Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)
| Age | Civilian noninstitutional population |
Civilian labor force | Not in labor force |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Percent of population |
Employed | Unemployed | |||||
| Total | Percent of population |
Total | Percent of labor force |
|||||
| Total, both sexes | ||||||||
16 years and over |
233,788 | 154,287 | 66.0 | 145,362 | 62.2 | 8,924 | 5.8 | 79,501 |
16 to 19 years |
17,075 | 6,858 | 40.2 | 5,573 | 32.6 | 1,285 | 18.7 | 10,218 |
16 to 17 years |
9,133 | 2,552 | 27.9 | 1,989 | 21.8 | 563 | 22.1 | 6,581 |
18 to 19 years |
7,942 | 4,306 | 54.2 | 3,584 | 45.1 | 722 | 16.8 | 3,637 |
20 to 24 years |
20,409 | 15,174 | 74.4 | 13,629 | 66.8 | 1,545 | 10.2 | 5,234 |
25 to 54 years |
125,652 | 104,396 | 83.1 | 99,369 | 79.1 | 5,027 | 4.8 | 21,255 |
25 to 34 years |
39,993 | 33,332 | 83.3 | 31,383 | 78.5 | 1,949 | 5.8 | 6,661 |
25 to 29 years |
20,815 | 17,293 | 83.1 | 16,171 | 77.7 | 1,122 | 6.5 | 3,522 |
30 to 34 years |
19,179 | 16,039 | 83.6 | 15,212 | 79.3 | 827 | 5.2 | 3,139 |
35 to 44 years |
41,699 | 35,061 | 84.1 | 33,457 | 80.2 | 1,604 | 4.6 | 6,638 |
35 to 39 years |
20,537 | 17,218 | 83.8 | 16,408 | 79.9 | 810 | 4.7 | 3,319 |
40 to 44 years |
21,162 | 17,843 | 84.3 | 17,049 | 80.6 | 795 | 4.5 | 3,318 |
45 to 54 years |
43,960 | 36,003 | 81.9 | 34,529 | 78.5 | 1,473 | 4.1 | 7,957 |
45 to 49 years |
22,644 | 18,870 | 83.3 | 18,106 | 80.0 | 764 | 4.0 | 3,774 |
50 to 54 years |
21,316 | 17,133 | 80.4 | 16,423 | 77.0 | 710 | 4.1 | 4,183 |
55 to 64 years |
33,491 | 21,615 | 64.5 | 20,812 | 62.1 | 803 | 3.7 | 11,876 |
55 to 59 years |
18,444 | 13,480 | 73.1 | 12,969 | 70.3 | 511 | 3.8 | 4,964 |
60 to 64 years |
15,047 | 8,135 | 54.1 | 7,843 | 52.1 | 292 | 3.6 | 6,912 |
65 years and over |
37,161 | 6,243 | 16.8 | 5,979 | 16.1 | 264 | 4.2 | 30,918 |
65 to 69 years |
11,242 | 3,451 | 30.7 | 3,307 | 29.4 | 144 | 4.2 | 7,791 |
70 to 74 years |
8,639 | 1,534 | 17.8 | 1,462 | 16.9 | 72 | 4.7 | 7,105 |
75 years and over |
17,281 | 1,258 | 7.3 | 1,211 | 7.0 | 48 | 3.8 | 16,023 |
| Women | ||||||||
16 years and over |
120,675 | 71,767 | 59.5 | 67,876 | 56.2 | 3,891 | 5.4 | 48,908 |
16 to 19 years |
8,415 | 3,385 | 40.2 | 2,837 | 33.7 | 549 | 16.2 | 5,030 |
16 to 17 years |
4,508 | 1,314 | 29.2 | 1,063 | 23.6 | 251 | 19.1 | 3,194 |
18 to 19 years |
3,907 | 2,071 | 53.0 | 1,774 | 45.4 | 297 | 14.3 | 1,836 |
20 to 24 years |
10,160 | 7,109 | 70.0 | 6,484 | 63.8 | 625 | 8.8 | 3,050 |
25 to 54 years |
63,574 | 48,195 | 75.8 | 45,965 | 72.3 | 2,229 | 4.6 | 15,379 |
25 to 34 years |
19,994 | 15,030 | 75.2 | 14,200 | 71.0 | 830 | 5.5 | 4,964 |
25 to 29 years |
10,363 | 7,862 | 75.9 | 7,397 | 71.4 | 466 | 5.9 | 2,501 |
30 to 34 years |
