Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2004-2007

       Table 2.  Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic 
       or Latino ethnicity, July 2004-2007
       
       (Numbers in thousands.  Data are not seasonally adjusted.)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                      Employment status, sex, race, and                       2004          2005          2006          2007    
                         Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                     TOTAL                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
       Civilian noninstitutional population.............................     36,415        36,681        36,989        37,443   
         Civilian labor force...........................................     24,465        24,436        24,664        24,339   
               Participation rate.......................................       67.2          66.6          66.7          65.0   
           Employed.....................................................     21,447        21,749        21,914        21,717   
               Employment-population ratio..............................       58.9          59.3          59.2          58.0   
           Unemployed...................................................      3,018         2,688         2,750         2,622   
               Looking for full-time work...............................      2,212         1,916         2,028         1,892   
               Looking for part-time work...............................        806           771           722           730   
               Unemployment rate........................................       12.3          11.0          11.2          10.8   
         Not in labor force.............................................     11,950        12,244        12,324        13,104   
                                                                                                                                
                                      Men                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
       Civilian noninstitutional population.............................     18,356        18,501        18,675        18,926   
         Civilian labor force...........................................     12,925        12,871        13,024        12,845   
               Participation rate.......................................       70.4          69.6          69.7          67.9   
           Employed.....................................................     11,373        11,393        11,568        11,421   
               Employment-population ratio..............................       62.0          61.6          61.9          60.3   
           Unemployed...................................................      1,552         1,478         1,456         1,424   
               Looking for full-time work...............................      1,176         1,077         1,152         1,059   
               Looking for part-time work...............................        377           401           303           365   
               Unemployment rate........................................       12.0          11.5          11.2          11.1   
         Not in labor force.............................................      5,431         5,630         5,651         6,081   
                                                                                                                                
                                     Women                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
       Civilian noninstitutional population.............................     18,059        18,180        18,314        18,517   
         Civilian labor force...........................................     11,540        11,566        11,641        11,494   
               Participation rate.......................................       63.9          63.6          63.6          62.1   
           Employed.....................................................     10,074        10,356        10,346        10,296   
               Employment-population ratio..............................       55.8          57.0          56.5          55.6   
           Unemployed...................................................      1,465         1,209         1,295         1,198   
               Looking for full-time work...............................      1,036           839           876           833   
               Looking for part-time work...............................        429           370           419           365   
               Unemployment rate........................................       12.7          10.5          11.1          10.4   
         Not in labor force.............................................      6,519         6,614         6,673         7,023   
                                                                                                                                
                                     White                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
       Civilian noninstitutional population.............................     28,410        28,566        28,736        29,012   
         Civilian labor force...........................................     19,859        19,712        20,002        19,734   
               Participation rate.......................................       69.9          69.0          69.6          68.0   
           Employed.....................................................     17,848        17,944        18,193        17,899   
               Employment-population ratio..............................       62.8          62.8          63.3          61.7   
           Unemployed...................................................      2,011         1,768         1,808         1,835   
               Looking for full-time work...............................      1,406         1,234         1,289         1,304   
               Looking for part-time work...............................        605           533           520           531   
               Unemployment rate........................................       10.1           9.0           9.0           9.3   
         Not in labor force.............................................      8,551         8,854         8,735         9,278   
                                                                                                                                
                           Black or African American                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
       Civilian noninstitutional population.............................      5,245         5,317         5,426         5,539   
         Civilian labor force...........................................      3,029         3,097         3,133         2,998   
               Participation rate.......................................       57.7          58.3          57.7          54.1   
           Employed.....................................................      2,224         2,378         2,361         2,382   
               Employment-population ratio..............................       42.4          44.7          43.5          43.0   
           Unemployed...................................................        804           719           772           616   
               Looking for full-time work...............................        666           544           617           488   
               Looking for part-time work...............................        138           176           155           128   
               Unemployment rate........................................       26.6          23.2          24.7          20.5   
         Not in labor force.............................................      2,216         2,220         2,293         2,541   
                                                                                                                                
                                     Asian                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
       Civilian noninstitutional population.............................      1,503         1,497         1,474         1,511   
         Civilian labor force...........................................        786           794           687           747   
               Participation rate.......................................       52.3          53.1          46.6          49.4   
           Employed.....................................................        719           699           631           689   
               Employment-population ratio..............................       47.8          46.7          42.8          45.6   
           Unemployed...................................................         68            95            56            58   
               Looking for full-time work...............................         46            58            33            32   
               Looking for part-time work...............................         22            38            23            26   
               Unemployment rate........................................        8.6          12.0           8.2           7.7   
         Not in labor force.............................................        716           702           787           764   
                                                                                                                                
                         Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
       Civilian noninstitutional population.............................      6,275         6,335         6,406         6,597   
         Civilian labor force...........................................      3,926         3,800         3,943         3,928   
               Participation rate.......................................       62.6          60.0          61.5          59.5   
           Employed.....................................................      3,428         3,428         3,534         3,465   
               Employment-population ratio..............................       54.6          54.1          55.2          52.5   
           Unemployed...................................................        498           372           409           464   
               Looking for full-time work...............................        373           292           287           341   
               Looking for part-time work...............................        125            80           122           123   
               Unemployment rate........................................       12.7           9.8          10.4          11.8   
         Not in labor force.............................................      2,349         2,536         2,463         2,669   
       
          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.