Table 2. Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2005-06

     Table 2.  Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2005-06
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                             Total               Men                 Women       
       Extent of employment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                              
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                         2005      2006      2005      2006      2005      2006  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                  WHITE                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population..........................  185,628   187,721    90,642    91,792    94,986    95,929 
         Total who worked or looked for work.........................  128,319   129,766    69,410    70,160    58,909    59,606 
           Percent of the population.................................     69.1      69.1      76.6      76.4      62.0      62.1 
         Total who worked during the year (1)........................  126,744   128,503    68,595    69,504    58,149    58,999 
           Percent of the population.................................     68.3      68.5      75.7      75.7      61.2      61.5 
                                                                                                                                 
         Percent who worked during the year (1)......................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
           Full time (2).............................................     79.9      80.4      87.2      87.9      71.3      71.7 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................     67.4      68.1      74.7      75.4      58.7      59.4 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      7.6       7.6       7.6       7.7       7.7       7.5 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      4.9       4.8       4.9       4.7       4.9       4.8 
           Part time (3).............................................     20.1      19.6      12.8      12.1      28.7      28.3 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................     10.3      10.0       6.2       5.7      15.1      15.0 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      4.1       4.1       2.5       2.5       6.0       6.1 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      5.7       5.5       4.1       4.0       7.6       7.3 
                                                                                                                                 
                        BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population..........................   26,866    27,345    12,059    12,291    14,807    15,055 
         Total who worked or looked for work.........................   17,764    17,879     8,133     8,200     9,631     9,678 
           Percent of the population.................................     66.1      65.4      67.4      66.7      65.0      64.3 
         Total who worked during the year (1)........................   17,103    17,405     7,830     7,973     9,273     9,432 
           Percent of the population.................................     63.7      63.6      64.9      64.9      62.6      62.7 
                                                                                                                                 
         Percent who worked during the year (1)......................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
           Full time (2).............................................     82.6      83.5      85.8      87.1      79.9      80.4 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................     68.1      70.5      70.3      73.0      66.1      68.3 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      7.8       6.7       8.1       7.4       7.6       6.2 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      6.7       6.3       7.3       6.7       6.1       6.0 
           Part time (3).............................................     17.4      16.5      14.2      12.9      20.1      19.6 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................      8.0       7.6       6.6       5.6       9.2       9.3 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      3.3       3.2       2.8       2.6       3.7       3.7 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      6.1       5.7       4.8       4.6       7.3       6.6 
                                                                                                                                 
                                  ASIAN                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population..........................   10,003    10,518     4,742     4,999     5,261     5,519 
         Total who worked or looked for work.........................    6,850     7,174     3,642     3,797     3,207     3,378 
           Percent of the population.................................     68.5      68.2      76.8      76.0      61.0      61.2 
         Total who worked during the year (1)........................    6,738     7,096     3,582     3,754     3,156     3,342 
           Percent of the population.................................     67.4      67.5      75.5      75.1      60.0      60.5 
                                                                                                                                 
         Percent who worked during the year (1)......................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
           Full time (2).............................................     83.1      83.3      88.3      88.7      77.2      77.4 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................     71.4      72.7      77.2      79.1      64.8      65.6 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      7.0       5.7       7.2       4.9       6.8       6.6 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      4.7       4.9       3.9       4.6       5.6       5.2 
           Part time (3).............................................     16.9      16.7      11.7      11.3      22.8      22.6 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................      8.8       9.4       5.8       5.9      12.1      13.3 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      3.2       3.0       1.4       2.0       5.3       4.1 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      4.9       4.3       4.5       3.4       5.4       5.3 
                                                                                                                                 
                       HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                              
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population..........................   29,793    31,054    15,309    15,979    14,484    15,075 
         Total who worked or looked for work.........................   20,605    21,708    12,296    12,906     8,309     8,802 
           Percent of the population.................................     69.2      69.9      80.3      80.8      57.4      58.4 
         Total who worked during the year (1)........................   20,262    21,447    12,121    12,795     8,141     8,651 
           Percent of the population.................................     68.0      69.1      79.2      80.1      56.2      57.4 
                                                                                                                                 
         Percent who worked during the year (1)......................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
           Full time (2).............................................     85.0      85.2      90.9      91.4      76.3      75.9 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................     70.5      70.9      76.6      77.0      61.4      61.9 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      8.6       8.5       8.8       9.1       8.2       7.6 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      6.0       5.8       5.4       5.3       6.7       6.4 
           Part time (3).............................................     15.0      14.8       9.1       8.6      23.7      24.1 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................      8.0       7.5       4.8       4.0      12.7      12.7 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      2.5       2.9       1.4       1.9       4.1       4.3 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      4.5       4.4       2.9       2.6       6.9       7.1 
     
        1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
        2 Usually worked 35 hours or more per week.
        3 Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week.
        NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in
     table 1 because data are not presented for all races.  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be
     of any race.  Also, see Note, table 1.