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
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over..................... 8,910 14,729 14,462 5.8 8.5 8.9 9.4 9.5 9.4
16 to 19 years............................. 1,427 1,576 1,541 20.5 21.7 21.5 22.7 24.0 23.8
16 to 17 years........................... 653 580 585 24.9 23.7 23.0 23.4 25.1 25.4
18 to 19 years........................... 763 1,009 962 17.6 20.9 21.3 22.9 23.7 23.0
20 years and over.......................... 7,483 13,153 12,922 5.1 8.0 8.3 8.8 8.9 8.7
20 to 24 years........................... 1,584 2,283 2,302 10.4 14.0 14.7 15.0 15.2 15.3
25 years and over........................ 5,971 10,877 10,743 4.5 7.2 7.5 8.1 8.2 8.1
25 to 54 years......................... 4,927 8,812 8,717 4.7 7.6 7.8 8.4 8.5 8.4
25 to 34 years....................... 1,898 3,359 3,344 5.7 9.0 9.7 10.5 10.1 10.0
35 to 44 years....................... 1,646 2,796 2,706 4.7 7.2 7.5 8.1 8.1 7.9
45 to 54 years....................... 1,383 2,657 2,667 3.8 6.6 6.4 6.8 7.3 7.4
55 years and over...................... 1,042 2,048 1,965 3.7 6.2 6.4 6.7 7.0 6.7
Men, 16 years and over....................... 5,146 8,751 8,607 6.2 9.5 10.0 10.5 10.6 10.5
16 to 19 years............................. 834 847 881 23.5 25.7 25.6 26.7 26.2 27.0
16 to 17 years........................... 383 285 316 29.3 28.2 26.3 26.1 25.8 27.7
18 to 19 years........................... 450 579 577 20.1 24.6 25.3 27.8 26.9 27.0
20 years and over.......................... 4,313 7,904 7,726 5.4 8.8 9.4 9.8 10.0 9.8
20 to 24 years........................... 946 1,370 1,347 11.7 16.7 17.5 17.5 17.2 17.1
25 years and over........................ 3,392 6,532 6,446 4.8 7.9 8.3 9.0 9.2 9.0
25 to 54 years......................... 2,823 5,346 5,306 5.0 8.3 8.8 9.5 9.5 9.5
25 to 34 years....................... 1,141 2,075 2,031 6.2 10.1 11.1 11.9 11.4 11.1
35 to 44 years....................... 941 1,649 1,644 4.9 7.7 8.2 9.0 8.9 8.9
45 to 54 years....................... 741 1,622 1,631 3.9 7.1 7.1 7.7 8.5 8.5
55 years and over...................... 569 1,186 1,140 3.8 6.3 6.7 7.0 7.7 7.4
Women, 16 years and over..................... 3,763 5,978 5,855 5.3 7.5 7.6 8.0 8.3 8.1
16 to 19 years............................. 593 729 659 17.4 17.8 17.4 18.6 21.8 20.5
16 to 17 years........................... 270 295 269 20.5 19.4 19.9 20.7 24.4 23.2
18 to 19 years........................... 313 430 385 14.9 17.2 17.1 17.5 20.4 18.8
20 years and over.......................... 3,170 5,249 5,196 4.6 7.0 7.1 7.5 7.6 7.5
20 to 24 years........................... 638 913 955 8.9 11.0 11.5 12.2 12.8 13.3
25 years and over........................ 2,580 4,345 4,297 4.2 6.5 6.6 7.0 7.0 6.9
25 to 54 years......................... 2,104 3,467 3,411 4.4 6.7 6.7 7.2 7.2 7.1
25 to 34 years....................... 757 1,284 1,312 5.1 7.6 7.9 8.9 8.5 8.7
35 to 44 years....................... 705 1,147 1,063 4.4 6.5 6.7 7.0 7.2 6.7
45 to 54 years....................... 643 1,036 1,036 3.8 6.1 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.0
55 years and over (2).................. 550 874 974 4.3 5.8 5.4 5.8 6.4 7.1
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present.................. 1,587 3,289 3,282 3.3 5.8 6.3 6.8 6.9 6.9
Married women, spouse present................ 1,278 2,120 2,045 3.4 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.6 5.5
Women who maintain families (2).............. 820 1,173 1,266 8.5 10.8 10.0 11.0 11.7 12.6
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers (3)........................ 7,438 12,924 12,709 5.8 9.2 9.6 10.2 10.3 10.1
Part-time workers (4)........................ 1,507 1,724 1,780 5.6 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.9 6.0
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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Last Modified Date: August 07, 2009
