Table 5. Employment status of the population by sex, marital status, and presence and age of own children under 18,
2006-07 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
2006 2007
Characteristic
Total Men Women Total Men Women
WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS
Civilian noninstitutional population............ 65,941 29,449 36,492 66,801 29,684 37,117
Civilian labor force........................... 53,590 27,730 25,861 54,370 28,002 26,368
Participation rate....................... 81.3 94.2 70.9 81.4 94.3 71.0
Employed..................................... 51,561 26,948 24,614 52,373 27,216 25,157
Employment-population ratio.............. 78.2 91.5 67.4 78.4 91.7 67.8
Full-time workers (1)..................... 44,634 26,033 18,601 45,336 26,282 19,053
Part-time workers (2)..................... 6,927 914 6,013 7,037 933 6,104
Unemployed................................... 2,029 782 1,247 1,998 786 1,211
Unemployment rate........................ 3.8 2.8 4.8 3.7 2.8 4.6
Married, spouse present
Civilian noninstitutional population............ 52,930 26,908 26,022 53,432 27,205 26,227
Civilian labor force........................... 43,336 25,494 17,842 43,824 25,784 18,041
Participation rate....................... 81.9 94.7 68.6 82.0 94.8 68.8
Employed..................................... 42,134 24,854 17,280 42,625 25,134 17,492
Employment-population ratio.............. 79.6 92.4 66.4 79.8 92.4 66.7
Full-time workers (1)..................... 36,649 24,074 12,575 37,120 24,332 12,788
Part-time workers (2)..................... 5,485 780 4,705 5,505 802 4,704
Unemployed................................... 1,202 640 562 1,199 650 549
Unemployment rate........................ 2.8 2.5 3.1 2.7 2.5 3.0
Other marital status (3)
Civilian noninstitutional population............ 13,010 2,541 10,470 13,369 2,479 10,890
Civilian labor force........................... 10,255 2,236 8,019 10,546 2,219 8,328
Participation rate....................... 78.8 88.0 76.6 78.9 89.5 76.5
Employed..................................... 9,427 2,094 7,333 9,747 2,082 7,665
Employment-population ratio.............. 72.5 82.4 70.0 72.9 84.0 70.4
Full-time workers (1)..................... 7,985 1,960 6,026 8,216 1,950 6,266
Part-time workers (2)..................... 1,442 134 1,308 1,531 132 1,400
Unemployed................................... 827 142 686 799 137 662
Unemployment rate........................ 8.1 6.3 8.5 7.6 6.2 8.0
WITH OWN CHILDREN 6 TO 17 YEARS, NONE YOUNGER
Civilian noninstitutional population............ 36,530 16,212 20,318 36,983 16,384 20,599
Civilian labor force........................... 30,675 15,091 15,585 31,179 15,269 15,910
Participation rate....................... 84.0 93.1 76.7 84.3 93.2 77.2
Employed..................................... 29,643 14,690 14,952 30,176 14,866 15,310
Employment-population ratio.............. 81.1 90.6 73.6 81.6 90.7 74.3
Full-time workers (1)..................... 25,835 14,206 11,629 26,288 14,378 11,910
Part-time workers (2)..................... 3,808 485 3,323 3,888 488 3,400
Unemployed................................... 1,032 400 632 1,003 403 600
Unemployment rate........................ 3.4 2.7 4.1 3.2 2.6 3.8
WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS
Civilian noninstitutional population............ 29,411 13,237 16,174 29,818 13,299 16,518
Civilian labor force........................... 22,915 12,639 10,276 23,192 12,733 10,458
Participation rate....................... 77.9 95.5 63.5 77.8 95.7 63.3
Employed..................................... 21,919 12,257 9,661 22,197 12,350 9,847
Employment-population ratio.............. 74.5 92.6 59.7 74.4 92.9 59.6
Full-time workers (1)..................... 18,800 11,828 6,972 19,048 11,904 7,143
Part-time workers (2)..................... 3,119 430 2,689 3,149 446 2,704
Unemployed................................... 997 382 615 995 383 611
Unemployment rate........................ 4.3 3.0 6.0 4.3 3.0 5.8
WITH NO OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS
Civilian noninstitutional population............ 162,874 81,156 81,718 165,066 82,489 82,577
Civilian labor force........................... 97,837 53,525 44,312 98,754 54,134 44,620
Participation rate....................... 60.1 66.0 54.2 59.8 65.6 54.0
Employed..................................... 92,866 50,554 42,312 93,674 51,039 42,635
Employment-population ratio.............. 57.0 62.3 51.8 56.7 61.9 51.6
Full-time workers (1)..................... 75,054 43,274 31,780 75,755 43,752 32,003
Part-time workers (2)..................... 17,812 7,280 10,532 17,919 7,286 10,632
Unemployed................................... 4,971 2,971 2,000 5,080 3,095 1,984
Unemployment rate........................ 5.1 5.6 4.5 5.1 5.7 4.4
1 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
2 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.
3 Includes never married, divorced, separated, and widowed persons.
NOTE: 2006 estimates for total and for men differ from those published in the "Employment Characteristics of
Families in 2006" news release (USDL 07-0673) due to a change in the weights for the estimates of married men. Own
children include sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grand-
children, and other related and unrelated children. Data may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated population
controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
