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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Last Modified Date: July 02, 2009
