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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2009 Edition)

(Numbers in thousands)
Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2008 annual averages
AgeCivilian
noninstitutional
population
Civilian labor forceNot in
labor force
TotalPercent of
population
EmployedUnemployed
TotalPercent of
population
TotalPercent of
labor force
Total, both sexes

16 years and over

233,788154,28766.0145,36262.28,9245.879,501

16 to 19 years

17,0756,85840.25,57332.61,28518.710,218

16 to 17 years

9,1332,55227.91,98921.856322.16,581

18 to 19 years

7,9424,30654.23,58445.172216.83,637

20 to 24 years

20,40915,17474.413,62966.81,54510.25,234

25 to 54 years

125,652104,39683.199,36979.15,0274.821,255

25 to 34 years

39,99333,33283.331,38378.51,9495.86,661

25 to 29 years

20,81517,29383.116,17177.71,1226.53,522

30 to 34 years

19,17916,03983.615,21279.38275.23,139

35 to 44 years

41,69935,06184.133,45780.21,6044.66,638

35 to 39 years

20,53717,21883.816,40879.98104.73,319

40 to 44 years

21,16217,84384.317,04980.67954.53,318

45 to 54 years

43,96036,00381.934,52978.51,4734.17,957

45 to 49 years

22,64418,87083.318,10680.07644.03,774

50 to 54 years

21,31617,13380.416,42377.07104.14,183

55 to 64 years

33,49121,61564.520,81262.18033.711,876

55 to 59 years

18,44413,48073.112,96970.35113.84,964

60 to 64 years

15,0478,13554.17,84352.12923.66,912

65 years and over

37,1616,24316.85,97916.12644.230,918

65 to 69 years

11,2423,45130.73,30729.41444.27,791

70 to 74 years

8,6391,53417.81,46216.9724.77,105

75 years and over

17,2811,2587.31,2117.0483.816,023
Women

16 years and over

120,67571,76759.567,87656.23,8915.448,908

16 to 19 years

8,4153,38540.22,83733.754916.25,030

16 to 17 years

4,5081,31429.21,06323.625119.13,194

18 to 19 years

3,9072,07153.01,77445.429714.31,836

20 to 24 years

10,1607,10970.06,48463.86258.83,050

25 to 54 years

63,57448,19575.845,96572.32,2294.615,379

25 to 34 years

19,99415,03075.214,20071.08305.54,964

25 to 29 years

10,3637,86275.97,39771.44665.92,501

30 to 34 years

9,6317,16874.46,80370.63655.12,463

35 to 44 years

21,13216,08976.115,36072.77304.55,043

35 to 39 years

10,3957,81475.27,43771.53774.82,581

40 to 44 years

10,7378,27577.17,92273.83534.32,462

45 to 54 years

22,44817,07576.116,40673.16693.95,372

45 to 49 years

11,5368,90877.28,56574.23433.92,628

50 to 54 years

10,9128,16774.87,84171.93264.02,744

55 to 64 years

17,36710,27059.19,89357.03773.77,097

55 to 59 years

9,5156,44567.76,19965.22463.83,070

60 to 64 years

7,8523,82548.73,69447.01323.44,027

65 years and over

21,1602,80813.32,69712.71113.918,352

65 to 69 years

5,9951,58526.41,52825.5573.64,410

70 to 74 years

4,72867614.364413.6324.74,052

75 years and over

10,4375475.25255.0224.09,890
Men

16 years and over

113,11382,52073.077,48668.55,0336.130,593

16 to 19 years

8,6603,47240.12,73631.673621.25,188

16 to 17 years

4,6251,23826.892620.031225.23,387

18 to 19 years

4,0352,23555.41,81044.942519.01,800

20 to 24 years

10,2498,06578.77,14569.792011.42,184

25 to 54 years

62,07856,20290.553,40486.02,7985.05,876

25 to 34 years

19,99918,30291.517,18385.91,1196.11,697

25 to 29 years

10,4519,43190.28,77484.06577.01,020

30 to 34 years

9,5488,87192.98,40988.14625.2677

35 to 44 years

20,56718,97292.218,09788.08754.61,595

35 to 39 years

10,1429,40492.78,97188.44334.6739

40 to 44 years

10,4259,56891.89,12687.54424.6857

45 to 54 years

21,51218,92888.018,12484.28044.22,584

45 to 49 years

11,1089,96289.79,54185.94204.21,146

50 to 54 years

10,4048,96686.28,58282.53834.31,438

55 to 64 years

16,12311,34570.410,91967.74253.84,779

55 to 59 years

8,9297,03578.86,77075.82653.81,894

60 to 64 years

7,1944,31059.94,14957.71603.72,885

65 years and over

16,0023,43621.53,28220.51534.512,566

65 to 69 years

5,2461,86635.61,77933.9874.73,380

70 to 74 years

3,91285821.981820.9404.73,053

75 years and over

6,84471110.468510.0263.66,133

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.