For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Wednesday, December 9, 2015 USDL-15-2330
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WORK EXPERIENCE OF THE POPULATION -- 2014
A total of 159.1 million persons worked at some point during 2014, the U.S. Bureau
of Labor Statistics reported today. The proportion of the civilian noninstitutional
population age 16 and over who worked at some time during 2014 was 63.6 percent,
little different from 63.5 percent in 2013. The number of persons who experienced
some unemployment during 2014 was 17.7 million, down by 3.2 million from 2013.
These data are based on information collected in the Annual Social and Economic
Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a monthly
survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The ASEC collects information on employment and unemployment experienced during the
prior calendar year. Additional information about the CPS and the ASEC, including
concepts and definitions, is provided in the Technical Note.
Highlights from the 2014 data:
• The proportion of workers who worked full time, year round in 2014
was 67.9 percent, up from 66.9 percent in 2013. (See table 1.)
• The "work-experience unemployment rate"--defined as the number of
persons unemployed at some time during the year as a proportion
of the number of persons who worked or looked for work during the
year--was 10.9 percent in 2014, down from 12.9 percent the prior year.
(See table 3.)
• About 3.7 million individuals looked for a job but did not work at
all in 2014, down from 4.8 million in 2013. (See table 3.)
Persons with Employment
Overall, 63.6 percent of the population worked in 2014. The proportion of men who
worked at some time during the year was 69.3 percent, and the proportion of women
who worked during the year was 58.3 percent. These proportions were little changed
from the prior year. (See table 1.)
The proportion of blacks (59.8 percent) who worked at some time during 2014 increased
from 2013, while the share of whites (64.2 percent), Asians (63.7 percent), and
Hispanics (64.6 percent) showed little change. (See table 2.)
Although the proportion having work experience during 2014 was little changed from
a year earlier, those who did work were more likely to work full time. Among those
with work experience during 2014, 79.6 percent usually worked full time, up from
79.0 percent in 2013. Men continued to be more likely than women to work full time
during the year, 85.7 percent versus 72.7 percent. The proportion of employed women
working full time rose over the year, while the proportion of men working full time
changed little. (See table 1.)
Of the total who worked during 2014, 78.7 percent were employed year round (working
50 to 52 weeks, either full or part time), up by 0.9 percentage point from 2013. The
percentage of men working year round increased by 1.3 percentage points to 81.1
percent in 2014, while the percentage of women employed year round was little changed
at 75.9 percent.
Persons with Unemployment
Overall, 162.8 million persons worked or looked for work at some time in 2014. Of
those, 17.7 million experienced some unemployment during the year, down by 3.2
million from 2013. (See table 3.)
The work-experience unemployment rate (those looking for work during the year as
a percent of those who worked or looked for work during the year) continued to decline.
At 10.9 percent in 2014, the work-experience unemployment rate was 2.0 percentage
points lower than in 2013. The work-experience unemployment rates for whites (10.0
percent), blacks (15.6 percent), and Hispanics (13.5 percent) declined from 2013 to
2014, while the rate for Asians (9.1 percent) changed little. (See tables 3 and 4.)
Overall, men continued to have higher work-experience unemployment rates in 2014 than
women, 11.4 percent versus 10.3 percent. Among whites and blacks, the rates for men
were higher than the rates for women. Among Asians and Hispanics, the rates for men
and women were little different from each other.
Among those who experienced unemployment in 2014, the median number of weeks spent
looking for work was 16.3. The number of persons who looked for a job but did not
work at all in 2014 declined by 1.1 million over the year to 3.7 million. Of the
14.0 million individuals who worked during 2014 and also experienced unemployment,
20.5 percent had two or more spells of joblessness, little different than the share
in 2013. (See table 3.)
Technical Note
The data presented in this release were collected in the Annual Social and
Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a
monthly sample survey of about 60,000 eligible households, conducted by the U.S.
Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Data from the CPS
are used to obtain the monthly estimates of the nation's employment and unemployment
levels. The ASEC, conducted in the months of February through April, includes
questions about work activity during the prior calendar year. For instance, data
collected in 2015 refer to the 2014 calendar year. Because the reference period
is a full year, the number of persons with some employment or unemployment greatly
exceeds the average levels for any given month, which are based on a 1-week
reference period, and the corresponding annual average of the monthly estimates.
