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                 WORK EXPERIENCE OF THE POPULATION IN 2004
   
   A total of 152.2 million persons worked at some point during 2004, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
The proportion of workers who worked full time, year round was up slightly
from 2003.  The number of persons who experienced some unemployment in 2004
fell by 1.4 million from 2003, to 15.1 million.  (See tables 1 and 3.)
   
   These data are based on information collected in the Annual Social and
Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS).  The CPS
is a monthly survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of
Labor Statistics.  The ASEC collects information on employment and unemploy-
ment experienced during the prior calendar year.  Additional information a-
bout the CPS and the ASEC, including concepts and definitions, is provided
in the Technical Note.  Highlights from the 2004 data include:
   
   --The proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population age 16
     years old and over that worked at some time during the year was
     67.6 percent in 2004, essentially unchanged from 2003.
   
   --The proportion of workers who worked full time, year round in 2004
     (66.8 percent) was slightly higher than in 2003 (66.3 percent).
   
   --The "work-experience unemployment rate"--defined as the number unem-
     ployed at some time during the year as a proportion of the number
     who worked or looked for work during the year--fell by 1.0 percent-
     age point over the year to 9.7 percent in 2004.

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Persons with Employment
   
   In 2004, the proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population 16
years and over that worked at some point during the year was 67.6 percent,
about unchanged from 2003.  (See table 1.)  This proportion had trended
down from 2000 to 2003.  In 2004, the proportions of men and women who
worked at some time during the year, 74.1 and 61.5 percent, respectively,
also were about unchanged from the prior year.
   
   Among those with work experience during 2004, 77.0 percent were employed
year round (either full or part time), up by 0.5 percentage point from 2003.
Continuing a long-term growth trend, full-year employment among women edged
up to 73.7 percent from 73.3 percent in 2003.  The percentage of men employed
year round also was up over the year, increasing to 80.0 percent from 79.3
percent in 2003.  (See table 1.)
   
   About 4 out of 5 of those who were employed at some time during 2004
usually worked full time, about the same ratio as in 2003.  Among both men
and women, the proportion who worked full time was little changed between
2003 and 2004.  (See table 1.)
   
Persons with Unemployment
   
   Overall, 15.1 million persons experienced some unemployment in 2004, down
from 16.4 million in 2003.  Declines in unemployment among men accounted for
more than three-quarters of the over-the-year change.  (See table 3.)
   
   At 9.7 percent in 2004, the "work-experience unemployment rate" was down
by 1.0 percentage point from 2003.  The rate is low by historical standards,
but is above the series low of 8.6 percent reached in 2000.  The rate for
blacks in 2004, 14.4 percent, was higher than the rates for Hispanics or
Latinos (10.9 percent), whites (9.0 percent), and Asians (8.0 percent).
(See tables 3 and 4.)
   
   In 2004, the "work-experience unemployment rate" for white men (9.5
percent) was higher than that for white women (8.5 percent).  In contrast,
there was little difference in the rates for black men and women (14.6 and
14.1 percent, respectively), Hispanic or Latino men and women (11.0 and
10.7 percent, respectively), and Asian men and women (7.5 and 8.6 percent,
respectively).  (See table 4.)
   
   In 2004, among those who experienced unemployment, the median number of
weeks spent looking for work was 14.9 weeks, down from 16.6 weeks in 2003.
About 2.6 million individuals had looked for a job but did not work at all
in 2004, down from 2.8 million a year earlier.  Of the 12.5 million persons
who worked during the year and also experienced unemployment, 23.1 percent
had two or more spells of joblessness, compared with 22.6 percent in 2003.
   
   
   
   
   

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Technical Note


    The data presented in this release were collected in the Annual Social
and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS).  The CPS is
a monthly sample survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau
of Labor Statistics.  Data from the CPS are used to obtain the monthly
estimates of the nation's employment and unemployment levels.  The supple-
ment, conducted in the months of February through April, includes questions
about work activity during the prior calendar year.  For instance, data col-
lected in 2005 refer to the 2004 calendar year.  Because the reference period
is a full year, the number of persons with some employment or unemployment
greatly exceeds the average levels for any given month, which are based on
a 1-week reference period, and the corresponding annual average of the monthly
estimates.  As shown below, for example, the number experiencing any unemploy-
ment during 2004 was about twice the number unemployed in an average month
during the year.

