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.
2011		 Dec.
2011		 Jan.
2012		 Jan.
2011		 Sept.
2011		 Oct.
2011		 Nov.
2011		 Dec.
2011		 Jan.
2012

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

 238,704 240,584 242,269 238,704 240,071 240,269 240,441 240,584 242,269

Civilian labor force

 152,536 153,373 153,485 153,250 154,004 154,057 153,937 153,887 154,395

Participation rate

 63.9 63.8 63.4 64.2 64.1 64.1 64.0 64.0 63.7

Employed

 137,599 140,681 139,944 139,330 140,107 140,297 140,614 140,790 141,637

Employment-population ratio

 57.6 58.5 57.8 58.4 58.4 58.4 58.5 58.5 58.5

Unemployed

 14,937 12,692 13,541 13,919 13,897 13,759 13,323 13,097 12,758

Unemployment rate

 9.8 8.3 8.8 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.3

Not in labor force

 86,168 87,212 88,784 85,454 86,067 86,213 86,503 86,697 87,874

Persons who currently want a job

 6,643 6,135 6,495 6,412 6,240 6,407 6,595 6,385 6,319

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 115,828 116,832 116,808 115,828 116,559 116,664 116,755 116,832 116,808

Civilian labor force

 81,103 82,019 81,298 81,604 82,142 82,199 82,341 82,373 82,070

Participation rate

 70.0 70.2 69.6 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.3

Employed

 72,307 74,837 73,772 73,785 74,435 74,492 74,975 75,235 75,288

Employment-population ratio

 62.4 64.1 63.2 63.7 63.9 63.9 64.2 64.4 64.5

Unemployed

 8,796 7,181 7,526 7,819 7,707 7,707 7,366 7,138 6,781

Unemployment rate

 10.8 8.8 9.3 9.6 9.4 9.4 8.9 8.7 8.3

Not in labor force

 34,725 34,813 35,510 34,224 34,417 34,465 34,414 34,459 34,739

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 107,203 108,290 108,087 107,203 107,994 108,104 108,203 108,290 108,087

Civilian labor force

 78,346 79,288 78,710 78,594 79,241 79,291 79,440 79,436 79,234

Participation rate

 73.1 73.2 72.8 73.3 73.4 73.3 73.4 73.4 73.3

Employed

 70,360 72,812 71,892 71,593 72,340 72,379 72,846 73,080 73,170

Employment-population ratio

 65.6 67.2 66.5 66.8 67.0 67.0 67.3 67.5 67.7

Unemployed

 7,986 6,477 6,818 7,001 6,901 6,912 6,594 6,356 6,064

Unemployment rate

 10.2 8.2 8.7 8.9 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.7

Not in labor force

 28,857 29,001 29,377 28,609 28,753 28,813 28,763 28,854 28,853

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 122,876 123,753 125,461 122,876 123,512 123,605 123,686 123,753 125,461

Civilian labor force

 71,433 71,354 72,187 71,646 71,862 71,858 71,596 71,514 72,326

Participation rate

 58.1 57.7 57.5 58.3 58.2 58.1 57.9 57.8 57.6

Employed

 65,292 65,843 66,172 65,546 65,672 65,805 65,639 65,555 66,349

Employment-population ratio

 53.1 53.2 52.7 53.3 53.2 53.2 53.1 53.0 52.9

Unemployed

 6,141 5,511 6,015 6,100 6,190 6,052 5,957 5,959 5,977

Unemployment rate

 8.6 7.7 8.3 8.5 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.3

Not in labor force

 51,443 52,398 53,274 51,230 51,650 51,748 52,090 52,238 53,135

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population

 114,637 115,602 117,082 114,637 115,338 115,437 115,526 115,602 117,082

Civilian labor force

 68,842 68,746 69,513 68,843 68,989 68,981 68,711 68,748 69,449

Participation rate

 60.1 59.5 59.4 60.1 59.8 59.8 59.5 59.5 59.3

Employed

 63,300 63,676 64,062 63,403 63,406 63,520 63,352 63,323 64,078

Employment-population ratio

 55.2 55.1 54.7 55.3 55.0 55.0 54.8 54.8 54.7

Unemployed

 5,542 5,070 5,451 5,440 5,584 5,461 5,359 5,425 5,370

Unemployment rate

 8.1 7.4 7.8 7.9 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.7

Not in labor force

 45,795 46,856 47,569 45,794 46,349 46,457 46,815 46,854 47,634

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population

 16,863 16,693 17,100 16,863 16,739 16,728 16,711 16,693 17,100

Civilian labor force

 5,348 5,339 5,262 5,813 5,774 5,785 5,786 5,704 5,713

Participation rate

 31.7 32.0 30.8 34.5 34.5 34.6 34.6 34.2 33.4

Employed

 3,939 4,193 3,990 4,334 4,362 4,398 4,416 4,387 4,389

Employment-population ratio

 23.4 25.1 23.3 25.7 26.1 26.3 26.4 26.3 25.7

Unemployed

 1,409 1,146 1,272 1,479 1,412 1,386 1,370 1,316 1,324

Unemployment rate

 26.3 21.5 24.2 25.4 24.5 24.0 23.7 23.1 23.2

Not in labor force

 11,516 11,354 11,837 11,050 10,965 10,943 10,925 10,989 11,387

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 03, 2012