HOUSEHOLD DATA
SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
A-3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex and age, seasonally adjusted
[Numbers in thousands]
Employment status,
sex, and age		 2011 2012
Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 239,871 240,071 240,269 240,441 240,584 242,269 242,435 242,604 242,784 242,966 243,155 243,354 243,566

Civilian labor force

 153,674 154,004 154,057 153,937 153,887 154,395 154,871 154,707 154,365 155,007 155,163 155,013 154,645

Participation rate

 64.1 64.1 64.1 64.0 64.0 63.7 63.9 63.8 63.6 63.8 63.8 63.7 63.5

Employed

 139,754 140,107 140,297 140,614 140,790 141,637 142,065 142,034 141,865 142,287 142,415 142,220 142,101

Employment-population ratio

 58.3 58.4 58.4 58.5 58.5 58.5 58.6 58.5 58.4 58.6 58.6 58.4 58.3

Unemployed

 13,920 13,897 13,759 13,323 13,097 12,758 12,806 12,673 12,500 12,720 12,749 12,794 12,544

Unemployment rate

 9.1 9.0 8.9 8.7 8.5 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.1

Not in labor force

 86,198 86,067 86,213 86,503 86,697 87,874 87,564 87,897 88,419 87,958 87,992 88,340 88,921

Persons who currently want a job

 6,469 6,240 6,407 6,595 6,385 6,319 6,378 6,299 6,366 6,291 6,520 6,554 6,957


Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 116,453 116,559 116,664 116,755 116,832 116,808 116,896 116,986 117,081 117,177 117,277 117,381 117,492

Civilian labor force

 82,025 82,142 82,199 82,341 82,373 82,070 82,165 82,179 81,983 82,350 82,450 82,395 82,008

Participation rate

 70.4 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.5 70.3 70.3 70.2 70.0 70.3 70.3 70.2 69.8

Employed

 74,209 74,435 74,492 74,975 75,235 75,288 75,318 75,369 75,256 75,401 75,486 75,466 75,161

Employment-population ratio

 63.7 63.9 63.9 64.2 64.4 64.5 64.4 64.4 64.3 64.3 64.4 64.3 64.0

Unemployed

 7,817 7,707 7,707 7,366 7,138 6,781 6,846 6,810 6,727 6,949 6,964 6,929 6,847

Unemployment rate

 9.5 9.4 9.4 8.9 8.7 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.3

Not in labor force

 34,428 34,417 34,465 34,414 34,459 34,739 34,732 34,807 35,098 34,827 34,827 34,987 35,484


Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 107,884 107,994 108,104 108,203 108,290 108,087 108,188 108,289 108,396 108,503 108,613 108,727 108,851

Civilian labor force

 79,089 79,241 79,291 79,440 79,436 79,234 79,317 79,337 79,050 79,382 79,425 79,353 79,103

Participation rate

 73.3 73.4 73.3 73.4 73.4 73.3 73.3 73.3 72.9 73.2 73.1 73.0 72.7

Employed

 72,098 72,340 72,379 72,846 73,080 73,170 73,240 73,286 73,119 73,229 73,259 73,227 73,086

Employment-population ratio

 66.8 67.0 67.0 67.3 67.5 67.7 67.7 67.7 67.5 67.5 67.4 67.3 67.1

Unemployed

 6,991 6,901 6,912 6,594 6,356 6,064 6,077 6,051 5,930 6,153 6,166 6,125 6,016

Unemployment rate

 8.8 8.7 8.7 8.3 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.6

Not in labor force

 28,795 28,753 28,813 28,763 28,854 28,853 28,870 28,952 29,346 29,121 29,188 29,374 29,748


Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 123,418 123,512 123,605 123,686 123,753 125,461 125,539 125,619 125,703 125,788 125,878 125,972 126,073

Civilian labor force

 71,648 71,862 71,858 71,596 71,514 72,326 72,706 72,529 72,382 72,657 72,713 72,619 72,637

Participation rate

 58.1 58.2 58.1 57.9 57.8 57.6 57.9 57.7 57.6 57.8 57.8 57.6 57.6

Employed

 65,545 65,672 65,805 65,639 65,555 66,349 66,747 66,665 66,609 66,886 66,929 66,754 66,940

Employment-population ratio

 53.1 53.2 53.2 53.1 53.0 52.9 53.2 53.1 53.0 53.2 53.2 53.0 53.1

Unemployed

 6,103 6,190 6,052 5,957 5,959 5,977 5,960 5,863 5,773 5,771 5,785 5,865 5,697

Unemployment rate

 8.5 8.6 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.3 8.2 8.1 8.0 7.9 8.0 8.1 7.8

Not in labor force

 51,770 51,650 51,748 52,090 52,238 53,135 52,833 53,090 53,321 53,131 53,165 53,354 53,437


Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 115,238 115,338 115,437 115,526 115,602 117,082 117,170 117,260 117,353 117,448 117,546 117,648 117,760

Civilian labor force

 68,784 68,989 68,981 68,711 68,748 69,449 69,815 69,589 69,562 69,807 69,803 69,691 69,781

Participation rate

 59.7 59.8 59.8 59.5 59.5 59.3 59.6 59.3 59.3 59.4 59.4 59.2 59.3

Employed

 63,322 63,406 63,520 63,352 63,323 64,078 64,454 64,413 64,425 64,671 64,628 64,446 64,670

Employment-population ratio

 54.9 55.0 55.0 54.8 54.8 54.7 55.0 54.9 54.9 55.1 55.0 54.8 54.9

Unemployed

 5,462 5,584 5,461 5,359 5,425 5,370 5,361 5,176 5,137 5,136 5,175 5,244 5,111

Unemployment rate

 7.9 8.1 7.9 7.8 7.9 7.7 7.7 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.5 7.3

Not in labor force

 46,454 46,349 46,457 46,815 46,854 47,634 47,355 47,671 47,791 47,641 47,743 47,957 47,979


Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population(1)

 16,749 16,739 16,728 16,711 16,693 17,100 17,078 17,056 17,034 17,015 16,997 16,979 16,955

Civilian labor force

 5,801 5,774 5,785 5,786 5,704 5,713 5,739 5,781 5,753 5,819 5,936 5,970 5,761

Participation rate

 34.6 34.5 34.6 34.6 34.2 33.4 33.6 33.9 33.8 34.2 34.9 35.2 34.0

Employed

 4,333 4,362 4,398 4,416 4,387 4,389 4,371 4,335 4,321 4,388 4,528 4,546 4,344

Employment-population ratio

 25.9 26.1 26.3 26.4 26.3 25.7 25.6 25.4 25.4 25.8 26.6 26.8 25.6

Unemployed

 1,467 1,412 1,386 1,370 1,316 1,324 1,367 1,447 1,432 1,431 1,408 1,424 1,417

Unemployment rate

 25.3 24.5 24.0 23.7 23.1 23.2 23.8 25.0 24.9 24.6 23.7 23.8 24.6

Not in labor force

 10,949 10,965 10,943 10,925 10,989 11,387 11,339 11,274 11,282 11,197 11,061 11,009 11,194

Footnotes
 (1) The population figures are not adjusted for seasonal variation.

NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

 

Last Modified Date: September 07, 2012