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
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 188,312 189,428 189,587 188,312 189,019 189,147 189,281 189,428 189,587
Civilian labor force....................... 126,102 126,674 127,164 124,945 125,190 125,171 125,762 125,704 125,971
Participation rate..................... 67.0 66.9 67.1 66.3 66.2 66.2 66.4 66.4 66.4
Employed................................. 120,635 120,191 120,357 119,713 119,574 119,667 119,661 119,518 119,542
Employment-population ratio............ 64.1 63.4 63.5 63.6 63.3 63.3 63.2 63.1 63.1
Unemployed............................... 5,468 6,483 6,807 5,232 5,616 5,504 6,101 6,186 6,428
Unemployment rate...................... 4.3 5.1 5.4 4.2 4.5 4.4 4.9 4.9 5.1
Not in labor force......................... 62,210 62,753 62,422 63,368 63,829 63,975 63,519 63,724 63,616
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 65,424 65,578 66,010 65,200 65,342 65,183 65,392 65,402 65,789
Participation rate..................... 76.6 76.3 76.7 76.3 76.2 75.9 76.1 76.1 76.4
Employed................................. 63,122 62,803 63,055 62,736 62,665 62,507 62,491 62,447 62,695
Employment-population ratio............ 73.9 73.0 73.3 73.4 73.1 72.8 72.7 72.6 72.8
Unemployed............................... 2,302 2,775 2,956 2,464 2,677 2,676 2,901 2,955 3,094
Unemployment rate...................... 3.5 4.2 4.5 3.8 4.1 4.1 4.4 4.5 4.7
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 53,638 54,346 54,186 53,935 54,264 54,211 54,400 54,562 54,424
Participation rate..................... 59.7 60.2 59.9 60.1 60.2 60.1 60.3 60.4 60.2
Employed................................. 51,415 51,969 51,637 51,968 52,061 52,182 52,177 52,282 52,184
Employment-population ratio............ 57.2 57.5 57.1 57.9 57.7 57.8 57.8 57.9 57.7
Unemployed............................... 2,223 2,376 2,549 1,967 2,202 2,029 2,223 2,280 2,240
Unemployment rate...................... 4.1 4.4 4.7 3.6 4.1 3.7 4.1 4.2 4.1
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 7,040 6,750 6,968 5,809 5,584 5,777 5,971 5,740 5,758
Participation rate..................... 53.9 51.6 53.2 44.5 42.7 44.2 45.7 43.9 44.0
Employed................................. 6,098 5,419 5,665 5,009 4,848 4,978 4,993 4,789 4,664
Employment-population ratio............ 46.7 41.4 43.3 38.4 37.1 38.1 38.2 36.6 35.6
Unemployed............................... 942 1,332 1,303 800 736 799 978 951 1,094
Unemployment rate...................... 13.4 19.7 18.7 13.8 13.2 13.8 16.4 16.6 19.0
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 27,498 27,816 27,854 27,498 27,709 27,746 27,780 27,816 27,854
Civilian labor force....................... 17,895 17,926 18,097 17,593 17,702 17,753 17,742 17,716 17,767
Participation rate..................... 65.1 64.4 65.0 64.0 63.9 64.0 63.9 63.7 63.8
Employed................................. 16,307 16,165 16,132 16,172 16,116 16,234 16,029 16,085 16,040
Employment-population ratio............ 59.3 58.1 57.9 58.8 58.2 58.5 57.7 57.8 57.6
Unemployed............................... 1,588 1,760 1,965 1,421 1,586 1,520 1,713 1,632 1,726
Unemployment rate...................... 8.9 9.8 10.9 8.1 9.0 8.6 9.7 9.2 9.7
Not in labor force......................... 9,603 9,891 9,757 9,905 10,007 9,992 10,038 10,100 10,088
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,039 8,051 8,067 7,960 7,922 7,945 7,909 7,997 7,979
Participation rate..................... 72.7 72.0 72.0 72.0 71.2 71.3 70.8 71.5 71.3
Employed................................. 7,423 7,292 7,223 7,359 7,255 7,278 7,202 7,254 7,184
Employment-population ratio............ 67.1 65.2 64.5 66.5 65.2 65.3 64.5 64.9 64.2
Unemployed............................... 617 760 844 601 667 667 707 742 795
Unemployment rate...................... 7.7 9.4 10.5 7.6 8.4 8.4 8.9 9.3 10.0
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian labor force....................... 8,896 8,987 9,019 8,867 9,016 9,038 9,008 8,973 8,985
Participation rate..................... 64.5 64.4 64.5 64.3 64.8 64.9 64.6 64.3 64.3
Employed................................. 8,217 8,300 8,267 8,254 8,336 8,374 8,268 8,305 8,311
Employment-population ratio............ 59.6 59.5 59.1 59.8 59.9 60.1 59.3 59.5 59.5
Unemployed............................... 679 687 752 613 680 664 740 668 674
Unemployment rate...................... 7.6 7.6 8.3 6.9 7.5 7.4 8.2 7.4 7.5
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian labor force....................... 960 887 1,011 765 764 771 825 747 802
Participation rate..................... 36.3 33.1 37.7 28.9 28.7 28.9 30.9 27.9 30.0
Employed................................. 667 573 642 558 525 582 558 525 545
Employment-population ratio............ 25.2 21.4 24.0 21.1 19.7 21.8 20.9 19.6 20.4
Unemployed............................... 292 314 369 206 239 189 266 221 257
Unemployment rate...................... 30.5 35.4 36.5 27.0 31.3 24.5 32.3 29.6 32.0
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 10,640 10,728 10,802 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Civilian labor force....................... 7,161 7,231 7,326 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Participation rate..................... 67.3 67.4 67.8 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employed................................. 6,949 6,903 7,030 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Employment-population ratio............ 65.3 64.3 65.1 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployed............................... 212 328 296 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Unemployment rate...................... 3.0 4.5 4.0 (2) (2) (2) (2) (2) (2)
Not in labor force......................... 3,479 3,498 3,476 (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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