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)


	Jan.
2009
	Dec.
2009
	Jan.
2010
	Jan.
2009
	Sept.
2009
	Oct.
2009
	Nov.
2009
	Dec.
2009
	Jan.
2010






	WHITE
				



	Civilian noninstitutional population
	190,225
	191,628
	191,454
	190,225
	191,244
	191,394
	191,516
	191,628
	191,454



	Civilian labor force
	125,099
	124,344
	124,498
	125,524
	125,581
	125,567
	125,258
	124,605
	124,579



	Participation rate
	65.8
	64.9
	65.0
	66.0
	65.7
	65.6
	65.4
	65.0
	65.1



	Employed
	115,320
	113,416
	112,546
	116,709
	114,215
	113,754
	113,669
	113,339
	113,797



	Employment-population ratio
	60.6
	59.2
	58.8
	61.4
	59.7
	59.4
	59.4
	59.1
	59.4



	Unemployed
	9,779
	10,928
	11,952
	8,815
	11,366
	11,813
	11,589
	11,266
	10,782



	Unemployment rate
	7.8
	8.8
	9.6
	7.0
	9.1
	9.4
	9.3
	9.0
	8.7



	Not in labor force
	65,126
	67,284
	66,956
	64,701
	65,663
	65,827
	66,258
	67,024
	66,875



	Men, 20 years and over
				



	Civilian labor force
	65,218
	64,870
	64,877
	65,258
	65,548
	65,540
	65,387
	64,804
	64,682



	Participation rate
	75.5
	74.4
	74.5
	75.5
	75.4
	75.3
	75.0
	74.3
	74.3



	Employed
	59,787
	58,653
	57,937
	60,688
	59,279
	59,077
	58,996
	58,782
	58,813



	Employment-population ratio
	69.2
	67.2
	66.5
	70.2
	68.1
	67.8
	67.7
	67.4
	67.5



	Unemployed
	5,431
	6,217
	6,940
	4,570
	6,269
	6,463
	6,390
	6,022
	5,869



	Unemployment rate
	8.3
	9.6
	10.7
	7.0
	9.6
	9.9
	9.8
	9.3
	9.1



	Women, 20 years and over
				



	Civilian labor force
	54,882
	54,823
	55,135
	54,851
	54,841
	54,932
	54,908
	54,822
	55,017



	Participation rate
	60.5
	60.0
	60.4
	60.4
	60.1
	60.2
	60.1
	60.0
	60.2



	Employed
	51,494
	51,116
	51,202
	51,612
	50,956
	50,861
	50,852
	50,753
	51,248



	Employment-population ratio
	56.7
	55.9
	56.1
	56.9
	55.8
	55.7
	55.6
	55.5
	56.1



	Unemployed
	3,388
	3,707
	3,933
	3,239
	3,884
	4,071
	4,056
	4,069
	3,769



	Unemployment rate
	6.2
	6.8
	7.1
	5.9
	7.1
	7.4
	7.4
	7.4
	6.8



	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
				



	Civilian labor force
	4,999
	4,651
	4,486
	5,415
	5,192
	5,095
	4,963
	4,978
	4,880



	Participation rate
	38.2
	35.9
	34.5
	41.4
	39.9
	39.2
	38.2
	38.4
	37.5



	Employed
	4,039
	3,647
	3,406
	4,409
	3,980
	3,816
	3,820
	3,804
	3,736



	Employment-population ratio
	30.9
	28.1
	26.2
	33.7
	30.6
	29.3
	29.4
	29.3
	28.7



	Unemployed
	960
	1,004
	1,080
	1,006
	1,212
	1,279
	1,142
	1,174
	1,145



	Unemployment rate
	19.2
	21.6
	24.1
	18.6
	23.3
	25.1
	23.0
	23.6
	23.5



	


	BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
				



	Civilian noninstitutional population
	28,052
	28,437
	28,526
	28,052
	28,330
	28,369
	28,404
	28,437
	28,526



