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
Mar. Feb. Mar. Mar. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over..................... 7,820 12,467 13,161 5.1 6.8 7.2 7.6 8.1 8.5
16 to 19 years............................. 1,075 1,427 1,410 15.8 20.4 20.8 20.8 21.6 21.7
16 to 17 years........................... 487 552 544 18.7 24.1 24.1 21.4 22.9 23.7
18 to 19 years........................... 592 888 870 14.2 18.3 19.1 20.2 21.0 20.9
20 years and over.......................... 6,745 11,040 11,751 4.6 6.2 6.6 7.0 7.5 8.0
20 to 24 years........................... 1,416 1,943 2,128 9.4 11.1 12.1 12.1 12.9 14.0
25 years and over........................ 5,314 9,076 9,572 4.0 5.6 6.0 6.4 6.9 7.2
25 to 54 years......................... 4,359 7,466 7,832 4.2 5.8 6.3 6.7 7.2 7.6
25 to 34 years....................... 1,770 2,883 2,984 5.3 7.0 7.5 7.9 8.7 9.0
35 to 44 years....................... 1,337 2,346 2,447 3.8 5.4 5.9 6.5 6.8 7.2
45 to 54 years....................... 1,252 2,237 2,401 3.5 5.1 5.5 5.9 6.2 6.6
55 years and over...................... 943 1,603 1,784 3.4 4.8 4.9 5.2 5.6 6.2
Men, 16 years and over....................... 4,250 7,217 7,751 5.2 7.4 7.9 8.3 8.8 9.5
16 to 19 years............................. 600 823 828 17.8 24.0 23.3 24.4 24.9 25.7
16 to 17 years........................... 280 301 315 22.4 28.8 27.0 26.5 26.5 28.2
18 to 19 years........................... 321 537 514 15.2 21.2 21.5 22.8 24.7 24.6
20 years and over.......................... 3,650 6,394 6,923 4.6 6.7 7.2 7.6 8.1 8.8
20 to 24 years........................... 834 1,160 1,335 10.3 12.9 14.2 14.1 14.6 16.7
25 years and over........................ 2,822 5,275 5,566 4.0 5.9 6.4 6.9 7.5 7.9
25 to 54 years......................... 2,338 4,356 4,607 4.2 6.1 6.7 7.3 7.9 8.3
25 to 34 years....................... 976 1,720 1,833 5.4 7.5 8.3 8.8 9.5 10.1
35 to 44 years....................... 702 1,323 1,426 3.7 5.4 5.9 6.6 7.2 7.7
45 to 54 years....................... 660 1,313 1,348 3.5 5.6 6.1 6.7 7.0 7.1
55 years and over...................... 484 919 959 3.3 5.1 5.1 5.3 6.0 6.3
Women, 16 years and over..................... 3,570 5,250 5,410 5.0 6.1 6.4 6.7 7.3 7.5
16 to 19 years............................. 475 604 582 13.8 16.7 18.2 17.1 18.3 17.8
16 to 17 years........................... 207 250 229 15.3 19.7 21.2 16.2 19.8 19.4
18 to 19 years........................... 271 351 357 13.1 15.1 16.6 17.5 17.0 17.2
20 years and over.......................... 3,095 4,646 4,828 4.5 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.7 7.0
20 to 24 years........................... 582 783 793 8.3 9.2 9.8 10.0 10.9 11.0
25 years and over........................ 2,492 3,801 4,006 4.1 5.2 5.4 5.8 6.2 6.5
25 to 54 years......................... 2,020 3,110 3,225 4.2 5.4 5.7 6.0 6.4 6.7
25 to 34 years....................... 794 1,163 1,151 5.3 6.4 6.5 6.8 7.7 7.6
35 to 44 years....................... 635 1,023 1,021 4.0 5.4 5.8 6.4 6.4 6.5
45 to 54 years....................... 592 924 1,054 3.5 4.6 4.9 5.0 5.3 6.1
55 years and over (2).................. 438 717 789 3.4 4.3 4.3 5.4 5.3 5.8
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present.................. 1,338 2,574 2,718 2.8 4.2 4.4 5.0 5.5 5.8
Married women, spouse present................ 1,247 1,918 2,022 3.4 4.3 4.5 4.7 5.1 5.4
Women who maintain families (2).............. 694 1,003 1,058 7.1 9.3 9.5 10.3 10.3 10.8
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers (3)........................ 6,417 10,839 11,535 5.0 7.0 7.5 8.0 8.6 9.2
Part-time workers (4)........................ 1,380 1,635 1,676 5.3 5.8 5.9 5.9 5.8 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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