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
Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept.
2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 188,644 189,747 189,916 188,644 189,281 189,428 189,587 189,747 189,916
Civilian labor force....................... 125,191 126,337 125,853 125,316 125,762 125,704 125,971 125,981 125,955
Participation rate..................... 66.4 66.6 66.3 66.4 66.4 66.4 66.4 66.4 66.3
Employed................................. 120,103 119,475 119,294 119,992 119,661 119,518 119,542 119,222 119,180
Employment-population ratio............ 63.7 63.0 62.8 63.6 63.2 63.1 63.1 62.8 62.8
Unemployed............................... 5,089 6,862 6,559 5,324 6,101 6,186 6,428 6,760 6,775
Unemployment rate...................... 4.1 5.4 5.2 4.2 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.4 5.4
Not in labor force......................... 63,453 63,410 64,063 63,329 63,519 63,724 63,616 63,766 63,961
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 65,220 65,729 65,645 65,257 65,392 65,402 65,789 65,690 65,747
Participation rate..................... 76.2 76.3 76.1 76.2 76.1 76.1 76.4 76.2 76.2
Employed................................. 62,928 62,683 62,400 62,690 62,491 62,447 62,695 62,446 62,239
Employment-population ratio............ 73.5 72.7 72.3 73.2 72.7 72.6 72.8 72.5 72.2
Unemployed............................... 2,292 3,046 3,245 2,567 2,901 2,955 3,094 3,244 3,508
Unemployment rate...................... 3.5 4.6 4.9 3.9 4.4 4.5 4.7 4.9 5.3
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 54,350 54,491 54,809 54,229 54,400 54,562 54,424 54,668 54,603
Participation rate..................... 60.4 60.2 60.5 60.3 60.3 60.4 60.2 60.4 60.3
Employed................................. 52,342 51,630 52,421 52,306 52,177 52,282 52,184 52,118 52,309
Employment-population ratio............ 58.2 57.1 57.9 58.1 57.8 57.9 57.7 57.6 57.8
Unemployed............................... 2,008 2,861 2,388 1,924 2,223 2,280 2,240 2,551 2,294
Unemployment rate...................... 3.7 5.3 4.4 3.5 4.1 4.2 4.1 4.7 4.2
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 5,621 6,117 5,399 5,830 5,971 5,740 5,758 5,623 5,606
Participation rate..................... 43.0 46.7 41.2 44.6 45.7 43.9 44.0 43.0 42.8
Employed................................. 4,833 5,162 4,473 4,996 4,993 4,789 4,664 4,658 4,632
Employment-population ratio............ 37.0 39.4 34.2 38.2 38.2 36.6 35.6 35.6 35.4
Unemployed............................... 788 954 926 834 978 951 1,094 965 974
Unemployment rate...................... 14.0 15.6 17.2 14.3 16.4 16.6 19.0 17.2 17.4
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 27,584 27,896 27,939 27,584 27,780 27,816 27,854 27,896 27,939
Civilian labor force....................... 17,527 18,057 17,756 17,483 17,742 17,716 17,767 17,973 17,737
Participation rate..................... 63.5 64.7 63.6 63.4 63.9 63.7 63.8 64.4 63.5
Employed................................. 16,142 16,132 15,767 16,046 16,029 16,085 16,040 16,074 15,714
Employment-population ratio............ 58.5 57.8 56.4 58.2 57.7 57.8 57.6 57.6 56.2
Unemployed............................... 1,384 1,925 1,989 1,437 1,713 1,632 1,726 1,899 2,023
Unemployment rate...................... 7.9 10.7 11.2 8.2 9.7 9.2 9.7 10.6 11.4
Not in labor force......................... 10,057 9,839 10,183 10,101 10,038 10,100 10,088 9,923 10,202
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 7,932 8,133 8,021 7,882 7,909 7,997 7,979 8,066 8,004
Participation rate..................... 71.5 72.5 71.4 71.0 70.8 71.5 71.3 71.9 71.2
Employed................................. 7,384 7,329 7,126 7,290 7,202 7,254 7,184 7,239 7,052
Employment-population ratio............ 66.5 65.3 63.4 65.7 64.5 64.9 64.2 64.5 62.8
Unemployed............................... 549 804 895 592 707 742 795 827 951
Unemployment rate...................... 6.9 9.9 11.2 7.5 8.9 9.3 10.0 10.3 11.9
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,905 9,022 9,003 8,839 9,008 8,973 8,985 9,052 8,921
Participation rate..................... 64.4 64.5 64.2 63.9 64.6 64.3 64.3 64.7 63.6
Employed................................. 8,268 8,173 8,122 8,215 8,268 8,305 8,311 8,225 8,089
Employment-population ratio............ 59.8 58.4 57.9 59.4 59.3 59.5 59.5 58.8 57.7
Unemployed............................... 637 849 881 625 740 668 674 826 833
Unemployment rate...................... 7.2 9.4 9.8 7.1 8.2 7.4 7.5 9.1 9.3
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 689 903 732 762 825 747 802 856 812
Participation rate..................... 26.0 33.7 27.3 28.7 30.9 27.9 30.0 31.9 30.3
Employed................................. 491 631 519 541 558 525 545 609 573
Employment-population ratio............ 18.5 23.5 19.3 20.4 20.9 19.6 20.4 22.7 21.4
Unemployed............................... 198 272 213 220 266 221 257 246 239
Unemployment rate...................... 28.8 30.1 29.1 28.9 32.3 29.6 32.0 28.8 29.4
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 10,698 10,840 10,820 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Civilian labor force....................... 6,997 7,301 7,179 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 65.4 67.4 66.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 6,776 6,978 6,904 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 63.3 64.4 63.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 222 323 276 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 3.2 4.4 3.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Not in labor force......................... 3,700 3,539 3,640 (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: October 03, 2008
