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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2010 Edition)

(Numbers in thousands)
Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2009 annual averages
AgeCivilian
noninstitutional
population
Civilian labor forceNot in
labor force
TotalPercent of
population
EmployedUnemployed
TotalPercent of
population
TotalPercent of
labor force
Total, both sexes

16 years and over

235,801154,14265.4139,87759.314,2659.381,659

16 to 19 years

17,0436,39037.54,83728.41,55224.310,654

16 to 17 years

8,9442,22724.91,65118.557625.96,717

18 to 19 years

8,1004,16351.43,18739.397623.43,937

20 to 24 years

20,52414,97172.912,76462.22,20714.75,553

25 to 54 years

125,565103,74282.695,14475.88,5978.321,823

25 to 34 years

40,28033,29882.730,01474.53,2849.96,982

25 to 29 years

20,87217,13882.115,31573.41,82210.63,735

30 to 34 years

19,40816,16083.314,69975.71,4619.03,248

35 to 44 years

40,91934,23983.731,51777.02,7227.96,681

35 to 39 years

20,17416,86883.615,48676.81,3828.23,306

40 to 44 years

20,74617,37083.716,03177.31,3407.73,375

45 to 54 years

44,36536,20581.633,61375.82,5927.28,160

45 to 49 years

22,68318,80382.917,45577.01,3477.23,880

50 to 54 years

21,68217,40280.316,15874.51,2457.24,280

55 to 64 years

34,67122,50564.921,01960.61,4876.612,165

55 to 59 years

18,88213,79973.112,88768.39136.65,082

60 to 64 years

15,7898,70655.18,13251.55746.67,083

65 years and over

37,9986,53417.26,11416.14216.431,464

65 to 69 years

11,6573,62931.13,38029.02496.88,028

70 to 74 years

8,8751,63518.41,53517.31006.17,240

75 years and over

17,4661,2717.31,1996.9725.716,195
Women

16 years and over

121,66572,01959.266,20854.45,8118.149,646

16 to 19 years

8,4013,16337.72,50929.965420.75,237

16 to 17 years

4,3961,12425.686519.725923.13,272

18 to 19 years

4,0042,03950.91,64441.139519.41,965

20 to 24 years

10,2407,13269.66,25461.187812.33,109

25 to 54 years

63,46848,01275.644,56070.23,4517.215,456

25 to 34 years

20,11315,08775.013,79168.61,2968.65,026

25 to 29 years

10,3817,81075.27,09768.47139.12,571

30 to 34 years

9,7337,27774.86,69468.85838.02,455

35 to 44 years

20,72115,72075.914,59970.51,1217.15,000

35 to 39 years

10,2107,65375.07,07269.35817.62,558

40 to 44 years

10,5108,06776.87,52771.65416.72,443

45 to 54 years

22,63317,20476.016,17071.41,0346.05,429

45 to 49 years

11,5478,92377.38,38472.65396.02,623

50 to 54 years

11,0878,28174.77,78670.24956.02,806

55 to 64 years

17,97310,77660.010,12856.46476.07,197

55 to 59 years

9,7566,67868.46,27964.43996.03,078

60 to 64 years

8,2174,09849.93,84946.82496.14,119

65 years and over

21,5842,93713.62,75712.81806.118,647

65 to 69 years

6,2091,65426.61,55225.01026.24,555

70 to 74 years

4,85372815.068514.1435.84,125

75 years and over

10,5225555.35204.9356.49,967
Men

16 years and over

114,13682,12372.073,67064.58,45310.332,013

16 to 19 years

8,6433,22637.32,32826.989827.85,416

16 to 17 years

4,5481,10324.378617.331728.73,445

18 to 19 years

4,0952,12351.91,54337.758127.41,972

20 to 24 years

10,2847,83976.26,51063.31,32917.02,445

25 to 54 years

62,09755,73089.750,58481.55,1469.26,367

25 to 34 years

20,16718,21190.316,22380.41,98810.91,956

25 to 29 years

10,4929,32888.98,21878.31,11011.91,164

30 to 34 years

9,6758,88391.88,00582.78789.9792

35 to 44 years

20,19918,51891.716,91883.81,6008.61,680

35 to 39 years

9,9639,21592.58,41484.48028.7748

40 to 44 years

10,2359,30390.98,50483.17998.6932

45 to 54 years

21,73119,00187.417,44380.31,5588.22,731

45 to 49 years

11,1369,87988.79,07181.58088.21,257

50 to 54 years

10,5969,12186.18,37179.07508.21,474

55 to 64 years

16,69811,73070.210,89065.28407.24,968

55 to 59 years

9,1257,12178.06,60872.45147.22,004

60 to 64 years

7,5724,60860.94,28356.63267.12,964

65 years and over

16,4143,59821.93,35720.52416.712,816

65 to 69 years

5,4481,97536.31,82933.61477.43,473

70 to 74 years

4,02290722.584921.1576.33,115

75 years and over

6,94471610.36799.8375.16,228

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

 

Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011