As shown below, for example, the number experiencing any unemployment was about
twice the number unemployed in an average month during the year.
Employed Unemployed
2014 estimates (in thousands)
Annual average of
monthly estimates 146,305 9,617
Annual supplement data 159,056 17,708
In addition, estimates from the supplement differ from those obtained in the
basic CPS because the questions used to classify workers as either employed or
unemployed are different. More important, perhaps, is that the supplement contains
fewer questions for categorizing respondents. In regard to unemployment in particular,
the supplement has no questions on the type of job search activity or on the respondent's
availability to work. Also, individuals can be counted as both employed and unemployed
in the work experience supplement data, whereas, for a specific monthly reference
week, each person is only counted in one category and employment activity takes
precedence over job search activity.
The 2013 data in this news release, collected in the 2014 ASEC, are based on fewer
sample responses than in recent years. Approximately three-eighths of the 2014 CPS ASEC
sample was used to test redesigned questions on income and health insurance coverage; this
portion of the sample was not used to generate the estimates in this news release. The 2014
data in this news release, collected in the 2015 ASEC, are based on the full sample.
The data presented in this release are not strictly comparable with data for
earlier years due to the introduction of updated population controls used in
the CPS. The population controls are updated each year in January to reflect the
latest information about population change. Additional information is available
online at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.
Reliability of the estimates
Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling error.
When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there is a chance that
the sample estimates may differ from the true population values they represent. The
component of this difference that occurs because samples differ by chance is known as
sampling error, and its variability is measured by the standard error of the estimate.
There is about a 90-percent chance, or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a
sample will differ by no more than 1.6 standard errors from the true population value
because of sampling error. BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level
of confidence.
The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error. Nonsampling error can occur
for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the population, inability
to obtain information for all respondents in the sample, inability or unwillingness
of respondents to provide correct information, and errors made in the collection or
processing of the data.
A discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and information on estimating
standard errors is available at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability.
Concepts and definitions
The principle concepts and definitions used in connection with the data in this
release are described briefly below.
Persons who worked. In the 2015 supplement, persons are considered to have worked
if they responded "yes" to either the question "Did you work at a job or business at
any time during 2014?" or "Did you do any temporary, part-time, or seasonal work even
for a few days during 2014?"
Unemployed persons. Persons who worked during the year but not in every week are
counted as unemployed if they also reported looking for work or being on layoff from a
job during the year. Those who reported no work activity during the year are considered
unemployed if they responded "yes" to the question "Even though you did not work in
2014, did you spend any time trying to find a job or on layoff?"
Work-experience unemployment rate. The number of persons unemployed at some time
during the year as a proportion of the number of persons who worked or looked for work
during the year.
Usual full- and part-time employment. These data refer to the number of hours an
employed person typically works during most weeks of the year. Workers are classified
as full time if they usually worked 35 hours or more in a week; part-time employment
refers to workers whose typical workweek was between 1 and 34 hours.
Year-round and part-year employment. Workers are classified as year round if they
worked 50 to 52 weeks. Part-year employment refers to workers who worked fewer than 50
weeks.
