1

H

ousehold survey data beginning in January 2004

reflect updated population controls. As part of its

annual review of intercensal population estimates,

the U.S. Census Bureau determined that a downward

adjustment should be made to the household survey

population controls. This adjustment stems from revised

estimates of net international migration for 2000 through 2003.

The updated controls resulted in a decrease of 560,000 in

the estimated size of the civilian noninstitutional population

Adjustments to Household

Survey Population Estimates

in January 2004

16 years of age and over for December 2003. Official

population and labor force estimates for December 2003 and

earlier months will not be revised.

A comparison of December 2003 data based on the old

and new controls shows that the population decrease caused

declines in the labor force (-437,000), employment (-409,000),

and unemployment (-27,000). The total unemployment rate,

labor force participation rate, and employment-population

ratio, however, were not affected. (See table below.)

Employment status of the population for selected labor force groups, December 2003

(2004 population adjustment effect)

(Numbers in thousands)

Based

As on Employment status, sex, age, race, originally updated Difference1

and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity published population

controls

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................................................................... 222,509 221,949 -560

Civilian labor force ................................................................................................... 146,501 146,065 -437

Participation rate ............................................................................................... 65.8 65.8 .0

Employed .............................................................................................................. 138,556 138,147 -409

Employment-population ratio ............................................................................ 62.3 62.2 .0

Unemployed ......................................................................................................... 7,945 7,918 -27

Unemployment rate .......................................................................................... 5.4 5.4 .0

Not in labor force ..................................................................................................... 76,007 75,884 -123

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................................................................... 98,927 98,757 -170

Civilian labor force ................................................................................................... 74,984 74,817 -166

Participation rate ............................................................................................... 75.8 75.8 .0

Employed .............................................................................................................. 71,024 70,869 -155

Employment-population ratio ............................................................................ 71.8 71.8 .0

Unemployed ......................................................................................................... 3,960 3,948 -12

Unemployment rate .......................................................................................... 5.3 5.3 .0

Not in labor force ..................................................................................................... 23,943 23,940 -4

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................................................................... 107,404 107,041 -363

Civilian labor force ................................................................................................... 64,855 64,593 -261

Participation rate ............................................................................................... 60.4 60.3 .0

Employed .............................................................................................................. 61,823 61,577 -246

Employment-population ratio ............................................................................ 57.6 57.5 .0

Unemployed ......................................................................................................... 3,031 3,017 -15

Unemployment rate .......................................................................................... 4.7 4.7 .0

Not in labor force ..................................................................................................... 42,550 42,448 -102

See notes at end of table.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics

Employment and Earnings,

February 2004
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Employment status of the population for selected labor force groups, December 2003

(2004 population adjustment effect)—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Based

As on

Employment status, sex, age, race, originally updated Difference1

and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity published population

controls

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population .............................................................................. 16,178 16,151 -27

Civilian labor force ................................................................................................... 6,663 6,654 -9

Participation rate ............................................................................................... 41.2 41.2 .0

Employed .............................................................................................................. 5,709 5,701 -8

Employment-population ratio ............................................................................ 35.3 35.3 .0

Unemployed ......................................................................................................... 954 953 -1

Unemployment rate .......................................................................................... 14.3 14.3 .0

Not in labor force ..................................................................................................... 9,515 9,497 -18

WHITE

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................................................................... 182,185 181,740 -445

Civilian labor force ................................................................................................... 120,453 120,093 -360

Participation rate ............................................................................................... 66.1 66.1 .0

Employed .............................................................................................................. 114,702 114,363 -339

Employment-population ratio ............................................................................ 63.0 62.9 .0

Unemployed ......................................................................................................... 5,751 5,730 -22

Unemployment rate .......................................................................................... 4.8 4.8 .0

Not in labor force ..................................................................................................... 61,732 61,647 -85

BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................................................................... 25,894 25,835 -60

Civilian labor force ................................................................................................... 16,422 16,389 -33

Participation rate ............................................................................................... 63.4 63.4 .0

Employed .............................................................................................................. 14,828 14,799 -29

Employment-population ratio ............................................................................ 57.3 57.3 .0

Unemployed ......................................................................................................... 1,594 1,590 -4

Unemployment rate .......................................................................................... 9.7 9.7 .0

Not in labor force ..................................................................................................... 9,472 9,446 -26

ASIAN

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................................................................... 9,372 9,328 -44

Civilian labor force ................................................................................................... 6,272 6,233 -39

Participation rate ............................................................................................... 66.9 66.8 -.1

Employed .............................................................................................................. 5,938 5,900 -37

Employment-population ratio ............................................................................ 63.4 63.3 -.1

Unemployed ......................................................................................................... 334 332 -2

Unemployment rate .......................................................................................... 5.3 5.3 .0

Not in labor force ..................................................................................................... 3,101 3,096 -5

HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY

Civilian noninstitutional population ............................................................................... 28,116 27,533 -583

Civilian labor force ................................................................................................... 19,031 18,585 -446

Participation rate ............................................................................................... 67.7 67.5 -.2

Employed .............................................................................................................. 17,785 17,364 -421

Employment-population ratio ............................................................................ 63.3 63.1 -.2

Unemployed ......................................................................................................... 1,246 1,221 -25

Unemployment rate .......................................................................................... 6.5 6.6 .0

Not in labor force ..................................................................................................... 9,085 8,947 -138

1 Differences are calculated from unrounded estimates.

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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity

is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race and, therefore,

are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.