Technical information: (202) 691-6378 USDL 07-1923 http://www.bls.gov/cps/ For release: 10:00 A.M. EST Media contact: 691-5902 Wednesday, December 19, 2007 WORK EXPERIENCE OF THE POPULATION IN 2006 A total of 156.7 million persons worked at some point during 2006, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. The proportion of workers who worked full time, year round rose to 68.4 per- cent in 2006 from 67.5 percent in 2005. The number of persons who experi- enced some unemployment in 2006 was 14.4 million, about the same as a year earlier. These data are based on information collected in the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a monthly survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ASEC collects information on employment and unemploy- ment experienced during the prior calendar year. Additional information about the CPS and the ASEC, including concepts and definitions, is provided in the Technical Note. Highlights from the 2006 data include: --The proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 years old and over that worked at some time during the year was 67.8 percent in 2006, essentially unchanged from 2005. --The proportion of workers who worked full time, year round in 2006 (68.4 percent) was up from 2005 (67.5 percent). --The "work-experience unemployment rate"--defined as the number un- employed at some time during the year as a proportion of the number who worked or looked for work during the year--was 9.1 percent in 2006, little changed from 9.3 percent in 2005. Persons with Employment The proportion of men who worked at some time during 2006 held at 74.4 percent. The percent of women who worked during 2006, at 61.6 per- cent, was little changed from a year earlier. (See table 1.) The proportions of whites (68.5 percent), blacks (63.6 percent), and Asians (67.5 percent) that worked some time during the year were essen- tially unchanged in 2006. The proportion of Hispanics who worked at some point during 2006 (69.1 percent) was up from 2005 (68.0 percent). (See table 2.) - 2 - Among those with work experience during 2006, 78.0 percent were em- ployed year round (working 50 to 52 weeks, either full or part time), up by 0.6 percentage point from 2005. The percentage of women working year round rose to 74.8 percent in 2006, and the percentage of men employed year round edged up to 80.9 percent. (See table 1.) Of those employed at some time during 2006, 80.9 percent usually worked full time, up from 80.3 percent in 2005. Men were more likely to work full time during the year (87.8 percent) than were women (73.0 percent). Persons with Unemployment Overall, 14.4 million persons experienced some unemployment in 2006, essentially unchanged from 14.5 million in 2005. (See table 3.) The number of persons that experienced some unemployment during the year was down by 2.4 million from its recent high of 16.8 million in 2002. At 9.1 percent in 2006, the "work-experience unemployment rate" (those looking for work during the year as a percent of those who worked or looked for work during the year) was little changed from 9.3 percent in 2005. The 2006 rate is low by historical standards, but is above the series low of 8.6 percent reached in 2000. The rate for blacks fell in 2006; however, at 13.0 percent, it was higher than the rates for Hispanics (10.2 percent), whites (8.5 percent), and Asians (7.3 percent). (See tables 3 and 4.) Overall, men continued to have higher "work-experience unemployment rates" than women in 2006. Among whites, the rate for men (9.0 percent) was higher than that for women (7.9 percent). This also was true for black men and women (14.5 and 11.7 percent, respectively). The rates for Asian men and women (7.5 and 7.0 percent, respectively) were little different from each other, as were the rates for Hispanic men and women (10.7 and 9.6 percent, respectively). Among those who experienced unemployment in 2006, the median number of weeks spent looking for work was 13.8, down from 14.6 in 2005. About 1.9 million individuals had looked for a job but did not work at all in 2006, down from 2.4 million in 2005. Of the 12.5 million persons who worked during 2006 and also experienced unemployment, 24.5 percent had two or more spells of joblessness, about the same share as in 2005. - 3 - Technical Note The data presented in this release were collected in the Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a monthly sample survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Data from the CPS are used to obtain the monthly estimates of the nation's employment and unemployment levels. The supple- ment, conducted in the months of February through April, includes questions about work activity during the prior calendar year. For instance, data col- lected in 2007 refer to the 2006 calendar year. Because the reference period is a full year, the number of persons with some employment or unemployment greatly exceeds the average levels for any given month, which are based on a 1-week reference period, and the corresponding annual average of the monthly estimates. As shown below, for example, the number experiencing any unemploy- ment during 2006 was about twice the number unemployed in an average month during the year. Employed Unemployed 2006 estimates (in