Other information
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals
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Table 1. Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2013-14
Total Men Women
Extent of employment
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014
Numbers (in thousands)
Civilian noninstitutional population............................ 247,258 250,080 119,395 120,738 127,863 129,342
Total who worked or looked for work........................... 161,813 162,757 85,032 85,602 76,781 77,156
Percent of the population................................... 65.4 65.1 71.2 70.9 60.0 59.7
Total who worked during the year (1).......................... 156,987 159,056 82,590 83,640 74,397 75,416
Percent of the population................................... 63.5 63.6 69.2 69.3 58.2 58.3
Full time (2)............................................... 124,017 126,566 70,590 71,710 53,427 54,856
50 to 52 weeks............................................ 105,043 107,947 60,031 61,802 45,012 46,146
48 to 49 weeks............................................ 1,944 1,844 1,113 1,090 831 754
40 to 47 weeks............................................ 4,903 5,242 2,580 2,754 2,324 2,488
27 to 39 weeks............................................ 4,061 4,179 2,294 2,142 1,767 2,037
14 to 26 weeks............................................ 4,829 4,417 2,780 2,324 2,049 2,092
1 to 13 weeks............................................. 3,238 2,936 1,793 1,598 1,445 1,339
Part time (3)............................................... 32,970 32,490 12,000 11,930 20,970 20,560
50 to 52 weeks............................................ 17,144 17,127 5,857 6,004 11,287 11,123
48 to 49 weeks............................................ 791 886 259 342 532 544
40 to 47 weeks............................................ 2,971 2,820 963 894 2,008 1,926
27 to 39 weeks............................................ 2,965 2,825 1,078 1,072 1,887 1,753
14 to 26 weeks............................................ 4,596 4,376 1,871 1,730 2,725 2,645
1 to 13 weeks............................................. 4,502 4,458 1,972 1,889 2,530 2,569
Percent distribution
Total who worked during the year (1)............................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)................................................. 79.0 79.6 85.5 85.7 71.8 72.7
50 to 52 weeks.............................................. 66.9 67.9 72.7 73.9 60.5 61.2
48 to 49 weeks.............................................. 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.0
40 to 47 weeks.............................................. 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.3 3.1 3.3
27 to 39 weeks.............................................. 2.6 2.6 2.8 2.6 2.4 2.7
14 to 26 weeks.............................................. 3.1 2.8 3.4 2.8 2.8 2.8
1 to 13 weeks............................................... 2.1 1.8 2.2 1.9 1.9 1.8
Part time (3)................................................. 21.0 20.4 14.5 14.3 28.2 27.3
50 to 52 weeks.............................................. 10.9 10.8 7.1 7.2 15.2 14.7
48 to 49 weeks.............................................. 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.4 0.7 0.7
40 to 47 weeks.............................................. 1.9 1.8 1.2 1.1 2.7 2.6
27 to 39 weeks.............................................. 1.9 1.8 1.3 1.3 2.5 2.3
14 to 26 weeks.............................................. 2.9 2.8 2.3 2.1 3.7 3.5
1 to 13 weeks............................................... 2.9 2.8 2.4 2.3 3.4 3.4
1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
2 Usually worked 35 hours or more per week.
3 Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week.
NOTE: Data refer to persons 16 years and over. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 2. Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2013-14
(Numbers in thousands)
Total Men Women
Extent of employment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 195,128 196,434 95,321 95,899 99,807 100,535
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 128,796 128,576 68,872 68,986 59,924 59,590
Percent of the population................................. 66.0 65.5 72.3 71.9 60.0 59.3
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 125,535 126,174 67,212 67,703 58,323 58,471
Percent of the population................................. 64.3 64.2 70.5 70.6 58.4 58.2
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 78.8 79.4 85.8 86.0 70.8 71.7
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 66.9 67.8 73.3 74.3 59.5 60.3
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.2 6.8 7.0
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 4.9 4.4 5.2 4.5 4.5 4.4
Part time (3)............................................. 21.2 20.6 14.2 14.0 29.2 28.3
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 11.0 10.9 6.9 7.0 15.8 15.4
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 4.5 4.3 2.8 2.8 6.3 6.0
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 5.7 5.5 4.5 4.2 7.1 6.9
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 30,719 31,257 13,935 14,203 16,784 17,054
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 19,166 19,575 8,867 9,081 10,300 10,494
Percent of the population................................. 62.4 62.6 63.6 63.9 61.4 61.5
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 18,062 18,680 8,307 8,618 9,755 10,062
Percent of the population................................. 58.8 59.8 59.6 60.7 58.1 59.0
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 79.8 80.3 83.1 83.1 77.0 77.9
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 66.8 67.6 68.4 70.1 65.4 65.4
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 6.8 7.0 7.3 6.8 6.3 7.1
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.3 5.8 7.3 6.2 5.3 5.4
Part time (3)............................................. 20.2 19.7 16.9 16.9 23.0 22.1
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 10.1 10.3 8.2 8.9 11.7 11.6
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 3.3 3.4 2.5 2.8 4.0 3.9
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.7 6.0 6.1 5.2 7.3 6.6
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 13,812 14,425 6,523 6,803 7,290 7,622
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 9,043 9,406 4,832 4,933 4,211 4,473
Percent of the population................................. 65.5 65.2 74.1 72.5 57.8 58.7
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 8,754 9,195 4,690 4,821 4,064 4,375
Percent of the population................................. 63.4 63.7 71.9 70.9 55.7 57.4
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 81.0 82.3 86.7 88.4 74.4 75.6
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 70.2 72.2 75.0 78.4 64.7 65.4
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 5.1 6.1 5.3 5.9 5.0 6.3
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 5.6 4.0 6.4 4.1 4.7 3.9
Part time (3)............................................. 19.0 17.7 13.3 11.6 25.6 24.4
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 10.8 9.6 7.4 6.4 14.7 13.2
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 4.0 3.4 2.3 2.2 6.0 4.8
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 4.2 4.7 3.6 3.1 4.9 6.5
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 38,125 39,322 19,104 19,601 19,021 19,722
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 25,395 26,110 14,412 14,895 10,983 11,216
Percent of the population................................. 66.6 66.4 75.4 76.0 57.7 56.9
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 24,544 25,413 13,999 14,527 10,545 10,886
Percent of the population................................. 64.4 64.6 73.3 74.1 55.4 55.2
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 79.6 80.6 85.5 86.3 71.9 72.9
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 65.7 67.5 71.1 73.0 58.5 60.1
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 8.2 8.1 9.1 8.6 7.0 7.5
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 5.7 5.0 5.3 4.7 6.3 5.3
Part time (3)............................................. 20.4 19.4 14.5 13.7 28.1 27.1
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 11.0 10.8 7.5 7.4 15.6 15.5
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 3.9 3.5 2.7 2.6 5.5 4.7
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 5.5 5.1 4.4 3.7 7.0 6.8
1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
2 Usually worked 35 hours or more per week.
3 Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in
table 1 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.
Table 3. Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2013-14
Total Men Women
Extent of unemployment
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014
Numbers (in thousands)
Total who worked or looked for work............................. 161,813 162,757 85,032 85,602 76,781 77,156
Percent with unemployment..................................... 12.9 10.9 13.5 11.4 12.2 10.3
Total with unemployment....................................... 20,880 17,708 11,521 9,784 9,359 7,924
Did not work but looked for work............................ 4,825 3,701 2,442 1,962 2,384 1,740
1 to 14 weeks............................................. 1,301 1,199 550 550 750 649
15 weeks or more.......................................... 3,525 2,502 1,892 1,412 1,633 1,090
Worked during the year...................................... 16,055 14,006 9,079 7,822 6,976 6,185
Year-round workers (1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment.. 462 392 259 286 203 106
Part-year workers (2) with unemployment................... 15,593 13,614 8,820 7,536 6,773 6,079
1 to 4 weeks............................................ 2,384 2,365 1,224 1,227 1,160 1,138
5 to 10 weeks........................................... 2,167 1,999 1,229 1,168 938 831
11 to 14 weeks.......................................... 2,032 1,889 1,126 1,095 907 794
15 to 26 weeks.......................................... 4,485 3,855 2,605 2,124 1,881 1,731
27 weeks or more........................................ 4,524 3,507 2,636 1,924 1,888 1,584
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers........ 17.9 16.3 18.7 15.9 16.9 16.8
With 2 spells or more of unemployment............... 3,319 2,872 2,064 1,787 1,254 1,084
2 spells.......................................... 1,606 1,472 948 934 658 539
3 spells or more.................................. 1,713 1,399 1,117 854 596 546
Percent distribution
Did not work but looked for work................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1 to 14 weeks................................................. 27.0 32.4 22.5 28.0 31.5 37.3
15 weeks or more.............................................. 73.0 67.6 77.5 72.0 68.5 62.7
Worked during the year.......................................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers (1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment...... 2.9 2.8 2.9 3.7 2.9 1.7
Part-year workers (2) with unemployment....................... 97.1 97.2 97.1 96.3 97.1 98.3
1 to 4 weeks................................................ 14.9 16.9 13.5 15.7 16.6 18.4
