Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, April-July 2012

Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, April-July 2012
[Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.]
Employment status, sex, race, and
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity		 April May June July April-July changes
Number Percent

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

 38,778 38,784 38,791 38,799 21 0.1

Civilian labor force

 20,562 21,118 23,086 23,472 2,910 14.2

Participation rate

 53.0 54.5 59.5 60.5 7.5 14.2

Employed

 17,387 17,681 18,907 19,461 2,074 11.9

Employment-population ratio

 44.8 45.6 48.7 50.2 5.4 12.1

Unemployed

 3,175 3,438 4,180 4,011 836 26.3

Looking for full-time work

 2,274 2,545 3,174 3,074 800 35.2

Looking for part-time work

 902 892 1,006 937 35 3.9

Unemployment rate

 15.4 16.3 18.1 17.1 1.7 11.0

Not in labor force

 18,216 17,665 15,704 15,327 -2,889 -15.9

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

 19,541 19,545 19,549 19,554 13 0.1

Civilian labor force

 10,648 10,980 12,093 12,355 1,707 16.0

Participation rate

 54.5 56.2 61.9 63.2 8.7 16.0

Employed

 8,842 9,054 9,733 10,140 1,298 14.7

Employment-population ratio

 45.2 46.3 49.8 51.9 6.7 14.8

Unemployed

 1,806 1,926 2,360 2,215 409 22.6

Looking for full-time work

 1,323 1,433 1,831 1,785 462 34.9

Looking for part-time work

 484 493 529 430 -54 -11.2

Unemployment rate

 17.0 17.5 19.5 17.9 0.9 5.3

Not in labor force

 8,893 8,565 7,456 7,199 -1,694 -19.0

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

 19,237 19,239 19,242 19,245 8 0.0

Civilian labor force

 9,914 10,138 10,994 11,117 1,203 12.1

Participation rate

 51.5 52.7 57.1 57.8 6.3 12.2

Employed

 8,545 8,626 9,174 9,321 776 9.1

Employment-population ratio

 44.4 44.8 47.7 48.4 4.0 9.0

Unemployed

 1,369 1,512 1,819 1,796 427 31.2

Looking for full-time work

 951 1,112 1,342 1,289 338 35.5

Looking for part-time work

 418 400 477 507 89 21.3

Unemployment rate

 13.8 14.9 16.5 16.2 2.4 17.4

Not in labor force

 9,323 9,101 8,248 8,128 -1,195 -12.8

White

Civilian noninstitutional population

 28,951 28,952 28,953 28,956 5 0.0

Civilian labor force

 16,075 16,490 17,921 18,213 2,138 13.3

Participation rate

 55.5 57.0 61.9 62.9 7.4 13.3

Employed

 13,811 14,071 15,054 15,498 1,687 12.2

Employment-population ratio

 47.7 48.6 52.0 53.5 5.8 12.2

Unemployed

 2,265 2,419 2,867 2,715 450 19.9

Looking for full-time work

 1,576 1,756 2,113 2,019 443 28.1

Looking for part-time work

 688 664 754 696 8 1.2

Unemployment rate

 14.1 14.7 16.0 14.9 0.8 5.7

Not in labor force

 12,876 12,462 11,032 10,743 -2,133 -16.6

Black or African American

Civilian noninstitutional population

 5,968 5,969 5,970 5,971 3 0.1

Civilian labor force

 2,823 2,912 3,258 3,256 433 15.3

Participation rate

 47.3 48.8 54.6 54.5 7.2 15.2

Employed

 2,164 2,162 2,274 2,323 159 7.3

Employment-population ratio

 36.3 36.2 38.1 38.9 2.6 7.2

Unemployed

 659 750 984 933 274 41.6

Looking for full-time work

 521 611 817 783 262 50.3

Looking for part-time work

 138 139 167 150 12 8.7

Unemployment rate

 23.3 25.8 30.2 28.6 5.3 22.7

Not in labor force

 3,145 3,057 2,712 2,715 -430 -13.7

Asian

Civilian noninstitutional population

 1,975 1,929 1,929 1,922 -53 -2.7

Civilian labor force

 682 674 810 839 157 23.0

Participation rate

 34.5 34.9 42.0 43.7 9.2 26.7

Employed

 620 595 694 718 98 15.8

Employment-population ratio

 31.4 30.8 36.0 37.4 6.0 19.1

Unemployed

 62 79 116 121 59 95.2

Looking for full-time work

 41 38 82 83 42 102.4

Looking for part-time work

 21 41 34 38 17 81.0

Unemployment rate

 9.1 11.7 14.3 14.4 5.3 58.2

Not in labor force

 1,293 1,256 1,119 1,083 -210 -16.2

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

 8,127 8,139 8,151 8,164 37 0.5

Civilian labor force

 4,251 4,451 4,643 4,658 407 9.6

Participation rate

 52.3 54.7 57.0 57.1 4.8 9.2

Employed

 3,520 3,596 3,693 3,799 279 7.9

Employment-population ratio

 43.3 44.2 45.3 46.5 3.2 7.4

Unemployed

 731 855 951 860 129 17.6

Looking for full-time work

 532 668 697 698 166 31.2

Looking for part-time work

 199 188 254 162 -37 -18.6

Unemployment rate

 17.2 19.2 20.5 18.5 1.3 7.6

Not in labor force

 3,875 3,687 3,508 3,506 -369 -9.5

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: August 21, 2012