9,631 | 7,168 | 74.4 | 6,803 | 70.6 | 365 | 5.1 | 2,463 |
35 to 44 years |
21,132 | 16,089 | 76.1 | 15,360 | 72.7 | 730 | 4.5 | 5,043 |
35 to 39 years |
10,395 | 7,814 | 75.2 | 7,437 | 71.5 | 377 | 4.8 | 2,581 |
40 to 44 years |
10,737 | 8,275 | 77.1 | 7,922 | 73.8 | 353 | 4.3 | 2,462 |
45 to 54 years |
22,448 | 17,075 | 76.1 | 16,406 | 73.1 | 669 | 3.9 | 5,372 |
45 to 49 years |
11,536 | 8,908 | 77.2 | 8,565 | 74.2 | 343 | 3.9 | 2,628 |
50 to 54 years |
10,912 | 8,167 | 74.8 | 7,841 | 71.9 | 326 | 4.0 | 2,744 |
55 to 64 years |
17,367 | 10,270 | 59.1 | 9,893 | 57.0 | 377 | 3.7 | 7,097 |
55 to 59 years |
9,515 | 6,445 | 67.7 | 6,199 | 65.2 | 246 | 3.8 | 3,070 |
60 to 64 years |
7,852 | 3,825 | 48.7 | 3,694 | 47.0 | 132 | 3.4 | 4,027 |
65 years and over |
21,160 | 2,808 | 13.3 | 2,697 | 12.7 | 111 | 3.9 | 18,352 |
65 to 69 years |
5,995 | 1,585 | 26.4 | 1,528 | 25.5 | 57 | 3.6 | 4,410 |
70 to 74 years |
4,728 | 676 | 14.3 | 644 | 13.6 | 32 | 4.7 | 4,052 |
75 years and over |
10,437 | 547 | 5.2 | 525 | 5.0 | 22 | 4.0 | 9,890 |
| Men | ||||||||
16 years and over |
113,113 | 82,520 | 73.0 | 77,486 | 68.5 | 5,033 | 6.1 | 30,593 |
16 to 19 years |
8,660 | 3,472 | 40.1 | 2,736 | 31.6 | 736 | 21.2 | 5,188 |
16 to 17 years |
4,625 | 1,238 | 26.8 | 926 | 20.0 | 312 | 25.2 | 3,387 |
18 to 19 years |
4,035 | 2,235 | 55.4 | 1,810 | 44.9 | 425 | 19.0 | 1,800 |
20 to 24 years |
10,249 | 8,065 | 78.7 | 7,145 | 69.7 | 920 | 11.4 | 2,184 |
25 to 54 years |
62,078 | 56,202 | 90.5 | 53,404 | 86.0 | 2,798 | 5.0 | 5,876 |
25 to 34 years |
19,999 | 18,302 | 91.5 | 17,183 | 85.9 | 1,119 | 6.1 | 1,697 |
25 to 29 years |
10,451 | 9,431 | 90.2 | 8,774 | 84.0 | 657 | 7.0 | 1,020 |
30 to 34 years |
9,548 | 8,871 | 92.9 | 8,409 | 88.1 | 462 | 5.2 | 677 |
35 to 44 years |
20,567 | 18,972 | 92.2 | 18,097 | 88.0 | 875 | 4.6 | 1,595 |
35 to 39 years |
10,142 | 9,404 | 92.7 | 8,971 | 88.4 | 433 | 4.6 | 739 |
40 to 44 years |
10,425 | 9,568 | 91.8 | 9,126 | 87.5 | 442 | 4.6 | 857 |
45 to 54 years |
21,512 | 18,928 | 88.0 | 18,124 | 84.2 | 804 | 4.2 | 2,584 |
45 to 49 years |
11,108 | 9,962 | 89.7 | 9,541 | 85.9 | 420 | 4.2 | 1,146 |
50 to 54 years |
10,404 | 8,966 | 86.2 | 8,582 | 82.5 | 383 | 4.3 | 1,438 |
55 to 64 years |
16,123 | 11,345 | 70.4 | 10,919 | 67.7 | 425 | 3.8 | 4,779 |
55 to 59 years |
8,929 | 7,035 | 78.8 | 6,770 | 75.8 | 265 | 3.8 | 1,894 |
60 to 64 years |
7,194 | 4,310 | 59.9 | 4,149 | 57.7 | 160 | 3.7 | 2,885 |
65 years and over |
16,002 | 3,436 | 21.5 | 3,282 | 20.5 | 153 | 4.5 | 12,566 |
65 to 69 years |
5,246 | 1,866 | 35.6 | 1,779 | 33.9 | 87 | 4.7 | 3,380 |
70 to 74 years |
3,912 | 858 | 21.9 | 818 | 20.9 | 40 | 4.7 | 3,053 |
75 years and over |
6,844 | 711 | 10.4 | 685 | 10.0 | 26 | 3.6 | 6,133 |
|
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. |
||||||||