Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2007 

annual averages 

(Numbers in thousands)

16 years and over ......... 231,867 153,124 66.0 146,047 63.0 7,078 4.6 78,743

16 to 19 years ............. 16,982 7,012 41.3 5,911 34.8 1,101 15.7 9,970

16 to 17 years......... 9,222 2,771 30.0 2,286 24.8 485 17.5 6,451

18 to 19 years......... 7,760 4,242 54.7 3,625 46.7 616 14.5 3,519

20 to 24 years............. 20,427 15,205 74.4 13,964 68.4 1,241 8.2 5,223

25 to 54 years............. 125,696 104,353 83.0 100,450 79.9 3,904 3.7 21,343

25 to 34 years......... 39,751 33,130 83.3 31,586 79.5 1,544 4.7 6,622

25 to 29 years......... 20,607 17,130 83.1 16,247 78.8 883 5.2 3,477

30 to 34 years......... 19,144 16,000 83.6 15,339 80.1 661 4.1 3,145

35 to 44 years......... 42,401 35,527 83.8 34,302 80.9 1,225 3.4 6,875

35 to 39 years......... 20,738 17,292 83.4 16,677 80.4 615 3.6 3,446

40 to 44 years......... 21,664 18,235 84.2 17,625 81.4 610 3.3 3,429

45 to 54 years......... 43,544 35,697 82.0 34,563 79.4 1,135 3.2 7,846

45 to 49 years....... 22,661 18,903 83.4 18,285 80.7 618 3.3 3,758

50 to 54 years......... 20,882 16,795 80.4 16,278 77.9 517 3.1 4,088

55 to 64 years............ 32,533 20,750 63.8 20,108 61.8 642 3.1 11,783

55 to 59 years......... 18,194 13,104 72.0 12,691 69.8 413 3.1 5,090

60 to 64 years......... 14,339 7,646 53.3 7,417 51.7 229 3.0 6,693

65 years and over....... 36,228 5,804 16.0 5,614 15.5 190 3.3 30,424

65 to 69 years......... 10,708 3,179 29.7 3,074 28.7 105 3.3 7,529

70 to 74 years......... 8,461 1,457 17.2 1,408 16.6 50 3.4 7,004

75 years and over...... 17,059 1,167 6.8 1,132 6.6 35 3.0 15,892

Age

Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population

Total Percent of 

population

Civilian labor force

Total Percent of 

labor force

Not in 

labor 

force

Employed Unemployed

Total Percent of 

population

Total, both sexes

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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2007 

annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

16 years and over ......... 119,694 70,988 59.3 67,792 56.6 3,196 4.5 48,707

16 to 19 years ............. 8,364 3,471 41.5 2,994 35.8 478 13.8 4,893

16 to 17 years......... 4,564 1,417 31.0 1,195 26.2 222 15.7 3,147

18 to 19 years......... 3,800 2,055 54.1 1,798 47.3 256 12.5 1,745

20 to 24 years............. 10,137 7,110 70.1 6,590 65.0 520 7.3 3,026

25 to 54 years............. 63,615 47,945 75.4 46,122 72.5 1,823 3.8 15,670

25 to 34 years......... 19,893 14,822 74.5 14,133 71.0 688 4.6 5,071

25 to 29 years......... 10,271 7,689 74.9 7,304 71.1 385 5.0 2,582

30 to 34 years......... 9,622 7,132 74.1 6,829 71.0 303 4.2 2,489

35 to 44 years......... 21,491 16,227 75.5 15,636 72.8 591 3.6 5,264

35 to 39 years......... 10,491 7,761 74.0 7,456 71.1 304 3.9 2,730

40 to 44 years......... 11,000 8,467 77.0 8,180 74.4 287 3.4 2,534

45 to 54 years......... 22,231 16,896 76.0 16,353 73.6 544 3.2 5,335

45 to 49 years....... 11,536 8,908 77.2 8,608 74.6 300 3.4 2,628

50 to 54 years......... 10,695 7,988 74.7 7,745 72.4 244 3.0 2,707

55 to 64 years............ 16,876 9,846 58.3 9,553 56.6 293 3.0 7,030

55 to 59 years......... 9,388 6,257 66.6 6,063 64.6 193 3.1 3,131

60 to 64 years......... 7,488 3,589 47.9 3,489 46.6 100 2.8 3,898

65 years and over....... 20,703 2,615 12.6 2,534 12.2 81 3.1 18,088

65 to 69 years......... 5,722 1,469 25.7 1,423 24.9 46 3.1 4,253

70 to 74 years......... 4,636 647 14.0 626 13.5 21 3.2 3,989

75 years and over...... 10,345 499 4.8 484 4.7 15 2.9 9,846

Women

Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of labor force

Age

Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population

Total Percent of 

population

Civilian labor force

Not in 

labor 

force

Employed Unemployed

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Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age and sex, 2007 

annual averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

16 years and over ......... 112,173 82,136 73.2 78,254 69.8 3,882 4.7 30,036

16 to 19 years ............. 8,618 3,541 41.1 2,917 33.9 623 17.6 5,077

16 to 17 years......... 4,658 1,354 29.1 1,091 23.4 263 19.4 3,304

18 to 19 years......... 3,960 2,187 55.2 1,827 46.1 360 16.5 1,773

20 to 24 years............. 10,291 8,095 78.7 7,374 71.7 721 8.9 2,196

25 to 54 years............. 62,081 56,408 90.9 54,328 87.5 2,081 3.7 5,673

25 to 34 years......... 19,858 18,308 92.2 17,452 87.9 856 4.7 1,550

25 to 29 years......... 10,336 9,441 91.3 8,943 86.5 498 5.3 895

30 to 34 years......... 9,523 8,867 93.1 8,509 89.4 358 4.0 656

35 to 44 years......... 20,910 19,299 92.3 18,666 89.3 634 3.3 1,611

35 to 39 years......... 10,247 9,531 93.0 9,221 90.0 311 3.3 716

40 to 44 years......... 10,663 9,768 91.6 9,445 88.6 323 3.3 895

45 to 54 years......... 21,313 18,801 88.2 18,210 85.4 591 3.1 2,512

45 to 49 years....... 11,125 9,995 89.8 9,677 87.0 318 3.2 1,131

50 to 54 years......... 10,187 8,806 86.4 8,533 83.8 273 3.1 1,381

55 to 64 years............ 15,658 10,904 69.6 10,556 67.4 349 3.2 4,753

55 to 59 years......... 8,807 6,848 77.8 6,628 75.3 219 3.2 1,959

60 to 64 years......... 6,851 4,057 59.2 3,927 57.3 129 3.2 2,794

65 years and over....... 15,525 3,188 20.5 3,080 19.8 108 3.4 12,337

65 to 69 years......... 4,986 1,710 34.3 1,651 33.1 59 3.5 3,276

70 to 74 years......... 3,825 810 21.2 781 20.4 29 3.6 3,014

75 years and over...... 6,714 668 10.0 648 9.6 20 3.1 6,046

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

Men

Employed Unemployed

Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of labor force

Not in 

labor 

force

Age

Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population

Total Percent of 

population

Civilian labor force

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