Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
Employment status, race, sex, and age | Not seasonally adjusted | Seasonally adjusted(1) | |||||||
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Nov. 2009 |
Oct. 2010 |
Nov. 2010 |
Nov. 2009 |
July 2010 |
Aug. 2010 |
Sept. 2010 |
Oct. 2010 |
Nov. 2010 |
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WHITE |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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- Data not available. |