thousands) Annual average of monthly estimates 144,427 7,001 Annual supplement data 156,658 14,424 In addition, estimates from the supplement differ from those obtained in the basic CPS because the questions used to classify workers as either employed or unemployed are different. More important, perhaps, is that fewer questions by which to categorize respondents are asked in the sup- plement. In regard to unemployment in particular, the supplement has no questions on the type of job search activity or on the respondent's avail- ability to work. Also, individuals can be counted as both employed and unemployed in the work experience data, whereas, for a specific reference week, each person is only counted in one category and employment activity takes precedence over job search activity. Work experience data for 2006, which were collected in the 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the CPS, are not strictly comparable with data for 2005 and earlier years because of the introduction in January 2007 of revised population controls used in the CPS. The effect of the revised population controls on the work experience estimates is unknown. However, the effect of the new controls on the monthly CPS estimates was to increase the December 2006 employment level by 153,000 and the unemployment level by 10,000. For additional information, see "Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates in January 2007" in the February 2007 issue of Employment and Earnings, available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps07adj.pdf. Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; TDD message referral phone: 1-800-877-8339. - 4 - Reliability of the estimates Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error. When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population values they represent. The exact difference, or sampling error, varies de- pending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate. There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true" population value because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level of confidence. The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information, and errors made in the collection or processing of the data. For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and information on estimating standard errors, see the "Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error" section of Employment and Earnings. Concepts and definitions Persons who worked. In the 2007 supplement, persons are considered to have worked if they responded "yes" to either the question "Did you work at a job or business at any time during 2006?" or "Did you do any temporary, part-time, or seasonal work even for a few days during 2006?" Unemployed persons. Persons who worked during the year but not in every week are counted as unemployed if they also reported looking for work or being on layoff from a job during the year. Those who reported no work activity during the year are considered unemployed if they responded "yes" to the question "Even though you did not work in 2006, did you spend any time trying to find a job or on layoff?" Labor force participants. Persons who either worked or were unemployed during the year. Usual full- and part-time employment. These data refer to the number of hours a worker typically works during most weeks of the year. Workers are classified as full time if they usually worked 35 hours or more in a week; part-time employment refers to workers whose typical workweek was between 1 and 34 hours. Year-round and part-year employment. Workers are classified as year round if they worked 50 to 52 weeks. Part-year employment refers to workers who worked fewer than 50 weeks. Table 1. Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2005-06 Total Men Women Extent of employment 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 Numbers (in thousands) Civilian noninstitutional population............................ 227,975 231,033 110,161 111,733 117,814 119,300 Total who worked or looked for work........................... 156,744 158,563 83,230 84,100 73,514 74,463 Percent of the population................................... 68.8 68.6 75.6 75.3 62.4 62.4 Total who worked during the year (1).......................... 154,322 156,658 82,013 83,131 72,309 73,527 Percent of the population................................... 67.7 67.8 74.4 74.4 61.4 61.6 Full time (2)............................................... 123,911 126,677 71,361 72,967 52,550 53,709 50 to 52 weeks............................................ 104,147 107,105 60,851 62,479 43,297 44,626 48 to 49 weeks............................................ 1,980 1,945 1,121 1,110 859 835 40 to 47 weeks............................................ 5,224 5,481 2,835 3,029 2,389 2,452 27 to 39 weeks............................................ 4,587 4,286 2,323 2,213 2,264 2,073 14 to 26 weeks............................................ 4,799 4,728 2,610 2,466 2,189 2,262 1 to 13 weeks............................................. 3,172 3,132 1,621 1,670 1,552 1,462 Part time (3)............................................... 30,411 29,981 10,653 10,163 19,758 19,818 50 to 52 weeks............................................ 