	Civilian labor force
	17,629
	17,484
	17,702
	17,741
	17,455
	17,516
	17,660
	17,600
	17,749



	Participation rate
	62.8
	61.5
	62.1
	63.2
	61.6
	61.7
	62.2
	61.9
	62.2



	Employed
	15,274
	14,759
	14,643
	15,463
	14,754
	14,763
	14,904
	14,758
	14,820



	Employment-population ratio
	54.4
	51.9
	51.3
	55.1
	52.1
	52.0
	52.5
	51.9
	52.0



	Unemployed
	2,355
	2,725
	3,059
	2,278
	2,701
	2,754
	2,757
	2,843
	2,929



	Unemployment rate
	13.4
	15.6
	17.3
	12.8
	15.5
	15.7
	15.6
	16.2
	16.5



	Not in labor force
	10,423
	10,953
	10,824
	10,311
	10,875
	10,853
	10,744
	10,837
	10,777



	Men, 20 years and over
				



	Civilian labor force
	7,962
	7,896
	8,017
	7,956
	7,820
	7,899
	7,915
	7,907
	7,970



	Participation rate
	70.6
	68.7
	69.6
	70.5
	68.4
	69.0
	69.0
	68.8
	69.2



	Employed
	6,702
	6,579
	6,451
	6,811
	6,526
	6,553
	6,584
	6,591
	6,566



	Employment-population ratio
	59.4
	57.3
	56.0
	60.4
	57.1
	57.2
	57.4
	57.4
	57.0



	Unemployed
	1,260
	1,317
	1,565
	1,145
	1,294
	1,346
	1,331
	1,316
	1,405



	Unemployment rate
	15.8
	16.7
	19.5
	14.4
	16.5
	17.0
	16.8
	16.6
	17.6



	Women, 20 years and over
				



	Civilian labor force
	8,957
	8,891
	8,998
	9,001
	8,947
	8,911
	9,001
	8,959
	9,034



	Participation rate
	63.6
	62.2
	62.8
	63.9
	62.9
	62.5
	63.1
	62.7
	63.1



	Employed
	8,121
	7,786
	7,803
	8,156
	7,827
	7,800
	7,946
	7,788
	7,836



	Employment-population ratio
	57.7
	54.5
	54.5
	57.9
	55.0
	54.8
	55.7
	54.5
	54.7



	Unemployed
	836
	1,105
	1,194
	845
	1,120
	1,110
	1,055
	1,171
	1,198



	Unemployment rate
	9.3
	12.4
	13.3
	9.4
	12.5
	12.5
	11.7
	13.1
	13.3



	Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
				



	Civilian labor force
	710
	698
	687
	784
	688
	707
	743
	734
	745



	Participation rate
	26.4
	26.2
	25.6
	29.1
	25.7
	26.4
	27.8
	27.5
	27.7



	Employed
	451
	394
	388
	496
	401
	409
	373
	379
	418



	Employment-population ratio
	16.7
	14.8
	14.5
	18.4
	15.0
	15.3
	14.0
	14.2
	15.6



	Unemployed
	259
	303
	299
	288
	287
	298
	370
	356
	326



	Unemployment rate
	36.5
	43.5
	43.5
	36.8
	41.7
	42.1
	49.8
	48.4
	43.8



	


	ASIAN
				



	Civilian noninstitutional population
	10,745
	10,904
	10,950
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-



	Civilian labor force
	7,023
	7,163
	7,020
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-



	Participation rate
	65.4
	65.7
	64.1
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-



	Employed
	6,588
	6,560
	6,431
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-



	Employment-population ratio
	61.3
	60.2
	58.7
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-



	Unemployed
	435
	602
	589
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-



	Unemployment rate
	6.2
	8.4
	8.4
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-



	Not in labor force
	3,722
	3,741
	3,930
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-
	-







	
		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.

