HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
QUARTERLY AVERAGES
E-1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status,
sex, and age		 2010 2011 2012 2013
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 1st

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 236,997 237,506 238,104 238,712 238,852 239,316 239,871 240,431 242,436 242,968 243,564 244,169 244,828

Civilian labor force

 153,705 154,103 153,917 153,823 153,291 153,466 153,702 154,017 154,629 154,866 154,899 155,469 155,402

Participation rate

 64.9 64.9 64.6 64.4 64.2 64.1 64.1 64.1 63.8 63.7 63.6 63.7 63.5

Employed

 138,610 139,233 139,320 139,146 139,456 139,564 139,848 140,660 141,883 142,228 142,463 143,303 143,367

Employment-population ratio

 58.5 58.6 58.5 58.3 58.4 58.3 58.3 58.5 58.5 58.5 58.5 58.7 58.6

Unemployed

 15,095 14,871 14,598 14,677 13,835 13,902 13,854 13,356 12,747 12,638 12,437 12,166 12,035

Unemployment rate

 9.8 9.6 9.5 9.5 9.0 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.2 8.2 8.0 7.8 7.7

Not in labor force

 83,291 83,403 84,186 84,889 85,561 85,850 86,169 86,415 87,807 88,102 88,665 88,700 89,427

Persons who currently want a job

 6,011 5,891 6,055 6,301 6,466 6,456 6,395 6,420 6,335 6,430 6,754 6,720 6,725

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 114,734 115,004 115,319 115,638 115,908 116,158 116,453 116,750 116,897 117,178 117,491 117,808 118,118

Civilian labor force

 81,781 82,164 82,069 81,857 81,731 81,896 81,984 82,269 82,132 82,294 82,265 82,574 82,782

Participation rate

 71.3 71.4 71.2 70.8 70.5 70.5 70.4 70.5 70.3 70.2 70.0 70.1 70.1

Employed

 72,843 73,495 73,617 73,488 73,945 74,074 74,267 74,889 75,291 75,413 75,485 76,023 76,332

Employment-population ratio

 63.5 63.9 63.8 63.6 63.8 63.8 63.8 64.1 64.4 64.4 64.2 64.5 64.6

Unemployed

 8,938 8,669 8,452 8,369 7,786 7,822 7,717 7,381 6,841 6,881 6,780 6,550 6,451

Unemployment rate

 10.9 10.6 10.3 10.2 9.5 9.6 9.4 9.0 8.3 8.4 8.2 7.9 7.8

Not in labor force

 32,953 32,840 33,250 33,781 34,177 34,262 34,469 34,481 34,765 34,884 35,227 35,234 35,336

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 106,099 106,410 106,763 107,112 107,292 107,568 107,884 108,199 108,188 108,504 108,850 109,203 109,541

Civilian labor force

 78,710 79,168 79,135 78,881 78,771 79,066 79,093 79,359 79,273 79,303 79,299 79,647 79,891

Participation rate

 74.2 74.4 74.1 73.6 73.4 73.5 73.3 73.3 73.3 73.1 72.9 72.9 72.9

Employed

 70,681 71,367 71,528 71,337 71,772 72,026 72,171 72,759 73,185 73,225 73,332 73,872 74,205

Employment-population ratio

 66.6 67.1 67.0 66.6 66.9 67.0 66.9 67.2 67.6 67.5 67.4 67.6 67.7

Unemployed

 8,030 7,800 7,607 7,544 6,999 7,040 6,922 6,600 6,087 6,078 5,967 5,776 5,686

Unemployment rate

 10.2 9.9 9.6 9.6 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.3 7.7 7.7 7.5 7.3 7.1

Not in labor force

 27,388 27,242 27,629 28,231 28,521 28,501 28,791 28,840 28,915 29,201 29,551 29,556 29,650

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 122,262 122,502 122,785 123,074 122,944 123,158 123,418 123,681 125,540 125,790 126,073 126,361 126,711

Civilian labor force

 71,924 71,940 71,849 71,966 71,560 71,570 71,718 71,747 72,497 72,572 72,635 72,895 72,620

Participation rate

 58.8 58.7 58.5 58.5 58.2 58.1 58.1 58.0 57.7 57.7 57.6 57.7 57.3

Employed

 65,767 65,738 65,703 65,658 65,511 65,489 65,581 65,772 66,592 66,815 66,978 67,280 67,035

Employment-population ratio

 53.8 53.7 53.5 53.3 53.3 53.2 53.1 53.2 53.0 53.1 53.1 53.2 52.9

Unemployed

 6,157 6,202 6,146 6,308 6,049 6,081 6,137 5,976 5,905 5,756 5,657 5,615 5,585

Unemployment rate

 8.6 8.6 8.6 8.8 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.3 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.7

Not in labor force

 50,338 50,562 50,936 51,108 51,384 51,588 51,700 51,934 53,043 53,218 53,438 53,466 54,091

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 113,886 114,164 114,483 114,800 114,714 114,956 115,238 115,522 117,171 117,449 117,759 118,076 118,434

Civilian labor force

 68,962 68,988 68,951 69,112 68,769 68,736 68,865 68,903 69,592 69,711 69,762 70,002 69,688

Participation rate

 60.6 60.4 60.2 60.2 59.9 59.8 59.8 59.6 59.4 59.4 59.2 59.3 58.8

Employed

 63,458 63,465 63,466 63,473 63,351 63,259 63,360 63,507 64,319 64,575 64,696 64,985 64,749

Employment-population ratio

 55.7 55.6 55.4 55.3 55.2 55.0 55.0 55.0 54.9 55.0 54.9 55.0 54.7

Unemployed

 5,504 5,523 5,485 5,639 5,419 5,477 5,505 5,396 5,272 5,137 5,066 5,017 4,939

Unemployment rate

 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.2 7.9 8.0 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.4 7.3 7.2 7.1

Not in labor force

 44,923 45,176 45,532 45,688 45,945 46,220 46,373 46,619 47,579 47,738 47,997 48,074 48,745

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 17,012 16,933 16,858 16,800 16,845 16,793 16,749 16,711 17,078 17,015 16,955 16,889 16,854

Civilian labor force

 6,033 5,948 5,832 5,830 5,750 5,664 5,745 5,755 5,765 5,852 5,838 5,819 5,823

Participation rate

 35.5 35.1 34.6 34.7 34.1 33.7 34.3 34.4 33.8 34.4 34.4 34.5 34.5

Employed

 4,471 4,401 4,327 4,335 4,333 4,279 4,317 4,394 4,378 4,429 4,435 4,446 4,412

Employment-population ratio

 26.3 26.0 25.7 25.8 25.7 25.5 25.8 26.3 25.6 26.0 26.2 26.3 26.2

Unemployed

 1,562 1,547 1,506 1,495 1,417 1,385 1,428 1,361 1,387 1,423 1,403 1,373 1,411

Unemployment rate

 25.9 26.0 25.8 25.6 24.6 24.5 24.8 23.6 24.1 24.3 24.0 23.6 24.2

Not in labor force

 10,980 10,985 11,025 10,969 11,095 11,128 11,005 10,956 11,313 11,164 11,117 11,070 11,031

Footnotes
 (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.

Note: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: April 05, 2013