Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1)
Employment status, race, sex, and age
Aug. July Aug. Aug. Apr. May June July Aug.
2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 188,479 189,587 189,747 188,479 189,147 189,281 189,428 189,587 189,747
Civilian labor force....................... 125,033 127,164 126,337 124,596 125,171 125,762 125,704 125,971 125,981
Participation rate..................... 66.3 67.1 66.6 66.1 66.2 66.4 66.4 66.4 66.4
Employed................................. 119,790 120,357 119,475 119,340 119,667 119,661 119,518 119,542 119,222
Employment-population ratio............ 63.6 63.5 63.0 63.3 63.3 63.2 63.1 63.1 62.8
Unemployed............................... 5,243 6,807 6,862 5,256 5,504 6,101 6,186 6,428 6,760
Unemployment rate...................... 4.2 5.4 5.4 4.2 4.4 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.4
Not in labor force......................... 63,447 62,422 63,410 63,883 63,975 63,519 63,724 63,616 63,766
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 65,174 66,010 65,729 65,009 65,183 65,392 65,402 65,789 65,690
Participation rate..................... 76.2 76.7 76.3 76.0 75.9 76.1 76.1 76.4 76.2
Employed................................. 62,914 63,055 62,683 62,543 62,507 62,491 62,447 62,695 62,446
Employment-population ratio............ 73.6 73.3 72.7 73.1 72.8 72.7 72.6 72.8 72.5
Unemployed............................... 2,261 2,956 3,046 2,466 2,676 2,901 2,955 3,094 3,244
Unemployment rate...................... 3.5 4.5 4.6 3.8 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.9
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 53,702 54,186 54,491 53,976 54,211 54,400 54,562 54,424 54,668
Participation rate..................... 59.7 59.9 60.2 60.1 60.1 60.3 60.4 60.2 60.4
Employed................................. 51,512 51,637 51,630 51,991 52,182 52,177 52,282 52,184 52,118
Employment-population ratio............ 57.3 57.1 57.1 57.8 57.8 57.8 57.9 57.7 57.6
Unemployed............................... 2,190 2,549 2,861 1,985 2,029 2,223 2,280 2,240 2,551
Unemployment rate...................... 4.1 4.7 5.3 3.7 3.7 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.7
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 6,156 6,968 6,117 5,611 5,777 5,971 5,740 5,758 5,623
Participation rate..................... 47.1 53.2 46.7 43.0 44.2 45.7 43.9 44.0 43.0
Employed................................. 5,363 5,665 5,162 4,805 4,978 4,993 4,789 4,664 4,658
Employment-population ratio............ 41.1 43.3 39.4 36.8 38.1 38.2 36.6 35.6 35.6
Unemployed............................... 793 1,303 954 806 799 978 951 1,094 965
Unemployment rate...................... 12.9 18.7 15.6 14.4 13.8 16.4 16.6 19.0 17.2
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 27,541 27,854 27,896 27,541 27,746 27,780 27,816 27,854 27,896
Civilian labor force....................... 17,621 18,097 18,057 17,524 17,753 17,742 17,716 17,767 17,973
Participation rate..................... 64.0 65.0 64.7 63.6 64.0 63.9 63.7 63.8 64.4
Employed................................. 16,268 16,132 16,132 16,176 16,234 16,029 16,085 16,040 16,074
Employment-population ratio............ 59.1 57.9 57.8 58.7 58.5 57.7 57.8 57.6 57.6
Unemployed............................... 1,352 1,965 1,925 1,347 1,520 1,713 1,632 1,726 1,899
Unemployment rate...................... 7.7 10.9 10.7 7.7 8.6 9.7 9.2 9.7 10.6
Not in labor force......................... 9,920 9,757 9,839 10,017 9,992 10,038 10,100 10,088 9,923
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,036 8,067 8,133 7,967 7,945 7,909 7,997 7,979 8,066
Participation rate..................... 72.5 72.0 72.5 71.9 71.3 70.8 71.5 71.3 71.9
Employed................................. 7,524 7,223 7,329 7,426 7,278 7,202 7,254 7,184 7,239
Employment-population ratio............ 67.9 64.5 65.3 67.0 65.3 64.5 64.9 64.2 64.5
Unemployed............................... 512 844 804 541 667 707 742 795 827
Unemployment rate...................... 6.4 10.5 9.9 6.8 8.4 8.9 9.3 10.0 10.3
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,782 9,019 9,022 8,794 9,038 9,008 8,973 8,985 9,052
Participation rate..................... 63.6 64.5 64.5 63.7 64.9 64.6 64.3 64.3 64.7
Employed................................. 8,200 8,267 8,173 8,226 8,374 8,268 8,305 8,311 8,225
Employment-population ratio............ 59.4 59.1 58.4 59.6 60.1 59.3 59.5 59.5 58.8
Unemployed............................... 582 752 849 568 664 740 668 674 826
Unemployment rate...................... 6.6 8.3 9.4 6.5 7.4 8.2 7.4 7.5 9.1
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 803 1,011 903 762 771 825 747 802 856
Participation rate..................... 30.3 37.7 33.7 28.8 28.9 30.9 27.9 30.0 31.9
Employed................................. 544 642 631 525 582 558 525 545 609
Employment-population ratio............ 20.5 24.0 23.5 19.8 21.8 20.9 19.6 20.4 22.7
Unemployed............................... 259 369 272 238 189 266 221 257 246
Unemployment rate...................... 32.2 36.5 30.1 31.2 24.5 32.3 29.6 32.0 28.8
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 10,674 10,802 10,840 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Civilian labor force....................... 7,160 7,326 7,301 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 67.1 67.8 67.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 6,917 7,030 6,978 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 64.8 65.1 64.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 242 296 323 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 3.4 4.0 4.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Not in labor force......................... 3,514 3,476 3,539 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted columns.
2 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.
Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: September 05, 2008
