December 23, 2011 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)
Women in the labor force, 2010
Employment status of women 16 years and over, 2000–2010
| Year |
Civilian noninstitutional
population |
Civilian labor force |
Not in labor force |
| Total |
Employed |
Unemployed |
2000 |
110,613,000 |
66,303,000 |
63,586,000 |
2,717,000 |
44,310,000 |
2001 |
111,811,000 |
66,848,000 |
63,737,000 |
3,111,000 |
44,962,000 |
2002 |
112,985,000 |
67,363,000 |
63,582,000 |
3,781,000 |
45,621,000 |
2003 |
114,733,000 |
68,272,000 |
64,404,000 |
3,868,000 |
46,461,000 |
2004 |
115,647,000 |
68,421,000 |
64,728,000 |
3,694,000 |
47,225,000 |
2005 |
116,931,000 |
69,288,000 |
65,757,000 |
3,531,000 |
47,643,000 |
2006 |
118,210,000 |
70,173,000 |
66,925,000 |
3,247,000 |
48,037,000 |
2007 |
119,694,000 |
70,988,000 |
67,792,000 |
3,196,000 |
48,707,000 |
2008 |
120,675,000 |
71,767,000 |
67,876,000 |
3,891,000 |
48,908,000 |
2009 |
121,665,000 |
72,019,000 |
66,208,000 |
5,811,000 |
49,646,000 |
2010 |
122,656,000 |
71,904,000 |
65,705,000 |
6,199,000 |
50,752,000 |
These data are featured in the TED article, Women in the labor force, 2010.
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