Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1)
Employment status, sex, and age
Oct. Sept. Oct. Oct. June July Aug. Sept. Oct.
2008 2009 2009 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 234,612 236,322 236,550 234,612 235,655 235,870 236,087 236,322 236,550
Civilian labor force....................... 155,012 153,617 153,635 154,878 154,926 154,504 154,577 154,006 153,975
Participation rate................... 66.1 65.0 64.9 66.0 65.7 65.5 65.5 65.2 65.1
Employed................................. 145,543 139,079 139,088 144,657 140,196 140,041 139,649 138,864 138,275
Employment-population ratio.......... 62.0 58.9 58.8 61.7 59.5 59.4 59.2 58.8 58.5
Unemployed............................... 9,469 14,538 14,547 10,221 14,729 14,462 14,928 15,142 15,700
Unemployment rate.................... 6.1 9.5 9.5 6.6 9.5 9.4 9.7 9.8 10.2
Not in labor force......................... 79,601 82,706 82,915 79,734 80,729 81,366 81,509 82,316 82,575
Persons who currently want a job......... 4,800 5,650 5,621 5,065 5,884 5,990 5,609 5,922 5,995
Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 113,546 114,411 114,530 113,546 114,060 114,173 114,288 114,411 114,530
Civilian labor force....................... 82,772 81,769 81,823 82,892 82,529 82,310 82,526 82,268 82,275
Participation rate................... 72.9 71.5 71.4 73.0 72.4 72.1 72.2 71.9 71.8
Employed................................. 77,428 73,435 73,361 76,938 73,777 73,703 73,519 73,180 72,857
Employment-population ratio.......... 68.2 64.2 64.1 67.8 64.7 64.6 64.3 64.0 63.6
Unemployed............................... 5,344 8,335 8,462 5,954 8,751 8,607 9,007 9,088 9,418
Unemployment rate.................... 6.5 10.2 10.3 7.2 10.6 10.5 10.9 11.0 11.4
Not in labor force......................... 30,775 32,642 32,707 30,654 31,532 31,863 31,761 32,143 32,255
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 104,869 105,780 105,906 104,869 105,412 105,530 105,651 105,780 105,906
Civilian labor force....................... 79,462 78,661 78,857 79,380 79,291 79,045 79,231 79,018 79,108
Participation rate................... 75.8 74.4 74.5 75.7 75.2 74.9 75.0 74.7 74.7
Employed................................. 74,865 71,225 71,260 74,292 71,387 71,319 71,204 70,887 70,671
Employment-population ratio.......... 71.4 67.3 67.3 70.8 67.7 67.6 67.4 67.0 66.7
Unemployed............................... 4,598 7,437 7,596 5,088 7,904 7,726 8,027 8,131 8,437
Unemployment rate.................... 5.8 9.5 9.6 6.4 10.0 9.8 10.1 10.3 10.7
Not in labor force......................... 25,407 27,119 27,050 25,489 26,121 26,485 26,420 26,762 26,798
Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 121,066 121,911 122,020 121,066 121,594 121,696 121,799 121,911 122,020
Civilian labor force....................... 72,240 71,848 71,812 71,986 72,397 72,194 72,051 71,738 71,700
Participation rate................... 59.7 58.9 58.9 59.5 59.5 59.3 59.2 58.8 58.8
Employed................................. 68,115 65,644 65,727 67,720 66,419 66,339 66,131 65,684 65,418
Employment-population ratio.......... 56.3 53.8 53.9 55.9 54.6 54.5 54.3 53.9 53.6
Unemployed............................... 4,125 6,203 6,085 4,267 5,978 5,855 5,920 6,054 6,282
Unemployment rate.................... 5.7 8.6 8.5 5.9 8.3 8.1 8.2 8.4 8.8
Not in labor force......................... 48,826 50,064 50,207 49,080 49,197 49,503 49,748 50,174 50,320
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 112,633 113,522 113,636 112,633 113,189 113,296 113,405 113,522 113,636
Civilian labor force....................... 69,059 68,947 68,946 68,700 69,060 68,985 68,923 68,703 68,714
Participation rate................... 61.3 60.7 60.7 61.0 61.0 60.9 60.8 60.5 60.5
Employed................................. 65,439 63,398 63,541 64,975 63,810 63,789 63,662 63,318 63,152
Employment-population ratio.......... 58.1 55.8 55.9 57.7 56.4 56.3 56.1 55.8 55.6
Unemployed............................... 3,620 5,549 5,404 3,725 5,249 5,196 5,261 5,385 5,562
Unemployment rate.................... 5.2 8.0 7.8 5.4 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.8 8.1
Not in labor force......................... 43,575 44,575 44,690 43,933 44,130 44,311 44,481 44,819 44,922
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 17,110 17,020 17,008 17,110 17,053 17,044 17,031 17,020 17,008
Civilian labor force....................... 6,490 6,008 5,833 6,799 6,575 6,474 6,423 6,285 6,152
Participation rate................... 37.9 35.3 34.3 39.7 38.6 38.0 37.7 36.9 36.2
Employed................................. 5,239 4,456 4,287 5,390 4,999 4,933 4,783 4,659 4,452
Employment-population ratio.......... 30.6 26.2 25.2 31.5 29.3 28.9 28.1 27.4 26.2
Unemployed............................... 1,251 1,552 1,546 1,408 1,576 1,541 1,640 1,626 1,700
Unemployment rate.................... 19.3 25.8 26.5 20.7 24.0 23.8 25.5 25.9 27.6
Not in labor force......................... 10,620 11,012 11,175 10,311 10,478 10,570 10,608 10,735 10,856
1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: November 06, 2009
