Table 5. Employment status of the population by sex, marital status, and presence and age of own children under 18,
2009-10 annual averages
(Numbers in thousands)
2009 2010
Characteristic
Total Men Women Total Men Women
WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS
Civilian noninstitutional population................. 64,854 28,778 36,076 64,488 28,463 36,025
Civilian labor force................................ 52,748 26,985 25,763 52,159 26,661 25,499
Participation rate................................ 81.3 93.8 71.4 80.9 93.7 70.8
Employed........................................... 48,621 24,989 23,632 47,863 24,653 23,210
Employment-population ratio....................... 75.0 86.8 65.5 74.2 86.6 64.4
Full-time workers (1) ......................... 41,003 23,583 17,419 40,282 23,176 17,106
Part-time workers (2) ......................... 7,618 1,406 6,212 7,581 1,477 6,104
Unemployed......................................... 4,128 1,996 2,132 4,296 2,008 2,289
Unemployment rate................................. 7.8 7.4 8.3 8.2 7.5 9.0
Married, spouse present
Civilian noninstitutional population................. 51,634 26,249 25,385 50,868 25,820 25,049
Civilian labor force................................ 42,424 24,763 17,661 41,600 24,332 17,268
Participation rate................................ 82.2 94.3 69.6 81.8 94.2 68.9
Employed........................................... 39,732 23,100 16,632 38,870 22,689 16,181
Employment-population ratio....................... 76.9 88.0 65.5 76.4 87.9 64.6
Full-time workers (1) ......................... 33,846 21,871 11,975 33,142 21,444 11,698
Part-time workers (2) ......................... 5,886 1,229 4,657 5,728 1,245 4,482
Unemployed......................................... 2,692 1,663 1,029 2,730 1,643 1,087
Unemployment rate................................. 6.3 6.7 5.8 6.6 6.8 6.3
Other marital status (3)
Civilian noninstitutional population................. 13,221 2,529 10,691 13,620 2,643 10,977
Civilian labor force................................ 10,325 2,223 8,102 10,559 2,329 8,230
Participation rate................................ 78.1 87.9 75.8 77.5 88.1 75.0
Employed........................................... 8,889 1,889 7,000 8,994 1,964 7,029
Employment-population ratio....................... 67.2 74.7 65.5 66.0 74.3 64.0
Full-time workers (1) ......................... 7,157 1,712 5,445 7,140 1,732 5,408
Part-time workers (2) ......................... 1,732 177 1,555 1,853 232 1,621
Unemployed......................................... 1,436 334 1,103 1,566 365 1,201
Unemployment rate................................. 13.9 15.0 13.6 14.8 15.7 14.6
WITH OWN CHILDREN 6 TO 17 YEARS, NONE YOUNGER
Civilian noninstitutional population................. 35,885 15,982 19,903 35,402 15,639 19,763
Civilian labor force................................ 30,200 14,821 15,379 29,625 14,515 15,110
Participation rate................................ 84.2 92.7 77.3 83.7 92.8 76.5
Employed........................................... 28,059 13,775 14,284 27,421 13,482 13,939
Employment-population ratio....................... 78.2 86.2 71.8 77.5 86.2 70.5
Full-time workers (1) ......................... 23,864 13,067 10,798 23,239 12,725 10,514
Part-time workers (2) ......................... 4,194 708 3,486 4,182 757 3,425
Unemployed......................................... 2,141 1,046 1,095 2,204 1,032 1,172
Unemployment rate................................. 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.4 7.1 7.8
WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS
Civilian noninstitutional population................. 28,969 12,796 16,173 29,086 12,824 16,262
Civilian labor force................................ 22,549 12,164 10,384 22,534 12,146 10,388
Participation rate................................ 77.8 95.1 64.2 77.5 94.7 63.9
Employed........................................... 20,562 11,214 9,348 20,442 11,171 9,271
Employment-population ratio....................... 71.0 87.6 57.8 70.3 87.1 57.0
Full-time workers (1) ......................... 17,138 10,517 6,622 17,043 10,451 6,592
Part-time workers (2) ......................... 3,424 697 2,726 3,399 720 2,679
Unemployed......................................... 1,987 950 1,036 2,092 975 1,117
Unemployment rate................................. 8.8 7.8 10.0 9.3 8.0 10.8
WITH NO OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS
Civilian noninstitutional population................. 170,947 85,358 85,589 173,342 86,711 86,631
Civilian labor force................................ 101,394 55,138 46,256 101,729 55,324 46,405
Participation rate................................ 59.3 64.6 54.0 58.7 63.8 53.6
Employed........................................... 91,257 48,681 42,576 91,201 48,706 42,495
Employment-population ratio....................... 53.4 57.0 49.7 52.6 56.2 49.1
Full-time workers (1) ......................... 71,631 40,368 31,263 71,432 40,325 31,108
Part-time workers (2) ......................... 19,626 8,313 11,313 19,769 8,381 11,387
Unemployed......................................... 10,137 6,457 3,680 10,528 6,618 3,910
Unemployment rate................................. 10.0 11.7 8.0 10.3 12.0 8.4
1 Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
2 Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.
3 Includes never married; married, spouse absent; divorced; separated; and widowed persons.
NOTE: Own children include sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews,
grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated
population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics