Percent of weeks individuals were employed, unemployed, or not in the labor force from age 18 to age 42 in 1978-2006 Employed Unemployed Not in labor force Total, ages 18 to 42 in 1978-2006 77.2 4.6 17.5 Black non-Hispanic 67.9 8.9 22.5 White non-Hispanic 79.5 3.8 16.1 Hispanic or Latino 71.2 5.4 22.5 Women 70.0 4.2 25.2 Men 84.1 5.1 10.2 Note: Totals do not add to 100 percent due to a small number of respondents whose employment status cannot be determined for all weeks.