Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons Unemployment rates (1)
(in thousands)
Characteristic
June May June June Feb. Mar. Apr. May June
2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over..................... 6,997 8,487 8,499 4.6 4.8 5.1 5.0 5.5 5.5
16 to 19 years............................. 1,133 1,358 1,253 16.0 16.6 15.8 15.4 18.7 18.1
16 to 17 years........................... 479 547 596 17.0 18.3 18.6 19.7 21.2 23.3
18 to 19 years........................... 680 807 678 15.7 15.5 14.0 13.2 17.5 15.6
20 years and over.......................... 5,865 7,129 c 7,247 4.0 4.3 4.6 4.5 4.8 4.9
20 to 24 years........................... 1,236 1,584 1,535 8.1 8.9 9.3 8.9 10.4 10.1
25 years and over........................ 4,578 5,470 5,639 3.5 3.8 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.3
25 to 54 years......................... 3,754 4,598 4,704 3.6 3.9 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.5
25 to 34 years....................... 1,522 1,761 1,798 4.6 4.8 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.4
35 to 44 years....................... 1,169 1,494 1,545 3.3 3.6 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.4
45 to 54 years....................... 1,062 1,343 1,361 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8
55 years and over...................... 812 896 919 3.1 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.3
Men, 16 years and over....................... 3,859 4,648 4,734 4.7 4.9 5.2 5.1 5.6 5.7
16 to 19 years............................. 648 771 695 18.0 18.7 17.8 16.9 20.7 19.9
16 to 17 years........................... 255 301 333 18.5 20.5 22.0 22.2 23.3 26.2
18 to 19 years........................... 420 475 387 18.5 18.0 15.2 14.5 19.6 17.1
20 years and over.......................... 3,212 3,877 4,038 4.1 4.3 4.6 4.6 4.9 5.1
20 to 24 years........................... 751 900 904 9.3 9.9 10.3 9.9 11.0 11.2
25 years and over........................ 2,417 2,960 3,072 3.4 3.7 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.3
25 to 54 years......................... 1,981 2,465 2,574 3.5 3.8 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.6
25 to 34 years....................... 839 994 986 4.6 4.8 5.4 5.0 5.4 5.4
35 to 44 years....................... 571 772 863 3.0 3.4 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.5
45 to 54 years....................... 572 699 725 3.0 3.4 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.8
55 years and over...................... 436 496 497 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.0 3.4 3.4
Women, 16 years and over..................... 3,138 3,839 3,765 4.4 4.7 5.0 4.8 5.3 5.2
16 to 19 years............................. 485 587 557 13.9 14.5 13.8 14.0 16.6 16.3
16 to 17 years........................... 224 246 262 15.6 16.2 15.5 17.5 19.0 20.3
18 to 19 years........................... 260 332 292 12.6 12.8 12.8 11.8 15.2 13.9
20 years and over.......................... 2,653 3,252 3,208 3.9 4.2 4.6 4.3 4.8 4.7
20 to 24 years........................... 485 684 631 6.8 7.7 8.1 7.7 9.6 8.8
25 years and over........................ 2,161 2,509 2,567 3.6 3.8 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.2
25 to 54 years......................... 1,773 2,133 2,130 3.7 4.0 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.4
25 to 34 years....................... 684 767 812 4.6 4.7 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.4
35 to 44 years....................... 599 722 682 3.7 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.2
45 to 54 years....................... 491 644 636 2.9 3.4 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.7
55 years and over (2).................. 391 357 439 3.2 3.3 3.4 2.8 2.8 3.4
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present.................. 1,126 1,357 1,426 2.4 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0
Married women, spouse present................ 1,013 1,169 1,256 2.7 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.3
Women who maintain families (2).............. 679 683 768 6.8 6.7 7.1 6.8 6.9 7.9
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers (3)........................ 5,722 7,010 7,050 4.5 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5
Part-time workers (4)........................ 1,243 1,454 1,442 4.7 5.0 5.3 4.9 5.5 5.4
1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
2 Not seasonally adjusted.
3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on lay-
off from full-time jobs.
4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on
layoff from part-time jobs.
c = corrected.
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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