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Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race

HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES
5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, sex, and age	Total		White		Black or African American		Asian
Employment status, sex, and age	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011	2010	2011
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	237,830	239,618	192,075	193,077	28,708	29,114	11,199	11,439
Civilian labor force	153,889	153,617	125,084	124,579	17,862	17,881	7,248	7,386
Participation rate	64.7	64.1	65.1	64.5	62.2	61.4	64.7	64.6
Employed	139,064	139,869	114,168	114,690	15,010	15,051	6,705	6,867
Employment-population ratio	58.5	58.4	59.4	59.4	52.3	51.7	59.9	60.0
Unemployed	14,825	13,747	10,916	9,889	2,852	2,831	543	518
Unemployment rate	9.6	8.9	8.7	7.9	16.0	15.8	7.5	7.0
Not in labor force	83,941	86,001	66,991	68,498	10,846	11,233	3,951	4,054

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	115,174	116,317	94,082	94,801	12,939	13,164	5,315	5,429
Civilian labor force	81,985	81,975	67,728	67,551	8,415	8,454	3,893	3,972
Participation rate	71.2	70.5	72.0	71.3	65.0	64.2	73.2	73.2
Employed	73,359	74,290	61,252	61,920	6,865	6,953	3,588	3,703
Employment-population ratio	63.7	63.9	65.1	65.3	53.1	52.8	67.5	68.2
Unemployed	8,626	7,684	6,476	5,631	1,550	1,502	305	269
Unemployment rate	10.5	9.4	9.6	8.3	18.4	17.8	7.8	6.8
Not in labor force	33,189	34,343	26,353	27,249	4,524	4,710	1,422	1,457

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	106,596	107,736	87,502	88,191	11,626	11,882	4,984	5,098
Civilian labor force	78,994	79,080	65,265	65,165	8,076	8,125	3,820	3,905
Participation rate	74.1	73.4	74.6	73.9	69.5	68.4	76.6	76.6
Employed	71,230	72,182	59,438	60,118	6,680	6,765	3,534	3,657
Employment-population ratio	66.8	67.0	67.9	68.2	57.5	56.9	70.9	71.7
Unemployed	7,763	6,898	5,828	5,046	1,396	1,360	286	249
Unemployment rate	9.8	8.7	8.9	7.7	17.3	16.7	7.5	6.4
Not in labor force	27,603	28,656	22,236	23,026	3,550	3,757	1,164	1,193

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	122,656	123,300	97,993	98,276	15,769	15,950	5,884	6,011
Civilian labor force	71,904	71,642	57,356	57,028	9,447	9,427	3,355	3,414
Participation rate	58.6	58.1	58.5	58.0	59.9	59.1	57.0	56.8
Employed	65,705	65,579	52,916	52,770	8,145	8,098	3,117	3,165
Employment-population ratio	53.6	53.2	54.0	53.7	51.7	50.8	53.0	52.6
Unemployed	6,199	6,063	4,440	4,257	1,302	1,329	238	250
Unemployment rate	8.6	8.5	7.7	7.5	13.8	14.1	7.1	7.3
Not in labor force	50,752	51,658	40,638	41,248	6,322	6,523	2,529	2,596

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	114,333	115,107	91,683	92,068	14,425	14,638	5,566	5,690
Civilian labor force	68,990	68,810	54,957	54,700	9,110	9,110	3,285	3,339
Participation rate	60.3	59.8	59.9	59.4	63.2	62.2	59.0	58.7
Employed	63,456	63,360	50,997	50,881	7,944	7,906	3,064	3,105
Employment-population ratio	55.5	55.0	55.6	55.3	55.1	54.0	55.0	54.6
Unemployed	5,534	5,450	3,960	3,818	1,165	1,204	221	234
Unemployment rate	8.0	7.9	7.2	7.0	12.8	13.2	6.7	7.0
Not in labor force	45,343	46,297	36,725	37,368	5,315	5,529	2,281	2,351

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,901	16,774	12,891	12,818	2,657	2,594	649	652
Civilian labor force	5,906	5,727	4,861	4,714	677	647	143	141
Participation rate	34.9	34.1	37.7	36.8	25.5	24.9	22.0	21.7
Employed	4,378	4,327	3,733	3,691	386	380	108	106
Employment-population ratio	25.9	25.8	29.0	28.8	14.5	14.7	16.6	16.2
Unemployed	1,528	1,400	1,128	1,024	291	267	35	36
Unemployment rate	25.9	24.4	23.2	21.7	43.0	41.3	24.8	25.2
Not in labor force	10,995	11,048	8,030	8,103	1,980	1,947	506	510
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Last Modified Date: March 1, 2012