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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