Table 5. Employment status of the population by sex, marital status, and presence and age of own children under 18, 2010-2011 annual averages

Table 5. Employment status of the population by sex, marital status, and presence and age of own children under 18, 2010-2011 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2010 2011
Total Men Women Total Men Women

WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 64,488 28,463 36,025 63,885 28,143 35,743

Civilian labor force

 52,159 26,661 25,499 51,521 26,302 25,219

Participation rate

 80.9 93.7 70.8 80.6 93.5 70.6

Employed

 47,863 24,653 23,210 47,578 24,619 22,959

Full-time workers(1)

 40,282 23,176 17,106 40,275 23,245 17,029

Part-time workers(2)

 7,581 1,477 6,104 7,303 1,374 5,930

Employment-population ratio

 74.2 86.6 64.4 74.5 87.5 64.2

Unemployed

 4,296 2,008 2,289 3,943 1,683 2,260

Unemployment rate

 8.2 7.5 9.0 7.7 6.4 9.0

Married, spouse present

Civilian noninstitutional population

 50,868 25,820 25,049 49,999 25,392 24,607

Civilian labor force

 41,600 24,332 17,268 40,783 23,873 16,911

Participation rate

 81.8 94.2 68.9 81.6 94.0 68.7

Employed

 38,870 22,689 16,181 38,379 22,480 15,900

Full-time workers(1)

 33,142 21,444 11,698 32,940 21,322 11,618

Part-time workers(2)

 5,728 1,245 4,482 5,440 1,158 4,282

Employment-population ratio

 76.4 87.9 64.6 76.8 88.5 64.6

Unemployed

 2,730 1,643 1,087 2,404 1,393 1,011

Unemployment rate

 6.6 6.8 6.3 5.9 5.8 6.0

Other marital status(3)

Civilian noninstitutional population

 13,620 2,643 10,977 13,886 2,751 11,135

Civilian labor force

 10,559 2,329 8,230 10,737 2,429 8,308

Participation rate

 77.5 88.1 75.0 77.3 88.3 74.6

Employed

 8,994 1,964 7,029 9,198 2,139 7,059

Full-time workers(1)

 7,140 1,732 5,408 7,335 1,923 5,412

Part-time workers(2)

 1,853 232 1,621 1,864 216 1,647

Employment-population ratio

 66.0 74.3 64.0 66.2 77.8 63.4

Unemployed

 1,566 365 1,201 1,539 290 1,249

Unemployment rate

 14.8 15.7 14.6 14.3 11.9 15.0

WITH OWN CHILDREN 6 TO 17 YEARS, NONE YOUNGER

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,402 15,639 19,763 35,027 15,431 19,596

Civilian labor force

 29,625 14,515 15,110 29,193 14,289 14,904

Participation rate

 83.7 92.8 76.5 83.3 92.6 76.1

Employed

 27,421 13,482 13,939 27,178 13,422 13,756

Full-time workers(1)

 23,239 12,725 10,514 23,186 12,735 10,450

Part-time workers(2)

 4,182 757 3,425 3,992 686 3,306

Employment-population ratio

 77.5 86.2 70.5 77.6 87.0 70.2

Unemployed

 2,204 1,032 1,172 2,015 867 1,148

Unemployment rate

 7.4 7.1 7.8 6.9 6.1 7.7

WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 29,086 12,824 16,262 28,858 12,712 16,146

Civilian labor force

 22,534 12,146 10,388 22,328 12,013 10,315

Participation rate

 77.5 94.7 63.9 77.4 94.5 63.9

Employed

 20,442 11,171 9,271 20,400 11,197 9,203

Full-time workers(1)

 17,043 10,451 6,592 17,089 10,510 6,579

Part-time workers(2)

 3,399 720 2,679 3,311 687 2,624

Employment-population ratio

 70.3 87.1 57.0 70.7 88.1 57.0

Unemployed

 2,092 975 1,117 1,928 816 1,112

Unemployment rate

 9.3 8.0 10.8 8.6 6.8 10.8

WITH NO OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 173,342 86,711 86,631 175,732 88,175 87,558

Civilian labor force

 101,729 55,324 46,405 102,096 55,673 46,423

Participation rate

 58.7 63.8 53.6 58.1 63.1 53.0

Employed

 91,201 48,706 42,495 92,291 49,671 42,620

Full-time workers(1)

 71,432 40,325 31,108 72,282 41,087 31,194

Part-time workers(2)

 19,769 8,381 11,387 20,010 8,584 11,426

Employment-population ratio

 52.6 56.2 49.1 52.5 56.3 48.7

Unemployed

 10,528 6,618 3,910 9,805 6,002 3,803

Unemployment rate

 10.3 12.0 8.4 9.6 10.8 8.2

Footnotes
 (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; married, spouse absent; divorced; separated; and widowed persons.

NOTE: Own children include sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: April 26, 2012