Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2006

annual averages 

(Numbers in thousands)

16 years and over ......... 228,815 151,428 66.2 144,427 63.1 7,001 4.6 77,387 

16 to 19 years ............. 16,678 7,281 43.7 6,162 36.9 1,119 15.4 9,397 

16 to 17 years......... 9,089 2,952 32.5 2,444 26.9 509 17.2 6,136 

18 to 19 years......... 7,589 4,329 57.0 3,719 49.0 610 14.1 3,260 

20 to 24 years............. 20,265 15,113 74.6 13,878 68.5 1,234 8.2 5,152 

25 to 54 years............. 124,884 103,566 82.9 99,672 79.8 3,894 3.8 21,318 

25 to 34 years......... 39,230 32,573 83.0 31,051 79.2 1,521 4.7 6,658 

25 to 29 years......... 20,068 16,637 82.9 15,782 78.6 855 5.1 3,431 

30 to 34 years......... 19,162 15,936 83.2 15,269 79.7 666 4.2 3,227 

35 to 44 years......... 42,753 35,848 83.8 34,569 80.9 1,279 3.6 6,905 

35 to 39 years......... 20,654 17,274 83.6 16,647 80.6 628 3.6 3,380 

40 to 44 years......... 22,099 18,573 84.0 17,923 81.1 651 3.5 3,525 

45 to 54 years......... 42,901 35,146 81.9 34,052 79.4 1,094 3.1 7,755 

45 to 49 years....... 22,547 18,805 83.4 18,190 80.7 615 3.3 3,742 

50 to 54 years......... 20,354 16,340 80.3 15,862 77.9 478 2.9 4,014 

55 to 64 years............ 31,375 19,984 63.7 19,389 61.8 595 3.0 11,391 

55 to 59 years......... 17,974 12,945 72.0 12,551 69.8 395 3.0 5,029 

60 to 64 years......... 13,401 7,039 52.5 6,839 51.0 200 2.8 6,362 

65 years and over....... 35,613 5,484 15.4 5,325 15.0 159 2.9 30,130 

65 to 69 years......... 10,293 2,981 29.0 2,891 28.1 89 3.0 7,312 

70 to 74 years......... 8,392 1,423 17.0 1,381 16.5 43 3.0 6,969 

75 years and over...... 16,928 1,080 6.4 1,053 6.2 27 2.5 15,848 

Age

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Total Percent of 

population

Employed Unemployed

Not in 

labor force Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of labor force

Total, both sexes

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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2006 

annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

16 years and over ......... 118,210 70,173 59.4 66,925 56.6 3,247 4.6 48,037 

16 to 19 years ............. 8,218 3,588 43.7 3,091 37.6 496 13.8 4,631 

16 to 17 years......... 4,476 1,499 33.5 1,261 28.2 238 15.9 2,977 

18 to 19 years......... 3,742 2,089 55.8 1,830 48.9 258 12.4 1,654 

20 to 24 years............. 10,074 6,997 69.5 6,467 64.2 530 7.6 3,077 

25 to 54 years............. 63,243 47,726 75.5 45,853 72.5 1,872 3.9 15,518 

25 to 34 years......... 19,662 14,628 74.4 13,917 70.8 711 4.9 5,034 

25 to 29 years......... 10,015 7,532 75.2 7,134 71.2 398 5.3 2,483 

30 to 34 years......... 9,647 7,096 73.6 6,783 70.3 313 4.4 2,551 

35 to 44 years......... 21,671 16,441 75.9 15,804 72.9 637 3.9 5,230 

35 to 39 years......... 10,450 7,791 74.6 7,481 71.6 310 4.0 2,660 

40 to 44 years......... 11,221 8,651 77.1 8,324 74.2 327 3.8 2,570 

45 to 54 years......... 21,910 16,656 76.0 16,132 73.6 524 3.1 5,254 

45 to 49 years....... 11,482 8,864 77.2 8,566 74.6 298 3.4 2,618 

50 to 54 years......... 10,428 7,792 74.7 7,566 72.5 226 2.9 2,637 

55 to 64 years............ 16,280 9,475 58.2 9,198 56.5 277 2.9 6,805 

55 to 59 years......... 9,267 6,182 66.7 6,001 64.8 181 2.9 3,085 

60 to 64 years......... 7,013 3,293 47.0 3,196 45.6 97 2.9 3,720 

65 years and over....... 20,394 2,388 11.7 2,316 11.4 71 3.0 18,006 

65 to 69 years......... 5,501 1,332 24.2 1,295 23.5 37 2.8 4,169 

70 to 74 years......... 4,610 605 13.1 583 12.7 22 3.6 4,005 

75 years and over...... 10,283 451 4.4 438 4.3 13 2.8 9,833 

Age

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Total Percent of 

population

Employed Unemployed

Not in 

labor force Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of labor force

Women

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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2006 

annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

16 years and over ......... 110,605 81,255 73.5 77,502 70.1 3,753 4.6 29,350 

16 to 19 years ............. 8,459 3,693 43.7 3,071 36.3 622 16.9 4,766 

16 to 17 years......... 4,613 1,453 31.5 1,182 25.6 271 18.6 3,159 

18 to 19 years......... 3,846 2,240 58.2 1,888 49.1 352 15.7 1,606 

20 to 24 years............. 10,191 8,116 79.6 7,412 72.7 705 8.7 2,075 

25 to 54 years............. 61,640 55,840 90.6 53,819 87.3 2,021 3.6 5,800 

25 to 34 years......... 19,568 17,944 91.7 17,134 87.6 810 4.5 1,624 

25 to 29 years......... 10,052 9,105 90.6 8,648 86.0 457 5.0 948 

30 to 34 years......... 9,516 8,840 92.9 8,486 89.2 354 4.0 676 

35 to 44 years......... 21,082 19,407 92.1 18,765 89.0 642 3.3 1,675 

35 to 39 years......... 10,204 9,484 92.9 9,166 89.8 318 3.3 720 

40 to 44 years......... 10,878 9,923 91.2 9,599 88.2 324 3.3 955 

45 to 54 years......... 20,991 18,489 88.1 17,920 85.4 569 3.1 2,501 

45 to 49 years....... 11,065 9,941 89.8 9,624 87.0 317 3.2 1,124 

50 to 54 years......... 9,926 8,548 86.1 8,296 83.6 252 3.0 1,377 

55 to 64 years............ 15,095 10,509 69.6 10,191 67.5 318 3.0 4,586 

55 to 59 years......... 8,707 6,763 77.7 6,549 75.2 214 3.2 1,944 

60 to 64 years......... 6,388 3,746 58.6 3,642 57.0 104 2.8 2,642 

65 years and over....... 15,219 3,096 20.3 3,008 19.8 88 2.8 12,123 

65 to 69 years......... 4,792 1,648 34.4 1,596 33.3 52 3.2 3,144 

70 to 74 years......... 3,782 818 21.6 797 21.1 21 2.5 2,964 

75 years and over...... 6,645 630 9.5 615 9.3 14 2.3 6,015 

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

Age

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Total Percent of 

population

Employed Unemployed

Not in 

labor force Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of 

labor force

Men

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