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Demographics
This page contains information about national labor force statistics with demographic characteristics available from the Current Population Survey (CPS). Data on the labor force characteristics of employed and unemployed persons, plus hours of work and earnings, also are available.
Demographic labor force information for States, counties, and cities are available separately from the Local Area Unemployment Statistics (LAUS) program. Contact LAUS staff for state or city data.
Age
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics by age group. See also Older workers and Youth.
- Database: Retrieve historical data series
- Annual table: Employment status by detailed age group, sex, and race (HTML) (PDF)
- Monthly table: Employment status by detailed age group, sex, and race (HTML) (PDF)
- NEW Table: Employed persons by detailed occupation and age, including median age (HTML) (XLS)
- NEW Table: Employed persons by detailed industry and age, including median age (HTML) (XLS)
- Articles:
- The early 2000s: a period of declining teen summer employment rates (May 2010)
(Summary) (PDF)
- Record unemployment among older workers does not keep them out of the job market (March 2010)
(HTML) (PDF)
- Trends in labor force participation in the United States (October 2006)
(Abstract) (Excerpt) (PDF)
Disability
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for persons with or without a disability. These are estimates for the nation as a whole; data are not available by state.
- Current monthly data: Employment Situation news release (Monthly, beginning with January 2010), Table A-6
(HTML) (PDF) (Archives)
- News release: Labor Force Characteristics of Persons With a Disability (Annual)
(HTML) (PDF) (Archives)
- Frequently asked questions about disability data
- Database: Retrieve historical data series
- Monthly tables: Disability tables, 2008–09 (prior to publication in the Employment Situation news release)
- Charts:
- Articles:
- Working paper: Discussion and presentation of the disability test results from the Current Population Survey (August 2006) - testing disability questions in the February 2006 CPS
(Abstract) (PDF)
- Working paper: Designing questions to identify people with disabilities in labor force surveys (August 2005) - early development work on disability questions for the CPS
(Abstract) (PDF)
- Census Bureau report: Evaluation report covering disability (January 2007) - testing done in the 2006 American Community Survey (ACS)
(PDF, Census Bureau's 2006 ACS Content Test Report Series, report P.4)
- The lack of a disability measure in today's Current Population Survey (June 2001)
(Abstract) (PDF)
Educational attainment
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics by educational attainment for persons age 25 and older. See also Earnings by education and School enrollment.
- Databases: Retrieve historical data series
- Annual table: Employment status by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (HTML) (PDF)
- Monthly table: Employment status by educational attainment (HTML) (PDF)
- Charts:
- Article: Measuring education in the Current Population Survey (September 1993)
(PDF)
Families and marital status
See also Women, including additional tables on parents, families, and marital status in the annual report on Women in the Labor Force: A Databook.
Employment, unemployment, and labor force participation in families
- News release: Employment Characteristics of Families (Annual)
(HTML) (PDF) (Archives)
- Databases: Retrieve historical data series
- Table: Wives who earn more than their husbands (HTML) (XLS)
- Charts:
- Article: Trends in labor force participation of married mothers of infants (February 2007)
(Abstract) (Excerpt) (PDF)
Employment and unemployment statistics for married men and women
Unemployment statistics by marital status
- Monthly table: Unemployment levels and rates by marital status, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (HTML) (PDF)
- Annual table: Unemployment levels and rates by marital status, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (HTML) (PDF)
Foreign-born workers
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics by foreign- and native-born status (nativity).
Older workers
See also Age.
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics by single year of age for persons age 55 and older are available on request. Contact the Current Population Survey staff to obtain these data.
- Database: Retrieve historical data series
- Annual table: Employment status by detailed age group, sex, and race (HTML) (PDF)
- Monthly table: Employment status by detailed age group, sex, and race (HTML) (PDF)
- Charts:
- Article: Record unemployment among older workers does not keep them out of the job market (March 2010)
(HTML) (PDF)
Race and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for whites, blacks or African Americans, Asians, and persons of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity. See also Earnings by Demographics.
