Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2009 annual averages : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2009 annual averages
Age	Civilian noninstitutional population	Civilian labor force						Not in labor force
		Total	Percent of population	Employed		Unemployed
		Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of population	Total	Percent of labor force
Total, both sexes
16 years and over	235,801	154,142	65.4	139,877	59.3	14,265	9.3	81,659
16 to 19 years	17,043	6,390	37.5	4,837	28.4	1,552	24.3	10,654
16 to 17 years	8,944	2,227	24.9	1,651	18.5	576	25.9	6,717
18 to 19 years	8,100	4,163	51.4	3,187	39.3	976	23.4	3,937
20 to 24 years	20,524	14,971	72.9	12,764	62.2	2,207	14.7	5,553
25 to 54 years	125,565	103,742	82.6	95,144	75.8	8,597	8.3	21,823
25 to 34 years	40,280	33,298	82.7	30,014	74.5	3,284	9.9	6,982
25 to 29 years	20,872	17,138	82.1	15,315	73.4	1,822	10.6	3,735
30 to 34 years	19,408	16,160	83.3	14,699	75.7	1,461	9.0	3,248
35 to 44 years	40,919	34,239	83.7	31,517	77.0	2,722	7.9	6,681
35 to 39 years	20,174	16,868	83.6	15,486	76.8	1,382	8.2	3,306
40 to 44 years	20,746	17,370	83.7	16,031	77.3	1,340	7.7	3,375
45 to 54 years	44,365	36,205	81.6	33,613	75.8	2,592	7.2	8,160
45 to 49 years	22,683	18,803	82.9	17,455	77.0	1,347	7.2	3,880
50 to 54 years	21,682	17,402	80.3	16,158	74.5	1,245	7.2	4,280
55 to 64 years	34,671	22,505	64.9	21,019	60.6	1,487	6.6	12,165
55 to 59 years	18,882	13,799	73.1	12,887	68.3	913	6.6	5,082
60 to 64 years	15,789	8,706	55.1	8,132	51.5	574	6.6	7,083
65 years and over	37,998	6,534	17.2	6,114	16.1	421	6.4	31,464
65 to 69 years	11,657	3,629	31.1	3,380	29.0	249	6.8	8,028
70 to 74 years	8,875	1,635	18.4	1,535	17.3	100	6.1	7,240
75 years and over	17,466	1,271	7.3	1,199	6.9	72	5.7	16,195
Women
16 years and over	121,665	72,019	59.2	66,208	54.4	5,811	8.1	49,646
16 to 19 years	8,401	3,163	37.7	2,509	29.9	654	20.7	5,237
16 to 17 years	4,396	1,124	25.6	865	19.7	259	23.1	3,272
18 to 19 years	4,004	2,039	50.9	1,644	41.1	395	19.4	1,965
20 to 24 years	10,240	7,132	69.6	6,254	61.1	878	12.3	3,109
25 to 54 years	63,468	48,012	75.6	44,560	70.2	3,451	7.2	15,456
25 to 34 years	20,113	15,087	75.0	13,791	68.6	1,296	8.6	5,026
25 to 29 years	10,381	7,810	75.2	7,097	68.4	713	9.1	2,571
30 to 34 years	9,733	7,277	74.8	6,694	68.8	583	8.0	2,455
35 to 44 years	20,721	15,720	75.9	14,599	70.5	1,121	7.1	5,000
35 to 39 years	10,210	7,653	75.0	7,072	69.3	581	7.6	2,558
40 to 44 years	10,510	8,067	76.8	7,527	71.6	541	6.7	2,443
45 to 54 years	22,633	17,204	76.0	16,170	71.4	1,034	6.0	5,429
45 to 49 years	11,547	8,923	77.3	8,384	72.6	539	6.0	2,623
50 to 54 years	11,087	8,281	74.7	7,786	70.2	495	6.0	2,806
55 to 64 years	17,973	10,776	60.0	10,128	56.4	647	6.0	7,197
55 to 59 years	9,756	6,678	68.4	6,279	64.4	399	6.0	3,078
60 to 64 years	8,217	4,098	49.9	3,849	46.8	249	6.1	4,119
65 years and over	21,584	2,937	13.6	2,757	12.8	180	6.1	18,647
65 to 69 years	6,209	1,654	26.6	1,552	25.0	102	6.2	4,555
70 to 74 years	4,853	728	15.0	685	14.1	43	5.8	4,125
75 years and over	10,522	555	5.3	520	4.9	35	6.4	9,967
Men
16 years and over	114,136	82,123	72.0	73,670	64.5	8,453	10.3	32,013
16 to 19 years	8,643	3,226	37.3	2,328	26.9	898	27.8	5,416
16 to 17 years	4,548	1,103	24.3	786	17.3	317	28.7	3,445
18 to 19 years	4,095	2,123	51.9	1,543	37.7	581	27.4	1,972
20 to 24 years	10,284	7,839	76.2	6,510	63.3	1,329	17.0	2,445
25 to 54 years	62,097	55,730	89.7	50,584	81.5	5,146	9.2	6,367
25 to 34 years	20,167	18,211	90.3	16,223	80.4	1,988	10.9	1,956
25 to 29 years	10,492	9,328	88.9	8,218	78.3	1,110	11.9	1,164
30 to 34 years	9,675	8,883	91.8	8,005	82.7	878	9.9	792
35 to 44 years	20,199	18,518	91.7	16,918	83.8	1,600	8.6	1,680
35 to 39 years	9,963	9,215	92.5	8,414	84.4	802	8.7	748
40 to 44 years	10,235	9,303	90.9	8,504	83.1	799	8.6	932
45 to 54 years	21,731	19,001	87.4	17,443	80.3	1,558	8.2	2,731
45 to 49 years	11,136	9,879	88.7	9,071	81.5	808	8.2	1,257
50 to 54 years	10,596	9,121	86.1	8,371	79.0	750	8.2	1,474
55 to 64 years	16,698	11,730	70.2	10,890	65.2	840	7.2	4,968
55 to 59 years	9,125	7,121	78.0	6,608	72.4	514	7.2	2,004
60 to 64 years	7,572	4,608	60.9	4,283	56.6	326	7.1	2,964
65 years and over	16,414	3,598	21.9	3,357	20.5	241	6.7	12,816
65 to 69 years	5,448	1,975	36.3	1,829	33.6	147	7.4	3,473
70 to 74 years	4,022	907	22.5	849	21.1	57	6.3	3,115
75 years and over	6,944	716	10.3	679	9.8	37	5.1	6,228
SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Last Modified Date: March 16, 2011