HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons Unemployment rates (1)
(in thousands)
Characteristic
Apr. Mar. Apr. Apr. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.
2007 2008 2008 2007 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over..................... 6,829 7,815 7,626 4.5 5.0 4.9 4.8 5.1 5.0
16 to 19 years............................. 1,082 1,070 1,082 15.4 17.1 18.0 16.6 15.8 15.4
16 to 17 years........................... 459 485 509 16.6 19.6 20.4 18.3 18.6 19.7
18 to 19 years........................... 641 584 583 15.0 15.4 15.9 15.5 14.0 13.2
20 years and over.......................... 5,746 6,745 6,544 3.9 4.4 4.3 4.3 4.6 4.5
20 to 24 years........................... 1,191 1,394 1,345 7.8 9.4 8.7 8.9 9.3 8.9
25 years and over........................ 4,546 5,294 5,179 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.0 3.9
25 to 54 years......................... 3,753 4,342 4,333 3.6 4.1 3.9 3.9 4.2 4.2
25 to 34 years....................... 1,453 1,775 1,690 4.4 4.9 4.9 4.8 5.3 5.1
35 to 44 years....................... 1,197 1,321 1,350 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8
45 to 54 years....................... 1,102 1,246 1,293 3.1 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.6
55 years and over...................... 795 931 838 3.0 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.0
Men, 16 years and over....................... 3,743 4,236 4,218 4.6 5.1 5.1 4.9 5.2 5.1
16 to 19 years............................. 594 595 590 16.5 19.8 21.8 18.7 17.8 16.9
16 to 17 years........................... 243 273 267 17.5 22.1 24.0 20.5 22.0 22.2
18 to 19 years........................... 365 320 330 16.4 18.4 19.5 18.0 15.2 14.5
20 years and over.......................... 3,149 3,641 3,628 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.3 4.6 4.6
20 to 24 years........................... 700 830 804 8.6 9.8 9.4 9.9 10.3 9.9
25 years and over........................ 2,443 2,807 2,816 3.5 3.8 3.8 3.7 4.0 4.0
25 to 54 years......................... 1,995 2,324 2,385 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.8 4.1 4.3
25 to 34 years....................... 776 977 916 4.2 5.1 5.1 4.8 5.4 5.0
35 to 44 years....................... 620 690 753 3.2 3.6 3.6 3.4 3.6 4.0
45 to 54 years....................... 600 657 716 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.8
55 years and over...................... 447 482 431 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.3 3.0
Women, 16 years and over..................... 3,086 3,579 3,408 4.4 4.9 4.7 4.7 5.0 4.8
16 to 19 years............................. 488 475 492 14.2 14.4 14.2 14.5 13.8 14.0
16 to 17 years........................... 216 212 242 15.7 17.3 17.2 16.2 15.5 17.5
18 to 19 years........................... 275 265 253 13.5 12.3 12.1 12.8 12.8 11.8
20 years and over.......................... 2,597 3,104 2,916 3.9 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.6 4.3
20 to 24 years........................... 492 563 542 6.9 8.8 8.0 7.7 8.1 7.7
25 years and over........................ 2,103 2,488 2,363 3.5 3.9 3.8 3.8 4.1 3.9
25 to 54 years......................... 1,758 2,018 1,949 3.7 4.1 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.0
25 to 34 years....................... 678 798 774 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.7 5.3 5.1
35 to 44 years....................... 577 631 598 3.6 4.0 3.6 3.9 3.9 3.7
45 to 54 years....................... 502 589 577 3.0 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.4
55 years and over (2).................. 311 438 366 2.5 2.9 3.4 3.3 3.4 2.8
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present.................. 1,198 1,337 1,319 2.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8
Married women, spouse present................ 1,004 1,226 1,115 2.7 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.0
Women who maintain families (2).............. 605 694 661 6.2 6.9 7.0 6.7 7.1 6.8
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers (3)........................ 5,528 6,415 6,328 4.4 4.9 4.8 4.8 5.0 5.0
Part-time workers (4)........................ 1,326 1,377 1,303 5.0 5.6 5.4 5.0 5.3 4.9
1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
2 Not seasonally adjusted.
3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on
layoff from full-time jobs.
4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on
layoff from part-time jobs.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent
seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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