Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                          Number of                                                                      
                                                      unemployed persons                         Unemployment rates (1)                  
                                                        (in thousands)                                                                   
                 Characteristic                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Aug.      July      Aug.      Aug.      Apr.      May       June      July      Aug.  
                                                   2007      2008      2008      2007      2008      2008      2008      2008      2008  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                   AGE AND SEX                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                         
  Total, 16 years and over.....................    7,133     8,784     9,376      4.7       5.0       5.5       5.5       5.7       6.1  
    16 to 19 years.............................    1,092     1,415     1,299     16.2      15.4      18.7      18.1      20.3      18.9  
      16 to 17 years...........................      512       654       564     18.6      19.7      21.2      23.3      24.9      22.1  
      18 to 19 years...........................      577       759       739     14.6      13.2      17.5      15.6      17.3      17.1  
    20 years and over..........................    6,041     7,369     8,077      4.1       4.5       4.8       4.9       5.0       5.5  
      20 to 24 years...........................    1,275     1,567     1,612      8.4       8.9      10.4      10.1      10.2      10.5  
      25 years and over........................    4,780     5,848     6,507      3.6       3.9       4.1       4.3       4.4       4.9  
        25 to 54 years.........................    3,933     4,826     5,333      3.8       4.2       4.4       4.5       4.6       5.1  
          25 to 34 years.......................    1,546     1,862     2,076      4.7       5.1       5.3       5.4       5.6       6.2  
          35 to 44 years.......................    1,257     1,614     1,723      3.5       3.8       4.2       4.4       4.6       4.9  
          45 to 54 years.......................    1,129     1,349     1,533      3.2       3.6       3.7       3.8       3.7       4.2  
        55 years and over......................      853     1,014     1,161      3.2       3.0       3.3       3.3       3.6       4.1  
                                                                                                                                         
  Men, 16 years and over.......................    3,863     5,066     5,176      4.7       5.1       5.6       5.7       6.1       6.3  
    16 to 19 years.............................      612       833       724     18.0      16.9      20.7      19.9      23.4      20.7  
      16 to 17 years...........................      293       387       300     21.7      22.2      23.3      26.2      29.4      24.0  
      18 to 19 years...........................      311       447       418     15.2      14.5      19.6      17.1      19.9      18.6  
    20 years and over..........................    3,252     4,234     4,452      4.1       4.6       4.9       5.1       5.3       5.6  
      20 to 24 years...........................      715       940       933      8.9       9.9      11.0      11.2      11.6      11.5  
      25 years and over........................    2,538     3,308     3,542      3.6       4.0       4.2       4.3       4.6       5.0  
        25 to 54 years.........................    2,060     2,759     2,909      3.7       4.3       4.4       4.6       4.9       5.2  
          25 to 34 years.......................      864     1,114     1,173      4.7       5.0       5.4       5.4       6.1       6.4  
          35 to 44 years.......................      612       925       926      3.2       4.0       4.1       4.5       4.9       4.9  
          45 to 54 years.......................      584       720       810      3.1       3.8       3.7       3.8       3.8       4.3  
        55 years and over......................      479       549       633      3.4       3.0       3.4       3.4       3.7       4.2  
                                                                                                                                         
  Women, 16 years and over.....................    3,270     3,718     4,201      4.6       4.8       5.3       5.2       5.2       5.8  
    16 to 19 years.............................      480       583       576     14.4      14.0      16.6      16.3      17.1      17.1  
      16 to 17 years...........................      219       267       264     15.5      17.5      19.0      20.3      20.4      20.2  
      18 to 19 years...........................      266       312       320     13.9      11.8      15.2      13.9      14.6      15.6  
    20 years and over..........................    2,790     3,135     3,625      4.1       4.3       4.8       4.7       4.6       5.3  
      20 to 24 years...........................      560       627       679      7.9       7.7       9.6       8.8       8.7       9.4  
      25 years and over........................    2,242     2,540     2,965      3.7       3.9       4.1       4.2       4.2       4.8  
        25 to 54 years.........................    1,873     2,067     2,423      3.9       4.0       4.4       4.4       4.3       5.0  
          25 to 34 years.......................      682       749       903      4.6       5.1       5.1       5.4       5.0       6.0  
          35 to 44 years.......................      645       689       797      4.0       3.7       4.4       4.2       4.3       5.0  
          45 to 54 years.......................      545       629       723      3.2       3.4       3.8       3.7       3.7       4.2  
        55 years and over (2)..................      418       550       587      3.4       2.8       2.8       3.4       4.3       4.5  
                                                                                                                                         
                 MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         
  Married men, spouse present..................    1,169     1,523     1,646      2.5       2.8       2.9       3.0       3.2       3.5  
  Married women, spouse present................    1,146     1,240     1,390      3.1       3.0       3.1       3.3       3.3       3.7  
  Women who maintain families (2)..............      633       820       954      6.2       6.8       6.9       7.9       8.5       9.6  
                                                                                                                                         
            FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
  Full-time workers (3)........................    5,872     7,327     7,928      4.6       5.0       5.5       5.5       5.7       6.2  
  Part-time workers (4)........................    1,281     1,486     1,543      4.9       4.9       5.5       5.4       5.5       5.7  

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Not seasonally adjusted.
    3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff
  from full-time jobs.
    4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on
  layoff from part-time jobs.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent
  seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
 




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