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)
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population	190,225	191,628	191,454	190,225	191,244	191,394	191,516	191,628	191,454
Civilian labor force	125,099	124,344	124,498	125,524	125,581	125,567	125,258	124,605	124,579
Participation rate	65.8	64.9	65.0	66.0	65.7	65.6	65.4	65.0	65.1
Employed	115,320	113,416	112,546	116,709	114,215	113,754	113,669	113,339	113,797
Employment-population ratio	60.6	59.2	58.8	61.4	59.7	59.4	59.4	59.1	59.4
Unemployed	9,779	10,928	11,952	8,815	11,366	11,813	11,589	11,266	10,782
Unemployment rate	7.8	8.8	9.6	7.0	9.1	9.4	9.3	9.0	8.7
Not in labor force	65,126	67,284	66,956	64,701	65,663	65,827	66,258	67,024	66,875
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	65,218	64,870	64,877	65,258	65,548	65,540	65,387	64,804	64,682
Participation rate	75.5	74.4	74.5	75.5	75.4	75.3	75.0	74.3	74.3
Employed	59,787	58,653	57,937	60,688	59,279	59,077	58,996	58,782	58,813
Employment-population ratio	69.2	67.2	66.5	70.2	68.1	67.8	67.7	67.4	67.5
Unemployed	5,431	6,217	6,940	4,570	6,269	6,463	6,390	6,022	5,869
Unemployment rate	8.3	9.6	10.7	7.0	9.6	9.9	9.8	9.3	9.1
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	54,882	54,823	55,135	54,851	54,841	54,932	54,908	54,822	55,017
Participation rate	60.5	60.0	60.4	60.4	60.1	60.2	60.1	60.0	60.2
Employed	51,494	51,116	51,202	51,612	50,956	50,861	50,852	50,753	51,248
Employment-population ratio	56.7	55.9	56.1	56.9	55.8	55.7	55.6	55.5	56.1
Unemployed	3,388	3,707	3,933	3,239	3,884	4,071	4,056	4,069	3,769
Unemployment rate	6.2	6.8	7.1	5.9	7.1	7.4	7.4	7.4	6.8
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force	4,999	4,651	4,486	5,415	5,192	5,095	4,963	4,978	4,880
Participation rate	38.2	35.9	34.5	41.4	39.9	39.2	38.2	38.4	37.5
Employed	4,039	3,647	3,406	4,409	3,980	3,816	3,820	3,804	3,736
Employment-population ratio	30.9	28.1	26.2	33.7	30.6	29.3	29.4	29.3	28.7
Unemployed	960	1,004	1,080	1,006	1,212	1,279	1,142	1,174	1,145
Unemployment rate	19.2	21.6	24.1	18.6	23.3	25.1	23.0	23.6	23.5

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population	28,052	28,437	28,526	28,052	28,330	28,369	28,404	28,437	28,526
Civilian labor force	17,629	17,484	17,702	17,741	17,455	17,516	17,660	17,600	17,749
Participation rate	62.8	61.5	62.1	63.2	61.6	61.7	62.2	61.9	62.2
Employed	15,274	14,759	14,643	15,463	14,754	14,763	14,904	14,758	14,820
Employment-population ratio	54.4	51.9	51.3	55.1	52.1	52.0	52.5	51.9	52.0
Unemployed	2,355	2,725	3,059	2,278	2,701	2,754	2,757	2,843	2,929
Unemployment rate	13.4	15.6	17.3	12.8	15.5	15.7	15.6	16.2	16.5
Not in labor force	10,423	10,953	10,824	10,311	10,875	10,853	10,744	10,837	10,777
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	7,962	7,896	8,017	7,956	7,820	7,899	7,915	7,907	7,970
Participation rate	70.6	68.7	69.6	70.5	68.4	69.0	69.0	68.8	69.2
Employed	6,702	6,579	6,451	6,811	6,526	6,553	6,584	6,591	6,566
Employment-population ratio	59.4	57.3	56.0	60.4	57.1	57.2	57.4	57.4	57.0
Unemployed	1,260	1,317	1,565	1,145	1,294	1,346	1,331	1,316	1,405
Unemployment rate	15.8	16.7	19.5	14.4	16.5	17.0	16.8	16.6	17.6
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	8,957	8,891	8,998	9,001	8,947	8,911	9,001	8,959	9,034
Participation rate	63.6	62.2	62.8	63.9	62.9	62.5	63.1	62.7	63.1
Employed	8,121	7,786	7,803	8,156	7,827	7,800	7,946	7,788	7,836
Employment-population ratio	57.7	54.5	54.5	57.9	55.0	54.8	55.7	54.5	54.7
Unemployed	836	1,105	1,194	845	1,120	1,110	1,055	1,171	1,198
Unemployment rate	9.3	12.4	13.3	9.4	12.5	12.5	11.7	13.1	13.3
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force	710	698	687	784	688	707	743	734	745
Participation rate	26.4	26.2	25.6	29.1	25.7	26.4	27.8	27.5	27.7
Employed	451	394	388	496	401	409	373	379	418
Employment-population ratio	16.7	14.8	14.5	18.4	15.0	15.3	14.0	14.2	15.6
Unemployed	259	303	299	288	287	298	370	356	326
Unemployment rate	36.5	43.5	43.5	36.8	41.7	42.1	49.8	48.4	43.8

ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population	10,745	10,904	10,950	-	-	-	-	-	-
Civilian labor force	7,023	7,163	7,020	-	-	-	-	-	-
Participation rate	65.4	65.7	64.1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	6,588	6,560	6,431	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employment-population ratio	61.3	60.2	58.7	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unemployed	435	602	589	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unemployment rate	6.2	8.4	8.4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Not in labor force	3,722	3,741	3,930	-	-	-	-	-	-
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.

Last Modified Date: February 05, 2010

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Employment status, race, sex, and age	Not seasonally adjusted			Seasonally adjusted(1)
Employment status, race, sex, and age	Jan. 2009	Dec. 2009	Jan. 2010	Jan. 2009	Sept. 2009	Oct. 2009	Nov. 2009	Dec. 2009	Jan. 2010
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population	190,225	191,628	191,454	190,225	191,244	191,394	191,516	191,628	191,454
Civilian labor force	125,099	124,344	124,498	125,524	125,581	125,567	125,258	124,605	124,579
Participation rate	65.8	64.9	65.0	66.0	65.7	65.6	65.4	65.0	65.1
Employed	115,320	113,416	112,546	116,709	114,215	113,754	113,669	113,339	113,797
Employment-population ratio	60.6	59.2	58.8	61.4	59.7	59.4	59.4	59.1	59.4
Unemployed	9,779	10,928	11,952	8,815	11,366	11,813	11,589	11,266	10,782
Unemployment rate	7.8	8.8	9.6	7.0	9.1	9.4	9.3	9.0	8.7
Not in labor force	65,126	67,284	66,956	64,701	65,663	65,827	66,258	67,024	66,875
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	65,218	64,870	64,877	65,258	65,548	65,540	65,387	64,804	64,682
Participation rate	75.5	74.4	74.5	75.5	75.4	75.3	75.0	74.3	74.3
Employed	59,787	58,653	57,937	60,688	59,279	59,077	58,996	58,782	58,813
Employment-population ratio	69.2	67.2	66.5	70.2	68.1	67.8	67.7	67.4	67.5
Unemployed	5,431	6,217	6,940	4,570	6,269	6,463	6,390	6,022	5,869
Unemployment rate	8.3	9.6	10.7	7.0	9.6	9.9	9.8	9.3	9.1
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	54,882	54,823	55,135	54,851	54,841	54,932	54,908	54,822	55,017
Participation rate	60.5	60.0	60.4	60.4	60.1	60.2	60.1	60.0	60.2
Employed	51,494	51,116	51,202	51,612	50,956	50,861	50,852	50,753	51,248
Employment-population ratio	56.7	55.9	56.1	56.9	55.8	55.7	55.6	55.5	56.1
Unemployed	3,388	3,707	3,933	3,239	3,884	4,071	4,056	4,069	3,769
Unemployment rate	6.2	6.8	7.1	5.9	7.1	7.4	7.4	7.4	6.8
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force	4,999	4,651	4,486	5,415	5,192	5,095	4,963	4,978	4,880
Participation rate	38.2	35.9	34.5	41.4	39.9	39.2	38.2	38.4	37.5
Employed	4,039	3,647	3,406	4,409	3,980	3,816	3,820	3,804	3,736
Employment-population ratio	30.9	28.1	26.2	33.7	30.6	29.3	29.4	29.3	28.7
Unemployed	960	1,004	1,080	1,006	1,212	1,279	1,142	1,174	1,145
Unemployment rate	19.2	21.6	24.1	18.6	23.3	25.1	23.0	23.6	23.5

