Table 2. Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2009-10
(Numbers in thousands)
Total Men Women
Extent of employment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 191,727 192,792 93,927 94,689 97,800 98,103
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 130,189 129,249 70,042 69,593 60,147 59,656
Percent of the population................................. 67.9 67.0 74.6 73.5 61.5 60.8
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 126,236 124,651 67,731 66,984 58,504 57,667
Percent of the population................................. 65.8 64.7 72.1 70.7 59.8 58.8
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 77.8 77.9 84.4 84.5 70.3 70.2
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 63.7 64.5 68.3 69.6 58.4 58.6
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 8.1 7.7 9.2 8.5 6.8 6.7
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.1 5.7 7.0 6.4 5.1 4.9
Part time (3)............................................. 22.2 22.1 15.6 15.5 29.7 29.8
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 11.6 11.5 7.3 7.3 16.5 16.4
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 4.5 4.5 3.2 3.1 6.0 6.0
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.1 6.1 5.1 5.1 7.2 7.3
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 28,590 29,004 12,879 13,108 15,711 15,896
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 18,250 18,263 8,421 8,466 9,829 9,797
Percent of the population................................. 63.8 63.0 65.4 64.6 62.6 61.6
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 16,804 16,868 7,641 7,708 9,163 9,160
Percent of the population................................. 58.8 58.2 59.3 58.8 58.3 57.6
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 80.5 79.6 83.4 82.0 78.0 77.6
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 65.1 64.5 66.3 66.0 64.1 63.2
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 7.9 8.3 8.7 8.6 7.3 8.0
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 7.5 6.8 8.4 7.4 6.7 6.3
Part time (3)............................................. 19.5 20.4 16.6 18.0 22.0 22.4
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 9.9 9.5 7.4 7.3 12.0 11.4
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 3.4 3.4 2.9 3.2 3.8 3.6
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.2 7.4 6.3 7.5 6.1 7.4
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 11,033 11,320 5,192 5,325 5,841 5,995
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 7,430 7,569 3,935 3,955 3,495 3,614
Percent of the population................................. 67.3 66.9 75.8 74.3 59.8 60.3
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 7,194 7,253 3,822 3,811 3,372 3,442
Percent of the population................................. 65.2 64.1 73.6 71.6 57.7 57.4
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 82.7 81.7 87.7 87.2 77.1 75.7
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 70.8 70.7 75.8 76.4 65.0 64.4
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 6.0 5.7 5.9 5.9 6.2 5.5
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 5.9 5.4 6.0 5.0 5.9 5.8
Part time (3)............................................. 17.3 18.3 12.3 12.8 22.9 24.3
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 9.8 10.1 7.0 6.6 13.0 14.1
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 3.2 3.6 1.9 2.6 4.8 4.7
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 4.2 4.5 3.4 3.6 5.2 5.5
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 33,413 34,155 17,200 17,602 16,213 16,552
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 22,668 22,825 13,268 13,301 9,400 9,524
Percent of the population................................. 67.8 66.8 77.1 75.6 58.0 57.5
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 21,723 21,686 12,724 12,663 9,000 9,023
Percent of the population................................. 65.0 63.5 74.0 71.9 55.5 54.5
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 78.5 78.9 83.5 84.0 71.5 71.8
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 61.2 62.2 63.8 65.7 57.6 57.2
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 9.6 9.8 11.2 11.0 7.3 8.1
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 7.6 7.0 8.4 7.3 6.5 6.5
Part time (3)............................................. 21.5 21.1 16.5 16.0 28.5 28.2
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 11.7 11.2 8.3 8.0 16.5 15.8
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 4.3 4.1 3.7 3.4 5.1 5.0
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 5.6 5.8 4.6 4.6 7.0 7.4
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: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in
table 1 because data are not presented for all races. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of
any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics