Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1)
Employment status, sex, and age
Mar. Feb. Mar. Mar. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 232,995 234,913 235,086 232,995 234,828 235,035 234,739 234,913 235,086
Civilian labor force....................... 153,135 153,804 153,728 153,843 154,620 154,447 153,716 154,214 154,048
Participation rate................... 65.7 65.5 65.4 66.0 65.8 65.7 65.5 65.6 65.5
Employed................................. 145,108 140,105 139,833 146,023 144,144 143,338 142,099 141,748 140,887
Employment-population ratio.......... 62.3 59.6 59.5 62.7 61.4 61.0 60.5 60.3 59.9
Unemployed............................... 8,027 13,699 13,895 7,820 10,476 11,108 11,616 12,467 13,161
Unemployment rate.................... 5.2 8.9 9.0 5.1 6.8 7.2 7.6 8.1 8.5
Not in labor force......................... 79,860 81,109 81,358 79,152 80,208 80,588 81,023 80,699 81,038
Persons who currently want a job......... 4,492 5,588 5,535 4,747 5,393 5,488 5,643 5,645 5,814
Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 112,695 113,666 113,758 112,695 113,660 113,769 113,573 113,666 113,758
Civilian labor force....................... 81,849 81,959 81,839 82,235 82,666 82,338 81,863 81,994 81,804
Participation rate................... 72.6 72.1 71.9 73.0 72.7 72.4 72.1 72.1 71.9
Employed................................. 77,198 73,441 73,195 77,985 76,577 75,847 75,092 74,777 74,053
Employment-population ratio.......... 68.5 64.6 64.3 69.2 67.4 66.7 66.1 65.8 65.1
Unemployed............................... 4,651 8,517 8,644 4,250 6,089 6,491 6,771 7,217 7,751
Unemployment rate.................... 5.7 10.4 10.6 5.2 7.4 7.9 8.3 8.8 9.5
Not in labor force......................... 30,846 31,707 31,919 30,460 30,994 31,431 31,710 31,672 31,954
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 104,052 104,999 105,095 104,052 104,978 105,083 104,902 104,999 105,095
Civilian labor force....................... 78,691 78,879 78,826 78,866 79,335 78,998 78,585 78,687 78,578
Participation rate................... 75.6 75.1 75.0 75.8 75.6 75.2 74.9 74.9 74.8
Employed................................. 74,620 71,217 70,984 75,216 74,045 73,285 72,613 72,293 71,655
Employment-population ratio.......... 71.7 67.8 67.5 72.3 70.5 69.7 69.2 68.9 68.2
Unemployed............................... 4,071 7,662 7,842 3,650 5,290 5,714 5,972 6,394 6,923
Unemployment rate.................... 5.2 9.7 9.9 4.6 6.7 7.2 7.6 8.1 8.8
Not in labor force......................... 25,362 26,120 26,269 25,186 25,643 26,085 26,318 26,312 26,516
Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 120,300 121,247 121,328 120,300 121,168 121,266 121,166 121,247 121,328
Civilian labor force....................... 71,286 71,846 71,889 71,608 71,954 72,109 71,853 72,220 72,244
Participation rate................... 59.3 59.3 59.3 59.5 59.4 59.5 59.3 59.6 59.5
Employed................................. 67,911 66,664 66,638 68,038 67,567 67,491 67,007 66,970 66,834
Employment-population ratio.......... 56.5 55.0 54.9 56.6 55.8 55.7 55.3 55.2 55.1
Unemployed............................... 3,376 5,182 5,251 3,570 4,387 4,618 4,845 5,250 5,410
Unemployment rate.................... 4.7 7.2 7.3 5.0 6.1 6.4 6.7 7.3 7.5
Not in labor force......................... 49,014 49,401 49,438 48,692 49,214 49,157 49,313 49,027 49,084
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 111,902 112,824 112,908 111,902 112,731 112,825 112,738 112,824 112,908
Civilian labor force....................... 68,115 68,738 68,883 68,174 68,753 68,891 68,584 68,917 68,977
Participation rate................... 60.9 60.9 61.0 60.9 61.0 61.1 60.8 61.1 61.1
Employed................................. 65,142 64,106 64,123 65,079 64,902 64,860 64,298 64,271 64,148
Employment-population ratio.......... 58.2 56.8 56.8 58.2 57.6 57.5 57.0 57.0 56.8
Unemployed............................... 2,974 4,632 4,760 3,095 3,851 4,031 4,286 4,646 4,828
Unemployment rate.................... 4.4 6.7 6.9 4.5 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.7 7.0
Not in labor force......................... 43,786 44,086 44,025 43,728 43,978 43,935 44,154 43,907 43,931
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 17,041 17,090 17,083 17,041 17,118 17,126 17,098 17,090 17,083
Civilian labor force....................... 6,329 6,187 6,019 6,803 6,531 6,557 6,547 6,610 6,493
Participation rate................... 37.1 36.2 35.2 39.9 38.2 38.3 38.3 38.7 38.0
Employed................................. 5,347 4,783 4,726 5,729 5,196 5,194 5,188 5,184 5,083
Employment-population ratio.......... 31.4 28.0 27.7 33.6 30.4 30.3 30.3 30.3 29.8
Unemployed............................... 982 1,405 1,293 1,075 1,335 1,363 1,359 1,427 1,410
Unemployment rate.................... 15.5 22.7 21.5 15.8 20.4 20.8 20.8 21.6 21.7
Not in labor force......................... 10,712 10,903 11,064 10,237 10,587 10,568 10,551 10,480 10,590
1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: April 03, 2009
