February 27, 2012 (The Editor’s Desk is updated each business day.)

Work experience during 2010

Percentage of the population who worked during the year, by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2009 and 2010
Demographic category	2009	2010
Total	64.9%	63.7%
Total men	70.6	69.3
Total women	59.6	58.5
White	65.8	64.7
White men	72.1	70.7
White women	59.8	58.8
Black or African American	58.8	58.2
Black or African American men	59.3	58.8
Black or African American women	58.3	57.6
Asian	65.2	64.1
Asian men	73.6	71.6
Asian women	57.7	57.4
Hispanic or Latino	65.0	63.5
Hispanic or Latino men	74.0	71.9
Hispanic or Latino women	55.5	54.5

These data featured in the TED article, Work experience during 2010.

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