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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2005 annual averages 

(Numbers in thousands)

16 years and over ......... 226,082 149,320 66.0 141,730 62.7 7,591 5.1 76,762

16 to 19 years ............. 16,398 7,164 43.7 5,978 36.5 1,186 16.6 9,234

16 to 17 years......... 8,778 2,825 32.2 2,284 26.0 541 19.1 5,953

18 to 19 years......... 7,619 4,339 56.9 3,694 48.5 645 14.9 3,281

20 to 24 years............ 20,276 15,127 74.6 13,792 68.0 1,335 8.8 5,149

25 to 54 years............. 124,175 102,773 82.8 98,517 79.3 4,256 4.1 21,403

25 to 34 years......... 39,064 32,341 82.8 30,680 78.5 1,661 5.1 6,723

25 to 29 years...... 19,484 16,049 82.4 15,116 77.6 933 5.8 3,435

30 to 34 years...... 19,580 16,291 83.2 15,564 79.5 728 4.5 3,288

35 to 44 years......... 43,005 36,030 83.8 34,630 80.5 1,400 3.9 6,975

35 to 39 years...... 20,511 17,125 83.5 16,430 80.1 695 4.1 3,387

40 to 44 years...... 22,494 18,905 84.0 18,200 80.9 705 3.7 3,589

45 to 54 years......... 42,107 34,402 81.7 33,207 78.9 1,195 3.5 7,704

45 to 49 years...... 22,257 18,561 83.4 17,886 80.4 675 3.6 3,695

50 to 54 years...... 19,850 15,841 79.8 15,321 77.2 520 3.3 4,009

55 to 64 years............ 30,165 18,979 62.9 18,349 60.8 630 3.3 11,185

55 to 59 years......... 17,206 12,289 71.4 11,873 69.0 416 3.4 4,918

60 to 64 years......... 12,958 6,691 51.6 6,476 50.0 214 3.2 6,268

65 years and over....... 35,068 5,278 15.1 5,094 14.5 184 3.5 29,791

65 to 69 years......... 10,048 2,846 28.3 2,748 27.3 98 3.4 7,202

70 to 74 years......... 8,358 1,366 16.3 1,316 15.7 50 3.7 6,992

75 years and over...... 16,663 1,066 6.4 1,031 6.2 36 3.3 15,597

Total Percent of 

labor force

Total, both sexes

Age

Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population

Civilian labor force

Total Percent of 

population

Employed Unemployed

Not in labor 

Total force Percent of 

population
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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2005 annual averages 

—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

16 years and over ......... 116,931 69,288 59.3 65,757 56.2 3,531 5.1 47,643

16 to 19 years ............. 8,081 3,574 44.2 3,055 37.8 519 14.5 4,507

16 to 17 years......... 4,297 1,457 33.9 1,217 28.3 240 16.5 2,840

18 to 19 years......... 3,784 2,117 55.9 1,838 48.6 278 13.1 1,667

20 to 24 years............ 10,095 7,073 70.1 6,513 64.5 560 7.9 3,022

25 to 54 years............. 62,967 47,387 75.3 45,315 72.0 2,072 4.4 15,580

25 to 34 years......... 19,618 14,503 73.9 13,687 69.8 817 5.6 5,115

25 to 29 years...... 9,740 7,206 74.0 6,753 69.3 453 6.3 2,534

30 to 34 years...... 9,878 7,297 73.9 6,933 70.2 364 5.0 2,581

35 to 44 years......... 21,828 16,535 75.8 15,850 72.6 685 4.1 5,293

35 to 39 years...... 10,387 7,750 74.6 7,420 71.4 330 4.3 2,637

40 to 44 years...... 11,441 8,784 76.8 8,430 73.7 354 4.0 2,656

45 to 54 years......... 21,521 16,349 76.0 15,779 73.3 571 3.5 5,172

45 to 49 years...... 11,345 8,815 77.7 8,486 74.8 328 3.7 2,530

50 to 54 years...... 10,177 7,535 74.0 7,292 71.7 243 3.2 2,642

55 to 64 years............ 15,663 8,934 57.0 8,635 55.1 299 3.3 6,728

55 to 59 years......... 8,886 5,831 65.6 5,634 63.4 197 3.4 3,055

60 to 64 years......... 6,777 3,104 45.8 3,001 44.3 102 3.3 3,673

65 years and over....... 20,125 2,319 11.5 2,238 11.1 82 3.5 17,806

65 to 69 years......... 5,370 1,275 23.7 1,228 22.9 46 3.6 4,095

70 to 74 years......... 4,613 591 12.8 568 12.3 23 3.9 4,022

75 years and over...... 10,142 454 4.5 441 4.4 12 2.8 9,688

Women

Not in labor 

Total force Percent of 

population Total Percent of labor force

Age

Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population

Civilian labor force

Total Percent of 

population

Employed Unemployed
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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2005 annual averages 

—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

16 years and over ......... 109,151 80,033 73.3 75,973 69.6 4,059 5.1 29,119

16 to 19 years ............. 8,317 3,590 43.2 2,923 35.1 667 18.6 4,727

16 to 17 years......... 4,481 1,368 30.5 1,067 23.8 300 22.0 3,113

18 to 19 years......... 3,836 2,222 57.9 1,855 48.4 367 16.5 1,614

20 to 24 years............ 10,181 8,054 79.1 7,279 71.5 775 9.6 2,127

25 to 54 years............. 61,208 55,385 90.5 53,201 86.9 2,184 3.9 5,823

25 to 34 years......... 19,446 17,837 91.7 16,993 87.4 844 4.7 1,608

25 to 29 years...... 9,744 8,843 90.8 8,363 85.8 480 5.4 901

30 to 34 years...... 9,701 8,994 92.7 8,630 89.0 364 4.0 707

35 to 44 years......... 21,177 19,495 92.1 18,780 88.7 715 3.7 1,682

35 to 39 years...... 10,124 9,374 92.6 9,010 89.0 364 3.9 750

40 to 44 years...... 11,053 10,121 91.6 9,770 88.4 351 3.5 933

45 to 54 years......... 20,585 18,053 87.7 17,429 84.7 624 3.5 2,532

45 to 49 years...... 10,912 9,747 89.3 9,399 86.1 347 3.6 1,165

50 to 54 years...... 9,673 8,306 85.9 8,029 83.0 277 3.3 1,367

55 to 64 years............ 14,502 10,045 69.3 9,714 67.0 331 3.3 4,457

55 to 59 years......... 8,321 6,458 77.6 6,239 75.0 219 3.4 1,863

60 to 64 years......... 6,181 3,587 58.0 3,475 56.2 112 3.1 2,594

65 years and over....... 14,944 2,959 19.8 2,857 19.1 102 3.4 11,985

65 to 69 years......... 4,678 1,571 33.6 1,519 32.5 52 3.3 3,107

70 to 74 years......... 3,745 775 20.7 748 20.0 27 3.5 2,970

75 years and over...... 6,521 612 9.4 589 9.0 23 3.8 5,908

Percent of 

population Total Percent of labor force

Men

Age

Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population

Civilian labor force

Total Percent of 

population

Employed Unemployed

Not in labor 

Total force

SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics