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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	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012	2011	2012
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	239,618	243,284	193,077	193,204	29,114	29,907	11,439	12,815
Civilian labor force	153,617	154,975	124,579	123,684	17,881	18,400	7,386	8,188
Participation rate	64.1	63.7	64.5	64.0	61.4	61.5	64.6	63.9
Employed	139,869	142,469	114,690	114,769	15,051	15,856	6,867	7,705
Employment-population ratio	58.4	58.6	59.4	59.4	51.7	53.0	60.0	60.1
Unemployed	13,747	12,506	9,889	8,915	2,831	2,544	518	483
Unemployment rate	8.9	8.1	7.9	7.2	15.8	13.8	7.0	5.9
Not in labor force	86,001	88,310	68,498	69,520	11,233	11,508	4,054	4,627

Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	116,317	117,343	94,801	94,266	13,164	13,508	5,429	6,000
Civilian labor force	81,975	82,327	67,551	66,921	8,454	8,594	3,972	4,334
Participation rate	70.5	70.2	71.3	71.0	64.2	63.6	73.2	72.2
Employed	74,290	75,555	61,920	61,990	6,953	7,302	3,703	4,085
Employment-population ratio	63.9	64.4	65.3	65.8	52.8	54.1	68.2	68.1
Unemployed	7,684	6,771	5,631	4,931	1,502	1,292	269	249
Unemployment rate	9.4	8.2	8.3	7.4	17.8	15.0	6.8	5.8
Not in labor force	34,343	35,017	27,249	27,345	4,710	4,913	1,457	1,666

Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	107,736	108,686	88,191	87,780	11,882	12,189	5,098	5,589
Civilian labor force	79,080	79,387	65,165	64,540	8,125	8,256	3,905	4,258
Participation rate	73.4	73.0	73.9	73.5	68.4	67.7	76.6	76.2
Employed	72,182	73,403	60,118	60,193	6,765	7,104	3,657	4,026
Employment-population ratio	67.0	67.5	68.2	68.6	56.9	58.3	71.7	72.0
Unemployed	6,898	5,984	5,046	4,347	1,360	1,152	249	232
Unemployment rate	8.7	7.5	7.7	6.7	16.7	14.0	6.4	5.4
Not in labor force	28,656	29,299	23,026	23,241	3,757	3,932	1,193	1,331

Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	123,300	125,941	98,276	98,938	15,950	16,400	6,011	6,815
Civilian labor force	71,642	72,648	57,028	56,763	9,427	9,805	3,414	3,853
Participation rate	58.1	57.7	58.0	57.4	59.1	59.8	56.8	56.5
Employed	65,579	66,914	52,770	52,779	8,098	8,553	3,165	3,620
Employment-population ratio	53.2	53.1	53.7	53.3	50.8	52.2	52.6	53.1
Unemployed	6,063	5,734	4,257	3,985	1,329	1,252	250	234
Unemployment rate	8.5	7.9	7.5	7.0	14.1	12.8	7.3	6.1
Not in labor force	51,658	53,293	41,248	42,175	6,523	6,595	2,596	2,962

Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population	115,107	117,614	92,068	92,766	14,638	15,076	5,690	6,424
Civilian labor force	68,810	69,765	54,700	54,475	9,110	9,433	3,339	3,769
Participation rate	59.8	59.3	59.4	58.7	62.2	62.6	58.7	58.7
Employed	63,360	64,640	50,881	50,911	7,906	8,313	3,105	3,551
Employment-population ratio	55.0	55.0	55.3	54.9	54.0	55.1	54.6	55.3
Unemployed	5,450	5,125	3,818	3,564	1,204	1,119	234	218
Unemployment rate	7.9	7.3	7.0	6.5	13.2	11.9	7.0	5.8
Not in labor force	46,297	47,849	37,368	38,291	5,529	5,643	2,351	2,656

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population	16,774	16,984	12,818	12,658	2,594	2,643	652	802
Civilian labor force	5,727	5,823	4,714	4,669	647	711	141	162
Participation rate	34.1	34.3	36.8	36.9	24.9	26.9	21.7	20.1
Employed	4,327	4,426	3,691	3,665	380	438	106	128
Employment-population ratio	25.8	26.1	28.8	29.0	14.7	16.6	16.2	15.9
Unemployed	1,400	1,397	1,024	1,004	267	272	36	34
Unemployment rate	24.4	24.0	21.7	21.5	41.3	38.3	25.2	20.8
Not in labor force	11,048	11,162	8,103	7,988	1,947	1,932	510	640
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: February 5, 2013