Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1)
Employment status, sex, and age
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 233,864 235,655 235,870 233,864 235,086 235,271 235,452 235,655 235,870
Civilian labor force....................... 156,300 155,921 156,255 154,506 154,048 154,731 155,081 154,926 154,504
Participation rate................... 66.8 66.2 66.2 66.1 65.5 65.8 65.9 65.7 65.5
Employed................................. 146,867 140,826 141,055 145,596 140,887 141,007 140,570 140,196 140,041
Employment-population ratio.......... 62.8 59.8 59.8 62.3 59.9 59.9 59.7 59.5 59.4
Unemployed............................... 9,433 15,095 15,201 8,910 13,161 13,724 14,511 14,729 14,462
Unemployment rate.................... 6.0 9.7 9.7 5.8 8.5 8.9 9.4 9.5 9.4
Not in labor force......................... 77,564 79,734 79,614 79,358 81,038 80,541 80,371 80,729 81,366
Persons who currently want a job......... 5,213 6,454 6,244 5,033 5,814 5,935 5,861 5,884 5,990
Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 113,154 114,060 114,173 113,154 113,758 113,857 113,953 114,060 114,173
Civilian labor force....................... 84,113 83,141 83,375 82,829 81,804 82,358 82,724 82,529 82,310
Participation rate................... 74.3 72.9 73.0 73.2 71.9 72.3 72.6 72.4 72.1
Employed................................. 78,991 74,494 74,861 77,683 74,053 74,116 74,033 73,777 73,703
Employment-population ratio.......... 69.8 65.3 65.6 68.7 65.1 65.1 65.0 64.7 64.6
Unemployed............................... 5,122 8,647 8,515 5,146 7,751 8,242 8,691 8,751 8,607
Unemployment rate.................... 6.1 10.4 10.2 6.2 9.5 10.0 10.5 10.6 10.5
Not in labor force......................... 29,040 30,919 30,798 30,324 31,954 31,498 31,229 31,532 31,863
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 104,490 105,412 105,530 104,490 105,095 105,196 105,299 105,412 105,530
Civilian labor force....................... 79,752 79,245 79,337 79,286 78,578 79,081 79,395 79,291 79,045
Participation rate................... 76.3 75.2 75.2 75.9 74.8 75.2 75.4 75.2 74.9
Employed................................. 75,643 71,738 71,911 74,973 71,655 71,678 71,593 71,387 71,319
Employment-population ratio.......... 72.4 68.1 68.1 71.8 68.2 68.1 68.0 67.7 67.6
Unemployed............................... 4,110 7,507 7,427 4,313 6,923 7,403 7,802 7,904 7,726
Unemployment rate.................... 5.2 9.5 9.4 5.4 8.8 9.4 9.8 10.0 9.8
Not in labor force......................... 24,738 26,167 26,193 25,204 26,516 26,115 25,904 26,121 26,485
Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 120,710 121,594 121,696 120,710 121,328 121,415 121,499 121,594 121,696
Civilian labor force....................... 72,187 72,780 72,880 71,676 72,244 72,372 72,357 72,397 72,194
Participation rate................... 59.8 59.9 59.9 59.4 59.5 59.6 59.6 59.5 59.3
Employed................................. 67,876 66,332 66,194 67,913 66,834 66,890 66,537 66,419 66,339
Employment-population ratio.......... 56.2 54.6 54.4 56.3 55.1 55.1 54.8 54.6 54.5
Unemployed............................... 4,311 6,448 6,686 3,763 5,410 5,482 5,820 5,978 5,855
Unemployment rate.................... 6.0 8.9 9.2 5.3 7.5 7.6 8.0 8.3 8.1
Not in labor force......................... 48,523 48,815 48,816 49,034 49,084 49,042 49,142 49,197 49,503
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 112,290 113,189 113,296 112,290 112,908 112,999 113,089 113,189 113,296
Civilian labor force....................... 68,072 68,906 68,993 68,273 68,977 69,148 69,112 69,060 68,985
Participation rate................... 60.6 60.9 60.9 60.8 61.1 61.2 61.1 61.0 60.9
Employed................................. 64,526 63,480 63,182 65,103 64,148 64,226 63,895 63,810 63,789
Employment-population ratio.......... 57.5 56.1 55.8 58.0 56.8 56.8 56.5 56.4 56.3
Unemployed............................... 3,546 5,426 5,811 3,170 4,828 4,922 5,217 5,249 5,196
Unemployment rate.................... 5.2 7.9 8.4 4.6 7.0 7.1 7.5 7.6 7.5
Not in labor force......................... 44,218 44,284 44,303 44,017 43,931 43,850 43,976 44,130 44,311
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 17,084 17,053 17,044 17,084 17,083 17,076 17,064 17,053 17,044
Civilian labor force....................... 8,476 7,770 7,925 6,947 6,493 6,501 6,573 6,575 6,474
Participation rate................... 49.6 45.6 46.5 40.7 38.0 38.1 38.5 38.6 38.0
Employed................................. 6,698 5,608 5,962 5,520 5,083 5,103 5,082 4,999 4,933
Employment-population ratio.......... 39.2 32.9 35.0 32.3 29.8 29.9 29.8 29.3 28.9
Unemployed............................... 1,777 2,162 1,963 1,427 1,410 1,398 1,491 1,576 1,541
Unemployment rate.................... 21.0 27.8 24.8 20.5 21.7 21.5 22.7 24.0 23.8
Not in labor force......................... 8,608 9,284 9,118 10,137 10,590 10,575 10,491 10,478 10,570
1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: August 07, 2009
