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
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..................... 10,221 15,142 15,700 6.6 9.5 9.4 9.7 9.8 10.2
16 to 19 years............................. 1,408 1,626 1,700 20.7 24.0 23.8 25.5 25.9 27.6
16 to 17 years........................... 582 619 613 23.1 25.1 25.4 26.4 27.6 30.0
18 to 19 years........................... 782 984 1,048 18.4 23.7 23.0 25.0 24.2 25.6
20 years and over.......................... 8,813 13,516 14,000 6.0 8.9 8.7 9.0 9.1 9.5
20 to 24 years........................... 1,612 2,215 2,298 10.6 15.2 15.3 15.1 14.9 15.6
25 years and over........................ 7,092 11,402 11,612 5.3 8.2 8.1 8.3 8.6 8.7
25 to 54 years......................... 5,795 9,467 9,528 5.5 8.5 8.4 8.7 9.1 9.2
25 to 34 years....................... 2,245 3,522 3,597 6.7 10.1 10.0 10.4 10.6 10.8
35 to 44 years....................... 1,887 3,033 3,075 5.4 8.1 7.9 8.1 8.8 9.0
45 to 54 years....................... 1,662 2,913 2,856 4.6 7.3 7.4 7.7 8.0 7.9
55 years and over...................... 1,290 1,992 2,055 4.6 7.0 6.7 6.8 6.8 7.0
Men, 16 years and over....................... 5,954 9,088 9,418 7.2 10.6 10.5 10.9 11.0 11.4
16 to 19 years............................. 866 957 981 24.7 26.2 27.0 29.8 29.5 31.0
16 to 17 years........................... 336 349 347 27.3 25.8 27.7 29.8 30.6 33.5
18 to 19 years........................... 486 592 602 21.7 26.9 27.0 29.8 28.3 28.8
20 years and over.......................... 5,088 8,131 8,437 6.4 10.0 9.8 10.1 10.3 10.7
20 to 24 years........................... 1,037 1,307 1,432 12.9 17.2 17.1 16.8 16.9 18.6
25 years and over........................ 3,972 6,930 6,946 5.6 9.2 9.0 9.5 9.7 9.7
25 to 54 years......................... 3,264 5,813 5,749 5.8 9.5 9.5 10.0 10.4 10.3
25 to 34 years....................... 1,295 2,212 2,110 7.1 11.4 11.1 11.5 12.1 11.5
35 to 44 years....................... 1,057 1,796 1,878 5.6 8.9 8.9 9.5 9.7 10.1
45 to 54 years....................... 913 1,805 1,761 4.8 8.5 8.5 9.0 9.4 9.2
55 years and over...................... 708 1,117 1,197 4.7 7.7 7.4 7.5 7.3 7.8
Women, 16 years and over..................... 4,267 6,054 6,282 5.9 8.3 8.1 8.2 8.4 8.8
16 to 19 years............................. 542 669 719 16.5 21.8 20.5 21.1 22.0 24.1
16 to 17 years........................... 247 269 265 19.2 24.4 23.2 22.9 24.5 26.4
18 to 19 years........................... 296 392 446 14.7 20.4 18.8 19.9 20.0 22.3
20 years and over.......................... 3,725 5,385 5,562 5.4 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.8 8.1
20 to 24 years........................... 575 908 866 8.1 12.8 13.3 13.2 12.7 12.3
25 years and over........................ 3,120 4,472 4,666 5.1 7.0 6.9 7.0 7.3 7.6
25 to 54 years......................... 2,530 3,654 3,779 5.2 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.6 7.9
25 to 34 years....................... 951 1,310 1,488 6.3 8.5 8.7 9.1 8.7 9.9
35 to 44 years....................... 831 1,237 1,197 5.2 7.2 6.7 6.5 7.9 7.7
45 to 54 years....................... 749 1,108 1,095 4.4 6.0 6.0 6.3 6.5 6.4
55 years and over (2) ................. 579 876 853 4.3 6.4 7.1 6.7 6.3 6.1
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present.................. 1,970 3,474 3,565 4.1 6.9 6.9 7.1 7.4 7.6
Married women, spouse present................ 1,545 2,131 2,196 4.2 5.6 5.5 5.4 5.8 5.9
Women who maintain families (2) .............. 906 1,166 1,299 8.8 11.7 12.6 12.2 11.6 12.9
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers (3) ....................... 8,659 13,338 13,901 6.8 10.3 10.1 10.5 10.7 11.1
Part-time workers (4) ....................... 1,534 1,879 1,798 5.7 5.9 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.1
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 layoff
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.
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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