Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, April-July 2009
Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, April-July 2009
(Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.)
April-July changes (1)
Employment status, sex, race, and April May June July
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Number Percent
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 37,536 37,549 37,566 37,586 50 0.1
Civilian labor force........................................... 21,060 21,439 23,379 23,691 2,631 12.5
Participation rate....................................... 56.1 57.1 62.2 63.0 6.9 12.3
Employed..................................................... 17,739 17,588 18,726 19,304 1,566 8.8
Employment-population ratio.............................. 47.3 46.8 49.8 51.4 4.1 8.7
Unemployed................................................... 3,321 3,851 4,653 4,387 1,066 32.1
Looking for full-time work............................... 2,449 2,975 3,676 3,430 981 40.1
Looking for part-time work............................... 872 876 977 957 85 9.7
Unemployment rate........................................ 15.8 18.0 19.9 18.5 2.7 17.4
Not in labor force............................................. 16,476 16,111 14,188 13,895 -2,582 -15.7
Men
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 18,913 18,919 18,926 18,935 22 .1
Civilian labor force........................................... 10,972 11,228 12,154 12,298 1,326 12.1
Participation rate....................................... 58.0 59.4 64.2 64.9 6.9 12.0
Employed..................................................... 8,915 8,896 9,564 9,880 966 10.8
Employment-population ratio.............................. 47.1 47.0 50.5 52.2 5.0 10.7
Unemployed................................................... 2,057 2,333 2,590 2,418 360 17.5
Looking for full-time work............................... 1,584 1,869 2,121 1,973 389 24.6
Looking for part-time work............................... 473 464 469 444 -29 -6.1
Unemployment rate........................................ 18.8 20.8 21.3 19.7 .9 4.8
Not in labor force............................................. 7,941 7,690 6,772 6,637 -1,304 -16.4
Women
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 18,623 18,631 18,640 18,650 27 .1
Civilian labor force........................................... 10,088 10,211 11,225 11,393 1,305 12.9
Participation rate....................................... 54.2 54.8 60.2 61.1 6.9 12.8
Employed..................................................... 8,824 8,692 9,162 9,424 600 6.8
Employment-population ratio.............................. 47.4 46.7 49.2 50.5 3.1 6.6
Unemployed................................................... 1,264 1,519 2,063 1,969 705 55.8
Looking for full-time work............................... 865 1,106 1,556 1,456 592 68.5
Looking for part-time work............................... 399 412 507 513 113 28.4
Unemployment rate........................................ 12.5 14.9 18.4 17.3 4.8 38.0
Not in labor force............................................. 8,536 8,420 7,415 7,257 -1,278 -15.0
White
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 28,989 28,993 29,001 29,010 21 .1
Civilian labor force........................................... 16,966 17,434 18,914 19,147 2,181 12.9
Participation rate....................................... 58.5 60.1 65.2 66.0 7.5 12.8
Employed..................................................... 14,630 14,619 15,512 16,000 1,370 9.4
Employment-population ratio.............................. 50.5 50.4 53.5 55.2 4.7 9.3
Unemployed................................................... 2,336 2,815 3,403 3,147 811 34.7
Looking for full-time work............................... 1,669 2,152 2,644 2,403 734 44.0
Looking for part-time work............................... 667 663 758 744 77 11.5
Unemployment rate........................................ 13.8 16.1 18.0 16.4 2.7 19.4
Not in labor force............................................. 12,023 11,559 10,087 9,863 -2,160 -18.0
Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 5,645 5,650 5,656 5,662 18 .3
Civilian labor force........................................... 2,721 2,611 2,947 2,995 274 10.1
Participation rate....................................... 48.2 46.2 52.1 52.9 4.7 9.7
Employed..................................................... 1,991 1,848 2,034 2,060 69 3.5
Employment-population ratio.............................. 35.3 32.7 36.0 36.4 1.1 3.2
Unemployed................................................... 731 763 913 935 205 28.0
Looking for full-time work............................... 597 620 774 772 175 29.3
Looking for part-time work............................... 134 143 139 163 29 21.9
Unemployment rate........................................ 26.9 29.2 31.0 31.2 4.4 16.3
Not in labor force............................................. 2,923 3,039 2,709 2,667 -256 -8.8
Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 1,506 1,507 1,508 1,500 -6 -.4
Civilian labor force........................................... 616 633 719 740 124 20.1
Participation rate....................................... 40.9 42.0 47.7 49.3 8.4 20.6
Employed..................................................... 537 526 585 619 82 15.2
Employment-population ratio.............................. 35.7 34.9 38.8 41.3 5.6 15.7
Unemployed................................................... 79 107 134 121 42 53.0
Looking for full-time work............................... 56 73 94 96 40 71.4
Looking for part-time work............................... 23 34 41 24 2 7.5
Unemployment rate........................................ 12.8 16.9 18.7 16.3 3.5 27.4
Not in labor force............................................. 889 875 789 760 -130 -14.6
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 6,707 6,722 6,737 6,752 45 .7
Civilian labor force........................................... 3,694 3,704 3,892 4,014 319 8.6
Participation rate....................................... 55.1 55.1 57.8 59.4 4.4 7.9
Employed..................................................... 3,060 2,942 3,096 3,143 83 2.7
Employment-population ratio.............................. 45.6 43.8 46.0 46.5 .9 2.0
Unemployed................................................... 634 763 796 871 237 37.3
Looking for full-time work............................... 485 585 639 693 208 43.0
Looking for part-time work............................... 150 178 156 178 28 19.0
Unemployment rate........................................ 17.2 20.6 20.5 21.7 4.5 26.4
Not in labor force............................................. 3,013 3,017 2,845 2,738 -275 -9.1
1 Changes are calculated using unrounded data.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are
not presented for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and,
therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Data reflect revised population controls introduced with January 2009
data.
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