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population	28,052	28,437	28,526	28,052	28,330	28,369	28,404	28,437	28,526
Civilian labor force	17,629	17,484	17,702	17,741	17,455	17,516	17,660	17,600	17,749
Participation rate	62.8	61.5	62.1	63.2	61.6	61.7	62.2	61.9	62.2
Employed	15,274	14,759	14,643	15,463	14,754	14,763	14,904	14,758	14,820
Employment-population ratio	54.4	51.9	51.3	55.1	52.1	52.0	52.5	51.9	52.0
Unemployed	2,355	2,725	3,059	2,278	2,701	2,754	2,757	2,843	2,929
Unemployment rate	13.4	15.6	17.3	12.8	15.5	15.7	15.6	16.2	16.5
Not in labor force	10,423	10,953	10,824	10,311	10,875	10,853	10,744	10,837	10,777
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	7,962	7,896	8,017	7,956	7,820	7,899	7,915	7,907	7,970
Participation rate	70.6	68.7	69.6	70.5	68.4	69.0	69.0	68.8	69.2
Employed	6,702	6,579	6,451	6,811	6,526	6,553	6,584	6,591	6,566
Employment-population ratio	59.4	57.3	56.0	60.4	57.1	57.2	57.4	57.4	57.0
Unemployed	1,260	1,317	1,565	1,145	1,294	1,346	1,331	1,316	1,405
Unemployment rate	15.8	16.7	19.5	14.4	16.5	17.0	16.8	16.6	17.6
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force	8,957	8,891	8,998	9,001	8,947	8,911	9,001	8,959	9,034
Participation rate	63.6	62.2	62.8	63.9	62.9	62.5	63.1	62.7	63.1
Employed	8,121	7,786	7,803	8,156	7,827	7,800	7,946	7,788	7,836
Employment-population ratio	57.7	54.5	54.5	57.9	55.0	54.8	55.7	54.5	54.7
Unemployed	836	1,105	1,194	845	1,120	1,110	1,055	1,171	1,198
Unemployment rate	9.3	12.4	13.3	9.4	12.5	12.5	11.7	13.1	13.3
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force	710	698	687	784	688	707	743	734	745
Participation rate	26.4	26.2	25.6	29.1	25.7	26.4	27.8	27.5	27.7
Employed	451	394	388	496	401	409	373	379	418
Employment-population ratio	16.7	14.8	14.5	18.4	15.0	15.3	14.0	14.2	15.6
Unemployed	259	303	299	288	287	298	370	356	326
Unemployment rate	36.5	43.5	43.5	36.8	41.7	42.1	49.8	48.4	43.8

ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population	10,745	10,904	10,950	-	-	-	-	-	-
Civilian labor force	7,023	7,163	7,020	-	-	-	-	-	-
Participation rate	65.4	65.7	64.1	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employed	6,588	6,560	6,431	-	-	-	-	-	-
Employment-population ratio	61.3	60.2	58.7	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unemployed	435	602	589	-	-	-	-	-	-
Unemployment rate	6.2	8.4	8.4	-	-	-	-	-	-
Not in labor force	3,722	3,741	3,930	-	-	-	-	-	-
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.