1 50.4 46.5 With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 30.2 29.4 34.6 32.8 22.5 23.1 1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave. 2 Worked 50 or 51 weeks. 3 Worked less than 50 weeks. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in table 3 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.
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