15,361 15,124 5,141 4,744 10,221 10,381 48 to 49 weeks............................................ 814 793 254 268 560 525 40 to 47 weeks............................................ 2,537 2,641 845 844 1,692 1,797 27 to 39 weeks............................................ 2,799 2,783 968 929 1,832 1,854 14 to 26 weeks............................................ 4,321 4,283 1,637 1,605 2,684 2,678 1 to 13 weeks............................................. 4,578 4,356 1,808 1,773 2,770 2,583 Percent distribution Total who worked during the year (1)............................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Full time (2)................................................. 80.3 80.9 87.0 87.8 72.7 73.0 50 to 52 weeks.............................................. 67.5 68.4 74.2 75.2 59.9 60.7 48 to 49 weeks.............................................. 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1 40 to 47 weeks.............................................. 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.3 27 to 39 weeks.............................................. 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.7 3.1 2.8 14 to 26 weeks.............................................. 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1 1 to 13 weeks............................................... 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0 Part time (3)................................................. 19.7 19.1 13.0 12.2 27.3 27.0 50 to 52 weeks.............................................. 10.0 9.7 6.3 5.7 14.1 14.1 48 to 49 weeks.............................................. 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.7 40 to 47 weeks.............................................. 1.6 1.7 1.0 1.0 2.3 2.4 27 to 39 weeks.............................................. 1.8 1.8 1.2 1.1 2.5 2.5 14 to 26 weeks.............................................. 2.8 2.7 2.0 1.9 3.7 3.6 1 to 13 weeks............................................... 3.0 2.8 2.2 2.1 3.8 3.5 1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave. 2 Usually worked 35 hours or more per week. 3 Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week. NOTE: Data refer to persons 16 years and over. Data for 2006, which were collected in the 2007 Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey, are not strictly comparable with data for 2005 and earlier years because of the introduction of updated population controls, which are introduced annually with the release of January data. For additional information, see the technical note and "Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates in January 2007" in the February 2007 issue of Employment and Earnings, available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps07adj.pdf. Table 2. Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2005-06 (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Extent of employment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 185,628 187,721 90,642 91,792 94,986 95,929 Total who worked or looked for work......................... 128,319 129,766 69,410 70,160 58,909 59,606 Percent of the population................................. 69.1 69.1 76.6 76.4 62.0 62.1 Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 126,744 128,503 68,595 69,504 58,149 58,999 Percent of the population................................. 68.3 68.5 75.7 75.7 61.2 61.5 Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Full time (2)............................................. 79.9 80.4 87.2 87.9 71.3 71.7 50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 67.4 68.1 74.7 75.4 58.7 59.4 27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.7 7.5 1 to 26 weeks........................................... 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.7 4.9 4.8 Part time (3)............................................. 20.1 19.6 12.8 12.1 28.7 28.3 50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 10.3 10.0 6.2 5.7 15.1 15.0 27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 4.1 4.1 2.5 2.5 6.0 6.1 1 to 26 weeks........................................... 5.7 5.5 4.1 4.0 7.6 7.3 BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 26,866 27,345 12,059 12,291 14,807 15,055 Total who worked or looked for work......................... 17,764 17,879 8,133 8,200 9,631 9,678 Percent of the population................................. 66.1 65.4 67.4 66.7 65.0 64.3 Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 17,103 17,405 7,830 7,973 9,273 9,432 Percent of the population................................. 63.7 63.6 64.9 64.9 62.6 62.7 Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Full time (2)............................................. 82.6 83.5 85.8 87.1 79.9 80.4 50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 68.1 70.5 70.3 73.0 66.1 68.3 27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 7.8 6.7 8.1 7.4 7.6 6.2 1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.7 6.3 7.3 6.7 6.1 6.0 Part time (3)............................................. 