Economic News Release

       Table 3.  Employed persons 16 to 24 years of age by industry, class of worker, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2007-2008

       (Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.)
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                              
                                                           Total             White        Black or African       Asian          Hispanic or   
                                                                                              American                        Latino ethnicity
               Industry and class of worker                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                              
                                                        2007     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008     2007     2008 
                                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                              
       Total employed...............................   21,717   21,021   17,899   17,323    2,382    2,302      689      703    3,465    3,367
                                                                                                                                              
         Agriculture and related industries.........      345      418      326      412        4        1        6        1       97       68
         Nonagricultural industries.................   21,372   20,604   17,574   16,911    2,377    2,301      683      702    3,368    3,299
           Private wage and salary workers..........   19,375   18,601   15,975   15,246    2,107    2,089      625      643    3,070    3,033
             Mining.................................       97      107       91       95        4        4       -         3       10        3
             Construction...........................    1,558    1,217    1,439    1,122       56       42        5        9      477      364
             Manufacturing..........................    1,398    1,390    1,145    1,171      154      106       71       63      224      296
               Durable goods........................      818      820      655      714       94       50       47       33       71      165
               Nondurable goods.....................      580      571      491      457       61       56       23       31      153      131
             Wholesale trade........................      442      371      408      315       26       32        0        7      107       66
             Retail trade...........................    4,242    3,880    3,456    3,119      505      495      132      148      589      566
             Transportation and utilities...........      479      464      380      335       71       89       14       10       90       96
             Information............................      384      369      289      301       49       32       19       19       54       57
             Financial activities...................      980      979      784      806      108      106       57       50      171      179
             Professional and business services.....    1,672    1,659    1,355    1,355      208      172       62       83      259      281
             Education and health services..........    2,238    2,175    1,749    1,645      353      388       69       78      308      227
             Leisure and hospitality................    4,710    4,926    3,861    4,063      490      550      173      127      612      691
             Other services.........................    1,174    1,064    1,019      918       82       74       23       46      168      206
                                                                                                                                              
           Government...............................    1,607    1,538    1,267    1,247      234      197       50       50      196      169
             Federal................................      171      182      127      148       25       20       13        2       16       25
             State..................................      505      505      378      385       86       72       21       27       67       56
             Local..................................      930      852      763      714      123      105       16       22      113       88
                                                                                                                                              
           Self-employed and unpaid family workers..      390      464      332      418       36       15        9        9      102       96

          - Dash represents or rounds to zero.
          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.