HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

27. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, and age

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

Total,

16 years

and over

Men,

20 years

and over

Women,

20 years

and over

Both sexes,

16 to 19

years

2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

 Total unemployed .................................................................. 7,001 7,078 3,131 3,259 2,751 2,718 1,119 1,101

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 3,321 3,515 1,927 2,064 1,249 1,276 145 176

 On temporary layoff ................................................................ 921 976 540 580 324 333 57 63

 Not on temporary layoff .......................................................... 2,400 2,539 1,387 1,483 925 943 88 113

 Permanent job losers ............................................................ 1,686 1,781 948 1,013 685 696 53 72

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .............................. 714 758 439 470 240 247 35 42

Job leavers ............................................................................... 827 793 368 371 380 351 78 71

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,237 2,142 757 723 1,019 984 461 435

New entrants ............................................................................ 616 627 78 101 103 107 435 419

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

 Total unemployed .................................................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 47.4 49.7 61.6 63.3 45.4 46.9 13.0 16.0

 On temporary layoff ............................................................... 13.2 13.8 17.3 17.8 11.8 12.2 5.1 5.7

 Not on temporary layoff ......................................................... 34.3 35.9 44.3 45.5 33.6 34.7 7.9 10.3

Job leavers ............................................................................... 11.8 11.2 11.7 11.4 13.8 12.9 7.0 6.5

Reentrants ................................................................................ 32.0 30.3 24.2 22.2 37.0 36.2 41.2 39.5

New entrants ............................................................................ 8.8 8.9 2.5 3.1 3.7 3.9 38.9 38.0

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.6 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.5

Job leavers ............................................................................... .5 .5 .5 .5 .6 .5 1.1 1.0

Reentrants ................................................................................ 1.5 1.4 1.0 .9 1.5 1.5 6.3 6.2

New entrants ............................................................................ .4 .4 .1 .1 .2 .2 6.0 6.0

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

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28. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

(Numbers in thousands)

Reason

White Black or African

American Asian Hispanic or Latinoethnicity

2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007

NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED

 Total unemployed .................................................................. 5,002 5,143 1,549 1,445 205 229 1,081 1,220

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs .......... 2,479 2,667 660 637 83 95 522 635

 On temporary layoff ................................................................ 764 805 115 122 13 16 159 184

 Not on temporary layoff .......................................................... 1,715 1,861 545 515 70 79 363 451

 Permanent job losers ............................................................ 1,236 1,328 351 337 54 56 216 276

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .............................. 479 533 194 178 16 23 147 175

Job leavers ............................................................................... 608 595 161 139 22 25 107 111

Reentrants ................................................................................ 1,514 1,474 564 500 75 79 331 346

New entrants ............................................................................ 401 407 164 169 25 29 121 127

PERCENT DISTRIBUTION

 Total unemployed .................................................................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ......... 49.6 51.8 42.6 44.1 40.4 41.6 48.3 52.1

 On temporary layoff ............................................................... 15.3 15.7 7.4 8.4 6.4 7.1 14.7 15.1

 Not on temporary layoff ......................................................... 34.3 36.2 35.2 35.6 34.1 34.6 33.6 37.0

 Job leavers .............................................................................. 12.2 11.6 10.4 9.6 10.9 10.9 9.9 9.1

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 30.3 28.7 36.4 34.6 36.6 34.7 30.7 28.4

 New entrants ........................................................................... 8.0 7.9 10.6 11.7 12.1 12.7 11.2 10.4

UNEMPLOYED AS A PERCENT OF THE

 CIVILIAN LABOR FORCE

 Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ......... 2.0 2.1 3.8 3.6 1.2 1.3 2.5 2.9

 Job leavers .............................................................................. .5 .5 .9 .8 .3 .4 .5 .5

 Reentrants ............................................................................... 1.2 1.2 3.3 2.9 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.6

 New entrants ........................................................................... .3 .3 .9 1.0 .4 .4 .6 .6

 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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29. Unemployed persons by reason for unemployment, sex, age, and duration of unemployment

(Percent distribution)

