Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, April-July 2007
Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino
ethnicity, April-July 2007
(Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.)
April-July changes (1)
Employment status, sex, race, and April May June July
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Number Percent
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 37,349 37,379 37,410 37,443 94 .3
Civilian labor force........................................... 21,442 21,659 23,981 24,339 2,897 13.5
Participation rate....................................... 57.4 57.9 64.1 65.0 7.6 13.2
Employed..................................................... 19,368 19,457 21,098 21,717 2,349 12.1
Employment-population ratio.............................. 51.9 52.1 56.4 58.0 6.1 11.8
Unemployed................................................... 2,074 2,203 2,883 2,622 548 26.4
Looking for full-time work............................... 1,377 1,546 2,136 1,892 516 37.4
Looking for part-time work............................... 698 656 746 730 32 4.6
Unemployment rate........................................ 9.7 10.2 12.0 10.8 1.1 11.4
Not in labor force............................................. 15,907 15,720 13,429 13,104 -2,803 -17.6
Men
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 18,882 18,896 18,910 18,926 43 .2
Civilian labor force........................................... 11,274 11,458 12,686 12,845 1,571 13.9
Participation rate....................................... 59.7 60.6 67.1 67.9 8.2 13.7
Employed..................................................... 10,080 10,157 11,020 11,421 1,341 13.3
Employment-population ratio.............................. 53.4 53.7 58.3 60.3 7.0 13.0
Unemployed................................................... 1,194 1,302 1,666 1,424 230 19.3
Looking for full-time work............................... 822 980 1,266 1,059 237 28.8
Looking for part-time work............................... 372 322 400 365 -7 -1.9
Unemployment rate........................................ 10.6 11.4 13.1 11.1 .5 4.7
Not in labor force............................................. 7,609 7,438 6,224 6,081 -1,528 -20.1
Women
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 18,467 18,483 18,500 18,517 50 .3
Civilian labor force........................................... 10,168 10,201 11,294 11,494 1,326 13.0
Participation rate....................................... 55.1 55.2 61.1 62.1 7.0 12.7
Employed..................................................... 9,288 9,300 10,078 10,296 1,008 10.9
Employment-population ratio.............................. 50.3 50.3 54.5 55.6 5.3 10.6
Unemployed................................................... 880 901 1,216 1,198 318 36.1
Looking for full-time work............................... 555 566 870 833 279 50.2
Looking for part-time work............................... 326 335 346 365 39 12.0
Unemployment rate........................................ 8.7 8.8 10.8 10.4 1.8 20.4
Not in labor force............................................. 8,298 8,282 7,205 7,023 -1,275 -15.4
White
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 28,957 28,974 28,992 29,012 55 .2
Civilian labor force........................................... 17,360 17,540 19,405 19,734 2,374 13.7
Participation rate....................................... 60.0 60.5 66.9 68.0 8.1 13.5
Employed..................................................... 15,928 15,942 17,363 17,899 1,972 12.4
Employment-population ratio.............................. 55.0 55.0 59.9 61.7 6.7 12.2
Unemployed................................................... 1,433 1,598 2,043 1,835 403 28.1
Looking for full-time work............................... 930 1,071 1,495 1,304 373 40.1
Looking for part-time work............................... 502 526 548 531 29 5.8
Unemployment rate........................................ 8.3 9.1 10.5 9.3 1.0 12.7
Not in labor force............................................. 11,597 11,434 9,587 9,278 -2,319 -20.0
Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 5,512 5,521 5,530 5,539 26 .5
Civilian labor force........................................... 2,649 2,713 3,057 2,998 349 13.2
Participation rate....................................... 48.1 49.1 55.3 54.1 6.1 12.6
Employed..................................................... 2,155 2,239 2,356 2,382 227 10.5
Employment-population ratio.............................. 39.1 40.6 42.6 43.0 3.9 10.0
Unemployed................................................... 494 474 701 616 122 24.7
Looking for full-time work............................... 341 380 551 488 147 43.1
Looking for part-time work............................... 153 94 150 128 -25 -16.3
Unemployment rate........................................ 18.7 17.5 22.9 20.5 1.9 10.2
Not in labor force............................................. 2,864 2,808 2,473 2,541 -323 -11.3
Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 1,534 1,548 1,526 1,511 -23 -1.5
Civilian labor force........................................... 688 627 707 747 59 8.6
Participation rate....................................... 44.8 40.5 46.3 49.4 4.6 10.2
Employed..................................................... 644 585 646 689 45 7.0
Employment-population ratio.............................. 42.0 37.8 42.3 45.6 3.6 8.6
Unemployed................................................... 44 41 61 58 14 32.0
Looking for full-time work............................... 29 27 43 32 3 11.3
Looking for part-time work............................... 15 14 18 26 11 72.1
Unemployment rate........................................ 6.3 6.6 8.7 7.7 1.4 21.5
Not in labor force............................................. 846 921 819 764 -82 -9.7
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 6,560 6,572 6,584 6,597 37 .6
Civilian labor force........................................... 3,776 3,722 3,881 3,928 152 4.0
Participation rate....................................... 57.6 56.6 58.9 59.5 2.0 3.5
Employed..................................................... 3,397 3,327 3,423 3,465 68 2.0
Employment-population ratio.............................. 51.8 50.6 52.0 52.5 .7 1.4
Unemployed................................................... 379 394 458 464 84 22.3
Looking for full-time work............................... 275 274 351 341 65 23.8
Looking for part-time work............................... 104 120 107 123 19 18.4
Unemployment rate........................................ 10.0 10.6 11.8 11.8 1.8 17.5
Not in labor force............................................. 2,785 2,851 2,703 2,669 -116 -4.2
1 Changes are calculated using unrounded data.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are
not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Updated population
controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Last Modified Date: August 24, 2007
Bureau of Labor Statistics
