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Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2009-2012

Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2009-2012
[Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.]
Employment status, sex, race, and
Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
July
2009
July
2010
July
2011
July
2012

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population

37,586 37,944 38,196 38,799

Civilian labor force

23,691 22,938 22,742 23,472

Participation rate

63.0 60.5 59.5 60.5

Employed

19,304 18,564 18,632 19,461

Employment-population ratio

51.4 48.9 48.8 50.2

Unemployed

4,387 4,374 4,110 4,011

Looking for full-time work

3,430 3,374 3,238 3,074

Looking for part-time work

957 1,000 872 937

Unemployment rate

18.5 19.1 18.1 17.1

Not in labor force

13,895 15,006 15,454 15,327

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population

18,935 19,126 19,425 19,554

Civilian labor force

12,298 11,997 11,930 12,355

Participation rate

64.9 62.7 61.4 63.2

Employed

9,880 9,537 9,746 10,140

Employment-population ratio

52.2 49.9 50.2 51.9

Unemployed

2,418 2,460 2,184 2,215

Looking for full-time work

1,973 1,949 1,809 1,785

Looking for part-time work

444 510 375 430

Unemployment rate

19.7 20.5 18.3 17.9

Not in labor force

6,637 7,129 7,494 7,199

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population

18,650 18,819 18,772 19,245

Civilian labor force

11,393 10,942 10,812 11,117

Participation rate

61.1 58.1 57.6 57.8

Employed

9,424 9,027 8,886 9,321

Employment-population ratio

50.5 48.0 47.3 48.4

Unemployed

1,969 1,914 1,926 1,796

Looking for full-time work

1,456 1,425 1,428 1,289

Looking for part-time work

513 489 497 507

Unemployment rate

17.3 17.5 17.8 16.2

Not in labor force

7,257 7,877 7,960 8,128

White

Civilian noninstitutional population

29,010 29,164 29,377 28,956

Civilian labor force

19,147 18,441 18,266 18,213

Participation rate

66.0 63.2 62.2 62.9

Employed

16,000 15,455 15,367 15,498

Employment-population ratio

55.2 53.0 52.3 53.5

Unemployed

3,147 2,987 2,899 2,715

Looking for full-time work

2,403 2,253 2,203 2,019

Looking for part-time work

744 733 696 696

Unemployment rate

16.4 16.2 15.9 14.9

Not in labor force

9,863 10,722 11,111 10,743

Black or African American

Civilian noninstitutional population

5,662 5,756 5,763 5,971

Civilian labor force

2,995 2,972 2,893 3,256

Participation rate

52.9 51.6 50.2 54.5

Employed

2,060 1,980 1,996 2,323

Employment-population ratio

36.4 34.4 34.6 38.9

Unemployed

935 992 897 933

Looking for full-time work

772 843 778 783

Looking for part-time work

163 149 118 150

Unemployment rate

31.2 33.4 31.0 28.6

Not in labor force

2,667 2,783 2,870 2,715

Asian

Civilian noninstitutional population

1,500 1,576 1,573 1,922

Civilian labor force

740 762 753 839

Participation rate

49.3 48.3 47.9 43.7

Employed

619 597 638 718

Employment-population ratio

41.3 37.9 40.5 37.4

Unemployed

121 165 115 121

Looking for full-time work

96 122 97 83

Looking for part-time work

24 42 18 38

Unemployment rate

16.3 21.6 15.3 14.4

Not in labor force

760 814 820 1,083

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population

6,752 7,128 7,605 8,164

Civilian labor force

4,014 3,995 4,080 4,658

Participation rate

59.4 56.1 53.6 57.1

Employed

3,143 3,111 3,260 3,799

Employment-population ratio

46.5 43.6 42.9 46.5

Unemployed

871 884 820 860

Looking for full-time work

693 703 646 698

Looking for part-time work

178 181 174 162

Unemployment rate

21.7 22.1 20.1 18.5

Not in labor force

2,738 3,133 3,525 3,506

NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals 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.

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Last Modified Date: August 21, 2012
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