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)




	Jan.
2009		
	Dec.
2009		
	Jan.
2010		
	Jan.
2009		
	Sept.
2009		
	Oct.
2009		
	Nov.
2009		
	Dec.
2009		
	Jan.
2010		








	
TOTAL

				





	
Civilian noninstitutional population

	234,739
	236,924
	236,832
	234,739
	236,322
	236,550
	236,743
	236,924
	236,832





	
Civilian labor force

	153,445
	152,693
	152,957
	154,140
	153,927
	153,854
	153,720
	153,059
	153,170





	
Participation rate

	65.4
	64.4
	64.6
	65.7
	65.1
	65.0
	64.9
	64.6
	64.7





	
Employed

	140,436
	137,953
	136,809
	142,221
	138,768
	138,242
	138,381
	137,792
	138,333





	
Employment-population ratio

	59.8
	58.2
	57.8
	60.6
	58.7
	58.4
	58.5
	58.2
	58.4





	
Unemployed

	13,009
	14,740
	16,147
	11,919
	15,159
	15,612
	15,340
	15,267
	14,837





	
Unemployment rate

	8.5
	9.7
	10.6
	7.7
	9.8
	10.1
	10.0
	10.0
	9.7





	
Not in labor force

	81,293
	84,231
	83,876
	80,599
	82,396
	82,696
	83,022
	83,865
	83,663





	
Persons who currently want a job

	5,866
	5,939
	6,108
	5,686
	5,960
	6,031
	6,043
	6,306
	5,965





	




	
Men, 16 years and over

				





	
Civilian noninstitutional population

	113,573
	114,728
	114,648
	113,573
	114,411
	114,530
	114,632
	114,728
	114,648





	
Civilian labor force

	81,725
	81,243
	81,238
	82,066
	82,197
	82,184
	81,964
	81,454
	81,290





	
Participation rate

	72.0
	70.8
	70.9
	72.3
	71.8
	71.8
	71.5
	71.0
	70.9





	
Employed

	73,763
	72,258
	71,216
	75,118
	73,120
	72,844
	72,794
	72,499
	72,516





	
Employment-population ratio

	64.9
	63.0
	62.1
	66.1
	63.9
	63.6
	63.5
	63.2
	63.3





	
Unemployed

	7,962
	8,985
	10,021
	6,948
	9,077
	9,340
	9,171
	8,955
	8,774





	
Unemployment rate

	9.7
	11.1
	12.3
	8.5
	11.0
	11.4
	11.2
	11.0
	10.8





	
Not in labor force

	31,848
	33,485
	33,410
	31,507
	32,214
	32,346
	32,667
	33,274
	33,358





	




	
Men, 20 years and over

				





	
Civilian noninstitutional population

	104,902
	106,125
	105,998
	104,902
	105,780
	105,906
	106,018
	106,125
	105,998





	
Civilian labor force

	78,741
	78,392
	78,451
	78,769
	78,977
	79,024
	78,901
	78,402
	78,225





	
Participation rate

	75.1
	73.9
	74.0
	75.1
	74.7
	74.6
	74.4
	73.9
	73.8





	
Employed

	71,556
	70,251
	69,337
	72,625
	70,861
	70,662
	70,662
	70,391
	70,390





	
Employment-population ratio

	68.2
	66.2
	65.4
	69.2
	67.0
	66.7
	66.7
	66.3
	66.4





	
Unemployed

	7,185
	8,141
	9,113
	6,144
	8,116
	8,362
	8,239
	8,011
	7,835





	
Unemployment rate

	9.1
	10.4
	11.6
	7.8
	10.3
	10.6
	10.4
	10.2
	10.0





	
Not in labor force

	26,162
	27,733
	27,548
	26,133
	26,803
	26,882
	27,117
	27,723
	27,774





	




	
Women, 16 years and over

				





	
Civilian noninstitutional population

	121,166
	122,197
	122,185
	121,166
	121,911
	122,020
	122,111
	122,197
	122,185





	
Civilian labor force

	71,721
	71,450
	71,719
	72,074
	71,729
	71,669
	71,756
	71,605
	71,880





	
Participation rate

	59.2
	58.5
	58.7
	59.5
	58.8
	58.7
	58.8
	58.6
	58.8





	
Employed

	66,674
	65,694
	65,593
	67,103
	65,648
	65,398
	65,587
	65,293
	65,817





	
Employment-population ratio

	55.0
	53.8
	53.7
	55.4
	53.8
	53.6
	53.7
	53.4
	53.9





	
Unemployed

	5,047
	5,756
	6,126
	4,971
	6,081
	6,271
	6,169
	6,312
	6,064





	
Unemployment rate

	7.0
	8.1
	8.5
	6.9
	8.5
	8.8
	8.6
	8.8
	8.4





	
Not in labor force

	49,445
	50,747
	50,466
	49,092
	50,182
	50,350
	50,355
	50,591
	50,305





	




	
Women, 20 years and over

				





	
Civilian noninstitutional population

	112,738
	113,832
	113,796
	112,738
	113,522
	113,636
	113,737
	113,832
	113,796





	
Civilian labor force

	68,654
	68,617
	68,991
	68,793
	68,686
	68,687
	68,742
	68,620
	68,949





	
Participation rate

	60.9
	60.3
	60.6
	61.0
	60.5
	60.4
	60.4
	60.3
	60.6





	
Employed

	64,123
	63,430
	63,437
	64,391
	63,280
	63,133
	63,269
	62,998
	63,527





	
Employment-population ratio

	56.9
	55.7
	55.7
	57.1
	55.7
	55.6
	55.6
	55.3
	55.8





	
Unemployed

	4,531
	5,187
	5,553
	4,402
	5,406
	5,554
	5,473
	5,622
	5,422





	
Unemployment rate

	6.6
	7.6
	8.0
	6.4
	7.9
	8.1
	8.0
	8.2
	7.9





	
Not in labor force

	44,085
	45,215
	44,806
	43,946
	44,837
	44,949
	44,994
	45,212
	44,848





	




	
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

				





	
Civilian noninstitutional population

	17,098
	16,967
	17,038
	17,098
	17,020
	17,008
	16,988
	16,967
	17,038





	
Civilian labor force

	6,051
	5,684
	5,515
	6,578
	6,264
	6,143
	6,077
	6,037
	5,996





	
Participation rate

	35.4
	33.5
	32.4
	38.5
	36.8
	36.1
	35.8
	35.6
	35.2





	
Employed

	4,758
	4,272
	4,034
	5,205
	4,627
	4,448
	4,450
	4,403
	4,416





	
Employment-population ratio

	27.8
	25.2
	23.7
	30.4
	27.2
	26.1
	26.2
	25.9
	25.9





	
Unemployed

	1,293
	1,412
	1,481
	1,373
	1,637
	1,696
	1,627
	1,634
	1,580





	
Unemployment rate

	21.4
	24.8
	26.9
	20.9
	26.1
	27.6
	26.8
	27.1
	26.4





	
Not in labor force

	11,047
	11,283
	11,522
	10,519
	10,756
	10,865
	10,911
	10,930
	11,041









	

		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: February 05, 2010