Table 5. Employment status of the population by sex, marital status, and presence and age of own children under 18, 2006-07 annual averages
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.
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