Table 2. Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2006-07
(Numbers in thousands)
Total Men Women
Extent of employment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population ......................... 187,721 189,045 91,792 92,469 95,929 96,576
Total who worked or looked for work ........................ 129,766 130,472 70,160 70,392 59,606 60,080
Percent of the population ................................ 69.1 69.0 76.4 76.1 62.1 62.2
Total who worked during the year (1) ....................... 128,503 129,078 69,504 69,659 58,999 59,419
Percent of the population ................................ 68.5 68.3 75.7 75.3 61.5 61.5
Percent who worked during the year (1) ..................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2) ............................................ 80.4 80.5 87.9 87.5 71.7 72.3
50 to 52 weeks ......................................... 68.1 68.1 75.4 74.7 59.4 60.3
27 to 49 weeks ......................................... 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.9 7.5 7.2
1 to 26 weeks .......................................... 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8
Part time (3) ............................................ 19.6 19.5 12.1 12.5 28.3 27.7
50 to 52 weeks ......................................... 10.0 10.1 5.7 5.9 15.0 15.0
27 to 49 weeks ......................................... 4.1 4.1 2.5 2.7 6.1 5.8
1 to 26 weeks .......................................... 5.5 5.3 4.0 4.0 7.3 6.9
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population ......................... 27,345 27,709 12,291 12,448 15,055 15,261
Total who worked or looked for work ........................ 17,879 18,112 8,200 8,347 9,678 9,765
Percent of the population ................................ 65.4 65.4 66.7 67.1 64.3 64.0
Total who worked during the year (1) ....................... 17,405 17,602 7,973 8,104 9,432 9,499
Percent of the population ................................ 63.6 63.5 64.9 65.1 62.7 62.2
Percent who worked during the year (1) ..................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2) ............................................ 83.5 83.6 87.1 87.0 80.4 80.7
50 to 52 weeks ......................................... 70.5 69.9 73.0 72.4 68.3 67.8
27 to 49 weeks ......................................... 6.7 7.6 7.4 8.1 6.2 7.1
1 to 26 weeks .......................................... 6.3 6.1 6.7 6.4 6.0 5.7
Part time (3) ............................................ 16.5 16.4 12.9 13.0 19.6 19.3
50 to 52 weeks ......................................... 7.6 7.9 5.6 5.6 9.3 9.9
27 to 49 weeks ......................................... 3.2 2.9 2.6 1.9 3.7 3.7
1 to 26 weeks .......................................... 5.7 5.6 4.6 5.5 6.6 5.8
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population ......................... 10,518 10,571 4,999 4,992 5,519 5,580
Total who worked or looked for work ........................ 7,174 7,291 3,797 3,810 3,378 3,480
Percent of the population ................................ 68.2 69.0 76.0 76.3 61.2 62.4
Total who worked during the year (1) ....................... 7,096 7,171 3,754 3,745 3,342 3,427
Percent of the population ................................ 67.5 67.8 75.1 75.0 60.5 61.4
Percent who worked during the year (1) ..................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2) ............................................ 83.3 83.7 88.7 89.1 77.4 77.8
50 to 52 weeks ......................................... 72.7 74.3 79.1 80.5 65.6 67.5
27 to 49 weeks ......................................... 5.7 5.6 4.9 5.3 6.6 5.9
1 to 26 weeks .......................................... 4.9 3.8 4.6 3.4 5.2 4.4
Part time (3) ............................................ 16.7 16.3 11.3 10.9 22.6 22.2
50 to 52 weeks ......................................... 9.4 9.1 5.9 5.9 13.3 12.6
27 to 49 weeks ......................................... 3.0 2.9 2.0 1.9 4.1 4.1
1 to 26 weeks .......................................... 4.3 4.2 3.4 3.0 5.3 5.5
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Civilian noninstitutional population ......................... 31,054 31,820 15,979 16,355 15,075 15,465
Total who worked or looked for work ........................ 21,708 22,092 12,906 13,113 8,802 8,978
Percent of the population ................................ 69.9 69.4 80.8 80.2 58.4 58.1
Total who worked during the year (1) ....................... 21,447 21,791 12,795 12,978 8,651 8,814
Percent of the population ................................ 69.1 68.5 80.1 79.3 57.4 57.0
Percent who worked during the year (1) ..................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2) ............................................ 85.2 84.1 91.4 90.0 75.9 75.5
50 to 52 weeks ......................................... 70.9 69.4 77.0 74.8 61.9 61.5
27 to 49 weeks ......................................... 8.5 9.4 9.1 10.3 7.6 8.1
1 to 26 weeks .......................................... 5.8 5.3 5.3 4.9 6.4 6.0
Part time (3) ............................................ 14.8 15.9 8.6 10.0 24.1 24.5
50 to 52 weeks ......................................... 7.5 8.3 4.0 5.0 12.7 13.3
27 to 49 weeks ......................................... 2.9 3.1 1.9 2.3 4.3 4.2
1 to 26 weeks .......................................... 4.4 4.5 2.6 2.8 7.1 6.9
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: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in
table 1 because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of
any race. Also, see Note, table 1.