17.4 16.5 14.2 12.9 20.1 19.6 50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 8.0 7.6 6.6 5.6 9.2 9.3 27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 3.3 3.2 2.8 2.6 3.7 3.7 1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.1 5.7 4.8 4.6 7.3 6.6 ASIAN Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 10,003 10,518 4,742 4,999 5,261 5,519 Total who worked or looked for work......................... 6,850 7,174 3,642 3,797 3,207 3,378 Percent of the population................................. 68.5 68.2 76.8 76.0 61.0 61.2 Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 6,738 7,096 3,582 3,754 3,156 3,342 Percent of the population................................. 67.4 67.5 75.5 75.1 60.0 60.5 Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Full time (2)............................................. 83.1 83.3 88.3 88.7 77.2 77.4 50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 71.4 72.7 77.2 79.1 64.8 65.6 27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 7.0 5.7 7.2 4.9 6.8 6.6 1 to 26 weeks........................................... 4.7 4.9 3.9 4.6 5.6 5.2 Part time (3)............................................. 16.9 16.7 11.7 11.3 22.8 22.6 50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 8.8 9.4 5.8 5.9 12.1 13.3 27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 3.2 3.0 1.4 2.0 5.3 4.1 1 to 26 weeks........................................... 4.9 4.3 4.5 3.4 5.4 5.3 HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 29,793 31,054 15,309 15,979 14,484 15,075 Total who worked or looked for work......................... 20,605 21,708 12,296 12,906 8,309 8,802 Percent of the population................................. 69.2 69.9 80.3 80.8 57.4 58.4 Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 20,262 21,447 12,121 12,795 8,141 8,651 Percent of the population................................. 68.0 69.1 79.2 80.1 56.2 57.4 Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Full time (2)............................................. 85.0 85.2 90.9 91.4 76.3 75.9 50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 70.5 70.9 76.6 77.0 61.4 61.9 27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 8.6 8.5 8.8 9.1 8.2 7.6 1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.0 5.8 5.4 5.3 6.7 6.4 Part time (3)............................................. 15.0 14.8 9.1 8.6 23.7 24.1 50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 8.0 7.5 4.8 4.0 12.7 12.7 27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 2.5 2.9 1.4 1.9 4.1 4.3 1 to 26 weeks........................................... 4.5 4.4 2.9 2.6 6.9 7.1 1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave. 2 Usually worked 35 hours or more per week. 3 Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in table 1 because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Also, see Note, table 1. Table 3. Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2005-06 Total Men Women Extent of unemployment 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 Numbers (in thousands) Total who worked or looked for work............................. 156,744 158,563 83,230 84,100 73,514 74,463 Percent with unemployment..................................... 9.3 9.1 9.7 9.6 8.8 8.5 Total with unemployment....................................... 14,531 14,424 8,090 8,097 6,441 6,326 Did not work but looked for work............................ 2,422 1,905 1,216 969 1,206 936 1 to 14 weeks............................................. 1,016 797 436 349 580 448 15 weeks or more.......................................... 1,406 1,108 780 620 626 488 Worked during the year...................................... 12,108 12,519 6,873 7,128 5,235 5,391 Year-round workers (1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment.. 429 449 293 295 136 154 Part-year workers (2) with unemployment................... 11,680 12,069 6,580 6,833 5,100 5,236 1 to 4 weeks............................................ 1,939 2,596 1,051 1,278 888 1,317 5 to 10 weeks........................................... 2,158 2,098 1,197 1,262 961 836 11 to 14 weeks.......................................... 1,690 1,613 1,017 959 673 655 15 to 26 weeks.......................................... 3,347 3,170 1,921 1,863 1,426 1,307 27 weeks or more........................................ 2,545 2,592 1,394 1,472 1,151 1,120 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers........ 14.6 13.8 14.5 14.0 14.8 13.4 With 2 spells or more of unemployment............... 3,092 3,068 1,972 1,929 1,120 1,139 2 spells.......................................... 1,475 1,559 938 940 537 619 3 spells or more.................................. 1,618 1,508 1,035 988 583 520 Percent distribution Did not work but looked for work................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1 to 14 weeks................................................. 41.9 41.8 35.9 36.0 48.1 47.8 15 weeks or more.............................................. 58.1 58.2 64.1 64.0 51.9 52.2 Worked during the year.......................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Year-round workers (1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment...... 3.5 3.6 4.3 4.1 2.6 2.9 Part-year workers (2) with unemployment....................... 96.5 96.4 95.7 95.9 97.4 97.1 1 to 4 weeks................................................ 16.0 20.7 15.3 17.9 17.0 24.4 5 to 10 weeks............................................... 17.8 16.8 17.4 17.7 18.4 15.5 11 to 14 weeks.............................................. 