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.