                                            Employed      Unemployed
   2004 estimates (in thousands)
     Annual average of
       monthly estimates                     139,252         8,149
     Annual supplement data                  152,235        15,063

    In addition, estimates from the supplement differ from those obtained
in the basic CPS because the questions used to classify workers as either
employed or unemployed are different.  More important, perhaps, is that
fewer questions by which to categorize respondents are asked in the sup-
plement.  In regard to unemployment in particular, the supplement has no
questions on the type of job search activity or on the respondent's avail-
ability to work.  Also, individuals can be counted as both employed and
unemployed in the work experience data, whereas, for a specific reference
week, each person is only counted in one category and employment activity
takes precedence over job search activity.

    Work experience data for 2004, which were collected in the 2005 Annual
Social and Economic Supplement to the CPS, are not strictly comparable with
data for 2003 and earlier years because of the introduction in January 2005"
of revised population controls used in the CPS.  The effect of the revised
population controls on the work experience estimates is unknown.  However,
the effect of the new controls on the monthly CPS estimates was to decrease
the December 2004 employment level by 45,000 and the unemployment level by
4,000.  For additional information, see "Adjustments to Household Survey
Population Estimates in January 2005" in the February 2005 issue of Employment
and Earnings, available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps05adj.pdf.

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Reliability of the estimates

    Statistics based on the CPS are subject to both sampling and nonsampling
error.  When a sample, rather than the entire population, is surveyed, there
is a chance that the sample estimates may differ from the "true" population
values they represent.  The exact difference, or sampling error, varies de-
pending on the particular sample selected, and this variability is measured
by the standard error of the estimate.  There is about a 90-percent chance,
or level of confidence, that an estimate based on a sample will differ by no
more than 1.6 standard errors from the "true" population value because of
sampling error.  BLS analyses are generally conducted at the 90-percent level
of confidence.

    The CPS data also are affected by nonsampling error.  Nonsampling error
can occur for many reasons, including the failure to sample a segment of the
population, inability to obtain information for all respondents in the sample,
inability or unwillingness of respondents to provide correct information, and
errors made in the collection or processing of the data.

    For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and
information on estimating standard errors, see the "Explanatory Notes and
Estimates of Error" section of Employment and Earnings.

Concepts and definitions

    Persons who worked.  In the 2005 supplement, persons are considered to have
worked if they responded "yes" to either the question "Did you work at a job
or business at any time during 2004?" or "Did you do any temporary, part-time,
or seasonal work even for a few days during 2004?"

    Unemployed persons.  Persons who worked during the year but not in every
week are counted as unemployed if they also reported looking for work or
being on layoff from a job during the year.  Those who reported no work
activity during the year are considered unemployed if they responded "yes"
to the question "Even though you did not work in 2004, did you spend any
time trying to find a job or on layoff?"

    Labor force participants.  Persons who either worked or were unemployed
during the year.

    Usual full- and part-time employment.  These data refer to the number of
hours a worker typically works during most weeks of the year.  Workers are
classified as full time if they usually worked 35 hours or more in a week;
part-time employment refers to workers whose typical workweek was between
1 and 34 hours.

    Year-round and part-year employment.  Workers are classified as year round
if they worked 50 to 52 weeks.  Part-year employment refers to workers who
worked fewer than 50 weeks.




     Table 1.  Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2003-04
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                             Total                Men                Women       
                           Extent of employment                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                         2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                      
                                                                                        Numbers (in thousands)
                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
     Civilian noninstitutional population............................  222,509   225,236   107,241   108,702   115,269   116,534 
       Total who worked or looked for work...........................  153,448   154,785    81,023    81,768    72,425    73,018 
         Percent of the population...................................     69.0      68.7      75.6      75.2      62.8      62.7 
       Total who worked during the year (1)..........................  150,689   152,235    79,539    80,552    71,150    71,683 
         Percent of the population...................................     67.7      67.6      74.2      74.1      61.7      61.5 
                                                                                                                                 
         Full time (2)...............................................  120,325   121,651    69,019    70,100    51,306    51,551 
           50 to 52 weeks............................................   99,904   101,707    58,064    59,445    41,841    42,262 
           48 to 49 weeks............................................    1,917     2,063     1,128     1,279       789       784 
           40 to 47 weeks............................................    5,269     5,336     2,762     2,800     2,508     2,537 
           27 to 39 weeks............................................    4,763     4,443     2,571     2,332     2,192     2,111 
           14 to 26 weeks............................................    4,909     4,913     2,614     2,528     2,295     2,385 
           1 to 13 weeks.............................................    3,562     3,188     1,880     1,715     1,682     1,473 
                                                                                                                                 
         Part time (3)...............................................   30,364    30,585    10,520    10,452    19,844    20,132 
           50 to 52 weeks............................................   15,325    15,534     5,034     4,973    10,291    10,561 
           48 to 49 weeks............................................      782       770       236       223       546       547 
           40 to 47 weeks............................................    2,611     2,573       813       756     1,798     1,817 
           27 to 39 weeks............................................    2,632     2,728       821     1,008     1,810     1,720 
           14 to 26 weeks............................................    4,386     4,257     1,684     1,558     2,702     2,700 
           1 to 13 weeks.............................................    4,628     4,721     1,932     1,934     2,696     2,788 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                      
                                                                                         Percent distribution
                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
     Total who worked during the year (1)............................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
                                                                                                                                 
       Full time (2).................................................     79.8      79.9      86.8      87.0      72.1      71.9 
         50 to 52 weeks..............................................     66.3      66.8      73.0      73.8      58.8      59.0 
         48 to 49 weeks..............................................      1.3       1.4       1.4       1.6       1.1       1.1 
         40 to 47 weeks..............................................      3.5       3.5       3.5       3.5       3.5       3.5 
         27 to 39 weeks..............................................      3.2       2.9       3.2       2.9       3.1       2.9 
         14 to 26 weeks..............................................      3.3       3.2       3.3       3.1       3.2       3.3 
         1 to 13 weeks...............................................      2.4       2.1       2.4       2.1       2.4       2.1 
                                                                                                                                 
       Part time (3).................................................     20.2      20.1      13.2      13.0      27.9      28.1 
         50 to 52 weeks..............................................     10.2      10.2       6.3       6.2      14.5      14.7 
         48 to 49 weeks..............................................       .5        .5        .3        .3        .8        .8 
         40 to 47 weeks..............................................      1.7       1.7       1.0        .9       2.5       2.5 
         27 to 39 weeks..............................................      1.7       1.8       1.0       1.3       2.5       2.4 
         14 to 26 weeks..............................................      2.9       2.8       2.1       1.9       3.8       3.8 
         1 to 13 weeks...............................................      3.1       3.1       2.4       2.4       3.8       3.9 



       1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
       2 Usually worked 35 hours or more per week.
       3 Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week.
       NOTE:  Data refer to persons 16 years and over.  Data for 2004, which were collected in the 2005 Annual Social and
     Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey, are not strictly comparable with data for 2003 and earlier years
     because of the introduction in January 2005 of revised population controls used in the survey.  For additional information,
     see the technical note and "Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates in January 2005" in the February 2005 issue
     of Employment and Earnings, available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps05adj.pdf. 





  Table 2.  Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2003-04

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
                                                                          Total                Men                Women       
    Extent of employment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                              
                                                                                                                              
                                                                      2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
                               WHITE 
                               
    Civilian noninstitutional population..........................  181,964   183,737    88,600    89,572    93,364    94,166 
      Total who worked or looked for work.........................  126,232   127,011    67,807    68,212    58,425    58,798 
        Percent of the population.................................     69.4      69.1      76.5      76.2      62.6      62.4 
      Total who worked during the year(1).........................  124,362   125,360    66,803    67,428    57,560    57,932 
        Percent of the population.................................     68.3      68.2      75.4      75.3      61.7      61.5 
                                                                                                                              
      Percent who worked during the year(1).......................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
        Full time(2)..............................................     79.3      79.3      86.9      87.0      70.6      70.3 
          50 to 52 weeks..........................................     66.1      66.4      73.4      73.9      57.6      57.7 
          27 to 49 weeks..........................................      7.9       7.8       8.1       8.1       7.7       7.6 
          1 to 26 weeks...........................................      5.3       5.1       5.4       5.1       5.3       5.1 
        Part time(3)..............................................     20.7      20.7      13.1      13.0      29.4      29.7 
          50 to 52 weeks..........................................     10.6      10.6       6.3       6.2      15.5      15.7 
          27 to 49 weeks..........................................      4.2       4.2       2.4       2.5       6.2       6.1 
          1 to 26 weeks...........................................      5.9       6.0       4.4       4.3       7.7       7.9 
                                                                                                                              
