Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Nov.
2009
Oct.
2010
Nov.
2010
Nov.
2009
July
2010
Aug.
2010
Sept.
2010
Oct.
2010
Nov.
2010

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population

191,516 192,527 192,641 191,516 192,109 192,245 192,391 192,527 192,641

Civilian labor force

125,170 124,749 124,735 125,258 125,060 125,362 125,404 124,907 124,833

Participation rate

65.4 64.8 64.7 65.4 65.1 65.2 65.2 64.9 64.8

Employed

114,403 114,588 114,254 113,669 114,300 114,470 114,500 113,974 113,673

Employment-population ratio

59.7 59.5 59.3 59.4 59.5 59.5 59.5 59.2 59.0

Unemployed

10,767 10,161 10,481 11,589 10,760 10,893 10,904 10,933 11,160

Unemployment rate

8.6 8.1 8.4 9.3 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.8 8.9

Not in labor force

66,346 67,778 67,907 66,258 67,049 66,883 66,987 67,620 67,808

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

65,286 65,066 65,074 65,387 65,412 65,590 65,583 65,203 65,104

Participation rate

74.9 74.1 74.1 75.0 74.7 74.9 74.8 74.3 74.1

Employed

59,438 59,872 59,492 58,996 59,662 59,738 59,755 59,431 59,102

Employment-population ratio

68.2 68.2 67.7 67.7 68.2 68.2 68.1 67.7 67.3

Unemployed

5,848 5,194 5,583 6,390 5,750 5,852 5,829 5,771 6,002

Unemployment rate

9.0 8.0 8.6 9.8 8.8 8.9 8.9 8.9 9.2

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

55,165 55,076 55,155 54,908 54,818 54,848 55,011 54,829 54,946

Participation rate

60.4 59.9 60.0 60.1 59.8 59.8 59.9 59.6 59.7

Employed

51,334 51,185 51,195 50,852 50,943 50,979 51,062 50,819 50,791

Employment-population ratio

56.2 55.7 55.7 55.6 55.5 55.5 55.6 55.3 55.2

Unemployed

3,831 3,891 3,960 4,056 3,875 3,869 3,949 4,010 4,156

Unemployment rate

6.9 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.1 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.6

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

4,719 4,607 4,506 4,963 4,830 4,924 4,810 4,875 4,783

Participation rate

36.3 35.9 35.2 38.2 37.5 38.3 37.5 38.0 37.3

Employed

3,631 3,531 3,568 3,820 3,695 3,752 3,683 3,723 3,781

Employment-population ratio

28.0 27.5 27.9 29.4 28.7 29.2 28.7 29.0 29.5

Unemployed

1,088 1,076 938 1,142 1,135 1,172 1,127 1,152 1,002

Unemployment rate

23.0 23.4 20.8 23.0 23.5 23.8 23.4 23.6 20.9

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

28,404 28,831 28,865 28,404 28,718 28,755 28,794 28,831 28,865

Civilian labor force

17,606 17,913 17,979 17,660 17,651 17,879 17,754 17,936 18,031

Participation rate

62.0 62.1 62.3 62.2 61.5 62.2 61.7 62.2 62.5

Employed

14,938 15,199 15,206 14,904 14,896 14,967 14,895 15,122 15,149

Employment-population ratio

52.6 52.7 52.7 52.5 51.9 52.0 51.7 52.4 52.5

Unemployed

2,667 2,715 2,772 2,757 2,755 2,911 2,860 2,814 2,882

Unemployment rate

15.2 15.2 15.4 15.6 15.6 16.3 16.1 15.7 16.0

Not in labor force

10,798 10,918 10,886 10,744 11,067 10,877 11,040 10,895 10,834

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

7,911 8,076 8,084 7,915 8,004 8,082 8,064 8,073 8,101

Participation rate

69.0 69.0 69.0 69.0 68.8 69.4 69.1 69.0 69.1

Employed

6,637 6,837 6,815 6,584 6,667 6,687 6,645 6,760 6,752

Employment-population ratio

57.9 58.5 58.2 57.4 57.3 57.4 56.9 57.8 57.6

Unemployed

1,274 1,239 1,269 1,331 1,337 1,395 1,419 1,313 1,349

Unemployment rate

16.1 15.3 15.7 16.8 16.7 17.3 17.6 16.3 16.7

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian labor force

8,999 9,158 9,238 9,001 9,005 9,103 9,082 9,168 9,233

Participation rate

63.1 63.2 63.6 63.1 62.4 63.0 62.7 63.3 63.6

Employed

7,942 7,996 8,035 7,946 7,847 7,902 7,940 8,000 8,025

Employment-population ratio

55.7 55.2 55.4 55.7 54.4 54.7 54.9 55.2 55.3

Unemployed

1,057 1,162 1,203 1,055 1,157 1,202 1,143 1,168 1,208

Unemployment rate

11.7 12.7 13.0 11.7 12.9 13.2 12.6 12.7 13.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian labor force

696 680 657 743 643 693 608 695 697

Participation rate

26.0 25.7 24.9 27.8 24.2 26.2 23.0 26.3 26.5

Employed

359 365 356 373 382 379 310 361 373

Employment-population ratio

13.4 13.8 13.5 14.0 14.4 14.3 11.7 13.7 14.2

Unemployed

337 314 301 370 261 314 298 334 324

Unemployment rate

48.4 46.2 45.8 49.8 40.6 45.4 49.0 48.0 46.5

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population

10,879 11,306 11,376 - - - - - -

Civilian labor force

7,080 7,317 7,335 - - - - - -

Participation rate

65.1 64.7 64.5 - - - - - -

Employed

6,566 6,798 6,780 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio

60.4 60.1 59.6 - - - - - -

Unemployed

514 519 555 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate

7.3 7.1 7.6 - - - - - -

Not in labor force

3,799 3,988 4,041 - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

- 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: December 03, 2010