Reason, sex, and age

2007

Total unemployed Duration of unemployment

Thousands

of persons Percent Less than5 weeks

5 to 14

weeks

15 weeks and over

Total 15 to 26

weeks

27 weeks

and over

 Total, 16 years and over ............................................................. 7,078 100.0 35.9 31.5 32.5 15.0 17.6

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 3,515 100.0 37.0 32.4 30.7 15.4 15.3

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 976 100.0 55.8 32.3 11.9 9.0 2.8

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 2,539 100.0 29.7 32.4 37.9 17.8 20.1

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 1,781 100.0 26.8 31.9 41.3 19.4 21.9

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 758 100.0 36.5 33.6 29.9 14.0 15.9

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 793 100.0 38.5 32.8 28.8 14.6 14.2

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 2,142 100.0 32.8 30.1 37.2 15.0 22.1

New entrants .................................................................................. 627 100.0 37.7 30.2 32.1 13.2 18.9

 Men, 20 years and over .............................................................. 3,259 100.0 33.2 31.6 35.2 15.6 19.6

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 2,064 100.0 35.1 33.1 31.8 15.6 16.2

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 580 100.0 52.8 33.4 13.8 10.7 3.1

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 1,483 100.0 28.1 33.0 38.8 17.5 21.3

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 1,013 100.0 25.0 32.6 42.4 19.5 22.9

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 470 100.0 35.0 34.0 31.0 13.3 17.8

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 371 100.0 37.4 30.6 32.0 15.9 16.1

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 723 100.0 27.2 28.6 44.2 15.9 28.3

New entrants .................................................................................. 101 100.0 23.3 24.7 52.0 11.9 40.1

 Women, 20 years and over ........................................................ 2,718 100.0 35.0 31.2 33.8 15.5 18.3

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 1,276 100.0 36.6 32.0 31.5 16.0 15.5

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 333 100.0 56.7 33.3 10.0 7.3 2.7

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 943 100.0 29.4 31.5 39.0 19.0 20.0

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 696 100.0 27.1 30.7 42.2 20.1 22.1

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 247 100.0 35.9 33.9 30.2 16.0 14.2

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 351 100.0 37.3 34.4 28.3 14.2 14.1

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 984 100.0 32.1 29.2 38.8 15.5 23.3

New entrants .................................................................................. 107 100.0 35.5 29.4 35.2 14.6 20.5

 Both sexes, 16 to 19 years ......................................................... 1,101 100.0 46.2 32.2 21.5 11.9 9.6

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs ................ 176 100.0 61.9 26.5 11.6 8.1 3.5

 On temporary layoff ...................................................................... 63 100.0 79.5 17.1 3.5 2.6 .8

 Not on temporary layoff ................................................................ 113 100.0 52.2 31.7 16.1 11.0 5.0

 Permanent job losers .................................................................. 72 100.0 49.3 34.4 16.2 11.1 5.2

 Persons who completed temporary jobs .................................... 42 100.0 57.2 26.9 15.9 11.0 4.8

Job leavers ..................................................................................... 71 100.0 49.9 35.9 14.3 9.6 4.7

Reentrants ...................................................................................... 435 100.0 43.6 34.4 22.0 12.7 9.3

New entrants .................................................................................. 419 100.0 41.8 31.8 26.5 13.1 13.3

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

30. Unemployed total and full-time workers by duration of unemployment

Duration of unemployment

Total Full-time workers

Thousands of persons Percent distribution Thousands of persons Percent distribution

2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007

 Total, 16 years and over ..................................... 7,001 7,078 100.0 100.0 5,675 5,789 100.0 100.0

Less than 5 weeks ................................................ 2,614 2,542 37.3 35.9 1,950 1,896 34.4 32.8

5 to 14 weeks ....................................................... 2,121 2,232 30.3 31.5 1,719 1,843 30.3 31.8

 5 to 10 weeks ..................................................... 1,460 1,529 20.9 21.6 1,157 1,236 20.4 21.4

 11 to 14 weeks ................................................... 661 703 9.4 9.9 562 606 9.9 10.5

15 weeks and over ............................................... 2,266 2,303 32.4 32.5 2,005 2,050 35.3 35.4

 15 to 26 weeks ................................................... 1,031 1,061 14.7 15.0 907 931 16.0 16.1

 27 weeks and over ............................................. 1,235 1,243 17.6 17.6 1,098 1,119 19.3 19.3

 27 to 51 weeks ................................................. 535 539 7.6 7.6 485 486 8.6 8.4

 52 weeks and over ........................................... 700 704 10.0 9.9 613 633 10.8 10.9

Average (mean) duration, in weeks ...................... 16.8 16.8 – – 18.0 18.1 – –

Median duration, in weeks .................................... 8.3 8.5 – – 9.2 9.4 – –

 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication

criteria.

