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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