Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1)
Employment status, race, sex, and age
Oct. Sept. Oct. Oct. June July Aug. Sept. Oct.
2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 188,813 189,916 190,085 188,813 189,428 189,587 189,747 189,916 190,085
Civilian labor force....................... 125,228 125,853 126,311 125,151 125,704 125,971 125,981 125,955 126,388
Participation rate..................... 66.3 66.3 66.4 66.3 66.4 66.4 66.4 66.3 66.5
Employed................................. 120,424 119,294 119,389 119,883 119,518 119,542 119,222 119,180 118,893
Employment-population ratio............ 63.8 62.8 62.8 63.5 63.1 63.1 62.8 62.8 62.5
Unemployed............................... 4,804 6,559 6,923 5,268 6,186 6,428 6,760 6,775 7,495
Unemployment rate...................... 3.8 5.2 5.5 4.2 4.9 5.1 5.4 5.4 5.9
Not in labor force......................... 63,585 64,063 63,774 63,662 63,724 63,616 63,766 63,961 63,697
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 65,337 65,645 65,785 65,255 65,402 65,789 65,690 65,747 65,844
Participation rate..................... 76.2 76.1 76.2 76.1 76.1 76.4 76.2 76.2 76.3
Employed................................. 63,143 62,400 62,411 62,762 62,447 62,695 62,446 62,239 62,081
Employment-population ratio............ 73.7 72.3 72.3 73.2 72.6 72.8 72.5 72.2 71.9
Unemployed............................... 2,194 3,245 3,374 2,493 2,955 3,094 3,244 3,508 3,763
Unemployment rate...................... 3.4 4.9 5.1 3.8 4.5 4.7 4.9 5.3 5.7
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 54,355 54,809 55,204 54,102 54,562 54,424 54,668 54,603 54,930
Participation rate..................... 60.4 60.5 60.9 60.1 60.4 60.2 60.4 60.3 60.6
Employed................................. 52,476 52,421 52,595 52,136 52,282 52,184 52,118 52,309 52,236
Employment-population ratio............ 58.3 57.9 58.0 57.9 57.9 57.7 57.6 57.8 57.6
Unemployed............................... 1,878 2,388 2,610 1,966 2,280 2,240 2,551 2,294 2,694
Unemployment rate...................... 3.5 4.4 4.7 3.6 4.2 4.1 4.7 4.2 4.9
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 5,536 5,399 5,321 5,795 5,740 5,758 5,623 5,606 5,615
Participation rate..................... 42.3 41.2 40.6 44.3 43.9 44.0 43.0 42.8 42.9
Employed................................. 4,805 4,473 4,383 4,985 4,789 4,664 4,658 4,632 4,577
Employment-population ratio............ 36.7 34.2 33.5 38.1 36.6 35.6 35.6 35.4 34.9
Unemployed............................... 731 926 939 810 951 1,094 965 974 1,038
Unemployment rate...................... 13.2 17.2 17.6 14.0 16.6 19.0 17.2 17.4 18.5
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 27,627 27,939 27,982 27,627 27,816 27,854 27,896 27,939 27,982
Civilian labor force....................... 17,520 17,756 17,799 17,430 17,716 17,767 17,973 17,737 17,793
Participation rate..................... 63.4 63.6 63.6 63.1 63.7 63.8 64.4 63.5 63.6
Employed................................. 16,085 15,767 15,847 15,946 16,085 16,040 16,074 15,714 15,810
Employment-population ratio............ 58.2 56.4 56.6 57.7 57.8 57.6 57.6 56.2 56.5
Unemployed............................... 1,435 1,989 1,952 1,483 1,632 1,726 1,899 2,023 1,983
Unemployment rate...................... 8.2 11.2 11.0 8.5 9.2 9.7 10.6 11.4 11.1
Not in labor force......................... 10,107 10,183 10,183 10,197 10,100 10,088 9,923 10,202 10,190
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 7,896 8,021 8,005 7,833 7,997 7,979 8,066 8,004 7,980
Participation rate..................... 71.0 71.4 71.1 70.4 71.5 71.3 71.9 71.2 70.9
Employed................................. 7,274 7,126 7,083 7,194 7,254 7,184 7,239 7,052 7,052
Employment-population ratio............ 65.4 63.4 62.9 64.7 64.9 64.2 64.5 62.8 62.6
Unemployed............................... 622 895 923 640 742 795 827 951 928
Unemployment rate...................... 7.9 11.2 11.5 8.2 9.3 10.0 10.3 11.9 11.6
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,863 9,003 9,021 8,823 8,973 8,985 9,052 8,921 9,004
Participation rate..................... 64.0 64.2 64.3 63.7 64.3 64.3 64.7 63.6 64.1
Employed................................. 8,243 8,122 8,231 8,195 8,305 8,311 8,225 8,089 8,211
Employment-population ratio............ 59.5 57.9 58.6 59.2 59.5 59.5 58.8 57.7 58.5
Unemployed............................... 620 881 791 628 668 674 826 833 794
Unemployment rate...................... 7.0 9.8 8.8 7.1 7.4 7.5 9.1 9.3 8.8
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 761 732 772 773 747 802 856 812 808
Participation rate..................... 28.6 27.3 28.8 29.1 27.9 30.0 31.9 30.3 30.1
Employed................................. 568 519 533 558 525 545 609 573 546
Employment-population ratio............ 21.4 19.3 19.9 21.0 19.6 20.4 22.7 21.4 20.4
Unemployed............................... 192 213 239 215 221 257 246 239 262
Unemployment rate...................... 25.3 29.1 30.9 27.9 29.6 32.0 28.8 29.4 32.4
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 10,719 10,820 10,791 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Civilian labor force....................... 7,069 7,179 7,141 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 65.9 66.4 66.2 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 6,806 6,904 6,870 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 63.5 63.8 63.7 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 263 276 271 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 3.7 3.8 3.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Not in labor force......................... 3,650 3,640 3,650 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted columns.
2 Data not available.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races.
Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: November 07, 2008
