Table 4. Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2006-07
Table 4. Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2006-07 (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Extent of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 WHITE Total who worked or looked for work .......................... 129,766 130,472 70,160 70,392 59,606 60,080 Percent with unemployment .................................. 8.5 9.0 9.0 9.9 7.9 8.0 Total with unemployment .................................... 11,042 11,782 6,308 6,951 4,734 4,831 Did not work but looked for work ......................... 1,263 1,394 656 733 607 661 Worked during the year ................................... 9,779 10,388 5,652 6,218 4,127 4,170 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers ........... 13.1 13.4 13.5 13.6 12.5 13.0 Percent who worked during the year (1) ................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 4.0 4.3 4.6 5.3 3.2 2.8 Part-year workers (3) with unemployment ................ 96.0 95.7 95.4 94.7 96.8 97.2 1 to 4 weeks ......................................... 21.5 20.7 18.3 18.7 25.9 23.6 5 to 14 weeks ........................................ 30.6 30.8 32.3 31.2 28.4 30.1 15 weeks or more ..................................... 43.9 44.2 44.8 44.8 42.6 43.5 With 2 spells or more of unemployment .......... 24.6 24.3 26.9 26.5 21.4 20.9 BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Total who worked or looked for work .......................... 17,879 18,112 8,200 8,347 9,678 9,765 Percent with unemployment .................................. 13.0 12.7 14.5 13.9 11.7 11.6 Total with unemployment .................................... 2,323 2,293 1,188 1,163 1,136 1,130 Did not work but looked for work ......................... 474 510 228 244 246 266 Worked during the year ................................... 1,850 1,783 960 919 889 864 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers ........... 18.8 17.4 19.4 17.1 18.2 17.7 Percent who worked during the year (1) ................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 2.2 1.3 2.5 0.8 1.9 1.8 Part-year workers (3) with unemployment ................ 97.8 98.7 97.5 99.2 98.1 98.2 1 to 4 weeks ......................................... 17.1 15.2 15.2 14.6 19.1 16.0 5 to 14 weeks ........................................ 24.1 28.5 25.3 30.0 22.8 26.8 15 weeks or more ..................................... 56.6 55.0 56.9 54.5 56.2 55.4 With 2 spells or more of unemployment .......... 23.7 21.4 27.3 22.9 19.9 19.9 ASIAN Total who worked or looked for work .......................... 7,174 7,291 3,797 3,810 3,378 3,480 Percent with unemployment .................................. 7.3 6.9 7.5 7.0 7.0 6.8 Total with unemployment .................................... 521 500 285 265 236 235 Did not work but looked for work ......................... 78 119 42 66 36 54 Worked during the year ................................... 443 381 243 200 200 181 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers ........... 14.0 13.5 14.7 15.4 13.5 12.1 Percent who worked during the year (1) ................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 1.1 4.6 1.6 7.8 0.4 1.2 Part-year workers (3) with unemployment ................ 98.9 95.4 98.4 92.2 99.6 98.8 1 to 4 weeks ......................................... 19.8 18.2 20.2 9.8 19.3 27.5 5 to 14 weeks ........................................ 32.7 31.7 29.2 30.9 37.1 32.5 15 weeks or more ..................................... 46.4 45.5 49.0 51.5 43.2 38.9 With 2 spells or more of unemployment .......... 24.3 15.9 24.9 12.9 23.6 19.1 HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Total who worked or looked for work .......................... 21,708 22,092 12,906 13,113 8,802 8,978 Percent with unemployment .................................. 10.2 12.3 10.7 13.0 9.6 11.3 Total with unemployment .................................... 2,220 2,720 1,378 1,708 842 1,012 Did not work but looked for work ......................... 261 300 110 136 151 165 Worked during the year ................................... 1,959 2,420 1,267 1,572 691 848 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers ........... 14.1 14.2 14.2 13.9 13.9 14.6 Percent who worked during the year (1) ................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 3.6 2.6 4.3 2.5 2.4 2.8 Part-year workers (3) with unemployment ................ 96.4 97.4 95.7 97.5 97.6 97.2 1 to 4 weeks ......................................... 18.5 21.1 15.9 20.4 23.1 22.4 5 to 14 weeks ........................................ 31.0 29.9 32.6 31.9 27.9 26.3 15 weeks or more ..................................... 46.9 46.4 47.1 45.3 46.5 48.5 With 2 spells or more of unemployment .......... 29.4 27.8 32.8 30.8 23.1 22.1 1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave. 2 Worked 50 or 51 weeks. 3 Worked less than 50 weeks. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in table 3 because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Also, see Note, table 1.
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