Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2005-2008
Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2005-2008
(Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.)
Employment status, sex, race, and 2005 2006 2007 2008
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 36,681 36,989 37,443 37,506
Civilian labor force........................................... 24,436 24,664 24,339 24,429
Participation rate....................................... 66.6 66.7 65.0 65.1
Employed..................................................... 21,749 21,914 21,717 21,021
Employment-population ratio.............................. 59.3 59.2 58.0 56.0
Unemployed................................................... 2,688 2,750 2,622 3,408
Looking for full-time work............................... 1,916 2,028 1,892 2,552
Looking for part-time work............................... 771 722 730 856
Unemployment rate........................................ 11.0 11.2 10.8 14.0
Not in labor force............................................. 12,244 12,324 13,104 13,076
Men
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 18,501 18,675 18,926 18,919
Civilian labor force........................................... 12,871 13,024 12,845 12,882
Participation rate....................................... 69.6 69.7 67.9 68.1
Employed..................................................... 11,393 11,568 11,421 10,946
Employment-population ratio.............................. 61.6 61.9 60.3 57.9
Unemployed................................................... 1,478 1,456 1,424 1,935
Looking for full-time work............................... 1,077 1,152 1,059 1,483
Looking for part-time work............................... 401 303 365 453
Unemployment rate........................................ 11.5 11.2 11.1 15.0
Not in labor force............................................. 5,630 5,651 6,081 6,037
Women
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 18,180 18,314 18,517 18,587
Civilian labor force........................................... 11,566 11,641 11,494 11,547
Participation rate....................................... 63.6 63.6 62.1 62.1
Employed..................................................... 10,356 10,346 10,296 10,075
Employment-population ratio.............................. 57.0 56.5 55.6 54.2
Unemployed................................................... 1,209 1,295 1,198 1,473
Looking for full-time work............................... 839 876 833 1,070
Looking for part-time work............................... 370 419 365 403
Unemployment rate........................................ 10.5 11.1 10.4 12.8
Not in labor force............................................. 6,614 6,673 7,023 7,039
White
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 28,566 28,736 29,012 29,012
Civilian labor force........................................... 19,712 20,002 19,734 19,760
Participation rate....................................... 69.0 69.6 68.0 68.1
Employed..................................................... 17,944 18,193 17,899 17,323
Employment-population ratio.............................. 62.8 63.3 61.7 59.7
Unemployed................................................... 1,768 1,808 1,835 2,437
Looking for full-time work............................... 1,234 1,289 1,304 1,759
Looking for part-time work............................... 533 520 531 678
Unemployment rate........................................ 9.0 9.0 9.3 12.3
Not in labor force............................................. 8,854 8,735 9,278 9,252
Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 5,317 5,426 5,539 5,595
Civilian labor force........................................... 3,097 3,133 2,998 3,062
Participation rate....................................... 58.3 57.7 54.1 54.7
Employed..................................................... 2,378 2,361 2,382 2,302
Employment-population ratio.............................. 44.7 43.5 43.0 41.2
Unemployed................................................... 719 772 616 760
Looking for full-time work............................... 544 617 488 647
Looking for part-time work............................... 176 155 128 112
Unemployment rate........................................ 23.2 24.7 20.5 24.8
Not in labor force............................................. 2,220 2,293 2,541 2,533
Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 1,497 1,474 1,511 1,516
Civilian labor force........................................... 794 687 747 767
Participation rate....................................... 53.1 46.6 49.4 50.6
Employed..................................................... 699 631 689 703
Employment-population ratio.............................. 46.7 42.8 45.6 46.4
Unemployed................................................... 95 56 58 64
Looking for full-time work............................... 58 33 32 38
Looking for part-time work............................... 38 23 26 26
Unemployment rate........................................ 12.0 8.2 7.7 8.4
Not in labor force............................................. 702 787 764 748
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population............................. 6,335 6,406 6,597 6,669
Civilian labor force........................................... 3,800 3,943 3,928 4,007
Participation rate....................................... 60.0 61.5 59.5 60.1
Employed..................................................... 3,428 3,534 3,465 3,367
Employment-population ratio.............................. 54.1 55.2 52.5 50.5
Unemployed................................................... 372 409 464 639
Looking for full-time work............................... 292 287 341 487
Looking for part-time work............................... 80 122 123 153
Unemployment rate........................................ 9.8 10.4 11.8 16.0
Not in labor force............................................. 2,536 2,463 2,669 2,662
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. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: August 28, 2008
