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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Labor Force Characteristics by Race and Ethnicity, 2008

(Numbers in thousands)
Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages
Employment status, sex, and ageTotalWhiteBlack or
African
American
AsianHispanic or
Latino
ethnicity
Total, both sexes

Civilian noninstitutional population

233,788189,54027,84310,75132,141

Civilian labor force

154,287125,63517,7407,20222,024

Percent of population

66.066.363.767.068.5

Employed

145,362119,12615,9536,91720,346

Percent of population

62.262.857.364.363.3

Unemployed

8,9246,5091,7882851,678

Unemployment rate

5.85.210.14.07.6

Not in labor force

79,50163,90510,1033,54910,116
Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

113,11392,72512,5165,11216,524

Civilian labor force

82,52068,3518,3473,85213,255

Percent of population

73.073.766.775.380.2

Employed

77,48664,6247,3983,69212,248

Percent of population

68.569.759.172.274.1

Unemployed

5,0333,7279491601,007

Unemployment rate

6.15.511.44.17.6

Not in labor force

30,59324,3744,1691,2603,270
Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

104,45386,05611,1944,78714,971

Civilian labor force

79,04765,4837,9623,76712,629

Percent of population

75.776.171.178.784.4

Employed

74,75062,3047,1513,62111,769

Percent of population

71.672.463.975.678.6

Unemployed

4,2973,179811146860

Unemployment rate

5.44.910.23.96.8

Not in labor force

25,40620,5733,2321,0212,342
Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

120,67596,81415,3285,63915,616

Civilian labor force

71,76757,2849,3933,3508,769

Percent of population

59.559.261.359.456.2

Employed

67,87654,5018,5543,2258,098

Percent of population

56.256.355.857.251.9

Unemployed

3,8912,782839125672

Unemployment rate

5.44.98.93.77.7

Not in labor force

48,90839,5315,9342,2896,847
Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

112,26090,40013,9745,33314,127

Civilian labor force

68,38254,5088,9913,2788,274

Percent of population

60.960.364.361.558.6

Employed

65,03952,1248,2603,1627,707

Percent of population

57.957.759.159.354.6

Unemployed

3,3422,384732116567

Unemployment rate

4.94.48.13.56.9

Not in labor force

43,87835,8924,9822,0555,853
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

17,07513,0842,6766303,042

Civilian labor force

6,8585,6447871571,121

Percent of population

40.243.129.424.936.9

Employed

5,5734,697541134870

Percent of population

32.635.920.221.328.6

Unemployed

1,28594724623251

Unemployment rate

18.716.831.214.622.4

Not in labor force

10,2187,4401,8894731,921

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. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.

 

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Last Modified Date: December 17, 2009