Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1)
Employment status, race, sex, and age
Oct. Sept. Oct. Oct. June July Aug. Sept. Oct.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 190,085 191,244 191,394 190,085 190,801 190,944 191,086 191,244 191,394
Civilian labor force....................... 126,311 125,311 125,339 126,298 126,199 125,997 126,118 125,599 125,694
Participation rate..................... 66.4 65.5 65.5 66.4 66.1 66.0 66.0 65.7 65.7
Employed................................. 119,389 114,496 114,469 118,722 115,202 115,123 114,922 114,251 113,803
Employment-population ratio............ 62.8 59.9 59.8 62.5 60.4 60.3 60.1 59.7 59.5
Unemployed............................... 6,923 10,815 10,870 7,577 10,997 10,874 11,197 11,349 11,891
Unemployment rate...................... 5.5 8.6 8.7 6.0 8.7 8.6 8.9 9.0 9.5
Not in labor force......................... 63,774 65,933 66,056 63,787 64,601 64,947 64,968 65,645 65,700
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 65,785 65,286 65,313 65,792 65,732 65,643 65,674 65,609 65,634
Participation rate..................... 76.2 75.1 75.0 76.2 75.8 75.6 75.6 75.4 75.4
Employed................................. 62,411 59,578 59,555 61,972 59,656 59,701 59,576 59,329 59,109
Employment-population ratio............ 72.3 68.5 68.4 71.8 68.8 68.8 68.6 68.2 67.9
Unemployed............................... 3,374 5,708 5,758 3,821 6,076 5,941 6,098 6,281 6,525
Unemployment rate...................... 5.1 8.7 8.8 5.8 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.6 9.9
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 55,204 55,006 55,217 54,891 55,068 54,987 55,045 54,770 54,947
Participation rate..................... 60.9 60.3 60.5 60.6 60.5 60.4 60.4 60.0 60.2
Employed................................. 52,595 51,055 51,288 52,178 51,304 51,245 51,250 50,914 50,875
Employment-population ratio............ 58.0 56.0 56.2 57.6 56.4 56.3 56.2 55.8 55.7
Unemployed............................... 2,610 3,951 3,928 2,714 3,765 3,742 3,796 3,856 4,072
Unemployment rate...................... 4.7 7.2 7.1 4.9 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.0 7.4
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 5,321 5,019 4,809 5,615 5,400 5,367 5,399 5,220 5,113
Participation rate..................... 40.6 38.6 37.0 42.9 41.4 41.2 41.5 40.1 39.3
Employed................................. 4,383 3,863 3,626 4,572 4,243 4,176 4,096 4,008 3,819
Employment-population ratio............ 33.5 29.7 27.9 34.9 32.5 32.0 31.5 30.8 29.4
Unemployed............................... 939 1,156 1,183 1,043 1,156 1,191 1,303 1,212 1,294
Unemployment rate...................... 17.6 23.0 24.6 18.6 21.4 22.2 24.1 23.2 25.3
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 27,982 28,330 28,369 27,982 28,217 28,252 28,290 28,330 28,369
Civilian labor force....................... 17,799 17,436 17,491 17,768 17,700 17,684 17,584 17,442 17,509
Participation rate..................... 63.6 61.5 61.7 63.5 62.7 62.6 62.2 61.6 61.7
Employed................................. 15,847 14,771 14,816 15,762 15,103 15,111 14,929 14,755 14,760
Employment-population ratio............ 56.6 52.1 52.2 56.3 53.5 53.5 52.8 52.1 52.0
Unemployed............................... 1,952 2,665 2,675 2,006 2,597 2,573 2,655 2,687 2,749
Unemployment rate...................... 11.0 15.3 15.3 11.3 14.7 14.5 15.1 15.4 15.7
Not in labor force......................... 10,183 10,894 10,879 10,214 10,517 10,568 10,706 10,888 10,860
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,005 7,785 7,909 7,961 7,929 7,896 7,921 7,809 7,897
Participation rate..................... 71.1 68.1 69.1 70.7 69.8 69.4 69.5 68.3 69.0
Employed................................. 7,083 6,583 6,603 7,019 6,633 6,645 6,578 6,518 6,544
Employment-population ratio............ 62.9 57.6 57.7 62.3 58.4 58.4 57.7 57.0 57.2
Unemployed............................... 923 1,203 1,306 942 1,297 1,251 1,343 1,291 1,353
Unemployment rate...................... 11.5 15.5 16.5 11.8 16.4 15.8 17.0 16.5 17.1
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 9,021 9,029 8,904 9,016 9,042 9,045 8,955 8,942 8,912
Participation rate..................... 64.3 63.5 62.5 64.2 63.8 63.8 63.1 62.9 62.6
Employed................................. 8,231 7,820 7,803 8,213 8,018 7,988 7,889 7,828 7,806
Employment-population ratio............ 58.6 55.0 54.8 58.5 56.6 56.3 55.5 55.0 54.8
Unemployed............................... 791 1,209 1,100 804 1,024 1,057 1,066 1,114 1,106
Unemployment rate...................... 8.8 13.4 12.4 8.9 11.3 11.7 11.9 12.5 12.4
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 772 622 678 790 729 744 708 691 700
Participation rate..................... 28.8 23.2 25.3 29.4 27.1 27.7 26.4 25.8 26.2
Employed................................. 533 369 409 531 453 479 462 409 411
Employment-population ratio............ 19.9 13.8 15.3 19.8 16.9 17.8 17.2 15.3 15.4
Unemployed............................... 239 253 269 260 276 265 246 282 289
Unemployment rate...................... 30.9 40.7 39.7 32.9 37.9 35.7 34.7 40.8 41.3
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 10,791 10,826 10,841 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Civilian labor force....................... 7,141 7,097 7,051 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 66.2 65.6 65.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 6,870 6,570 6,520 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 63.7 60.7 60.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 271 527 531 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 3.8 7.4 7.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Not in labor force......................... 3,650 3,729 3,790 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted columns.
2 Data not available.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races.
Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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