Bureau of Labor Statistics
Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Number of
unemployed persons Unemployment rates (1)
(in thousands)
Characteristic
July June July July Mar. Apr. May June July
2007 2008 2008 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008
AGE AND SEX
Total, 16 years and over..................... 7,137 8,499 8,784 4.7 5.1 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.7
16 to 19 years............................. 1,067 1,253 1,415 15.3 15.8 15.4 18.7 18.1 20.3
16 to 17 years........................... 469 596 654 17.0 18.6 19.7 21.2 23.3 24.9
18 to 19 years........................... 600 678 759 14.0 14.0 13.2 17.5 15.6 17.3
20 years and over.......................... 6,069 7,247 7,369 4.2 4.6 4.5 4.8 4.9 5.0
20 to 24 years........................... 1,291 1,535 1,567 8.5 9.3 8.9 10.4 10.1 10.2
25 years and over........................ 4,841 5,639 5,848 3.7 4.0 3.9 4.1 4.3 4.4
25 to 54 years......................... 3,972 4,704 4,826 3.8 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.5 4.6
25 to 34 years....................... 1,527 1,798 1,862 4.6 5.3 5.1 5.3 5.4 5.6
35 to 44 years....................... 1,327 1,545 1,614 3.7 3.8 3.8 4.2 4.4 4.6
45 to 54 years....................... 1,117 1,361 1,349 3.1 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 3.7
55 years and over...................... 857 919 1,014 3.2 3.4 3.0 3.3 3.3 3.6
Men, 16 years and over....................... 3,887 4,734 5,066 4.7 5.2 5.1 5.6 5.7 6.1
16 to 19 years............................. 592 695 833 16.9 17.8 16.9 20.7 19.9 23.4
16 to 17 years........................... 264 333 387 19.3 22.0 22.2 23.3 26.2 29.4
18 to 19 years........................... 330 387 447 15.4 15.2 14.5 19.6 17.1 19.9
20 years and over.......................... 3,295 4,038 4,234 4.2 4.6 4.6 4.9 5.1 5.3
20 to 24 years........................... 749 904 940 9.2 10.3 9.9 11.0 11.2 11.6
25 years and over........................ 2,568 3,072 3,308 3.6 4.0 4.0 4.2 4.3 4.6
25 to 54 years......................... 2,086 2,574 2,759 3.7 4.1 4.3 4.4 4.6 4.9
25 to 34 years....................... 801 986 1,114 4.4 5.4 5.0 5.4 5.4 6.1
35 to 44 years....................... 689 863 925 3.6 3.6 4.0 4.1 4.5 4.9
45 to 54 years....................... 596 725 720 3.2 3.5 3.8 3.7 3.8 3.8
55 years and over...................... 482 497 549 3.4 3.3 3.0 3.4 3.4 3.7
Women, 16 years and over..................... 3,250 3,765 3,718 4.6 5.0 4.8 5.3 5.2 5.2
16 to 19 years............................. 476 557 583 13.6 13.8 14.0 16.6 16.3 17.1
16 to 17 years........................... 205 262 267 14.8 15.5 17.5 19.0 20.3 20.4
18 to 19 years........................... 270 292 312 12.6 12.8 11.8 15.2 13.9 14.6
20 years and over.......................... 2,774 3,208 3,135 4.1 4.6 4.3 4.8 4.7 4.6
20 to 24 years........................... 542 631 627 7.7 8.1 7.7 9.6 8.8 8.7
25 years and over........................ 2,273 2,567 2,540 3.8 4.1 3.9 4.1 4.2 4.2
25 to 54 years......................... 1,885 2,130 2,067 3.9 4.2 4.0 4.4 4.4 4.3
25 to 34 years....................... 726 812 749 4.9 5.3 5.1 5.1 5.4 5.0
35 to 44 years....................... 638 682 689 3.9 3.9 3.7 4.4 4.2 4.3
45 to 54 years....................... 521 636 629 3.1 3.5 3.4 3.8 3.7 3.7
55 years and over (2).................. 434 439 550 3.5 3.4 2.8 2.8 3.4 4.3
MARITAL STATUS
Married men, spouse present.................. 1,267 1,426 1,523 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.2
Married women, spouse present................ 1,061 1,256 1,240 2.9 3.3 3.0 3.1 3.3 3.3
Women who maintain families (2).............. 687 768 820 6.8 7.1 6.8 6.9 7.9 8.5
FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS
Full-time workers (3)........................ 5,869 7,050 7,327 4.6 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.7
Part-time workers (4)........................ 1,334 1,442 1,486 5.1 5.3 4.9 5.5 5.4 5.5
1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
2 Not seasonally adjusted.
3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or are on layoff
from full-time jobs.
4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week) or are on
layoff from part-time jobs.
NOTE: Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the independent
seasonal adjustment of the various series. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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