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31. Unemployed persons by age, sex, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, marital status, and duration of unemployment

Characteristic

2007

Thousands of persons Weeks

Total

Less

than

5 weeks

5 to 14

weeks

15 weeks and over Average

(mean)

duration

Median

duration Total 15 to 26

weeks

27 weeks

 and over

AGE AND SEX

 Total, 16 years and over ............................................. 7,078 2,542 2,232 2,303 1,061 1,243 16.8 8.5

16 to 19 years ............................................................... 1,101 509 355 237 131 106 11.2 5.5

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 1,241 492 402 347 174 174 14.4 7.6

25 to 34 years ............................................................... 1,544 550 501 493 229 265 16.4 8.5

35 to 44 years ............................................................... 1,225 403 386 436 194 242 17.9 9.4

45 to 54 years ............................................................... 1,135 331 340 464 196 268 21.2 11.0

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 642 186 192 264 110 154 21.9 11.0

65 years and over ......................................................... 190 73 55 62 28 34 18.5 7.8

 Men, 16 years and over .............................................. 3,882 1,370 1,228 1,284 578 706 17.3 8.7

16 to 19 years ............................................................... 623 288 198 137 70 67 11.6 5.5

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 721 270 238 212 101 112 15.6 8.0

25 to 34 years ............................................................... 856 297 278 281 137 144 16.4 8.7

35 to 44 years ............................................................... 634 216 198 220 98 122 17.7 9.2

45 to 54 years ............................................................... 591 169 180 241 98 144 22.0 11.1

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 349 92 106 150 58 92 23.4 11.9

65 years and over ......................................................... 108 37 29 42 17 25 22.1 9.2

 Women, 16 years and over ........................................ 3,196 1,172 1,004 1,020 483 537 16.2 8.4

16 to 19 years ............................................................... 478 221 157 100 61 39 10.6 5.5

20 to 24 years ............................................................... 520 221 164 135 73 62 12.8 6.9

25 to 34 years ............................................................... 688 252 223 213 92 121 16.3 8.3

35 to 44 years ............................................................... 591 187 188 216 96 121 18.2 9.7

45 to 54 years ............................................................... 544 161 160 222 98 124 20.4 10.9

55 to 64 years ............................................................... 293 94 86 114 52 62 20.0 9.9

65 years and over ......................................................... 81 35 26 20 11 9 13.6 6.2

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

 White, 16 years and over ........................................... 5,143 1,947 1,634 1,562 747 814 15.7 7.9

Men ............................................................................... 2,869 1,070 913 886 413 474 16.3 8.0

Women ......................................................................... 2,274 877 721 675 335 341 15.1 7.8

 Black or African American,16 years and over ........... 1,445 413 442 590 253 337 20.7 11.1

Men ............................................................................... 752 205 228 318 133 185 21.6 11.7

Women ......................................................................... 693 208 214 272 120 152 19.8 10.4

 Asian, 16 years and over ........................................... 229 81 72 76 29 48 17.5 8.7

Men ............................................................................... 119 40 39 40 15 25 17.8 8.9

Women ......................................................................... 110 40 33 37 14 23 17.2 8.5

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 16 years and over .......... 1,220 495 381 344 169 175 14.9 7.3

Men ............................................................................... 695 285 222 187 93 94 14.6 7.2

Women ......................................................................... 525 210 158 157 76 80 15.5 7.5

MARITAL STATUS

 Men, 16 years and over:

Married, spouse present ............................................... 1,206 414 379 413 188 225 17.6 9.0

Widowed, divorced, or separated ................................ 544 177 168 199 87 112 19.3 9.8

Single (never married) .................................................. 2,132 780 681 671 303 368 16.7 8.2

 Women, 16 years and over:

Married, spouse present ............................................... 1,049 385 332 332 147 185 16.6 8.2

Widowed, divorced, or separated ................................ 724 231 227 266 130 137 18.2 9.8

Single (never married) .................................................. 1,422 557 445 421 206 215 14.9 7.8

 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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32. Unemployed persons by occupation, industry, and duration of unemployment

Occupation and industry

2007

Thousands of persons Weeks

Total

Less

than

5 weeks

5 to 14

weeks

15 weeks and over Average

(mean)

duration

Median

duration Total 15 to 26

weeks

27 weeks

 and over

OCCUPATION

Management, professional, and related occupations ................... 1,090 379 344 368 161 207 17.9 8.8

 Management, business, and financial operations occupations .. 429 138 141 150 68 82 17.6 9.4

 Professional and related occupations ......................................... 662 240 203 218 93 126 18.1 8.4

Service occupations ..................................................................... 1,521 560 478 482 232 251 16.3 8.3

Sales and office occupations ........................................................ 1,638 570 508 560 276 285 16.9 8.9

 Sales and related occupations ................................................... 835 302 255 277 136 142 16.2 8.7

 Office and administrative support occupations ........................... 804 268 253 283 140 143 17.5 9.2

Natural resources, construction, and maintenance occupations .. 1,052 408 345 299 142 157 15.1 7.6

 Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations ................................. 89 30 32 27 13 13 16.5 8.6

 Construction and extraction occupations .................................... 781 316 253 212 100 112 14.4 7.1

 Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations ..................... 182 62 60 60 28 32 17.2 9.1

Production, transportation, and material moving occupations ...... 1,128 383 361 384 164 219 17.9 9.0

 Production occupations .............................................................. 564 187 183 193 83 110 18.1 9.2

 Transportation and material moving occupations ....................... 564 196 177 191 81 109 17.7 8.8

INDUSTRY 1

Agriculture and related industries ................................................. 82 28 29 25 12 14 17.6 8.7

Mining ........................................................................................... 25 9 10 6 3 3 2 ( ) 2 ( )

Construction ................................................................................. 769 299 255 215 109 107 14.1 7.5

Manufacturing ............................................................................... 710 229 222 259 108 152 19.5 9.7

 Durable goods .......................................................................... 439 139 139 162 69 93 19.1 9.8

 Nondurable goods .................................................................... 271 90 83 97 39 58 20.2 9.4

Wholesale and retail trade ............................................................ 987 341 311 334 163 171 16.8 9.0

Transportation and utilities ........................................................... 262 83 84 95 37 58 18.8 9.5

Information .................................................................................... 124 40 36 49 19 29 22.1 10.1

Financial activities ........................................................................ 295 101 94 100 50 50 17.2 8.9

Professional and business services ............................................. 752 262 242 247 117 130 16.9 8.8

Education and health services ...................................................... 807 300 255 253 121 132 16.2 8.1

Leisure and hospitality .................................................................. 929 361 294 274 132 142 15.2 7.6

Other services .............................................................................. 245 95 71 80 37 43 15.9 8.1

Public administration .................................................................... 133 40 42 51 22 29 20.3 10.0

No previous work experience ....................................................... 627 237 190 201 83 118 17.3 8.1

1 Includes wage and salary workers only. 2 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000.

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

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33. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, age, race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and active jobsearch methods used

Characteristic

2007

Thousands of persons Methods used as a percent of total jobseekers

Average

number of

methods

used

Total

unemployed

Total

jobseekers

Employer

directly

Sent out

resumes

or filled

out

applications

Placed

or

answered

ads

Friends

or

relatives

Public

employment

agency

Private

employment

agency

Other

AGE AND SEX

 Total, 16 years and over ................. 7,078 6,102 57.4 50.7 16.0 21.7 17.7 7.6 12.9 1.84

16 to 19 years ................................... 1,101 1,039 55.5 55.6 9.7 14.6 8.1 2.6 7.9 1.54

20 to 24 years ................................... 1,241 1,136 59.3 52.5 15.1 20.1 15.4 6.1 11.3 1.80

25 to 34 years ................................... 1,544 1,329 57.6 50.3 17.5 23.4 19.4 7.8 14.2 1.91

35 to 44 years ................................... 1,225 1,019 59.3 48.9 18.3 25.3 22.4 11.0 13.8 2.00

45 to 54 years ................................... 1,135 934 58.1 49.1 18.3 23.5 22.5 10.1 15.3 1.98

55 to 64 years ................................... 642 512 52.9 47.3 18.1 23.8 20.8 9.5 16.2 1.89

65 years and over ............................. 190 134 50.3 39.5 13.3 28.1 12.7 5.6 14.4 1.64

 Men, 16 years and over .................. 3,882 3,266 58.3 48.5 15.7 23.2 17.8 7.8 13.1 1.85

16 to 19 years ................................... 623 588 55.3 54.9 9.9 15.0 8.0 2.7 7.7 1.54

20 to 24 years ................................... 721 649 59.3 49.9 15.4 21.6 15.3 5.9 11.2 1.79

25 to 34 years ................................... 856 701 59.2 45.8 15.9 25.9 19.5 8.0 14.3 1.89

35 to 44 years ................................... 634 502 61.1 47.4 18.0 28.2 23.3 12.8 14.0 2.06

45 to 54 years ................................... 591 470 59.3 46.8 20.0 25.3 24.1 10.5 16.7 2.04

55 to 64 years ................................... 349 276 55.3 45.6 18.1 23.2 20.6 9.2 18.1 1.91

65 years and over ............................. 108 80 50.7 39.2 11.7 29.5 13.7 5.7 15.2 1.66

 Women, 16 years and over ............ 3,196 2,836 56.3 53.3 16.2 20.0 17.6 7.4 12.6 1.84

16 to 19 years ................................... 478 451 55.7 56.5 9.6 14.0 8.4 2.5 8.0 1.55

20 to 24 years ................................... 520 486 59.3 56.0 14.8 18.1 15.6 6.4 11.5 1.82

25 to 34 years ................................... 688 628 55.9 55.3 19.3 20.5 19.3 7.6 14.1 1.93

35 to 44 years ................................... 591 517 57.6 50.4 18.5 22.5 21.6 9.2 13.7 1.94

45 to 54 years ................................... 544 464 56.9 51.3 16.6 21.7 20.9 9.7 13.9 1.92

55 to 64 years ................................... 293 236 50.0 49.4 18.1 24.5 21.1 9.8 14.0 1.88

65 years and over ............................. 81 54 49.6 39.8 15.7 26.0 11.3 5.4 13.2 1.61

RACE, HISPANIC OR LATINO

ETHNICITY, AND SEX

 White, 16 years and over ............... 5,143 4,337 57.5 51.1 16.5 21.8 16.5 7.3 13.3 1.85

Men ................................................... 2,869 2,353 58.5 48.7 16.0 23.3 16.6 7.6 13.8 1.85

Women ............................................. 2,274 1,985 56.2 53.9 17.1 20.2 16.4 7.0 12.7 1.84

 Black or African American,

16 years and over ...................... 1,445 1,323 58.1 49.7 15.0 20.7 22.3 8.2 10.7 1.85

Men ................................................... 752 683 57.9 48.0 15.2 21.9 22.6 8.3 10.2 1.84

Women ............................................. 693 641 58.3 51.6 14.7 19.5 22.0 8.1 11.2 1.86

 Asian, 16 years and over ............... 229 212 56.5 45.5 13.2 27.5 13.2 9.3 17.7 1.84

Men ................................................... 119 111 58.3 44.5 13.4 29.6 14.5 10.3 19.1 1.91

Women ............................................. 110 101 54.4 46.6 12.9 25.2 11.8 8.2 16.1 1.76

 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity,

16 years and over ....................... 1,220 1,035 56.8 42.7 12.9 30.2 16.5 6.8 11.8 1.78

Men ................................................... 695 567 58.7 39.7 12.1 32.4 16.2 6.9 11.3 1.77

Women ............................................. 525 469 54.4 46.4 14.0 27.7 16.9 6.6 12.4 1.78

 NOTE: The jobseekers total is less than the total unemployed because it

does not include persons on temporary layoff. The percent using each method

will always total more than 100 because many jobseekers use more than one

method. 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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34. Unemployed jobseekers by sex, reason for unemployment, and active jobsearch methods used

Sex and reason

2007

Thousands of

persons Methods used as a percent of total jobseekers

Average

number

of

methods

used

Total

unemployed

Total

jobseekers

Employer

directly

Sent out

resumes

or filled

out

applications

Placed

or

answered

ads

Friends

or

relatives

Public

employment

agency

Private

employment

agency

Other

 Total, 16 years and over ......................................................... 7,078 6,102 57.4 50.7 16.0 21.7 17.7 7.6 12.9 1.84

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs 1 ........ 3,515 2,539 59.4 49.8 19.3 26.4 23.6 10.6 14.4 2.04

Job leavers ............................................................................... 793 793 61.8 51.8 17.3 20.8 15.8 7.4 12.2 1.88

Reentrants ................................................................................ 2,142 2,142 54.6 50.9 13.2 18.1 13.6 5.4 12.7 1.69

New entrants ............................................................................ 627 627 53.1 52.3 9.8 16.8 9.9 3.3 8.2 1.54

 Men, 16 years and over .......................................................... 3,882 3,266 58.3 48.5 15.7 23.2 17.8 7.8 13.1 1.85

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs 1 ........ 2,175 1,559 60.3 47.5 18.4 27.7 22.8 10.3 14.7 2.02

Job leavers ............................................................................... 408 408 62.9 50.9 15.9 21.0 14.3 7.1 12.4 1.85

Reentrants ................................................................................ 956 956 55.3 47.5 13.4 18.8 13.7 5.4 12.9 1.67

New entrants ............................................................................ 343 343 52.0 52.8 9.9 17.7 10.4 3.7 7.7 1.54

 Women, 16 years and over .................................................... 3,196 2,836 56.3 53.3 16.2 20.0 17.6 7.4 12.6 1.84

Job losers and persons who completed temporary jobs 1 ........ 1,340 980 58.0 53.4 20.8 24.2 25.0 11.0 13.9 2.07

Job leavers ............................................................................... 385 385 60.5 52.7 18.8 20.7 17.3 7.7 12.0 1.91

Reentrants ................................................................................ 1,186 1,186 54.0 53.7 13.1 17.4 13.6 5.4 12.6 1.70

New entrants ............................................................................ 285 285 54.5 51.7 9.8 15.9 9.3 2.8 8.8 1.53

1 Data on the number of jobseekers and the jobsearch methods used exclude

persons on temporary layoff.

 NOTE: The jobseekers total is less than the total unemployed because it does

not include persons on temporary layoff. The percent using each method will

always total more than 100 because many jobseekers use more than one method.

 Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January

data.

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35. Persons not in the labor force by desire and availability for work, age, and sex

(In thousands)

Category

Total Age Sex

2006 2007

16 to 24

years

25 to 54

years

55 years

and over Men Women

2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007

Total not in the labor force .................................... 77,387 78,743 14,549 15,192 21,318 21,343 41,520 42,207 29,350 30,036 48,037 48,707

 Do not want a job now 1 ..................................... 72,602 74,040 12,867 13,510 19,221 19,256 40,514 41,275 27,248 27,914 45,354 46,126

 Want a job 1 ........................................................ 4,786 4,703 1,682 1,683 2,097 2,088 1,006 933 2,102 2,122 2,684 2,581

 Did not search for work in previous year .......... 2,758 2,748 883 931 1,155 1,148 720 668 1,145 1,173 1,612 1,575

 Searched for work in previous year 2 ............... 2,028 1,955 800 751 942 939 286 264 956 950 1,071 1,005

 Not available to work now ............................... 580 560 282 272 252 234 46 53 226 223 354 336

 Available to work now ..................................... 1,448 1,395 518 479 690 705 240 211 731 726 717 669

 Reason not currently looking:

 Discouragement over job prospects 3 ........ 381 369 118 110 195 199 68 61 229 226 152 143

