Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Apr.
2012		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013		 Apr.
2012		 Dec.
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

 242,784 244,995 245,175 242,784 244,350 244,663 244,828 244,995 245,175

Civilian labor force

 153,905 154,512 154,739 154,451 155,511 155,654 155,524 155,028 155,238

Participation rate

 63.4 63.1 63.1 63.6 63.6 63.6 63.5 63.3 63.3

Employed

 141,995 142,698 143,724 141,934 143,305 143,322 143,492 143,286 143,579

Employment-population ratio

 58.5 58.2 58.6 58.5 58.6 58.6 58.6 58.5 58.6

Unemployed

 11,910 11,815 11,014 12,518 12,206 12,332 12,032 11,742 11,659

Unemployment rate

 7.7 7.6 7.1 8.1 7.8 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.5

Not in labor force

 88,879 90,483 90,436 88,332 88,839 89,008 89,304 89,967 89,936

Persons who currently want a job

 6,328 6,399 6,329 6,387 6,750 6,631 6,821 6,722 6,413

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 117,081 118,204 118,296 117,081 117,902 118,033 118,117 118,204 118,296

Civilian labor force

 81,629 82,133 82,201 82,064 82,545 82,940 82,823 82,584 82,621

Participation rate

 69.7 69.5 69.5 70.1 70.0 70.3 70.1 69.9 69.8

Employed

 75,074 75,521 76,029 75,301 76,060 76,290 76,375 76,329 76,239

Employment-population ratio

 64.1 63.9 64.3 64.3 64.5 64.6 64.7 64.6 64.4

Unemployed

 6,555 6,611 6,172 6,762 6,486 6,650 6,447 6,255 6,382

Unemployment rate

 8.0 8.0 7.5 8.2 7.9 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.7

Not in labor force

 35,452 36,071 36,095 35,017 35,357 35,093 35,295 35,619 35,675

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 108,396 109,635 109,736 108,396 109,308 109,448 109,541 109,635 109,736

Civilian labor force

 78,839 79,529 79,551 79,103 79,695 80,016 79,910 79,747 79,803

Participation rate

 72.7 72.5 72.5 73.0 72.9 73.1 72.9 72.7 72.7

Employed

 73,010 73,588 74,042 73,145 73,949 74,139 74,249 74,228 74,159

Employment-population ratio

 67.4 67.1 67.5 67.5 67.7 67.7 67.8 67.7 67.6

Unemployed

 5,829 5,941 5,509 5,958 5,746 5,877 5,661 5,519 5,644

Unemployment rate

 7.4 7.5 6.9 7.5 7.2 7.3 7.1 6.9 7.1

Not in labor force

 29,557 30,107 30,184 29,292 29,613 29,432 29,631 29,888 29,933

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 125,703 126,791 126,878 125,703 126,447 126,630 126,710 126,791 126,878

Civilian labor force

 72,276 72,379 72,538 72,387 72,965 72,715 72,701 72,443 72,617

Participation rate

 57.5 57.1 57.2 57.6 57.7 57.4 57.4 57.1 57.2

Employed

 66,921 67,176 67,695 66,632 67,245 67,032 67,116 66,956 67,340

Employment-population ratio

 53.2 53.0 53.4 53.0 53.2 52.9 53.0 52.8 53.1

Unemployed

 5,355 5,203 4,843 5,755 5,721 5,682 5,585 5,487 5,277

Unemployment rate

 7.4 7.2 6.7 8.0 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.3

Not in labor force

 53,427 54,412 54,340 53,315 53,482 53,916 54,009 54,348 54,261

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 117,353 118,520 118,612 117,353 118,170 118,348 118,433 118,520 118,612

Civilian labor force

 69,643 69,675 69,833 69,580 70,059 69,749 69,772 69,544 69,744

Participation rate

 59.3 58.8 58.9 59.3 59.3 58.9 58.9 58.7 58.8

Employed

 64,822 65,038 65,533 64,454 64,954 64,675 64,867 64,707 65,101

Employment-population ratio

 55.2 54.9 55.3 54.9 55.0 54.6 54.8 54.6 54.9

Unemployed

 4,820 4,637 4,300 5,126 5,105 5,074 4,905 4,837 4,642

Unemployment rate

 6.9 6.7 6.2 7.4 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7

Not in labor force

 47,711 48,845 48,778 47,774 48,111 48,599 48,661 48,976 48,868

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

 17,034 16,840 16,827 17,034 16,871 16,867 16,854 16,840 16,827

Civilian labor force

 5,423 5,309 5,355 5,768 5,756 5,889 5,842 5,737 5,692

Participation rate

 31.8 31.5 31.8 33.9 34.1 34.9 34.7 34.1 33.8

Employed

 4,163 4,072 4,149 4,334 4,402 4,508 4,376 4,351 4,320

Employment-population ratio

 24.4 24.2 24.7 25.4 26.1 26.7 26.0 25.8 25.7

Unemployed

 1,260 1,237 1,206 1,434 1,355 1,381 1,466 1,386 1,372

Unemployment rate

 23.2 23.3 22.5 24.9 23.5 23.4 25.1 24.2 24.1

Not in labor force

 11,611 11,531 11,473 11,266 11,115 10,978 11,012 11,103 11,135

Footnotes
 (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.

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Last Modified Date: May 03, 2013