December 21, 2010

Work experience during 2009

Percentage of the population who worked during the year, selected characteristics, 2008 and 2009
Demographic category	2008	2009
Total	67.0	64.9
Men	73.1	70.6
Women	61.3	59.6
White	67.7	65.8
Black or African American	62.5	58.8
Asian	67.4	65.2
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	67.7	65.0

These data featured in the TED article, Work experience during 2009.

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