Employment Figures By Race, Sex, and Age

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-2. Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status, race, sex, and age Not seasonally adjusted Seasonally adjusted(1)
Feb.
2010 Jan.
2011 Feb.
2011 Feb.
2010 Oct.
2010 Nov.
2010 Dec.
2010 Jan.
2011 Feb.
2011

WHITE


Civilian noninstitutional population
191,552 192,516 192,601 191,552 192,527 192,641 192,749 192,516 192,601

Civilian labor force
124,790 123,696 123,848 124,957 124,914 124,824 124,700 124,192 124,237

Participation rate
65.1 64.3 64.3 65.2 64.9 64.8 64.7 64.5 64.5

Employed
112,712 112,754 113,066 113,958 113,975 113,728 114,079 114,197 114,330

Employment-population ratio
58.8 58.6 58.7 59.5 59.2 59.0 59.2 59.3 59.4

Unemployed
12,079 10,942 10,782 10,999 10,940 11,096 10,620 9,995 9,907

Unemployment rate
9.7 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.8 8.9 8.5 8.0 8.0

Not in labor force
66,762 68,820 68,752 66,595 67,612 67,817 68,049 68,325 68,364

Men, 20 years and over


Civilian labor force
65,128 64,551 64,866 64,994 65,215 65,088 65,041 64,673 64,919

Participation rate
74.7 73.5 73.8 74.6 74.3 74.1 74.0 73.6 73.9

Employed
58,183 58,584 58,939 59,104 59,425 59,137 59,484 59,586 59,860

Employment-population ratio
66.7 66.7 67.1 67.8 67.7 67.3 67.7 67.8 68.1

Unemployed
6,945 5,968 5,926 5,890 5,790 5,951 5,557 5,086 5,059

Unemployment rate
10.7 9.2 9.1 9.1 8.9 9.1 8.5 7.9 7.8

Women, 20 years and over


Civilian labor force
55,087 54,728 54,685 55,054 54,846 54,953 54,914 54,686 54,677

Participation rate
60.3 59.6 59.6 60.2 59.7 59.7 59.7 59.6 59.5

Employed
51,032 50,791 50,772 51,053 50,835 50,817 50,920 50,878 50,816

Employment-population ratio
55.8 55.3 55.3 55.9 55.3 55.2 55.3 55.4 55.3

Unemployed
4,055 3,937 3,913 4,001 4,012 4,136 3,994 3,808 3,860

Unemployment rate
7.4 7.2 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.3 7.0 7.1

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years


Civilian labor force
4,575 4,417 4,297 4,909 4,853 4,783 4,746 4,833 4,641

Participation rate
35.2 34.3 33.4 37.8 37.8 37.3 37.1 37.5 36.1

Employed
3,497 3,380 3,354 3,802 3,715 3,775 3,676 3,732 3,654

Employment-population ratio
26.9 26.2 26.1 29.3 29.0 29.5 28.7 29.0 28.4

Unemployed
1,078 1,037 943 1,108 1,138 1,008 1,070 1,100 987

Unemployment rate
23.6 23.5 21.9 22.6 23.4 21.1 22.5 22.8 21.3

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN


Civilian noninstitutional population
28,559 28,947 28,976 28,559 28,831 28,865 28,896 28,947 28,976

Civilian labor force
17,599 17,757 17,680 17,763 17,946 18,020 17,958 17,857 17,865

Participation rate
61.6 61.3 61.0 62.2 62.2 62.4 62.1 61.7 61.7

Employed
14,752 14,819 14,922 14,952 15,127 15,142 15,119 15,048 15,124

Employment-population ratio
51.7 51.2 51.5 52.4 52.5 52.5 52.3 52.0 52.2

Unemployed
2,847 2,938 2,758 2,811 2,818 2,878 2,839 2,809 2,741

Unemployment rate
16.2 16.5 15.6 15.8 15.7 16.0 15.8 15.7 15.3

Not in labor force
10,960 11,190 11,296 10,796 10,885 10,845 10,939 11,090 11,112

Men, 20 years and over


Civilian labor force
7,971 8,070 8,014 7,994 8,072 8,099 8,106 8,054 8,053

Participation rate
69.1 68.5 67.9 69.3 69.0 69.1 69.1 68.3 68.2

Employed
6,448 6,589 6,608 6,574 6,763 6,753 6,764 6,723 6,745

Employment-population ratio
55.9 55.9 56.0 57.0 57.8 57.6 57.6 57.1 57.2

Unemployed
1,523 1,481 1,406 1,420 1,309 1,346 1,341 1,331 1,309

Unemployment rate
19.1 18.4 17.5 17.8 16.2 16.6 16.5 16.5 16.2

Women, 20 years and over


Civilian labor force
8,995 9,086 9,095 9,076 9,173 9,228 9,204 9,146 9,185

Participation rate
62.7 62.5 62.5 63.3 63.3 63.6 63.3 62.9 63.1

Employed
7,934 7,911 7,956 7,975 7,998 8,017 7,993 7,966 7,993

Employment-population ratio
55.3 54.4 54.6 55.6 55.2 55.2 55.0 54.8 54.9

Unemployed
1,062 1,175 1,140 1,101 1,176 1,211 1,211 1,179 1,192

Unemployment rate
11.8 12.9 12.5 12.1 12.8 13.1 13.2 12.9 13.0

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years


Civilian labor force
633 601 571 693 700 693 648 658 627

Participation rate
23.6 22.9 21.8 25.9 26.5 26.3 24.6 25.1 23.9

Employed
371 319 358 403 366 372 361 359 386

Employment-population ratio
13.8 12.2 13.7 15.0 13.9 14.1 13.7 13.7 14.7

Unemployed
262 282 212 290 334 321 287 299 241

Unemployment rate
41.4 46.9 37.2 41.8 47.7 46.3 44.2 45.4 38.4

ASIAN


Civilian noninstitutional population
11,020 11,351 11,345 - - - - - -

Civilian labor force
7,074 7,354 7,351 - - - - - -

Participation rate
64.2 64.8 64.8 - - - - - -

Employed
6,483 6,846 6,850 - - - - - -

Employment-population ratio
58.8 60.3 60.4 - - - - - -

Unemployed
592 509 502 - - - - - -

Unemployment rate
8.4 6.9 6.8 - - - - - -

Not in labor force
3,946 3,997 3,994 - - - - - -

Footnotes
(1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation; therefore, identical numbers appear in the unadjusted and seasonally adjusted columns.

- Data not available.
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals shown in table A-1 because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Bureau of Labor Statistics