5 to 10 weeks............................................... 13.5 14.3 13.5 14.9 13.4 13.4
11 to 14 weeks.............................................. 12.7 13.5 12.4 14.0 13.0 12.8
15 to 26 weeks.............................................. 27.9 27.5 28.7 27.1 27.0 28.0
27 weeks or more............................................ 28.2 25.0 29.0 24.6 27.1 25.6
With 2 spells or more of unemployment............. 20.7 20.5 22.7 22.9 18.0 17.5
2 spells........................................ 10.0 10.5 10.4 11.9 9.4 8.7
3 spells or more................................ 10.7 10.0 12.3 10.9 8.5 8.8
1 Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
2 Worked less than 50 weeks.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
Table 4. Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2013-14
(Numbers in thousands)
Total Men Women
Extent of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
2013 2014 2013 2014 2013 2014
WHITE
Total who worked or looked for work........................... 128,796 128,576 68,872 68,986 59,924 59,590
Percent with unemployment................................... 12.1 10.0 12.7 10.5 11.5 9.5
Total with unemployment..................................... 15,579 12,920 8,715 7,246 6,864 5,675
Did not work but looked for work.......................... 3,261 2,402 1,660 1,283 1,601 1,119
Worked during the year.................................... 12,318 10,518 7,055 5,962 5,263 4,556
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 17.3 15.3 17.9 14.9 16.3 15.8
Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 3.1 3.1 3.1 4.0 3.0 2.0
Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 96.9 96.9 96.9 96.0 97.0 98.0
1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 15.5 17.6 13.6 16.4 18.0 19.1
5 to 14 weeks......................................... 26.6 28.7 26.8 29.9 26.3 27.2
15 weeks or more...................................... 54.9 50.6 56.5 49.8 52.7 51.7
With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 21.2 21.6 23.3 23.6 18.3 18.9
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Total who worked or looked for work........................... 19,166 19,575 8,867 9,081 10,300 10,494
Percent with unemployment................................... 18.7 15.6 21.0 17.5 16.7 13.9
Total with unemployment..................................... 3,579 3,052 1,858 1,589 1,721 1,463
Did not work but looked for work.......................... 1,104 895 560 463 544 433
Worked during the year.................................... 2,475 2,156 1,298 1,126 1,176 1,031
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 21.5 21.6 22.7 20.7 20.4 22.8
Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 2.2 2.3 2.6 3.5 1.7 1.0
Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 97.8 97.7 97.4 96.5 98.3 99.0
1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 10.8 12.7 11.4 12.1 10.3 13.4
5 to 14 weeks......................................... 23.9 22.2 21.6 23.1 26.4 21.2
15 weeks or more...................................... 63.1 62.8 64.4 61.4 61.6 64.4
With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 18.9 18.0 21.6 20.6 15.9 15.3
ASIAN
Total who worked or looked for work........................... 9,043 9,406 4,832 4,933 4,211 4,473
Percent with unemployment................................... 9.9 9.1 10.1 9.4 9.8 8.7
Total with unemployment..................................... 898 852 486 462 412 390
Did not work but looked for work.......................... 289 210 142 112 147 98
Worked during the year.................................... 609 642 345 350 264 292
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 17.6 16.8 19.5 15.2 14.8 18.9
Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 2.5 1.6 1.5 2.5 3.7 0.6
Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 97.5 98.4 98.5 97.5 96.3 99.4
1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 18.7 18.5 16.9 16.8 21.1 20.5
5 to 14 weeks......................................... 24.0 25.8 22.6 30.2 25.7 20.6
15 weeks or more...................................... 54.9 54.1 59.0 50.6 49.4 58.3
With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 16.5 13.2 18.2 13.9 14.2 12.4
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Total who worked or looked for work........................... 25,395 26,110 14,412 14,895 10,983 11,216
Percent with unemployment................................... 15.7 13.5 16.3 13.8 14.9 13.1
Total with unemployment..................................... 3,988 3,531 2,354 2,059 1,634 1,472
Did not work but looked for work.......................... 851 697 413 367 438 330
Worked during the year.................................... 3,137 2,834 1,941 1,692 1,196 1,143
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............ 18.7 15.9 18.3 15.8 19.4 16.2
Percent who worked during the year (1).................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment 2.2 2.8 2.3 3.8 1.9 1.4
Part-year workers (3) with unemployment................. 97.8 97.2 97.7 96.2 98.1 98.6
1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 14.3 16.8 13.3 16.5 16.1 17.2
5 to 14 weeks......................................... 24.2 28.7 25.8 28.4 21.6 29.1
15 weeks or more...................................... 59.3 51.7 58.6 51.4 60.4 52.2
With 2 spells or more of unemployment........... 22.8 22.5 22.2 25.8 23.7 17.7
1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
2 Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
3 Worked less than 50 weeks.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in
table 3 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.
United States Department of Labor
