Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1)
Employment status, race, sex, and age
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 189,587 190,801 190,944 189,587 190,436 190,552 190,667 190,801 190,944
Civilian labor force....................... 127,164 126,986 127,069 125,979 125,599 126,110 126,423 126,199 125,997
Participation rate..................... 67.1 66.6 66.5 66.4 66.0 66.2 66.3 66.1 66.0
Employed................................. 120,357 115,772 115,861 119,432 115,693 115,977 115,561 115,202 115,123
Employment-population ratio............ 63.5 60.7 60.7 63.0 60.8 60.9 60.6 60.4 60.3
Unemployed............................... 6,807 11,214 11,209 6,547 9,906 10,133 10,862 10,997 10,874
Unemployment rate...................... 5.4 8.8 8.8 5.2 7.9 8.0 8.6 8.7 8.6
Not in labor force......................... 62,422 63,815 63,875 63,608 64,837 64,441 64,244 64,601 64,947
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 66,010 65,662 65,692 65,786 65,032 65,509 65,766 65,732 65,643
Participation rate..................... 76.7 75.7 75.7 76.4 75.2 75.7 75.9 75.8 75.6
Employed................................. 63,055 59,963 60,091 62,624 59,811 59,967 59,820 59,656 59,701
Employment-population ratio............ 73.3 69.1 69.2 72.8 69.1 69.3 69.0 68.8 68.8
Unemployed............................... 2,956 5,699 5,602 3,161 5,221 5,543 5,946 6,076 5,941
Unemployment rate...................... 4.5 8.7 8.5 4.8 8.0 8.5 9.0 9.2 9.1
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 54,186 54,900 54,853 54,459 55,115 55,227 55,192 55,068 54,987
Participation rate..................... 59.9 60.3 60.2 60.2 60.7 60.8 60.7 60.5 60.4
Employed................................. 51,637 50,990 50,696 52,169 51,519 51,695 51,385 51,304 51,245
Employment-population ratio............ 57.1 56.0 55.6 57.7 56.7 56.9 56.5 56.4 56.3
Unemployed............................... 2,549 3,910 4,157 2,290 3,596 3,533 3,807 3,765 3,742
Unemployment rate...................... 4.7 7.1 7.6 4.2 6.5 6.4 6.9 6.8 6.8
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 6,968 6,424 6,525 5,734 5,452 5,374 5,465 5,400 5,367
Participation rate..................... 53.2 49.3 50.1 43.8 41.7 41.1 41.9 41.4 41.2
Employed................................. 5,665 4,819 5,075 4,639 4,363 4,316 4,356 4,243 4,176
Employment-population ratio............ 43.3 36.9 38.9 35.4 33.4 33.0 33.4 32.5 32.0
Unemployed............................... 1,303 1,605 1,450 1,095 1,089 1,058 1,108 1,156 1,191
Unemployment rate...................... 18.7 25.0 22.2 19.1 20.0 19.7 20.3 21.4 22.2
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 27,854 28,217 28,252 27,854 28,118 28,153 28,184 28,217 28,252
Civilian labor force....................... 18,097 17,911 18,085 17,744 17,542 17,816 17,737 17,700 17,684
Participation rate..................... 65.0 63.5 64.0 63.7 62.4 63.3 62.9 62.7 62.6
Employed................................. 16,132 15,174 15,218 15,989 15,212 15,142 15,095 15,103 15,111
Employment-population ratio............ 57.9 53.8 53.9 57.4 54.1 53.8 53.6 53.5 53.5
Unemployed............................... 1,965 2,737 2,867 1,755 2,330 2,673 2,642 2,597 2,573
Unemployment rate...................... 10.9 15.3 15.9 9.9 13.3 15.0 14.9 14.7 14.5
Not in labor force......................... 9,757 10,306 10,167 10,111 10,576 10,337 10,446 10,517 10,568
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,067 7,956 7,976 7,975 7,917 7,990 8,000 7,929 7,896
Participation rate..................... 72.0 70.0 70.1 71.2 70.0 70.5 70.5 69.8 69.4
Employed................................. 7,223 6,672 6,693 7,152 6,700 6,620 6,656 6,633 6,645
Employment-population ratio............ 64.5 58.7 58.8 63.9 59.2 58.4 58.7 58.4 58.4
Unemployed............................... 844 1,284 1,283 822 1,218 1,370 1,345 1,297 1,251
Unemployment rate...................... 10.5 16.1 16.1 10.3 15.4 17.2 16.8 16.4 15.8
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 9,019 9,076 9,154 8,967 8,932 9,064 9,000 9,042 9,045
Participation rate..................... 64.5 64.1 64.5 64.2 63.3 64.1 63.6 63.8 63.8
Employed................................. 8,267 8,018 7,951 8,291 8,045 8,025 7,993 8,018 7,988
Employment-population ratio............ 59.1 56.6 56.1 59.3 57.0 56.8 56.5 56.6 56.3
Unemployed............................... 752 1,058 1,203 675 887 1,038 1,007 1,024 1,057
Unemployment rate...................... 8.3 11.7 13.1 7.5 9.9 11.5 11.2 11.3 11.7
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 1,011 879 955 802 692 762 736 729 744
Participation rate..................... 37.7 32.7 35.5 30.0 25.7 28.3 27.4 27.1 27.7
Employed................................. 642 484 574 545 467 497 446 453 479
Employment-population ratio............ 24.0 18.0 21.4 20.4 17.4 18.5 16.6 16.9 17.8
Unemployed............................... 369 395 380 257 225 265 290 276 265
Unemployment rate...................... 36.5 45.0 39.9 32.0 32.5 34.7 39.4 37.9 35.7
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 10,802 10,897 10,903 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Civilian labor force....................... 7,326 7,322 7,394 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 67.8 67.2 67.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 7,030 6,719 6,780 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 65.1 61.7 62.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 296 603 614 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 4.0 8.2 8.3 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Not in labor force......................... 3,476 3,575 3,509 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted columns.
2 Data not available.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races.
Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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