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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2008

(Numbers in thousands)
Table 4. Employment status of persons 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages
Employment status, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicityTotal,
25 years
and over
Less than
a high school
diploma
High school
graduates,
no college
Some college,
no degree
Associate
degree
Bachelor's
degree
and higher
Total

Civilian noninstitutional population

196,30426,12261,11533,49317,61157,962

Civilian labor force

132,25512,16638,26323,26813,44945,108

Percent of population

67.446.662.669.576.477.8

Employed

126,16111,07336,09722,09212,94843,951

Employment-population ratio

64.342.459.166.073.575.8

Unemployed

6,0941,0922,1661,1765021,158

Unemployment rate

4.69.05.75.13.72.6
Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

94,20412,99029,29815,6317,62028,665

Civilian labor force

70,9827,79021,36411,9596,25823,612

Percent of population

75.360.072.976.582.182.4

Employed

67,6057,10820,09311,3566,02123,027

Employment-population ratio

71.854.768.672.679.080.3

Unemployed

3,3776821,270603236585

Unemployment rate

4.88.85.95.03.82.5
Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

102,10013,13331,81717,8629,99129,297

Civilian labor force

61,2734,37616,89911,3107,19121,497

Percent of population

60.033.353.163.372.073.4

Employed

58,5553,96516,00410,7376,92620,924

Employment-population ratio

57.430.250.360.169.371.4

Unemployed

2,717410896573265573

Unemployment rate

4.49.45.35.13.72.7
White

Civilian noninstitutional population

160,54120,65350,10127,28114,59747,910

Civilian labor force

107,8499,84331,06518,71311,11337,115

Percent of population

67.247.762.068.676.177.5

Employed

103,3739,03629,49517,87310,74236,228

Employment-population ratio

64.443.858.965.573.675.6

Unemployed

4,4758071,570840371888

Unemployment rate

4.18.25.14.53.32.4
Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

77,98410,56624,18012,8836,37823,977

Civilian labor force

58,9576,59017,6689,8295,24919,620

Percent of population

75.662.473.176.382.381.8

Employed

56,4466,06616,7419,3975,07019,171

Employment-population ratio

72.457.469.272.979.580.0

Unemployed

2,511524927433179449

Unemployment rate

4.37.95.24.43.42.3
Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

82,55810,08625,92214,3988,21823,933

Civilian labor force

48,8923,25313,3968,8835,86417,495

Percent of population

59.232.351.761.771.473.1

Employed

46,9282,97012,7538,4775,67217,056

Employment-population ratio

56.829.449.258.969.071.3

Unemployed

1,964284643407192439

Unemployment rate

4.08.74.84.63.32.5
Black or African American

Civilian noninstitutional population

22,2543,6297,9184,3791,9564,372

Civilian labor force

14,9731,4435,2003,2321,5333,564

Percent of population

67.339.865.773.878.481.5

Employed

13,7861,2344,7192,9721,4393,423

Employment-population ratio

62.034.059.667.973.678.3

Unemployed

1,18720948226095141

Unemployment rate

7.914.59.38.06.24.0
Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

9,8101,6453,6841,8627671,852

Civilian labor force

6,9787302,6361,4206171,575

Percent of population

71.144.471.676.280.585.0

Employed

6,3576162,3581,2965791,508

Employment-population ratio

64.837.564.069.675.681.4

Unemployed

6211142781243767

Unemployment rate

8.915.610.68.76.14.2
Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

12,4441,9834,2342,5171,1892,520

Civilian labor force

7,9957132,5641,8129171,990

Percent of population

64.235.960.672.077.179.0

Employed

7,4296172,3611,6768591,915

Employment-population ratio

59.731.155.866.672.376.0

Unemployed

566952031365774

Unemployment rate

7.113.47.97.56.33.7
Asian

Civilian noninstitutional population

9,2481,0281,8478796394,856

Civilian labor force

6,5184691,1906264773,757

Percent of population

70.545.764.471.274.777.4

Employed

6,2904391,1396024593,651

Employment-population ratio

68.042.861.668.571.975.2

Unemployed

22930512418106

Unemployment rate

3.56.44.33.83.82.8
Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

4,3583728054382862,459

Civilian labor force

3,4982216033462362,093

Percent of population

80.359.474.979.082.585.1

Employed

3,3702035773302252,035

Employment-population ratio

77.354.671.875.478.782.8

Unemployed

1281826161158

Unemployment rate

3.78.04.24.64.72.8
Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

4,8906561,0434413532,397

Civilian labor force

3,0202485872802411,664

Percent of population

61.837.956.363.468.469.4

Employed

2,9202365622722341,616

Employment-population ratio

59.736.053.861.666.467.4

Unemployed

10112258748

Unemployment rate

3.34.94.32.82.92.9
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

25,4799,5557,5263,3711,6123,414

Civilian labor force

18,2355,9115,5762,6271,2882,833

Percent of population

71.661.974.177.979.983.0

Employed

17,1155,4265,2322,4841,2362,736

Employment-population ratio

67.256.869.573.776.780.1

Unemployed

1,1204853441425297

Unemployment rate

6.18.26.25.44.13.4
Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

13,0815,0253,9861,6777321,660

Civilian labor force

11,0354,0213,4441,4486331,489

Percent of population

84.480.086.486.386.589.7

Employed

10,3633,7143,2311,3716071,439

Employment-population ratio

79.273.981.181.882.986.7

Unemployed

672307213772650

Unemployment rate

6.17.66.25.34.13.3
Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

12,3984,5303,5411,6948791,754

Civilian labor force

7,2001,8892,1321,1796551,344

Percent of population

58.141.760.269.674.576.6

Employed

6,7521,7122,0011,1136291,297

Employment-population ratio

54.537.856.565.771.673.9

Unemployed

448178131652647

Unemployment rate

6.29.46.25.64.03.5

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.

 

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: December 4, 2009