Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1)
Employment status, sex, and age
Sept. Aug. Sept. Sept. May June July Aug. Sept.
2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 232,461 234,107 234,360 232,461 233,405 233,627 233,864 234,107 234,360
Civilian labor force....................... 153,400 155,387 154,509 153,506 154,534 154,390 154,603 154,853 154,732
Participation rate................... 66.0 66.4 65.9 66.0 66.2 66.1 66.1 66.1 66.0
Employed................................. 146,448 145,909 145,310 146,260 146,046 145,891 145,819 145,477 145,255
Employment-population ratio.......... 63.0 62.3 62.0 62.9 62.6 62.4 62.4 62.1 62.0
Unemployed............................... 6,952 9,479 9,199 7,246 8,487 8,499 8,784 9,376 9,477
Unemployment rate.................... 4.5 6.1 6.0 4.7 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.1 6.1
Not in labor force......................... 79,061 78,719 79,851 78,955 78,871 79,237 79,261 79,253 79,628
Persons who currently want a job......... 4,503 5,024 4,895 4,728 4,766 4,888 4,997 4,796 5,067
Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 112,486 113,281 113,414 112,486 112,912 113,029 113,154 113,281 113,414
Civilian labor force....................... 82,047 83,296 82,654 82,237 82,602 82,528 82,889 82,807 82,945
Participation rate................... 72.9 73.5 72.9 73.1 73.2 73.0 73.3 73.1 73.1
Employed................................. 78,407 78,423 77,501 78,229 77,954 77,794 77,823 77,632 77,396
Employment-population ratio.......... 69.7 69.2 68.3 69.5 69.0 68.8 68.8 68.5 68.2
Unemployed............................... 3,640 4,872 5,153 4,008 4,648 4,734 5,066 5,176 5,549
Unemployment rate.................... 4.4 5.8 6.2 4.9 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.3 6.7
Not in labor force......................... 30,439 29,986 30,760 30,249 30,310 30,502 30,264 30,474 30,469
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 103,847 104,613 104,741 103,847 104,258 104,371 104,490 104,613 104,741
Civilian labor force....................... 78,667 79,476 79,307 78,689 78,878 79,037 79,327 79,318 79,444
Participation rate................... 75.8 76.0 75.7 75.8 75.7 75.7 75.9 75.8 75.8
Employed................................. 75,628 75,305 74,844 75,332 75,001 74,998 75,094 74,866 74,631
Employment-population ratio.......... 72.8 72.0 71.5 72.5 71.9 71.9 71.9 71.6 71.3
Unemployed............................... 3,039 4,171 4,463 3,357 3,877 4,038 4,234 4,452 4,813
Unemployment rate.................... 3.9 5.2 5.6 4.3 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.6 6.1
Not in labor force......................... 25,180 25,137 25,434 25,158 25,380 25,334 25,163 25,295 25,298
Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 119,975 120,825 120,946 119,975 120,493 120,598 120,710 120,825 120,946
Civilian labor force....................... 71,353 72,092 71,855 71,269 71,931 71,862 71,714 72,046 71,787
Participation rate................... 59.5 59.7 59.4 59.4 59.7 59.6 59.4 59.6 59.4
Employed................................. 68,041 67,485 67,809 68,030 68,092 68,097 67,996 67,845 67,860
Employment-population ratio.......... 56.7 55.9 56.1 56.7 56.5 56.5 56.3 56.2 56.1
Unemployed............................... 3,312 4,606 4,046 3,238 3,839 3,765 3,718 4,201 3,928
Unemployment rate.................... 4.6 6.4 5.6 4.5 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.8 5.5
Not in labor force......................... 48,622 48,734 49,091 48,706 48,562 48,735 48,996 48,779 49,159
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 111,590 112,401 112,518 111,590 112,083 112,183 112,290 112,401 112,518
Civilian labor force....................... 68,026 68,440 68,635 67,795 68,390 68,446 68,303 68,672 68,423
Participation rate................... 61.0 60.9 61.0 60.8 61.0 61.0 60.8 61.1 60.8
Employed................................. 65,170 64,462 65,149 65,033 65,138 65,238 65,167 65,047 65,072
Employment-population ratio.......... 58.4 57.3 57.9 58.3 58.1 58.2 58.0 57.9 57.8
Unemployed............................... 2,855 3,979 3,486 2,762 3,252 3,208 3,135 3,625 3,351
Unemployment rate.................... 4.2 5.8 5.1 4.1 4.8 4.7 4.6 5.3 4.9
Not in labor force......................... 43,564 43,961 43,883 43,795 43,693 43,737 43,988 43,729 44,094
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 17,024 17,092 17,101 17,024 17,064 17,073 17,084 17,092 17,101
Civilian labor force....................... 6,707 7,471 6,567 7,021 7,266 6,907 6,973 6,863 6,865
Participation rate................... 39.4 43.7 38.4 41.2 42.6 40.5 40.8 40.2 40.1
Employed................................. 5,649 6,142 5,317 5,895 5,907 5,655 5,558 5,563 5,552
Employment-population ratio.......... 33.2 35.9 31.1 34.6 34.6 33.1 32.5 32.6 32.5
Unemployed............................... 1,058 1,329 1,250 1,126 1,358 1,253 1,415 1,299 1,313
Unemployment rate.................... 15.8 17.8 19.0 16.0 18.7 18.1 20.3 18.9 19.1
Not in labor force......................... 10,317 9,621 10,534 10,003 9,798 10,166 10,110 10,229 10,236
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: October 03, 2008
