Table 1. Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2005-06
Table 1. Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2005-06
Total Men Women
Extent of employment
2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006
Numbers (in thousands)
Civilian noninstitutional population............................ 227,975 231,033 110,161 111,733 117,814 119,300
Total who worked or looked for work........................... 156,744 158,563 83,230 84,100 73,514 74,463
Percent of the population................................... 68.8 68.6 75.6 75.3 62.4 62.4
Total who worked during the year (1).......................... 154,322 156,658 82,013 83,131 72,309 73,527
Percent of the population................................... 67.7 67.8 74.4 74.4 61.4 61.6
Full time (2)............................................... 123,911 126,677 71,361 72,967 52,550 53,709
50 to 52 weeks............................................ 104,147 107,105 60,851 62,479 43,297 44,626
48 to 49 weeks............................................ 1,980 1,945 1,121 1,110 859 835
40 to 47 weeks............................................ 5,224 5,481 2,835 3,029 2,389 2,452
27 to 39 weeks............................................ 4,587 4,286 2,323 2,213 2,264 2,073
14 to 26 weeks............................................ 4,799 4,728 2,610 2,466 2,189 2,262
1 to 13 weeks............................................. 3,172 3,132 1,621 1,670 1,552 1,462
Part time (3)............................................... 30,411 29,981 10,653 10,163 19,758 19,818
50 to 52 weeks............................................ 15,361 15,124 5,141 4,744 10,221 10,381
48 to 49 weeks............................................ 814 793 254 268 560 525
40 to 47 weeks............................................ 2,537 2,641 845 844 1,692 1,797
27 to 39 weeks............................................ 2,799 2,783 968 929 1,832 1,854
14 to 26 weeks............................................ 4,321 4,283 1,637 1,605 2,684 2,678
1 to 13 weeks............................................. 4,578 4,356 1,808 1,773 2,770 2,583
Percent distribution
Total who worked during the year (1)............................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)................................................. 80.3 80.9 87.0 87.8 72.7 73.0
50 to 52 weeks.............................................. 67.5 68.4 74.2 75.2 59.9 60.7
48 to 49 weeks.............................................. 1.3 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.1
40 to 47 weeks.............................................. 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.3 3.3
27 to 39 weeks.............................................. 3.0 2.7 2.8 2.7 3.1 2.8
14 to 26 weeks.............................................. 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 3.1
1 to 13 weeks............................................... 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.0
Part time (3)................................................. 19.7 19.1 13.0 12.2 27.3 27.0
50 to 52 weeks.............................................. 10.0 9.7 6.3 5.7 14.1 14.1
48 to 49 weeks.............................................. 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.8 0.7
40 to 47 weeks.............................................. 1.6 1.7 1.0 1.0 2.3 2.4
27 to 39 weeks.............................................. 1.8 1.8 1.2 1.1 2.5 2.5
14 to 26 weeks.............................................. 2.8 2.7 2.0 1.9 3.7 3.6
1 to 13 weeks............................................... 3.0 2.8 2.2 2.1 3.8 3.5
1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
2 Usually worked 35 hours or more per week.
3 Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week.
NOTE: Data refer to persons 16 years and over. Data for 2006, which were collected in the 2007 Annual Social and
Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey, are not strictly comparable with data for 2005 and earlier years
because of the introduction of updated population controls, which are introduced annually with the release of January data.
For additional information, see the technical note and "Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates in January
2007" in the February 2007 issue of Employment and Earnings, available on the Internet at
http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps07adj.pdf.
Last Modified Date: December 19, 2007