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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey

Women in the Labor Force: A Databook (2010 Edition)

(Numbers in thousands)
Table 5. Employment status by sex, presence and age of children, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, March 2009
CharacteristicsCivilian
noninstitutional
population
Civilian labor forceNot in
labor
force
TotalPercent of
population
EmployedUnemployed
TotalPercent of
population
TotalPercent of
labor force
Total

Women, 16 years and over

121,32871,77159.266,42254.75,3487.549,557

With children under 18 years old

36,50726,12271.624,07966.02,0437.810,385

With children 6 to 17, none younger

19,99015,62578.214,56272.81,0636.84,366

With children under 6 years old

16,51710,49763.69,51757.69809.36,020

With children under 3 years old

9,7575,96061.15,40155.45599.43,798

With no children under 18 years old

84,82045,64953.842,34349.93,3067.239,171

Men, 16 years and over

113,75881,35771.572,53663.88,82110.832,401

With children under 18 years old

27,79126,01793.624,05186.51,9667.61,773

With children 6 to 17, none younger

15,31414,16192.513,19286.19696.81,153

With children under 6 years old

12,47711,85795.010,85987.09978.4620

With children under 3 years old

7,5097,15695.36,54487.26128.6352

With no children under 18 years old

85,96755,34064.448,48556.46,85512.430,627
White

Women, 16 years and over

97,25757,35159.053,40954.93,9416.939,906

With children under 18 years old

28,46320,23971.118,83066.21,4097.08,224

With children 6 to 17, none younger

15,65412,21278.011,45573.27576.23,442

With children under 6 years old

12,8098,02762.77,37557.66528.14,782

With children under 3 years old

7,5894,59660.64,24255.93547.72,993

With no children under 18 years old

68,79437,11153.934,57950.32,5326.831,683

Men, 16 years and over

93,24667,50272.460,68565.16,81710.125,745

With children under 18 years old

23,11021,79894.320,28087.81,5187.01,313

With children 6 to 17, none younger

12,72811,90393.511,14287.57616.4825

With children under 6 years old

10,3839,89595.39,13988.07577.6488

With children under 3 years old

6,2475,97495.65,51788.34587.7273

With no children under 18 years old

70,13645,70465.240,40557.65,29911.624,432
Black or African American

Women, 16 years and over

15,4749,38860.78,37254.11,01610.86,086

With children under 18 years old

5,1593,90475.73,42766.447612.21,255

With children 6 to 17, none younger

2,8572,29480.32,06772.32279.9564

With children under 6 years old

2,3021,61070.01,36059.125015.5692

With children under 3 years old

1,32287266.070553.316719.2450

With no children under 18 years old

10,3145,48453.24,94547.95399.84,830

Men, 16 years and over

12,6448,12464.36,67652.81,44917.84,519

With children under 18 years old

2,4272,12787.71,85776.527112.7299

With children 6 to 17, none younger

1,4071,20185.41,07776.612310.3206

With children under 6 years old

1,02092690.877976.414715.994

With children under 3 years old

58252990.942873.510119.253

With no children under 18 years old

10,2175,99758.74,81947.21,17819.64,220
Asian

Women, 16 years and over

5,6133,26958.23,08555.01845.62,343

With children under 18 years old

1,8771,30069.21,22965.5715.4578

With children 6 to 17, none younger

98174575.970672.0395.2236

With children under 6 years old

89655561.952358.3325.7342

With children under 3 years old

53232360.730557.5175.3209

With no children under 18 years old

3,7351,96952.71,85649.71135.71,766

Men, 16 years and over

4,9763,73475.03,46369.62717.21,242

With children under 18 years old

1,5461,46794.91,35887.91087.480

With children 6 to 17, none younger

80374492.669186.0537.160

With children under 6 years old

74372397.366789.9567.720

With children under 3 years old

47345796.742489.7337.216

With no children under 18 years old

3,4302,26766.12,10561.41627.21,163
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Women, 16 years and over

15,8499,02356.98,03050.799311.06,826

With children under 18 years old

6,9314,32262.33,81055.051211.82,610

With children 6 to 17, none younger

3,4352,44271.12,18863.725410.4992

With children under 6 years old

3,4971,87953.71,62246.425813.71,617

With children under 3 years old

2,0011,01150.587143.514013.9990

With no children under 18 years old

8,9174,70152.74,22047.348110.24,216

Men, 16 years and over

16,73612,94877.411,25567.21,69313.13,788

With children under 18 years old

5,0434,73693.94,24884.248810.3307

With children 6 to 17, none younger

2,4792,31093.22,08584.12259.7168

With children under 6 years old

2,5642,42694.62,16284.326310.9139

With children under 3 years old

1,5051,42594.71,28285.214310.180

With no children under 18 years old

11,6938,21270.27,00759.91,20514.73,481

NOTE: Children are "own" children and include sons, daughters, stepchildren, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. 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: 2009 Annual Social and Economic Supplement, Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

 

Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011