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
Mar. Feb. Mar. Mar. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 189,019 190,331 190,436 189,019 190,221 190,351 190,225 190,331 190,436
Civilian labor force....................... 124,679 125,528 125,433 125,208 126,029 125,634 125,312 125,703 125,599
Participation rate..................... 66.0 66.0 65.9 66.2 66.3 66.0 65.9 66.0 66.0
Employed................................. 118,827 115,182 114,831 119,580 118,226 117,357 116,692 116,481 115,693
Employment-population ratio............ 62.9 60.5 60.3 63.3 62.2 61.7 61.3 61.2 60.8
Unemployed............................... 5,853 10,346 10,602 5,628 7,803 8,277 8,621 9,222 9,906
Unemployment rate...................... 4.7 8.2 8.5 4.5 6.2 6.6 6.9 7.3 7.9
Not in labor force......................... 64,339 64,803 65,003 63,811 64,193 64,718 64,913 64,628 64,837
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 65,292 65,342 65,363 65,326 65,762 65,331 65,126 65,180 65,032
Participation rate..................... 76.1 75.6 75.5 76.2 76.1 75.5 75.4 75.4 75.2
Employed................................. 62,214 59,471 59,307 62,635 61,761 61,101 60,683 60,361 59,811
Employment-population ratio............ 72.5 68.8 68.5 73.0 71.5 70.7 70.2 69.8 69.1
Unemployed............................... 3,078 5,872 6,056 2,691 4,001 4,230 4,443 4,819 5,221
Unemployment rate...................... 4.7 9.0 9.3 4.1 6.1 6.5 6.8 7.4 8.0
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 54,201 54,995 54,997 54,303 54,810 54,878 54,786 54,967 55,115
Participation rate..................... 60.1 60.6 60.5 60.2 60.4 60.5 60.4 60.5 60.7
Employed................................. 52,093 51,585 51,462 52,101 52,014 51,846 51,601 51,624 51,519
Employment-population ratio............ 57.8 56.8 56.6 57.8 57.3 57.1 56.9 56.9 56.7
Unemployed............................... 2,108 3,411 3,535 2,202 2,796 3,031 3,185 3,344 3,596
Unemployment rate...................... 3.9 6.2 6.4 4.1 5.1 5.5 5.8 6.1 6.5
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 5,187 5,190 5,073 5,579 5,457 5,425 5,400 5,556 5,452
Participation rate..................... 39.7 39.7 38.8 42.7 41.6 41.4 41.3 42.5 41.7
Employed................................. 4,519 4,126 4,062 4,845 4,451 4,409 4,408 4,497 4,363
Employment-population ratio............ 34.6 31.5 31.1 37.1 34.0 33.6 33.7 34.4 33.4
Unemployed............................... 667 1,064 1,010 734 1,006 1,016 993 1,059 1,089
Unemployment rate...................... 12.9 20.5 19.9 13.2 18.4 18.7 18.4 19.1 20.0
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 27,709 28,085 28,118 27,709 28,021 28,059 28,052 28,085 28,118
Civilian labor force....................... 17,601 17,534 17,429 17,688 17,708 17,796 17,791 17,703 17,542
Participation rate..................... 63.5 62.4 62.0 63.8 63.2 63.4 63.4 63.0 62.4
Employed................................. 16,010 15,108 15,074 16,090 15,703 15,674 15,546 15,336 15,212
Employment-population ratio............ 57.8 53.8 53.6 58.1 56.0 55.9 55.4 54.6 54.1
Unemployed............................... 1,591 2,426 2,355 1,598 2,005 2,122 2,245 2,368 2,330
Unemployment rate...................... 9.0 13.8 13.5 9.0 11.3 11.9 12.6 13.4 13.3
Not in labor force......................... 10,109 10,551 10,689 10,022 10,313 10,263 10,261 10,382 10,576
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 7,839 7,904 7,850 7,913 7,954 7,999 7,979 7,949 7,917
Participation rate..................... 70.4 70.0 69.4 71.1 70.5 70.8 70.7 70.4 70.0
Employed................................. 7,140 6,632 6,566 7,237 6,989 6,930 6,850 6,762 6,700
Employment-population ratio............ 64.1 58.7 58.0 65.0 62.0 61.4 60.7 59.9 59.2
Unemployed............................... 698 1,273 1,284 676 965 1,069 1,129 1,187 1,218
Unemployment rate...................... 8.9 16.1 16.4 8.5 12.1 13.4 14.1 14.9 15.4
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 9,032 8,944 8,935 9,012 9,069 9,060 9,022 9,006 8,932
Participation rate..................... 64.9 63.4 63.3 64.8 64.5 64.4 64.1 63.9 63.3
Employed................................. 8,368 8,052 8,071 8,326 8,249 8,256 8,194 8,115 8,045
Employment-population ratio............ 60.2 57.1 57.2 59.8 58.7 58.7 58.2 57.6 57.0
Unemployed............................... 664 891 864 686 820 804 828 890 887
Unemployment rate...................... 7.3 10.0 9.7 7.6 9.0 8.9 9.2 9.9 9.9
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 730 686 644 762 685 736 790 749 692
Participation rate..................... 27.4 25.5 23.9 28.6 25.5 27.4 29.4 27.8 25.7
Employed................................. 501 424 437 527 464 488 502 459 467
Employment-population ratio............ 18.8 15.8 16.2 19.8 17.3 18.1 18.6 17.0 17.4
Unemployed............................... 229 262 207 235 221 248 288 290 225
Unemployment rate...................... 31.3 38.2 32.2 30.8 32.2 33.7 36.5 38.8 32.5
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 10,645 10,753 10,778 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Civilian labor force....................... 7,184 7,086 7,111 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 67.5 65.9 66.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 6,928 6,597 6,656 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 65.1 61.4 61.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 256 489 455 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 3.6 6.9 6.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Not in labor force......................... 3,462 3,667 3,667 (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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