Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-1. Employment status of the civilian population by sex and age
(Numbers in thousands)
Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted (1)
Employment status, sex, and age
Aug. July Aug. Aug. Apr. May June July Aug.
2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 232,211 233,864 234,107 232,211 233,198 233,405 233,627 233,864 234,107
Civilian labor force....................... 153,493 156,300 155,387 152,886 153,957 154,534 154,390 154,603 154,853
Participation rate................... 66.1 66.8 66.4 65.8 66.0 66.2 66.1 66.1 66.1
Employed................................. 146,406 146,867 145,909 145,753 146,331 146,046 145,891 145,819 145,477
Employment-population ratio.......... 63.0 62.8 62.3 62.8 62.7 62.6 62.4 62.4 62.1
Unemployed............................... 7,088 9,433 9,479 7,133 7,626 8,487 8,499 8,784 9,376
Unemployment rate.................... 4.6 6.0 6.1 4.7 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.7 6.1
Not in labor force......................... 78,717 77,564 78,719 79,325 79,241 78,871 79,237 79,261 79,253
Persons who currently want a job......... 4,965 5,213 5,024 4,733 4,755 4,766 4,888 4,997 4,796
Men, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 112,354 113,154 113,281 112,354 112,803 112,912 113,029 113,154 113,281
Civilian labor force....................... 82,541 84,113 83,296 81,929 82,256 82,602 82,528 82,889 82,807
Participation rate................... 73.5 74.3 73.5 72.9 72.9 73.2 73.0 73.3 73.1
Employed................................. 78,972 78,991 78,423 78,066 78,038 77,954 77,794 77,823 77,632
Employment-population ratio.......... 70.3 69.8 69.2 69.5 69.2 69.0 68.8 68.8 68.5
Unemployed............................... 3,569 5,122 4,872 3,863 4,218 4,648 4,734 5,066 5,176
Unemployment rate.................... 4.3 6.1 5.8 4.7 5.1 5.6 5.7 6.1 6.3
Not in labor force......................... 29,813 29,040 29,986 30,425 30,547 30,310 30,502 30,264 30,474
Men, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 103,723 104,490 104,613 103,723 104,152 104,258 104,371 104,490 104,613
Civilian labor force....................... 78,793 79,752 79,476 78,526 78,776 78,878 79,037 79,327 79,318
Participation rate................... 76.0 76.3 76.0 75.7 75.6 75.7 75.7 75.9 75.8
Employed................................. 75,821 75,643 75,305 75,274 75,148 75,001 74,998 75,094 74,866
Employment-population ratio.......... 73.1 72.4 72.0 72.6 72.2 71.9 71.9 71.9 71.6
Unemployed............................... 2,972 4,110 4,171 3,252 3,628 3,877 4,038 4,234 4,452
Unemployment rate.................... 3.8 5.2 5.2 4.1 4.6 4.9 5.1 5.3 5.6
Not in labor force......................... 24,930 24,738 25,137 25,197 25,376 25,380 25,334 25,163 25,295
Women, 16 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 119,856 120,710 120,825 119,856 120,396 120,493 120,598 120,710 120,825
Civilian labor force....................... 70,952 72,187 72,092 70,957 71,701 71,931 71,862 71,714 72,046
Participation rate................... 59.2 59.8 59.7 59.2 59.6 59.7 59.6 59.4 59.6
Employed................................. 67,433 67,876 67,485 67,687 68,293 68,092 68,097 67,996 67,845
Employment-population ratio.......... 56.3 56.2 55.9 56.5 56.7 56.5 56.5 56.3 56.2
Unemployed............................... 3,519 4,311 4,606 3,270 3,408 3,839 3,765 3,718 4,201
Unemployment rate.................... 5.0 6.0 6.4 4.6 4.8 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.8
Not in labor force......................... 48,904 48,523 48,734 48,900 48,694 48,562 48,735 48,996 48,779
Women, 20 years and over
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 111,479 112,290 112,401 111,479 111,990 112,083 112,183 112,290 112,401
Civilian labor force....................... 67,319 68,072 68,440 67,616 68,176 68,390 68,446 68,303 68,672
Participation rate................... 60.4 60.6 60.9 60.7 60.9 61.0 61.0 60.8 61.1
Employed................................. 64,311 64,526 64,462 64,826 65,260 65,138 65,238 65,167 65,047
Employment-population ratio.......... 57.7 57.5 57.3 58.2 58.3 58.1 58.2 58.0 57.9
Unemployed............................... 3,008 3,546 3,979 2,790 2,916 3,252 3,208 3,135 3,625
Unemployment rate.................... 4.5 5.2 5.8 4.1 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.6 5.3
Not in labor force......................... 44,160 44,218 43,961 43,863 43,814 43,693 43,737 43,988 43,729
Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
Civilian noninstitutional population......... 17,009 17,084 17,092 17,009 17,056 17,064 17,073 17,084 17,092
Civilian labor force....................... 7,382 8,476 7,471 6,744 7,005 7,266 6,907 6,973 6,863
Participation rate................... 43.4 49.6 43.7 39.7 41.1 42.6 40.5 40.8 40.2
Employed................................. 6,274 6,698 6,142 5,653 5,923 5,907 5,655 5,558 5,563
Employment-population ratio.......... 36.9 39.2 35.9 33.2 34.7 34.6 33.1 32.5 32.6
Unemployed............................... 1,108 1,777 1,329 1,092 1,082 1,358 1,253 1,415 1,299
Unemployment rate.................... 15.0 21.0 17.8 16.2 15.4 18.7 18.1 20.3 18.9
Not in labor force......................... 9,626 8,608 9,621 10,264 10,051 9,798 10,166 10,110 10,229
1 The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and
seasonally adjusted columns.
NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: September 05, 2008
