Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
May
2012		 Apr.
2013		 May
2013		 May
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013		 May
2013

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

 193,004 194,041 194,147 193,004 193,776 193,859 193,946 194,041 194,147

Civilian labor force

 123,897 123,048 123,836 123,981 123,971 123,626 123,382 123,504 123,844

Participation rate

 64.2 63.4 63.8 64.2 64.0 63.8 63.6 63.6 63.8

Employed

 115,015 115,231 115,828 114,817 115,266 115,250 115,080 115,266 115,557

Employment-population ratio

 59.6 59.4 59.7 59.5 59.5 59.5 59.3 59.4 59.5

Unemployed

 8,882 7,817 8,009 9,163 8,705 8,376 8,302 8,238 8,287

Unemployment rate

 7.2 6.4 6.5 7.4 7.0 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.7

Not in labor force

 69,107 70,993 70,311 69,023 69,805 70,233 70,565 70,537 70,303

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 64,680 64,441 64,785 64,581 64,924 64,720 64,549 64,674 64,680

Participation rate

 73.8 73.0 73.3 73.7 73.7 73.4 73.1 73.2 73.2

Employed

 60,349 60,450 60,816 60,074 60,652 60,659 60,594 60,540 60,545

Employment-population ratio

 68.8 68.5 68.8 68.5 68.8 68.8 68.7 68.6 68.5

Unemployed

 4,331 3,992 3,969 4,507 4,272 4,061 3,955 4,135 4,135

Unemployment rate

 6.7 6.2 6.1 7.0 6.6 6.3 6.1 6.4 6.4

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 54,620 54,300 54,411 54,720 54,318 54,224 54,255 54,221 54,447

Participation rate

 58.9 58.3 58.3 59.1 58.4 58.2 58.2 58.2 58.4

Employed

 51,087 51,374 51,390 51,078 50,869 50,946 50,940 51,123 51,311

Employment-population ratio

 55.1 55.1 55.1 55.1 54.7 54.7 54.7 54.8 55.0

Unemployed

 3,533 2,926 3,021 3,642 3,450 3,278 3,315 3,098 3,136

Unemployment rate

 6.5 5.4 5.6 6.7 6.4 6.0 6.1 5.7 5.8

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 4,597 4,307 4,641 4,680 4,729 4,682 4,578 4,608 4,717

Participation rate

 36.3 34.4 37.1 36.9 37.7 37.3 36.5 36.8 37.7

Employed

 3,579 3,408 3,622 3,665 3,746 3,645 3,546 3,603 3,700

Employment-population ratio

 28.2 27.2 28.9 28.9 29.8 29.1 28.3 28.8 29.6

Unemployed

 1,018 899 1,019 1,015 983 1,037 1,032 1,005 1,017

Unemployment rate

 22.1 20.9 21.9 21.7 20.8 22.1 22.5 21.8 21.6

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 29,854 30,290 30,322 29,854 30,190 30,223 30,255 30,290 30,322

Civilian labor force

 18,275 18,532 18,690 18,301 18,641 18,639 18,524 18,617 18,723

Participation rate

 61.2 61.2 61.6 61.3 61.7 61.7 61.2 61.5 61.7

Employed

 15,837 16,240 16,226 15,808 16,073 16,059 16,068 16,167 16,202

Employment-population ratio

 53.0 53.6 53.5 53.0 53.2 53.1 53.1 53.4 53.4

Unemployed

 2,438 2,292 2,464 2,493 2,568 2,580 2,456 2,450 2,521

Unemployment rate

 13.3 12.4 13.2 13.6 13.8 13.8 13.3 13.2 13.5

Not in labor force

 11,579 11,758 11,632 11,553 11,549 11,583 11,731 11,673 11,599

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 8,270 8,326 8,432 8,275 8,382 8,437 8,447 8,377 8,441

Participation rate

 68.0 67.0 67.8 68.1 67.8 68.2 68.1 67.4 67.9

Employed

 7,082 7,287 7,274 7,093 7,262 7,352 7,370 7,319 7,301

Employment-population ratio

 58.3 58.7 58.5 58.3 58.8 59.4 59.4 58.9 58.7

Unemployed

 1,188 1,039 1,157 1,183 1,120 1,085 1,077 1,058 1,140

Unemployment rate

 14.4 12.5 13.7 14.3 13.4 12.9 12.7 12.6 13.5

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

 9,327 9,543 9,530 9,350 9,545 9,491 9,365 9,529 9,562

Participation rate

 62.0 62.4 62.3 62.2 62.7 62.2 61.3 62.3 62.5

Employed

 8,317 8,531 8,531 8,286 8,367 8,302 8,226 8,425 8,487

Employment-population ratio

 55.3 55.8 55.7 55.1 54.9 54.4 53.9 55.1 55.4

Unemployed

 1,011 1,012 999 1,064 1,178 1,189 1,139 1,105 1,074

Unemployment rate

 10.8 10.6 10.5 11.4 12.3 12.5 12.2 11.6 11.2

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

 678 663 728 676 714 711 713 711 720

Participation rate

 25.5 25.7 28.3 25.5 27.5 27.4 27.6 27.5 28.0

Employed

 439 422 420 430 444 404 472 423 413

Employment-population ratio

 16.5 16.3 16.3 16.2 17.1 15.6 18.2 16.4 16.1

Unemployed

 239 241 308 246 270 307 241 287 307

Unemployment rate

 35.2 36.4 42.3 36.4 37.8 43.1 33.8 40.5 42.6

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

 12,749 13,244 13,343 - - - - - -

Civilian labor force

 8,080 8,456 8,491 - - - - - -

Participation rate

 63.4 63.9 63.6 - - - - - -

Employed

 7,656 8,025 8,127 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

 60.0 60.6 60.9 - - - - - -

Unemployed

 424 431 365 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

 5.2 5.1 4.3 - - - - - -

Not in labor force

 4,669 4,788 4,851 - - - - - -

Footnotes
 (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

- 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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Last Modified Date: June 07, 2013