Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Characteristic Number of
unemployed persons
(in thousands)		 Unemployment rates
Sept.
2011		 Aug.
2012		 Sept.
2012		 Sept.
2011		 May
2012		 June
2012		 July
2012		 Aug.
2012		 Sept.
2012

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 13,897 12,544 12,088 9.0 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.1 7.8

16 to 19 years

 1,412 1,417 1,378 24.5 24.6 23.7 23.8 24.6 23.7

16 to 17 years

 506 577 486 26.3 26.5 26.8 26.6 29.3 25.3

18 to 19 years

 889 878 883 23.2 23.5 22.0 22.2 22.7 22.8

20 years and over

 12,485 11,127 10,711 8.4 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.2

20 to 24 years

 2,240 2,119 1,913 14.6 12.9 13.7 13.5 13.9 12.4

25 years and over

 10,268 9,056 8,812 7.7 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.6

25 to 54 years

 8,217 7,158 6,892 8.1 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.1 6.8

25 to 34 years

 3,271 2,759 2,718 9.7 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.1

35 to 44 years

 2,416 2,163 2,051 7.4 6.8 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.3

45 to 54 years

 2,530 2,236 2,123 7.2 6.4 6.3 6.5 6.4 6.1

55 years and over

 2,091 1,906 1,937 6.7 6.5 6.2 6.2 5.9 5.9

Men, 16 years and over

 7,707 6,847 6,632 9.4 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.3 8.0

16 to 19 years

 806 831 803 27.8 26.8 26.4 26.4 28.6 27.2

16 to 17 years

 256 348 278 27.6 28.9 31.0 30.0 36.5 30.1

18 to 19 years

 530 517 520 27.1 25.7 23.7 24.5 25.5 25.6

20 years and over

 6,901 6,016 5,829 8.7 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.3

20 to 24 years

 1,279 1,215 1,104 15.7 14.1 15.4 15.2 15.2 13.7

25 years and over

 5,661 4,853 4,755 8.0 7.0 7.0 6.8 6.8 6.7

25 to 54 years

 4,527 3,794 3,648 8.3 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.8

25 to 34 years

 1,808 1,490 1,443 9.8 7.9 7.8 7.8 8.3 8.0

35 to 44 years

 1,337 1,120 1,084 7.6 6.6 7.0 6.6 6.4 6.1

45 to 54 years

 1,382 1,184 1,121 7.5 6.5 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.1

55 years and over

 1,133 1,059 1,107 6.9 7.0 6.7 6.5 6.1 6.4

Women, 16 years and over

 6,190 5,697 5,456 8.6 7.9 8.0 8.1 7.8 7.5

16 to 19 years

 606 586 574 21.1 22.3 21.0 21.2 20.5 20.2

16 to 17 years

 250 229 208 25.1 24.4 23.1 23.9 22.5 20.9

18 to 19 years

 359 361 363 19.0 21.2 20.0 19.6 19.7 19.7

20 years and over

 5,584 5,111 4,882 8.1 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.0

20 to 24 years

 961 905 809 13.4 11.6 11.8 11.7 12.5 11.0

25 years and over

 4,608 4,203 4,057 7.5 6.9 6.9 7.1 6.7 6.5

25 to 54 years

 3,690 3,364 3,244 7.8 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.1 6.9

25 to 34 years

 1,464 1,270 1,275 9.5 8.4 8.7 8.6 8.3 8.2

35 to 44 years

 1,078 1,042 966 7.3 7.0 7.0 7.2 6.9 6.4

45 to 54 years

 1,148 1,052 1,002 6.8 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.3 6.0

55 years and over(1)

 978 929 849 6.6 5.6 5.8 6.6 6.2 5.6

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present

 2,674 2,284 2,166 5.8 5.3 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.7

Married women, spouse present

 2,102 1,898 1,830 5.8 4.9 5.4 5.7 5.2 5.0

Women who maintain families(1)

 1,294 1,295 1,181 12.4 10.9 11.8 11.7 12.3 11.3

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(2)

 12,188 10,767 10,429 9.8 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.6 8.3

Part-time workers(3)

 1,767 1,780 1,699 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.5 6.0 5.8

Footnotes
 (1) Not seasonally adjusted.
(2) Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff from full-time jobs.
(3) Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on layoff from part-time jobs.

NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: October 05, 2012