14.0 12.9 14.8 13.4 12.9 12.1 15 to 26 weeks.............................................. 27.6 25.3 28.0 26.1 27.2 24.3 27 weeks or more............................................ 21.0 20.7 20.3 20.6 22.0 20.8 With 2 spells or more of unemployment............. 25.5 24.5 28.7 27.1 21.4 21.1 2 spells........................................ 12.2 12.5 13.6 13.2 10.3 11.5 3 spells or more................................ 13.4 12.0 15.1 13.9 11.1 9.6 1 Worked 50 or 51 weeks. 2 Worked less than 50 weeks. NOTE: See Note, table 1. Table 4. Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2005-06 (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Extent of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 WHITE Total who worked or looked for work........................... 128,319 129,766 69,410 70,160 58,909 59,606 Percent with unemployment................................... 8.5 8.5 8.9 9.0 7.9 7.9 Total with unemployment..................................... 10,856 11,042 6,181 6,308 4,675 4,734 Did not work but looked for work.......................... 1,575 1,263 816 656 759 607 Worked during the year.................................... 9,281 9,779 5,365 5,652 3,916 4,127 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 14.0 13.1 14.2 13.5 13.8 12.5 Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 4.0 4.0 4.7 4.6 3.0 3.2 Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 96.0 96.0 95.3 95.4 97.0 96.8 1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 17.1 21.5 15.8 18.3 18.7 25.9 5 to 14 weeks......................................... 32.3 30.6 32.5 32.3 32.1 28.4 15 weeks or more...................................... 46.6 43.9 46.9 44.8 46.1 42.6 With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 25.7 24.6 29.1 26.9 21.1 21.4 BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN Total who worked or looked for work........................... 17,764 17,879 8,133 8,200 9,631 9,678 Percent with unemployment................................... 14.8 13.0 16.3 14.5 13.6 11.7 Total with unemployment..................................... 2,628 2,323 1,322 1,188 1,306 1,136 Did not work but looked for work.......................... 662 474 303 228 358 246 Worked during the year.................................... 1,967 1,850 1,019 960 948 889 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 18.6 18.8 17.1 19.4 20.1 18.2 Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 2.3 2.2 3.2 2.5 1.2 1.9 Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 97.7 97.8 96.8 97.5 98.8 98.1 1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 10.2 17.1 11.3 15.2 9.0 19.1 5 to 14 weeks......................................... 30.0 24.1 31.1 25.3 28.7 22.8 15 weeks or more...................................... 57.5 56.6 54.3 56.9 61.0 56.2 With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 24.0 23.7 26.0 27.3 21.8 19.9 ASIAN Total who worked or looked for work........................... 6,850 7,174 3,642 3,797 3,207 3,378 Percent with unemployment................................... 7.2 7.3 6.7 7.5 7.7 7.0 Total with unemployment..................................... 491 521 246 285 246 236 Did not work but looked for work.......................... 111 78 60 42 51 36 Worked during the year.................................... 380 443 186 243 194 200 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 15.8 14.0 15.0 14.7 16.4 13.5 Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 1.0 1.1 1.6 1.9 0.4 Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 99.0 98.9 100.0 98.4 98.1 99.6 1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 20.6 19.8 22.0 20.2 19.3 19.3 5 to 14 weeks......................................... 26.8 32.7 28.1 29.2 25.6 37.1 15 weeks or more...................................... 51.6 46.4 50.0 49.0 53.2 43.2 With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 18.5 24.3 18.7 24.9 18.4 23.6 HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY Total who worked or looked for work........................... 20,605 21,708 12,296 12,906 8,309 8,802 Percent with unemployment................................... 10.0 10.2 10.2 10.7 9.6 9.6 Total with unemployment..................................... 2,056 2,220 1,256 1,378 799 842 Did not work but looked for work.......................... 343 261 175 110 168 151 Worked during the year.................................... 1,712 1,959 1,081 1,267 631 691 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 14.8 14.1 14.6 14.2 15.2 13.9 Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 3.5 3.6 4.2 4.3 2.2 2.4 Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 96.5 96.4 95.8 95.7 97.8 97.6 1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 15.9 18.5 14.1 15.9 18.8 23.1 5 to 14 weeks......................................... 31.5 31.0 33.2 32.6 28.6 27.9 15 weeks or more...................................... 49.2 46.9 48.5 47.1 50.4 46.5 With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 30.2 29.4 34.6 32.8 22.5 23.1 1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave. 2 Worked 50 or 51 weeks. 3 Worked less than 50 weeks. NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in table 3 because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race. Also, see Note, table 1.