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Work experience during 2009

December 21, 2010

The proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population age 16 and over who worked at some time during 2009 was 64.9 percent, down from 67.0 percent in 2008. The percent of men who worked during 2009 was 70.6 percent, down from 73.1 percent in 2008. The proportion of women who worked at some point during 2009 was 59.6 percent, down from 61.3 percent in the prior year.

Percentage of the population who worked during the year, selected characteristics, 2008 and 2009
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The proportions of whites (65.8 percent), blacks (58.8 percent), Asians (65.2 percent), and Hispanics (65.0 percent) who worked at some time during the year fell in 2009.

These data are from the Current Population Survey (CPS). To learn more, see "Work Experience of the Population — 2009" (HTML) (PDF), news release USDL-10-1688. These data are based on information collected in the Annual Social and Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the monthly CPS survey. The ASEC collects information on employment and unemployment experienced during the prior calendar year.

SUGGESTED CITATION

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Work experience during 2009 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2010/ted_20101221.htm (visited December 11, 2024).

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