                     BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN 
                     
    Civilian noninstitutional population..........................   25,931    26,377    11,589    11,812    14,343    14,565 
      Total who worked or looked for work.........................   17,161    17,441     7,829     8,025     9,331     9,416 
        Percent of the population.................................     66.2      66.1      67.6      67.9      65.1      64.6 
      Total who worked during the year(1).........................   16,520    16,737     7,488     7,677     9,032     9,060 
        Percent of the population.................................     63.7      63.5      64.6      65.0      63.0      62.2 
                                                                                                                              
      Percent who worked during the year(1).......................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
        Full time(2)..............................................     82.8      83.6      86.1      87.6      80.1      80.2 
          50 to 52 weeks..........................................     67.9      68.9      70.7      72.8      65.6      65.6 
          27 to 49 weeks..........................................      7.8       7.6       8.0       7.8       7.7       7.5 
          1 to 26 weeks...........................................      7.1       7.1       7.4       7.0       6.8       7.2 
        Part time(3)..............................................     17.2      16.4      13.9      12.4      19.9      19.8 
          50 to 52 weeks..........................................      7.9       7.9       6.5       5.9       9.2       9.5 
          27 to 49 weeks..........................................      3.1       2.9       2.1       2.3       3.9       3.4 
          1 to 26 weeks...........................................      6.1       5.6       5.3       4.2       6.9       6.9 
                                                                                                                              
                               ASIAN 
                               
    Civilian noninstitutional population..........................    9,429     9,738     4,516     4,629     4,913     5,108 
      Total who worked or looked for work.........................    6,411     6,551     3,457     3,519     2,954     3,032 
        Percent of the population.................................     68.0      67.3      76.6      76.0      60.1      59.3 
      Total who worked during the year(1).........................    6,273     6,451     3,378     3,475     2,895     2,976 
        Percent of the population.................................     66.5      66.2      74.8      75.1      58.9      58.2 
                                                                                                                              
      Percent who worked during the year(1).......................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
        Full time(2)..............................................     83.0      83.0      87.4      88.2      77.8      76.8 
          50 to 52 weeks..........................................     70.5      72.2      75.3      78.4      65.0      65.0 
          27 to 49 weeks..........................................      6.5       6.1       6.7       5.3       6.2       7.0 
          1 to 26 weeks...........................................      5.9       4.7       5.4       4.5       6.5       4.8 
        Part time(3)..............................................     17.0      17.0      12.6      11.8      22.2      23.2 
          50 to 52 weeks..........................................      8.4       9.6       5.6       6.7      11.8      12.9 
          27 to 49 weeks..........................................      2.9       3.1       1.8       1.6       4.1       5.0 
          1 to 26 weeks...........................................      5.7       4.4       5.2       3.5       6.3       5.4 
  
                    HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
    Civilian noninstitutional population..........................   27,783    28,814    14,240    14,791    13,543    14,023 
      Total who worked or looked for work.........................   19,357    19,903    11,445    11,817     7,912     8,086 
        Percent of the population.................................     69.7      69.1      80.4      79.9      58.4      57.7 
      Total who worked during the year(1).........................   18,969    19,571    11,246    11,665     7,723     7,906 
        Percent of the population.................................     68.3      67.9      79.0      78.9      57.0      56.4 
                                                                                                                              
      Percent who worked during the year(1).......................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
        Full time(2)..............................................     83.7      84.4      89.4      90.8      75.4      74.9 
          50 to 52 weeks..........................................     67.7      69.3      73.5      75.7      59.3      59.8 
          27 to 49 weeks..........................................      9.2       9.0       9.6       9.9       8.7       7.7 
          1 to 26 weeks...........................................      6.7       6.1       6.3       5.2       7.4       7.4 
        Part time(3)..............................................     16.3      15.6      10.6       9.2      24.6      25.1 
          50 to 52 weeks..........................................      8.3       8.2       5.4       4.6      12.7      13.5 
          27 to 49 weeks..........................................      2.8       2.9       1.7       1.7       4.3       4.7 
          1 to 26 weeks...........................................      5.2       4.6       3.5       3.0       7.6       6.9 

    1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
    2 Usually worked 35 hours or more per week.
    3 Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week.
    NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in
  table 1 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.  Data refer to persons 16 years
  and over.  Also, see Note, table 1.





