Table A-6. Selected employment indicators

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                           HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Not seasonally adjusted                        Seasonally adjusted                    
                                                                                                                                         
                 Characteristic                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         
                                                   Oct.     Sept.      Oct.      Oct.      June      July      Aug.     Sept.      Oct.  
                                                   2008     2009       2009      2008      2009      2009      2009     2009       2009  
                                                                                                                                         
                   AGE AND SEX                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                         
  Total, 16 years and over.....................  145,543   139,079   139,088   144,657   140,196   140,041   139,649   138,864   138,275 
    16 to 19 years.............................    5,239     4,456     4,287     5,390     4,999     4,933     4,783     4,659     4,452 
      16 to 17 years...........................    1,930     1,582     1,400     1,933     1,732     1,718     1,715     1,623     1,428 
      18 to 19 years...........................    3,309     2,874     2,887     3,469     3,251     3,225     3,057     3,075     3,044 
    20 years and over..........................  140,303   134,623   134,802   139,267   135,197   135,108   134,866   134,206   133,823 
      20 to 24 years...........................   13,517    12,516    12,385    13,528    12,774    12,790    12,749    12,669    12,431 
      25 years and over........................  126,786   122,106   122,417   125,833   122,539   122,455   122,148   121,629   121,444 
        25 to 54 years.........................   99,467    94,802    95,001    98,803    95,391    95,297    94,992    94,404    94,269 
          25 to 34 years.......................   31,369    29,921    30,072    31,122    30,018    30,079    29,970    29,796    29,802 
          35 to 44 years.......................   33,355    31,413    31,144    33,176    31,734    31,613    31,500    31,270    30,966 
          45 to 54 years.......................   34,743    33,468    33,784    34,505    33,639    33,606    33,522    33,338    33,501 
        55 years and over......................   27,319    27,305    27,416    27,029    27,147    27,158    27,156    27,225    27,175 
                                                                                                                                         
  Men, 16 years and over.......................   77,428    73,435    73,361    76,938    73,777    73,703    73,519    73,180    72,857 
    16 to 19 years.............................    2,563     2,210     2,101     2,646     2,390     2,383     2,314     2,293     2,185 
      16 to 17 years...........................      881       775       671       895       821       826       838       792       689 
      18 to 19 years...........................    1,683     1,435     1,430     1,751     1,576     1,562     1,473     1,504     1,490 
    20 years and over..........................   74,865    71,225    71,260    74,292    71,387    71,319    71,204    70,887    70,671 
      20 to 24 years...........................    6,954     6,371     6,224     6,974     6,582     6,546     6,511     6,431     6,263 
      25 years and over........................   67,911    64,854    65,037    67,372    64,855    64,828    64,727    64,484    64,446 
        25 to 54 years.........................   53,470    50,506    50,689    53,090    50,640    50,600    50,544    50,215    50,222 
          25 to 34 years.......................   17,213    16,255    16,405    17,064    16,194    16,231    16,222    16,111    16,210 
          35 to 44 years.......................   18,073    16,863    16,763    17,962    16,926    16,898    16,839    16,764    16,634 
          45 to 54 years.......................   18,184    17,387    17,520    18,065    17,520    17,470    17,482    17,340    17,378 
        55 years and over......................   14,441    14,348    14,348    14,282    14,214    14,228    14,183    14,269    14,225 
                                                                                                                                         
  Women, 16 years and over.....................   68,115    65,644    65,727    67,720    66,419    66,339    66,131    65,684    65,418 
    16 to 19 years.............................    2,676     2,246     2,186     2,744     2,609     2,550     2,468     2,366     2,266 
      16 to 17 years...........................    1,050       807       729     1,038       911       892       877       830       739 
      18 to 19 years...........................    1,626     1,439     1,457     1,718     1,675     1,663     1,584     1,571     1,555 
    20 years and over..........................   65,439    63,398    63,541    64,975    63,810    63,789    63,662    63,318    63,152 
      20 to 24 years...........................    6,563     6,145     6,161     6,553     6,193     6,244     6,238     6,238     6,167 
      25 years and over........................   58,876    57,253    57,380    58,460    57,684    57,627    57,421    57,146    56,998 
        25 to 54 years.........................   45,998    44,295    44,312    45,713    44,751    44,697    44,448    44,189    44,047 
          25 to 34 years.......................   14,157    13,666    13,667    14,058    13,825    13,847    13,748    13,685    13,592 
          35 to 44 years.......................   15,281    14,549    14,381    15,215    14,808    14,714    14,661    14,506    14,332 
          45 to 54 years.......................   16,559    16,081    16,264    16,440    16,118    16,136    16,040    15,999    16,124 
        55 years and over......................   12,878    12,957    13,069    12,747    12,933    12,929    12,973    12,956    12,951 
                                                                                                                                         
                 MARITAL STATUS                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                         
  Married men, spouse present..................   45,947    43,762    43,510    45,787    44,294    43,992    43,943    43,716    43,388 
  Married women, spouse present................   35,831    34,924    34,822    35,590    35,464    35,377    35,199    34,857    34,754 
  Women who maintain families..................    9,431     8,866     8,786     (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)       (1)   
                                                                                                                                         
            FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                         
  Full-time workers (2) .......................  120,020   111,991   111,599   119,304   112,942   112,598   112,262   111,448   110,852 
  Part-time workers (3) .......................   25,523    27,088    27,489    25,452    27,374    27,799    27,600    27,479    27,529 
                                                                                                                                         
               MULTIPLE JOBHOLDERS                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                         
  Total multiple jobholders....................    7,817     7,098     7,224     7,551     7,160     7,284     7,099     7,060     7,027 
      Percent of total employed................      5.4       5.1       5.2       5.2       5.1       5.2       5.1       5.1       5.1 

     1 Data not available.
     2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
     3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
     NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent
  seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.



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