HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1)
Employment status, sex, and age
Apr. Mar. Apr. Apr. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
2007 2008 2008 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 231,253 232,995 233,198 231,253 233,156 232,616 232,809 232,995 233,198
Civilian labor force....................... 151,829 153,135 153,208 152,542 153,866 153,824 153,374 153,784 153,957
Participation rate................... 65.7 65.7 65.7 66.0 66.0 66.1 65.9 66.0 66.0
Employed................................. 145,297 145,108 145,921 145,713 146,211 146,248 145,993 145,969 146,331
Employment-population ratio.......... 62.8 62.3 62.6 63.0 62.7 62.9 62.7 62.6 62.7
Unemployed............................... 6,532 8,027 7,287 6,829 7,655 7,576 7,381 7,815 7,626
Unemployment rate.................... 4.3 5.2 4.8 4.5 5.0 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.0
Not in labor force......................... 79,423 79,860 79,990 78,711 79,290 78,792 79,436 79,211 79,241
Persons who currently want a job......... 4,729 4,492 4,677 4,815 4,697 4,857 4,772 4,730 4,755
Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 111,849 112,695 112,803 111,849 112,852 112,493 112,596 112,695 112,803
Civilian labor force....................... 81,665 81,849 81,864 82,036 82,448 82,355 82,132 82,184 82,256
Participation rate................... 73.0 72.6 72.6 73.3 73.1 73.2 72.9 72.9 72.9
Employed................................. 78,013 77,198 77,745 78,293 78,260 78,157 78,113 77,948 78,038
Employment-population ratio.......... 69.7 68.5 68.9 70.0 69.3 69.5 69.4 69.2 69.2
Unemployed............................... 3,651 4,651 4,119 3,743 4,188 4,197 4,019 4,236 4,218
Unemployment rate.................... 4.5 5.7 5.0 4.6 5.1 5.1 4.9 5.2 5.1
Not in labor force......................... 30,184 30,846 30,939 29,814 30,404 30,139 30,464 30,511 30,547
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 103,248 104,052 104,152 103,248 104,197 103,866 103,961 104,052 104,152
Civilian labor force....................... 78,315 78,691 78,632 78,428 79,004 78,864 78,748 78,838 78,776
Participation rate................... 75.9 75.6 75.5 76.0 75.8 75.9 75.7 75.8 75.6
Employed................................. 75,218 74,620 75,048 75,279 75,499 75,427 75,362 75,197 75,148
Employment-population ratio.......... 72.9 71.7 72.1 72.9 72.5 72.6 72.5 72.3 72.2
Unemployed............................... 3,097 4,071 3,584 3,149 3,505 3,437 3,386 3,641 3,628
Unemployment rate.................... 4.0 5.2 4.6 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.6
Not in labor force......................... 24,933 25,362 25,520 24,820 25,193 25,002 25,213 25,214 25,376
Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 119,403 120,300 120,396 119,403 120,304 120,123 120,213 120,300 120,396
Civilian labor force....................... 70,164 71,286 71,344 70,506 71,418 71,469 71,241 71,600 71,701
Participation rate................... 58.8 59.3 59.3 59.0 59.4 59.5 59.3 59.5 59.6
Employed................................. 67,284 67,911 68,176 67,420 67,951 68,091 67,880 68,021 68,293
Employment-population ratio.......... 56.3 56.5 56.6 56.5 56.5 56.7 56.5 56.5 56.7
Unemployed............................... 2,881 3,376 3,168 3,086 3,467 3,378 3,361 3,579 3,408
Unemployment rate.................... 4.1 4.7 4.4 4.4 4.9 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.8
Not in labor force......................... 49,239 49,014 49,052 48,897 48,886 48,654 48,972 48,700 48,694
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 111,057 111,902 111,990 111,057 111,903 111,739 111,822 111,902 111,990
Civilian labor force....................... 66,973 68,115 68,053 67,077 67,866 67,982 67,816 68,159 68,176
Participation rate................... 60.3 60.9 60.8 60.4 60.6 60.8 60.6 60.9 60.9
Employed................................. 64,530 65,142 65,329 64,479 64,912 65,098 64,950 65,055 65,260
Employment-population ratio.......... 58.1 58.2 58.3 58.1 58.0 58.3 58.1 58.1 58.3
Unemployed............................... 2,443 2,974 2,724 2,597 2,954 2,885 2,865 3,104 2,916
Unemployment rate.................... 3.6 4.4 4.0 3.9 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.6 4.3
Not in labor force......................... 44,084 43,786 43,937 43,980 44,037 43,756 44,006 43,743 43,814
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 16,948 17,041 17,056 16,948 17,056 17,012 17,027 17,041 17,056
Civilian labor force....................... 6,541 6,329 6,523 7,037 6,996 6,978 6,810 6,787 7,005
Participation rate................... 38.6 37.1 38.2 41.5 41.0 41.0 40.0 39.8 41.1
Employed................................. 5,549 5,347 5,544 5,954 5,801 5,724 5,681 5,717 5,923
Employment-population ratio.......... 32.7 31.4 32.5 35.1 34.0 33.6 33.4 33.5 34.7
Unemployed............................... 992 982 979 1,082 1,196 1,254 1,130 1,070 1,082
Unemployment rate.................... 15.2 15.5 15.0 15.4 17.1 18.0 16.6 15.8 15.4
Not in labor force......................... 10,407 10,712 10,533 9,911 10,059 10,034 10,216 10,254 10,051
1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Back to Top