     Table 3.  Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2003-04
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                             Total                Men                Women       
                          Extent of unemployment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                         2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                      
                                                                                        Numbers (in thousands)
                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
     Total who worked or looked for work.............................  153,448   154,785    81,023    81,768    72,425    73,018 
       Percent with unemployment.....................................     10.7       9.7      11.5      10.1       9.8       9.3 
                                                                                                                                 
       Total with unemployment.......................................   16,444    15,063     9,321     8,245     7,122     6,818 
         Did not work but looked for work............................    2,759     2,550     1,484     1,216     1,275     1,334 
           1 to 14 weeks.............................................    1,014       986       463       396       550       590 
           15 weeks or more..........................................    1,745     1,564     1,021       820       725       744 
         Worked during the year......................................   13,684    12,513     7,837     7,029     5,847     5,484 
           Year-round workers(1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment...      530       464       354       287       176       177 
           Part-year workers(2) with unemployment....................   13,154    12,049     7,483     6,742     5,671     5,307 
             1 to 4 weeks............................................    1,836     1,983       954     1,026       882       957 
             5 to 10 weeks...........................................    2,263     2,099     1,313     1,169       950       929 
             11 to 14 weeks..........................................    1,748     1,773     1,038     1,021       710       752 
             15 to 26 weeks..........................................    3,777     3,445     2,177     2,061     1,600     1,384 
             27 weeks or more........................................    3,530     2,750     2,001     1,465     1,530     1,285 
                                                                                                                                 
                 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers........     16.6      14.9      16.5      15.1      16.6      14.6 
                                                                                                                                 
                 With 2 spells or more of unemployment...............    3,088     2,895     1,877     1,826     1,211     1,069 
                   2 spells..........................................    1,584     1,344       945       808       639       537 
                   3 spells or more..................................    1,504     1,550       932     1,018       572       532 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                      
                                                                                         Percent distribution
                                                                      
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
     Did not work but looked for work................................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
       1 to 14 weeks.................................................     36.7      38.7      31.2      32.6      43.2      44.2 
       15 weeks or more..............................................     63.3      61.3      68.8      67.4      56.8      55.8 
     Worked during the year..........................................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
       Year-round workers(1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment.......      3.9       3.7       4.5       4.1       3.0       3.2 
       Part-year workers(2) with unemployment........................     96.1      96.3      95.5      95.9      97.0      96.8 
         1 to 4 weeks................................................     13.4      15.8      12.2      14.6      15.1      17.4 
         5 to 10 weeks...............................................     16.5      16.8      16.8      16.6      16.3      16.9 
         11 to 14 weeks..............................................     12.8      14.2      13.2      14.5      12.1      13.7 
         15 to 26 weeks..............................................     27.6      27.5      27.8      29.3      27.4      25.2 
         27 weeks or more............................................     25.8      22.0      25.5      20.8      26.2      23.4 
                                                                                                                                 
                   With 2 spells or more of unemployment.............     22.6      23.1      24.0      26.0      20.7      19.5 
                     2 spells........................................     11.6      10.7      12.1      11.5      10.9       9.8 
                     3 spells or more................................     11.0      12.4      11.9      14.5       9.8       9.7 


       1 Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
       2 Worked less than 50 weeks.
       NOTE:  Data refer to persons 16 years and over.  Also, see Note, table 1.





     Table 4.  Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2003-04

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                             Total                Men                Women       
      Extent of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                             
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                         2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                  WHITE                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Total who worked or looked for work...........................  126,232   127,011    67,807    68,212    58,425    58,798 
         Percent with unemployment...................................     10.1       9.0      10.8       9.5       9.1       8.5 
                                                                                                                                 
         Total with unemployment.....................................   12,691    11,471     7,348     6,499     5,342     4,972 
           Did not work but looked for work..........................    1,870     1,651     1,004       784       866       867 
           Worked during the year....................................   10,821     9,819     6,344     5,714     4,477     4,105 
                                                                                                                                 
             Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............     15.7      14.2      15.9      14.7      15.5      13.6 
                                                                                                                                 
           Percent who worked during the year (1)....................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
             Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment      4.3       4.1       4.9       4.3       3.3       3.7 
             Part-year workers (3) with unemployment.................     95.7      95.9      95.1      95.7      96.7      96.3 
               1 to 4 weeks..........................................     13.9      17.0      12.3      15.2      16.2      19.6 
               5 to 14 weeks.........................................     30.3      31.7      30.9      31.6      29.4      31.8 
               15 weeks or more......................................     51.5      47.2      51.8      48.9      51.1      44.8 
                                                                                                                                 
