Table 4. Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2006-07
Table 4. Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2006-07
(Numbers in thousands)
Total Men Women
Extent of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007
WHITE
Total who worked or looked for work .......................... 129,766 130,472 70,160 70,392 59,606 60,080
Percent with unemployment .................................. 8.5 9.0 9.0 9.9 7.9 8.0
Total with unemployment .................................... 11,042 11,782 6,308 6,951 4,734 4,831
Did not work but looked for work ......................... 1,263 1,394 656 733 607 661
Worked during the year ................................... 9,779 10,388 5,652 6,218 4,127 4,170
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers ........... 13.1 13.4 13.5 13.6 12.5 13.0
Percent who worked during the year (1) ................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 4.0 4.3 4.6 5.3 3.2 2.8
Part-year workers (3) with unemployment ................ 96.0 95.7 95.4 94.7 96.8 97.2
1 to 4 weeks ......................................... 21.5 20.7 18.3 18.7 25.9 23.6
5 to 14 weeks ........................................ 30.6 30.8 32.3 31.2 28.4 30.1
15 weeks or more ..................................... 43.9 44.2 44.8 44.8 42.6 43.5
With 2 spells or more of unemployment .......... 24.6 24.3 26.9 26.5 21.4 20.9
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Total who worked or looked for work .......................... 17,879 18,112 8,200 8,347 9,678 9,765
Percent with unemployment .................................. 13.0 12.7 14.5 13.9 11.7 11.6
Total with unemployment .................................... 2,323 2,293 1,188 1,163 1,136 1,130
Did not work but looked for work ......................... 474 510 228 244 246 266
Worked during the year ................................... 1,850 1,783 960 919 889 864
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers ........... 18.8 17.4 19.4 17.1 18.2 17.7
Percent who worked during the year (1) ................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 2.2 1.3 2.5 0.8 1.9 1.8
Part-year workers (3) with unemployment ................ 97.8 98.7 97.5 99.2 98.1 98.2
1 to 4 weeks ......................................... 17.1 15.2 15.2 14.6 19.1 16.0
5 to 14 weeks ........................................ 24.1 28.5 25.3 30.0 22.8 26.8
15 weeks or more ..................................... 56.6 55.0 56.9 54.5 56.2 55.4
With 2 spells or more of unemployment .......... 23.7 21.4 27.3 22.9 19.9 19.9
ASIAN
Total who worked or looked for work .......................... 7,174 7,291 3,797 3,810 3,378 3,480
Percent with unemployment .................................. 7.3 6.9 7.5 7.0 7.0 6.8
Total with unemployment .................................... 521 500 285 265 236 235
Did not work but looked for work ......................... 78 119 42 66 36 54
Worked during the year ................................... 443 381 243 200 200 181
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers ........... 14.0 13.5 14.7 15.4 13.5 12.1
Percent who worked during the year (1) ................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 1.1 4.6 1.6 7.8 0.4 1.2
Part-year workers (3) with unemployment ................ 98.9 95.4 98.4 92.2 99.6 98.8
1 to 4 weeks ......................................... 19.8 18.2 20.2 9.8 19.3 27.5
5 to 14 weeks ........................................ 32.7 31.7 29.2 30.9 37.1 32.5
15 weeks or more ..................................... 46.4 45.5 49.0 51.5 43.2 38.9
With 2 spells or more of unemployment .......... 24.3 15.9 24.9 12.9 23.6 19.1
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Total who worked or looked for work .......................... 21,708 22,092 12,906 13,113 8,802 8,978
Percent with unemployment .................................. 10.2 12.3 10.7 13.0 9.6 11.3
Total with unemployment .................................... 2,220 2,720 1,378 1,708 842 1,012
Did not work but looked for work ......................... 261 300 110 136 151 165
Worked during the year ................................... 1,959 2,420 1,267 1,572 691 848
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers ........... 14.1 14.2 14.2 13.9 13.9 14.6
Percent who worked during the year (1) ................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 3.6 2.6 4.3 2.5 2.4 2.8
Part-year workers (3) with unemployment ................ 96.4 97.4 95.7 97.5 97.6 97.2
1 to 4 weeks ......................................... 18.5 21.1 15.9 20.4 23.1 22.4
5 to 14 weeks ........................................ 31.0 29.9 32.6 31.9 27.9 26.3
15 weeks or more ..................................... 46.9 46.4 47.1 45.3 46.5 48.5
With 2 spells or more of unemployment .......... 29.4 27.8 32.8 30.8 23.1 22.1
1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
2 Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
3 Worked less than 50 weeks.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in
table 3 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.
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Last Modified Date: December 10, 2008
