HOUSEHOLD DATA
NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-11. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age Total White Black or African
American		 Asian
1st
2012		 1st
2013		 1st
2012		 1st
2013		 1st
2012		 1st
2013		 1st
2012		 1st
2013

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

 242,436 244,828 192,693 193,861 29,760 30,222 12,738 13,159

Civilian labor force

 153,972 154,678 123,060 122,940 18,210 18,515 8,096 8,518

Participation rate

 63.5 63.2 63.9 63.4 61.2 61.3 63.6 64.7

Employed

 140,680 142,180 113,417 114,022 15,664 15,985 7,575 8,019

Unemployed

 13,292 12,498 9,643 8,919 2,546 2,530 521 499

Unemployment rate

 8.6 8.1 7.8 7.3 14.0 13.7 6.4 5.9

Not in labor force

 88,465 90,150 69,633 70,920 11,549 11,707 4,642 4,640

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 116,897 118,118 93,986 94,613 13,433 13,670 5,937 6,143

Civilian labor force

 81,579 82,187 66,394 66,485 8,526 8,714 4,243 4,489

Participation rate

 69.8 69.6 70.6 70.3 63.5 63.7 71.5 73.1

Employed

 74,105 75,168 60,838 61,350 7,201 7,427 3,970 4,208

Unemployed

 7,474 7,019 5,556 5,135 1,325 1,288 274 281

Unemployment rate

 9.2 8.5 8.4 7.7 15.5 14.8 6.5 6.3

Not in labor force

 35,318 35,930 27,592 28,128 4,908 4,955 1,694 1,654

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 108,188 109,541 87,466 88,194 12,095 12,379 5,527 5,718

Civilian labor force

 78,957 79,541 64,249 64,365 8,229 8,408 4,176 4,388

Participation rate

 73.0 72.6 73.5 73.0 68.0 67.9 75.6 76.7

Employed

 72,204 73,247 59,255 59,767 7,023 7,254 3,909 4,125

Unemployed

 6,753 6,294 4,995 4,598 1,206 1,154 267 263

Unemployment rate

 8.6 7.9 7.8 7.1 14.7 13.7 6.4 6.0

Not in labor force

 29,231 30,001 23,217 23,829 3,866 3,971 1,351 1,330

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 125,540 126,711 98,707 99,248 16,327 16,553 6,801 7,015

Civilian labor force

 72,393 72,491 56,667 56,456 9,685 9,801 3,852 4,029

Participation rate

 57.7 57.2 57.4 56.9 59.3 59.2 56.6 57.4

Employed

 66,575 67,012 52,579 52,672 8,463 8,558 3,605 3,811

Unemployed

 5,818 5,479 4,087 3,783 1,222 1,242 247 218

Unemployment rate

 8.0 7.6 7.2 6.7 12.6 12.7 6.4 5.4

Not in labor force

 53,147 54,220 42,041 42,792 6,642 6,752 2,948 2,986

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 117,171 118,434 92,506 93,120 14,987 15,251 6,397 6,620

Civilian labor force

 69,697 69,773 54,519 54,277 9,352 9,449 3,761 3,950

Participation rate

 59.5 58.9 58.9 58.3 62.4 62.0 58.8 59.7

Employed

 64,435 64,867 50,816 50,915 8,245 8,322 3,530 3,745

Unemployed

 5,262 4,906 3,703 3,362 1,107 1,126 230 205

Unemployment rate

 7.6 7.0 6.8 6.2 11.8 11.9 6.1 5.2

Not in labor force

 47,474 48,661 37,987 38,843 5,635 5,803 2,637 2,670

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

 17,078 16,854 12,721 12,547 2,677 2,592 814 821

Civilian labor force

 5,318 5,365 4,292 4,298 629 659 159 180

Participation rate

 31.1 31.8 33.7 34.3 23.5 25.4 19.6 22.0

Employed

 4,042 4,066 3,346 3,340 396 409 136 149

Unemployed

 1,276 1,299 946 958 233 250 24 31

Unemployment rate

 24.0 24.2 22.0 22.3 37.0 37.9 14.8 17.4

Not in labor force

 11,760 11,489 8,429 8,249 2,048 1,933 655 640

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: April 05, 2013