                     With 2 spells or more of unemployment...........     22.6      23.0      24.3      25.6      20.2      19.2 
                                                                                                                                 
                        BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                
                                                                                                                                 
       Total who worked or looked for work...........................   17,161    17,441     7,829     8,025     9,331     9,416 
         Percent with unemployment...................................     14.7      14.4      16.3      14.6      13.3      14.1 
                                                                                                                                 
         Total with unemployment.....................................    2,520     2,506     1,279     1,175     1,240     1,331 
           Did not work but looked for work..........................      641       704       341       348       299       356 
           Worked during the year....................................    1,879     1,802       938       827       941       975 
                                                                                                                                 
             Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............     21.2      19.7      21.2      18.5      21.1      20.6 
                                                                                                                                 
           Percent who worked during the year (1)....................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
             Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment      2.5       1.8       3.2       2.0       1.9       1.7 
             Part-year workers (3) with unemployment.................     97.5      98.2      96.8      98.0      98.1      98.3 
               1 to 4 weeks..........................................     10.1      10.2      10.4      11.1       9.7       9.5 
               5 to 14 weeks.........................................     24.2      27.0      23.2      29.4      25.2      25.0 
               15 weeks or more......................................     63.2      60.9      63.2      57.5      63.2      63.9 
                                                                                                                                 
                     With 2 spells or more of unemployment...........     22.8      24.0      23.7      29.1      22.0      19.7 
                                                                                                                                 
                                  ASIAN                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Total who worked or looked for work...........................    6,411     6,551     3,457     3,519     2,954     3,032 
         Percent with unemployment...................................     10.2       8.0      10.8       7.5       9.7       8.6 
                                                                                                                                 
         Total with unemployment.....................................      657       526       372       264       285       262 
           Did not work but looked for work..........................      138       100        79        44        59        56 
           Worked during the year....................................      519       426       293       220       226       206 
                                                                                                                                 
             Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............     17.0      14.9      15.3      17.0      18.4      13.5 
                                                                                                                                 
           Percent who worked during the year (1)....................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
             Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment      2.4       3.6       1.5       4.3       3.4       3.0 
             Part-year workers (3) with unemployment.................     97.6      96.4      98.5      95.7      96.6      97.0 
               1 to 4 weeks..........................................     14.6      12.4      16.7       9.0      11.9      16.1 
               5 to 14 weeks.........................................     28.4      34.2      31.3      32.6      24.6      36.0 
               15 weeks or more......................................     54.6      49.7      50.5      54.2      60.0      45.0 
                                                                                                                                 
                     With 2 spells or more of unemployment...........     15.9      22.4      14.3      22.9      18.0      21.9 
                                                                                                                                 
                       HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                              
                                                                                                                                 
       Total who worked or looked for work...........................   19,357    19,903    11,445    11,817     7,912     8,086 
         Percent with unemployment...................................     12.9      10.9      13.1      11.0      12.5      10.7 
                                                                                                                                 
         Total with unemployment.....................................    2,494     2,164     1,502     1,295       991       869 
           Did not work but looked for work..........................      388       331       199       152       189       179 
           Worked during the year....................................    2,106     1,833     1,303     1,143       803       689 
                                                                                                                                 
             Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............     17.6      16.0      16.9      15.8      18.5      16.6 
                                                                                                                                 
           Percent who worked during the year (1)....................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
             Year-round workers (2) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment      3.7       3.9       4.2       4.8       2.9       2.3 
             Part-year workers (3) with unemployment.................     96.3      96.1      95.8      95.2      97.1      97.7 
               1 to 4 weeks..........................................     13.0      13.7      12.2      13.4      14.4      14.2 
               5 to 14 weeks.........................................     27.4      29.9      29.6      29.7      24.0      30.2 
               15 weeks or more......................................     55.9      52.5      54.1      52.1      58.7      53.2 
                                                                                                                                 
                     With 2 spells or more of unemployment...........     23.9      23.8      25.3      27.5      21.8      17.8 

       1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
       2 Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
       3 Worked less than 50 weeks.
       NOTE:  Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals shown in
     table 3 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.  Data refer to persons 16 years
     and over.  Also, see Note, table 1.