Bureau of Labor Statistics
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
June May June June Feb. Mar. Apr. May June
2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 188,148 189,281 189,428 188,148 188,906 189,019 189,147 189,281 189,428
Civilian labor force....................... 125,867 125,415 126,674 124,918 124,940 125,190 125,171 125,762 125,704
Participation rate..................... 66.9 66.3 66.9 66.4 66.1 66.2 66.2 66.4 66.4
Employed................................. 120,592 119,603 120,191 119,835 119,534 119,574 119,667 119,661 119,518
Employment-population ratio............ 64.1 63.2 63.4 63.7 63.3 63.3 63.3 63.2 63.1
Unemployed............................... 5,276 5,812 6,483 5,083 5,406 5,616 5,504 6,101 6,186
Unemployment rate...................... 4.2 4.6 5.1 4.1 4.3 4.5 4.4 4.9 4.9
Not in labor force......................... 62,280 63,866 c 62,753 63,230 63,966 63,829 63,975 63,519 63,724
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 65,415 65,416 65,578 65,181 65,270 65,342 65,183 65,392 65,402
Participation rate..................... 76.6 76.1 76.3 76.4 76.1 76.2 75.9 76.1 76.1
Employed................................. 63,239 62,671 62,803 62,835 62,745 62,665 62,507 62,491 62,447
Employment-population ratio............ 74.1 72.9 73.0 73.6 73.2 73.1 72.8 72.7 72.6
Unemployed............................... 2,176 2,744 2,775 2,346 2,524 2,677 2,676 2,901 2,955
Unemployment rate...................... 3.3 4.2 4.2 3.6 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.5
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 53,594 54,230 54,346 53,863 54,078 54,264 54,211 54,400 54,562
Participation rate..................... 59.7 60.1 60.2 60.0 60.0 60.2 60.1 60.3 60.4
Employed................................. 51,633 52,159 51,969 51,960 52,004 52,061 52,182 52,177 52,282
Employment-population ratio............ 57.5 57.8 57.5 57.9 57.7 57.7 57.8 57.8 57.9
Unemployed............................... 1,961 2,071 2,376 1,903 2,075 2,202 2,029 2,223 2,280
Unemployment rate...................... 3.7 3.8 4.4 3.5 3.8 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.2
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 6,859 5,769 6,750 5,874 5,592 5,584 5,777 5,971 5,740
Participation rate..................... 52.6 44.1 51.6 45.0 42.8 42.7 44.2 45.7 43.9
Employed................................. 5,720 4,772 5,419 5,040 4,785 4,848 4,978 4,993 4,789
Employment-population ratio............ 43.9 36.5 41.4 38.6 36.6 37.1 38.1 38.2 36.6
Unemployed............................... 1,139 996 1,332 834 807 736 799 978 951
Unemployment rate...................... 16.6 17.3 19.7 14.2 14.4 13.2 13.8 16.4 16.6
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 27,459 27,780 27,816 27,459 27,675 27,709 27,746 27,780 27,816
Civilian labor force....................... 17,681 17,676 17,926 17,456 17,632 17,702 17,753 17,742 17,716
Participation rate..................... 64.4 63.6 64.4 63.6 63.7 63.9 64.0 63.9 63.7
Employed................................. 16,091 16,015 16,165 15,989 16,169 16,116 16,234 16,029 16,085
Employment-population ratio............ 58.6 57.6 58.1 58.2 58.4 58.2 58.5 57.7 57.8
Unemployed............................... 1,589 1,661 1,760 1,467 1,463 1,586 1,520 1,713 1,632
Unemployment rate...................... 9.0 9.4 9.8 8.4 8.3 9.0 8.6 9.7 9.2
Not in labor force......................... 9,778 10,105 9,891 10,003 10,043 10,007 9,992 10,038 10,100
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 7,829 7,880 c 8,051 7,794 7,947 7,922 7,945 7,909 7,997
Participation rate..................... 70.9 70.6 72.0 70.6 71.5 71.2 71.3 70.8 71.5
Employed................................. 7,198 7,182 7,292 7,149 7,320 7,255 7,278 7,202 7,254
Employment-population ratio............ 65.2 64.3 65.2 64.7 65.8 65.2 65.3 64.5 64.9
Unemployed............................... 632 698 c 760 645 627 667 667 707 742
Unemployment rate...................... 8.1 8.9 9.4 8.3 7.9 8.4 8.4 8.9 9.3
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,866 8,988 8,987 8,848 8,866 9,016 9,038 9,008 8,973
Participation rate..................... 64.4 64.5 64.4 64.2 63.8 64.8 64.9 64.6 64.3
Employed................................. 8,276 8,284 8,300 8,279 8,289 8,336 8,374 8,268 8,305
Employment-population ratio............ 60.1 59.4 59.5 60.1 59.6 59.9 60.1 59.3 59.5
Unemployed............................... 590 704 687 569 577 680 664 740 668
Unemployment rate...................... 6.7 7.8 7.6 6.4 6.5 7.5 7.4 8.2 7.4
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 985 808 887 813 819 764 771 825 747
Participation rate..................... 37.3 30.2 33.1 30.8 30.8 28.7 28.9 30.9 27.9
Employed................................. 618 548 573 561 560 525 582 558 525
Employment-population ratio............ 23.4 20.5 21.4 21.3 21.0 19.7 21.8 20.9 19.6
Unemployed............................... 368 259 314 252 259 239 189 266 221
Unemployment rate...................... 37.3 32.1 35.4 31.0 31.7 31.3 24.5 32.3 29.6
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 10,617 c 10,669 c 10,728 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Civilian labor force....................... 7,106 c 7,156 7,231 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 66.9 67.1 67.4 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 6,887 6,881 6,903 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 64.9 64.5 64.3 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 220 275 328 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 3.1 3.8 4.5 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Not in labor force......................... 3,511 3,513 3,498 (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.
c = corrected.
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: July 10, 2008
