Table 1. Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2006-07
Total Men Women
Extent of employment
2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007
Numbers (in thousands)
Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 231,033 232,995 111,733 112,695 119,300 120,300
Total who worked or looked for work .......................... 158,563 159,750 84,100 84,614 74,463 75,136
Percent of the population .................................. 68.6 68.6 75.3 75.1 62.4 62.5
Total who worked during the year (1) ......................... 156,658 157,653 83,131 83,538 73,527 74,115
Percent of the population .................................. 67.8 67.7 74.4 74.1 61.6 61.6
Full time (2) .............................................. 126,677 127,538 72,967 72,994 53,709 54,544
50 to 52 weeks ........................................... 107,105 107,858 62,479 62,287 44,626 45,571
48 to 49 weeks ........................................... 1,945 2,031 1,110 1,203 835 829
40 to 47 weeks ........................................... 5,481 5,235 3,029 2,810 2,452 2,425
27 to 39 weeks ........................................... 4,286 4,623 2,213 2,560 2,073 2,063
14 to 26 weeks ........................................... 4,728 4,704 2,466 2,474 2,262 2,230
1 to 13 weeks ............................................ 3,132 3,087 1,670 1,661 1,462 1,426
Part time (3) .............................................. 29,981 30,115 10,163 10,544 19,818 19,571
50 to 52 weeks ........................................... 15,124 15,472 4,744 4,930 10,381 10,541
48 to 49 weeks ........................................... 793 832 268 296 525 536
40 to 47 weeks ........................................... 2,641 2,580 844 903 1,797 1,678
27 to 39 weeks ........................................... 2,783 2,776 929 961 1,854 1,815
14 to 26 weeks ........................................... 4,283 4,248 1,605 1,709 2,678 2,539
1 to 13 weeks ............................................ 4,356 4,207 1,773 1,745 2,583 2,462
Percent distribution
Total who worked during the year (1) ........................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2) ................................................ 80.9 80.9 87.8 87.4 73.0 73.6
50 to 52 weeks ............................................. 68.4 68.4 75.2 74.6 60.7 61.5
48 to 49 weeks ............................................. 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.1
40 to 47 weeks ............................................. 3.5 3.3 3.6 3.4 3.3 3.3
27 to 39 weeks ............................................. 2.7 2.9 2.7 3.1 2.8 2.8
14 to 26 weeks ............................................. 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.0
1 to 13 weeks .............................................. 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9
Part time (3) ................................................ 19.1 19.1 12.2 12.6 27.0 26.4
50 to 52 weeks ............................................. 9.7 9.8 5.7 5.9 14.1 14.2
48 to 49 weeks ............................................. 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.7
40 to 47 weeks ............................................. 1.7 1.6 1.0 1.1 2.4 2.3
27 to 39 weeks ............................................. 1.8 1.8 1.1 1.2 2.5 2.4
14 to 26 weeks ............................................. 2.7 2.7 1.9 2.0 3.6 3.4
1 to 13 weeks .............................................. 2.8 2.7 2.1 2.1 3.5 3.3
1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
2 Usually worked 35 hours or more per week.
3 Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week.
NOTE: Data refer to persons 16 years and over. Data for 2007, which were collected in the 2008 Annual Social and
Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey, are not strictly comparable with data for 2006 and earlier years
because of the introduction of updated population controls, which are introduced annually with the release of January data.
For additional information, see the technical note and "Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates in January
2008" available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps08adj.pdf.
