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 Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept. 2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 AGE AND SEX Total, 16 years and over..................... 7,246 9,376 9,477 4.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.1 16 to 19 years............................. 1,126 1,299 1,313 16.0 18.7 18.1 20.3 18.9 19.1 16 to 17 years........................... 519 564 559 18.6 21.2 23.3 24.9 22.1 21.6 18 to 19 years........................... 607 739 759 14.3 17.5 15.6 17.3 17.1 17.6 20 years and over.......................... 6,120 8,077 8,164 4.2 4.8 4.9 5.0 5.5 5.5 20 to 24 years........................... 1,342 1,612 1,605 8.8 10.4 10.1 10.2 10.5 10.5 25 years and over........................ 4,813 6,507 6,630 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.9 5.0 25 to 54 years......................... 3,966 5,333 5,465 3.8 4.4 4.5 4.6 5.1 5.2 25 to 34 years....................... 1,622 2,076 2,055 4.9 5.3 5.4 5.6 6.2 6.1 35 to 44 years....................... 1,205 1,723 1,816 3.4 4.2 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.2 45 to 54 years....................... 1,139 1,533 1,593 3.2 3.7 3.8 3.7 4.2 4.4 55 years and over...................... 840 1,161 1,162 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.6 4.1 4.1 Men, 16 years and over....................... 4,008 5,176 5,549 4.9 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.3 6.7 16 to 19 years............................. 650 724 737 18.3 20.7 19.9 23.4 20.7 21.0 16 to 17 years........................... 298 300 287 21.9 23.3 26.2 29.4 24.0 23.0 18 to 19 years........................... 355 418 457 16.2 19.6 17.1 19.9 18.6 20.1 20 years and over.......................... 3,357 4,452 4,813 4.3 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.6 6.1 20 to 24 years........................... 765 933 933 9.5 11.0 11.2 11.6 11.5 11.5 25 years and over........................ 2,586 3,542 3,917 3.7 4.2 4.3 4.6 5.0 5.5 25 to 54 years......................... 2,122 2,909 3,259 3.8 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.2 5.8 25 to 34 years....................... 903 1,173 1,251 4.9 5.4 5.4 6.1 6.4 6.8 35 to 44 years....................... 634 926 1,070 3.3 4.1 4.5 4.9 4.9 5.6 45 to 54 years....................... 584 810 939 3.1 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.3 4.9 55 years and over...................... 464 633 658 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.7 4.2 4.4 Women, 16 years and over..................... 3,238 4,201 3,928 4.5 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.8 5.5 16 to 19 years............................. 476 576 576 13.7 16.6 16.3 17.1 17.1 17.1 16 to 17 years........................... 221 264 272 15.6 19.0 20.3 20.4 20.2 20.3 18 to 19 years........................... 253 320 302 12.3 15.2 13.9 14.6 15.6 14.8 20 years and over.......................... 2,762 3,625 3,351 4.1 4.8 4.7 4.6 5.3 4.9 20 to 24 years........................... 577 679 672 7.9 9.6 8.8 8.7 9.4 9.4 25 years and over........................ 2,227 2,965 2,713 3.7 4.1 4.2 4.2 4.8 4.4 25 to 54 years......................... 1,844 2,423 2,205 3.8 4.4 4.4 4.3 5.0 4.6 25 to 34 years....................... 719 903 805 4.8 5.1 5.4 5.0 6.0 5.3 35 to 44 years....................... 570 797 746 3.5 4.4 4.2 4.3 5.0 4.7 45 to 54 years....................... 555 723 655 3.3 3.8 3.7 3.7 4.2 3.8 55 years and over (2).................. 379 587 516 3.0 2.8 3.4 4.3 4.5 3.9 MARITAL STATUS Married men, spouse present.................. 1,181 1,646 1,826 2.5 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.5 3.8 Married women, spouse present................ 1,053 1,390 1,285 2.9 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.7 3.5 Women who maintain families (2).............. 658 954 830 6.4 6.9 7.9 8.5 9.6 8.2 FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS Full-time workers (3)........................ 6,053 7,928 7,980 4.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.2 6.2 Part-time workers (4)........................ 1,241 1,543 1,577 4.7 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.9 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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