Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
May
2012		 Apr.
2013		 May
2013		 May
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013		 May
2013

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

 242,966 245,175 245,363 242,966 244,663 244,828 244,995 245,175 245,363

Civilian labor force

 154,998 154,739 155,734 154,998 155,654 155,524 155,028 155,238 155,658

Participation rate

 63.8 63.1 63.5 63.8 63.6 63.5 63.3 63.3 63.4

Employed

 142,727 143,724 144,432 142,302 143,322 143,492 143,286 143,579 143,898

Employment-population ratio

 58.7 58.6 58.9 58.6 58.6 58.6 58.5 58.6 58.6

Unemployed

 12,271 11,014 11,302 12,695 12,332 12,032 11,742 11,659 11,760

Unemployment rate

 7.9 7.1 7.3 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.6

Not in labor force

 87,968 90,436 89,629 87,968 89,008 89,304 89,967 89,936 89,705

Persons who currently want a job

 6,835 6,329 7,193 6,349 6,631 6,821 6,722 6,413 6,712

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 117,177 118,296 118,393 117,177 118,033 118,117 118,204 118,296 118,393

Civilian labor force

 82,409 82,201 82,924 82,361 82,940 82,823 82,584 82,621 82,862

Participation rate

 70.3 69.5 70.0 70.3 70.3 70.1 69.9 69.8 70.0

Employed

 75,712 76,029 76,608 75,415 76,290 76,375 76,329 76,239 76,299

Employment-population ratio

 64.6 64.3 64.7 64.4 64.6 64.7 64.6 64.4 64.4

Unemployed

 6,697 6,172 6,316 6,946 6,650 6,447 6,255 6,382 6,564

Unemployment rate

 8.1 7.5 7.6 8.4 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.9

Not in labor force

 34,768 36,095 35,469 34,816 35,093 35,295 35,619 35,675 35,531

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 108,503 109,736 109,839 108,503 109,448 109,541 109,635 109,736 109,839

Civilian labor force

 79,511 79,551 80,015 79,373 80,016 79,910 79,747 79,803 79,878

Participation rate

 73.3 72.5 72.8 73.2 73.1 72.9 72.7 72.7 72.7

Employed

 73,567 74,042 74,456 73,230 74,139 74,249 74,228 74,159 74,124

Employment-population ratio

 67.8 67.5 67.8 67.5 67.7 67.8 67.7 67.6 67.5

Unemployed

 5,945 5,509 5,559 6,143 5,877 5,661 5,519 5,644 5,754

Unemployment rate

 7.5 6.9 6.9 7.7 7.3 7.1 6.9 7.1 7.2

Not in labor force

 28,991 30,184 29,824 29,130 29,432 29,631 29,888 29,933 29,961

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 125,788 126,878 126,970 125,788 126,630 126,710 126,791 126,878 126,970

Civilian labor force

 72,589 72,538 72,810 72,636 72,715 72,701 72,443 72,617 72,796

Participation rate

 57.7 57.2 57.3 57.7 57.4 57.4 57.1 57.2 57.3

Employed

 67,015 67,695 67,824 66,887 67,032 67,116 66,956 67,340 67,599

Employment-population ratio

 53.3 53.4 53.4 53.2 52.9 53.0 52.8 53.1 53.2

Unemployed

 5,574 4,843 4,986 5,749 5,682 5,585 5,487 5,277 5,197

Unemployment rate

 7.7 6.7 6.8 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.3 7.1

Not in labor force

 53,200 54,340 54,160 53,152 53,916 54,009 54,348 54,261 54,174

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 117,448 118,612 118,708 117,448 118,348 118,433 118,520 118,612 118,708

Civilian labor force

 69,775 69,833 69,955 69,777 69,749 69,772 69,544 69,744 69,895

Participation rate

 59.4 58.9 58.9 59.4 58.9 58.9 58.7 58.8 58.9

Employed

 64,840 65,533 65,611 64,653 64,675 64,867 64,707 65,101 65,329

Employment-population ratio

 55.2 55.3 55.3 55.0 54.6 54.8 54.6 54.9 55.0

Unemployed

 4,936 4,300 4,343 5,124 5,074 4,905 4,837 4,642 4,566

Unemployment rate

 7.1 6.2 6.2 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.5

Not in labor force

 47,672 48,778 48,753 47,670 48,599 48,661 48,976 48,868 48,813

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

 17,015 16,827 16,816 17,015 16,867 16,854 16,840 16,827 16,816

Civilian labor force

 5,711 5,355 5,764 5,847 5,889 5,842 5,737 5,692 5,886

Participation rate

 33.6 31.8 34.3 34.4 34.9 34.7 34.1 33.8 35.0

Employed

 4,320 4,149 4,364 4,419 4,508 4,376 4,351 4,320 4,445

Employment-population ratio

 25.4 24.7 26.0 26.0 26.7 26.0 25.8 25.7 26.4

Unemployed

 1,391 1,206 1,400 1,428 1,381 1,466 1,386 1,372 1,441

Unemployment rate

 24.4 22.5 24.3 24.4 23.4 25.1 24.2 24.1 24.5

Not in labor force

 11,304 11,473 11,052 11,168 10,978 11,012 11,103 11,135 10,930

Footnotes
 (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: June 07, 2013