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

  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                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   June      May       June      June      Feb.      Mar.      Apr.      May       June  
                                                   2008      2009      2009      2008      2009      2009      2009      2009      2009  
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                      TOTAL                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  233,627   235,452   235,655   233,627   234,913   235,086   235,271   235,452   235,655 
    Civilian labor force.......................  155,582   154,336   155,921   154,400   154,214   154,048   154,731   155,081   154,926 
          Participation rate...................     66.6      65.5      66.2      66.1      65.6      65.5      65.8      65.9      65.7 
      Employed.................................  146,649   140,363   140,826   145,738   141,748   140,887   141,007   140,570   140,196 
          Employment-population ratio..........     62.8      59.6      59.8      62.4      60.3      59.9      59.9      59.7      59.5 
      Unemployed...............................    8,933    13,973    15,095     8,662    12,467    13,161    13,724    14,511    14,729 
          Unemployment rate....................      5.7       9.1       9.7       5.6       8.1       8.5       8.9       9.4       9.5 
    Not in labor force.........................   78,045    81,116    79,734    79,227    80,699    81,038    80,541    80,371    80,729 
      Persons who currently want a job.........    5,374     6,612     6,454     4,925     5,645     5,814     5,935     5,861     5,884 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 16 years and over                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  113,029   113,953   114,060   113,029   113,666   113,758   113,857   113,953   114,060 
    Civilian labor force.......................   83,432    82,408    83,141    82,563    81,994    81,804    82,358    82,724    82,529 
          Participation rate...................     73.8      72.3      72.9      73.0      72.1      71.9      72.3      72.6      72.4 
      Employed.................................   78,614    74,009    74,494    77,726    74,777    74,053    74,116    74,033    73,777 
          Employment-population ratio..........     69.6      64.9      65.3      68.8      65.8      65.1      65.1      65.0      64.7 
      Unemployed...............................    4,818     8,399     8,647     4,837     7,217     7,751     8,242     8,691     8,751 
          Unemployment rate....................      5.8      10.2      10.4       5.9       8.8       9.5      10.0      10.5      10.6 
    Not in labor force.........................   29,597    31,545    30,919    30,467    31,672    31,954    31,498    31,229    31,532 
                                                                                                                                         
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  104,371   105,299   105,412   104,371   104,999   105,095   105,196   105,299   105,412 
    Civilian labor force.......................   79,231    79,156    79,245    79,055    78,687    78,578    79,081    79,395    79,291 
          Participation rate...................     75.9      75.2      75.2      75.7      74.9      74.8      75.2      75.4      75.2 
      Employed.................................   75,402    71,645    71,738    74,949    72,293    71,655    71,678    71,593    71,387 
          Employment-population ratio..........     72.2      68.0      68.1      71.8      68.9      68.2      68.1      68.0      67.7 
      Unemployed...............................    3,829     7,511     7,507     4,106     6,394     6,923     7,403     7,802     7,904 
          Unemployment rate....................      4.8       9.5       9.5       5.2       8.1       8.8       9.4       9.8      10.0 
    Not in labor force.........................   25,139    26,144    26,167    25,315    26,312    26,516    26,115    25,904    26,121 
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 16 years and over                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  120,598   121,499   121,594   120,598   121,247   121,328   121,415   121,499   121,594 
    Civilian labor force.......................   72,150    71,929    72,780    71,838    72,220    72,244    72,372    72,357    72,397 
          Participation rate...................     59.8      59.2      59.9      59.6      59.6      59.5      59.6      59.6      59.5 
      Employed.................................   68,035    66,354    66,332    68,012    66,970    66,834    66,890    66,537    66,419 
          Employment-population ratio..........     56.4      54.6      54.6      56.4      55.2      55.1      55.1      54.8      54.6 
      Unemployed...............................    4,115     5,574     6,448     3,825     5,250     5,410     5,482     5,820     5,978 
          Unemployment rate....................      5.7       7.7       8.9       5.3       7.3       7.5       7.6       8.0       8.3 
    Not in labor force.........................   48,448    49,570    48,815    48,760    49,027    49,084    49,042    49,142    49,197 
                                                                                                                                         
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........  112,183   113,089   113,189   112,183   112,824   112,908   112,999   113,089   113,189 
    Civilian labor force.......................   68,227    68,751    68,906    68,421    68,917    68,977    69,148    69,112    69,060 
          Participation rate...................     60.8      60.8      60.9      61.0      61.1      61.1      61.2      61.1      61.0 
      Employed.................................   64,904    63,809    63,480    65,169    64,271    64,148    64,226    63,895    63,810 
          Employment-population ratio..........     57.9      56.4      56.1      58.1      57.0      56.8      56.8      56.5      56.4 
      Unemployed...............................    3,323     4,942     5,426     3,252     4,646     4,828     4,922     5,217     5,249 
          Unemployment rate....................      4.9       7.2       7.9       4.8       6.7       7.0       7.1       7.5       7.6 
    Not in labor force.........................   43,956    44,338    44,284    43,762    43,907    43,931    43,850    43,976    44,130 
                                                                                                                                         
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
  Civilian noninstitutional population.........   17,073    17,064    17,053    17,073    17,090    17,083    17,076    17,064    17,053 
    Civilian labor force.......................    8,124     6,430     7,770     6,924     6,610     6,493     6,501     6,573     6,575 
          Participation rate...................     47.6      37.7      45.6      40.6      38.7      38.0      38.1      38.5      38.6 
      Employed.................................    6,343     4,910     5,608     5,620     5,184     5,083     5,103     5,082     4,999 
          Employment-population ratio..........     37.1      28.8      32.9      32.9      30.3      29.8      29.9      29.8      29.3 
      Unemployed...............................    1,781     1,520     2,162     1,304     1,427     1,410     1,398     1,491     1,576 
          Unemployment rate....................     21.9      23.6      27.8      18.8      21.6      21.7      21.5      22.7      24.0 
    Not in labor force.........................    8,950    10,634     9,284    10,149    10,480    10,590    10,575    10,491    10,478 

    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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