Table 5. Employment status of the population by sex, marital status, and presence and age of own children under 18,
2007-08 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
2007 2008
Characteristic
Total Men Women Total Men Women
WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS
Civilian noninstitutional population................. 66,801 29,684 37,117 65,655 29,142 36,513
Civilian labor force................................ 54,370 28,002 26,368 53,506 27,422 26,085
Participation rate................................ 81.4 94.3 71.0 81.5 94.1 71.4
Employed........................................... 52,373 27,216 25,157 51,017 26,380 24,637
Employment-population ratio....................... 78.4 91.7 67.8 77.7 90.5 67.5
Full-time workers (1).......................... 45,336 26,282 19,053 43,967 25,338 18,629
Part-time workers (2).......................... 7,037 933 6,104 7,050 1,042 6,008
Unemployed......................................... 1,998 786 1,211 2,490 1,041 1,448
Unemployment rate................................. 3.7 2.8 4.6 4.7 3.8 5.6
Married, spouse present
Civilian noninstitutional population................. 53,432 27,205 26,227 52,433 26,647 25,786
Civilian labor force................................ 43,824 25,784 18,041 43,137 25,205 17,933
Participation rate................................ 82.0 94.8 68.8 82.3 94.6 69.5
Employed........................................... 42,625 25,134 17,492 41,611 24,353 17,258
Employment-population ratio....................... 79.8 92.4 66.7 79.4 91.4 66.9
Full-time workers (1).......................... 37,120 24,332 12,788 36,128 23,444 12,685
Part-time workers (2).......................... 5,505 802 4,704 5,482 909 4,573
Unemployed......................................... 1,199 650 549 1,527 852 675
Unemployment rate................................. 2.7 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.4 3.8
Other marital status (3)
Civilian noninstitutional population................. 13,369 2,479 10,890 13,222 2,495 10,727
Civilian labor force................................ 10,546 2,219 8,328 10,369 2,217 8,152
Participation rate................................ 78.9 89.5 76.5 78.4 88.9 76.0
Employed........................................... 9,747 2,082 7,665 9,406 2,027 7,379
Employment-population ratio....................... 72.9 84.0 70.4 71.1 81.3 68.8
Full-time workers (1).......................... 8,216 1,950 6,266 7,838 1,894 5,944
Part-time workers (2).......................... 1,531 132 1,400 1,568 133 1,435
Unemployed......................................... 799 137 662 963 190 773
Unemployment rate................................. 7.6 6.2 8.0 9.3 8.6 9.5
WITH OWN CHILDREN 6 TO 17 YEARS, NONE YOUNGER
Civilian noninstitutional population................. 36,983 16,384 20,599 36,581 16,256 20,325
Civilian labor force................................ 31,179 15,269 15,910 30,846 15,128 15,718
Participation rate................................ 84.3 93.2 77.2 84.3 93.1 77.3
Employed........................................... 30,176 14,866 15,310 29,590 14,588 15,003
Employment-population ratio....................... 81.6 90.7 74.3 80.9 89.7 73.8
Full-time workers (1).......................... 26,288 14,378 11,910 25,733 14,054 11,679
Part-time workers (2).......................... 3,888 488 3,400 3,858 534 3,324
Unemployed......................................... 1,003 403 600 1,255 541 715
Unemployment rate................................. 3.2 2.6 3.8 4.1 3.6 4.5
WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS
Civilian noninstitutional population................. 29,818 13,299 16,518 29,074 12,886 16,188
Civilian labor force................................ 23,192 12,733 10,458 22,661 12,293 10,367
Participation rate................................ 77.8 95.7 63.3 77.9 95.4 64.0
Employed........................................... 22,197 12,350 9,847 21,426 11,792 9,634
Employment-population ratio....................... 74.4 92.9 59.6 73.7 91.5 59.5
Full-time workers (1).......................... 19,048 11,904 7,143 18,234 11,284 6,950
Part-time workers (2).......................... 3,149 446 2,704 3,193 508 2,684
Unemployed......................................... 995 383 611 1,234 501 733
Unemployment rate................................. 4.3 3.0 5.8 5.4 4.1 7.1
WITH NO OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS
Civilian noninstitutional population................. 165,066 82,489 82,577 168,133 83,971 84,162
Civilian labor force................................ 98,754 54,134 44,620 100,780 55,098 45,682
Participation rate................................ 59.8 65.6 54.0 59.9 65.6 54.3
Employed........................................... 93,674 51,039 42,635 94,346 51,106 43,239
Employment-population ratio....................... 56.7 61.9 51.6 56.1 60.9 51.4
Full-time workers (1).......................... 75,755 43,752 32,003 76,064 43,515 32,549
Part-time workers (2).......................... 17,919 7,286 10,632 18,282 7,592 10,690
Unemployed......................................... 5,080 3,095 1,984 6,435 3,992 2,443
Unemployment rate................................. 5.1 5.7 4.4 6.4 7.2 5.3
1 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
2 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.
3 Includes never married; married, spouse absent; divorced; separated; and widowed persons.
NOTE: Own children include sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews,
grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated popula-
tion controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