 Reasons other than discouragement .......... 1,067 1,026 399 370 495 506 172 150 502 500 565 526

 Family responsibilities .............................. 152 160 31 31 97 109 24 21 35 37 117 123

 In school or training .................................. 207 180 177 149 28 27 2 3 111 102 96 78

 Ill health or disability ................................. 130 114 18 11 76 66 36 37 63 57 68 58

 Other 4 ...................................................... 578 572 174 178 294 304 110 90 292 305 285 267

1 Includes some persons who are not asked if they want a job. 2 Persons who had a job in the prior 12 months must have searched

since the end of that job. 3 Includes believes no work available, could not find work, lacks

necessary schooling or training, employer thinks too young or old, and

other types of discrimination.

4 Includes those who did not actively look for work in the prior 4 weeks

for such reasons as child care and transportation problems, as well as a

small number for which reason for nonparticipation was not ascertained.

 NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the

release of January data.

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HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

36. Multiple jobholders by selected demographic and economic characteristics

(Numbers in thousands)

Characteristic

Both sexes Men Women

Number Rate 1 Number Rate 1 Number Rate 1

2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007

AGE

 Total, 16 years and over 2 .................................................. 7,576 7,655 5.2 5.2 3,822 3,833 4.9 4.9 3,753 3,822 5.6 5.6

16 to 19 years ....................................................................... 270 249 4.4 4.2 103 96 3.4 3.3 167 153 5.4 5.1

20 years and over ................................................................. 7,306 7,406 5.3 5.3 3,719 3,737 5.0 5.0 3,586 3,669 5.6 5.7

 20 to 24 years ...................................................................... 774 738 5.6 5.3 341 309 4.6 4.2 432 429 6.7 6.5

 25 years and over ................................................................ 6,532 6,668 5.3 5.3 3,378 3,427 5.0 5.0 3,154 3,241 5.5 5.6

 25 to 54 years .................................................................... 5,368 5,432 5.4 5.4 2,760 2,783 5.1 5.1 2,608 2,649 5.7 5.7

 55 years and over .............................................................. 1,164 1,236 4.7 4.8 618 645 4.7 4.7 546 592 4.7 4.9

 55 to 64 years ................................................................... 988 1,022 5.1 5.1 517 522 5.1 4.9 471 501 5.1 5.2

 65 years and over ............................................................. 176 214 3.3 3.8 101 123 3.4 4.0 75 91 3.2 3.6

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

White ................................................................................... 6,321 6,467 5.3 5.4 3,199 3,250 4.9 5.0 3,122 3,217 5.8 5.9

Black or African American ................................................... 818 753 5.2 4.7 404 375 5.5 5.0 415 379 4.9 4.4

Asian .................................................................................... 249 249 3.8 3.6 127 119 3.6 3.2 122 130 4.1 4.1

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity ................................................... 598 638 3.0 3.1 337 353 2.8 2.9 261 284 3.4 3.5

MARITAL STATUS

Married, spouse present ....................................................... 4,136 4,215 5.1 5.1 2,420 2,435 5.3 5.3 1,716 1,780 4.9 5.0

Widowed, divorced, or separated ......................................... 1,308 1,339 5.6 5.7 440 446 4.4 4.6 868 893 6.3 6.5

Single (never married) .......................................................... 2,131 2,101 5.3 5.2 962 952 4.4 4.3 1,169 1,149 6.5 6.3

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Primary job full time, secondary job part time ....................... 3,981 4,174 – – 2,233 2,320 – – 1,748 1,854 – –

Primary and secondary jobs both part time .......................... 1,676 1,764 – – 508 531 – – 1,168 1,233 – –

Primary and secondary jobs both full time ............................ 310 288 – – 208 193 – – 102 95 – –

Hours vary on primary or secondary job ............................... 1,564 1,383 – – 849 765 – – 715 618 – –

1 Multiple jobholders as a percent of all employed persons in specified

group. 2 Includes a small number of persons who work part time on their primary

job and full time on their secondary jobs(s), not shown separately.

 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. Dash indicates no data or data that do not meet publication

criteria.

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