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.
  
  
  
  
  
  

Table of Contents

Last Modified Date: July 10, 2008