- Annual report: Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity
- Databases: Retrieve historical data series
- Annual tables:
- Employment status by race (HTML) (PDF)
- Employment status by Hispanic ethnicity and detailed ethnic group (HTML) (PDF)
- Employment by major occupation, race, Hispanic ethnicity, and sex (HTML) (PDF)
- Hispanic workers by detailed ethnic group, sex, and major occupation (HTML) (PDF)
- Employment by detailed occupation, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (HTML) (PDF)
- Employment by detailed industry, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (HTML) (PDF)
- Monthly table: Employment status by race and Hispanic ethnicity (HTML) (PDF)
- Charts:
- Employed Asians by occupation, 2008–2010 (May 2012)
- Educational attainment and unemployment among Asians in the United States (December 2011)
- Asians in the U.S. labor force, 2008–2010 (December 2011)
- Unemployment rates by race and ethnicity, 1975–2010 (October 2011)
- Earnings and employment by occupation, race, ethnicity, and sex, 2010 (September 2011)
- African American History Month, Spotlight on Statistics (February 2010), includes CPS and other BLS survey data
- Labor force demographics, 2008 (January 2010)
- Blacks, Asians, and Hispanics in the civilian labor force: a visual essay (June 2004) (PDF)
- Article: Asians in the U.S. labor force: profile of a diverse population (November 2011)
(Summary) (PDF)
- CPS questions on race and Hispanic ethnicity were revised in 2003
School enrollment
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for youth ages 16 to 24 by school enrollment status. See also Youth and Educational attainment.
- News release: College Enrollment and Work Activity of High School Graduates (Annual)
(HTML) (PDF) (Archives)
- Monthly table: Employment status by school enrollment, sex, race, and Hispanic ethnicity (HTML) (PDF)
- Charts:
- Article: Youth enrollment and employment during the school year (February 2008)
(Abstract) (Excerpt) (PDF)
Veterans
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces by period of service and service-connected disability.
- Current monthly data: Employment Situation news release (Monthly, beginning with January 2010), Table A-5
(HTML) (PDF) (Archives)
- News release: Employment Situation of Veterans (annual average and supplemental survey data, including service-connected disability)
(HTML) (PDF) (Archives)
- BLS Deputy Commissioner's Statement on Veterans’ Employment (April 2010)
(PDF) (Slides, including charts)
- Database: Retrieve historical data series
- NEW Annual table: Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex (HTML) (PDF)
- NEW Quarterly table: Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex (HTML) (PDF)
- NEW Monthly table: Employment status of persons 18 years and over by veteran status, age, and sex (HTML) (PDF)
- Charts:
- Article: Employment and earnings of recent veterans: data from the CPS (July 2010)
(Summary) (PDF)
- Revised Data from the August 1995 Vietnam Veterans Survey
Volunteering
Statistics on persons who volunteer through or for an organization.
- News release: Volunteering in the United States (Annual)
(HTML) (PDF) (Archives)
- Charts:
- Article: Volunteerism in the United States (August 2003)
(Abstract) (Excerpt) (PDF)
Women
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for women. See also Families and marital status and Earnings by demographics.
- Database: Retrieve historical data series
- Annual tables: Complete list
- Employment by detailed occupation and sex (HTML) (PDF)
- Employment by detailed industry and sex (HTML) (PDF)
- Monthly and quarterly tables: Complete list
- Table: Wives who earn more than their husbands (HTML) (XLS)
- Annual report: Women in the Labor Force: A Databook
- Annual report: Highlights of Women's Earnings
- Charts:
- Women as a percent of total employed in selected occupations, 2011 (May 2012)
- Employment status of parents, 2011 (April 2012)
- Educational attainment of women in the labor force, 1970–2010 (December 2011)
- Women in the labor force, 2010 (December 2011)
- Women at Work, Spotlight on Statistics (March 2011), includes CPS and other BLS survey data
- Women's earnings and employment by industry, 2009 (February 2011)
- Women in the labor force, 1970–2009 (January 2011)
- Women's-to-men's earnings ratio by age, 2009 (July 2010)
- Labor force participation rates among mothers, March 1975–2008 (May 2010)
- Labor force participation of women and mothers, 2008 (October 2009)
- Labor force participation of mothers with infants in 2008 (May 2009)
- Wives earning more than their husbands, 1967–2006 (January 2009)
- Labor force participation of mothers, 1975–2007 (January 2009)
- Women and employment by industry, 2007 (January 2009)
- Women at work: a visual essay (October 2003) (PDF)
- Articles:
- Women still underrepresented among highest earners (March 2006)
(PDF)
- The labor force experience of women from 'Generation X' (March 2002)
(Abstract) (Excerpt) (PDF)
Youth
Labor force, employment, and unemployment statistics for youth ages 16 to 24. See also Age and School Enrollment.
Last Modified Date: August 28, 2012
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