Table 1. Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2009-10
                                                                                                               
                                                            Total               Men                 Women      
                      Extent of employment                                                                     
                                                                                                               
                                                        2009      2010      2009      2010      2009      2010 
                                                                                                               
                                                                       (Numbers (in thousands)                 
                                                                                                               
                                                                                                               
                                                                                                               
Civilian noninstitutional population................  237,158   238,999   114,820   115,986   122,339   123,012
  Total who worked or looked for work...............  159,776   158,882    84,396    84,000    75,380    74,882
    Percent of the population.......................     67.4      66.5      73.5      72.4      61.6      60.9
  Total who worked during the year (1)..............  153,929   152,320    81,073    80,341    72,855    71,980
    Percent of the population.......................     64.9      63.7      70.6      69.3      59.6      58.5
                                                                                                               
    Full time (2)...................................  120,538   119,145    68,436    67,693    52,101    51,452
      50 to 52 weeks................................   98,519    98,490    55,341    55,738    43,178    42,752
      48 to 49 weeks................................    1,903     1,800     1,172     1,084       731       715
      40 to 47 weeks................................    5,428     5,392     3,153     3,052     2,275     2,340
      27 to 39 weeks................................    5,006     4,498     3,002     2,609     2,004     1,888
      14 to 26 weeks................................    5,717     5,287     3,378     3,103     2,339     2,184
      1 to 13 weeks.................................    3,964     3,680     2,389     2,106     1,574     1,574
                                                                                                               
    Part time (3)...................................   33,391    33,175    12,637    12,648    20,754    20,528
      50 to 52 weeks................................   17,405    17,113     5,904     5,874    11,502    11,239
      48 to 49 weeks................................      811       780       253       257       558       523
      40 to 47 weeks................................    2,706     2,941     1,023     1,079     1,682     1,863
      27 to 39 weeks................................    3,153     2,856     1,246     1,183     1,907     1,673
      14 to 26 weeks................................    4,627     4,753     2,042     2,141     2,585     2,611
      1 to 13 weeks.................................    4,689     4,732     2,169     2,113     2,520     2,619
                                                                                                               
                                                                        Percent distribution
                                                                                                               
Total who worked during the year (1)................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
                                                                                                               
  Full time (2).....................................     78.3      78.2      84.4      84.3      71.5      71.5
    50 to 52 weeks..................................     64.0      64.7      68.3      69.4      59.3      59.4
    48 to 49 weeks..................................      1.2       1.2       1.4       1.3       1.0       1.0
    40 to 47 weeks..................................      3.5       3.5       3.9       3.8       3.1       3.3
    27 to 39 weeks..................................      3.3       3.0       3.7       3.2       2.8       2.6
    14 to 26 weeks..................................      3.7       3.5       4.2       3.9       3.2       3.0
    1 to 13 weeks...................................      2.6       2.4       2.9       2.6       2.2       2.2
                                                                                                               
  Part time (3).....................................     21.7      21.8      15.6      15.7      28.5      28.5
    50 to 52 weeks..................................     11.3      11.2       7.3       7.3      15.8      15.6
    48 to 49 weeks..................................      0.5       0.5       0.3       0.3       0.8       0.7
    40 to 47 weeks..................................      1.8       1.9       1.3       1.3       2.3       2.6
    27 to 39 weeks..................................      2.0       1.9       1.5       1.5       2.6       2.3
    14 to 26 weeks..................................      3.0       3.1       2.5       2.7       3.5       3.6
    1 to 13 weeks...................................      3.0       3.1       2.7       2.6       3.5       3.6

   1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
   2 Usually worked 35 hours or more per week.
   3 Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week.
   NOTE: Data refer to persons 16 years and over. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the
release of January data.