December 11, 2009 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Work experience during 2008

Percentage of the population who worked during the year, by sex, race, and ethnicity, 2007 and 2008
Demographic group	2007	2008
Total
Men	74.1	73.1
Women	61.6	61.3
White
Men	75.3	74.2
Women	61.5	61.4
Black or African American
Men	65.1	64.0
Women	62.2	61.3
Asian
Men	75.0	76.0
Women	61.4	59.8
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Men	79.3	77.3
Women	57.0	57.5

These data featured in the TED article, Work experience during 2008.

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