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                 WORK EXPERIENCE OF THE POPULATION IN 2006

   A total of 156.7 million persons worked at some point during 2006, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
The proportion of workers who worked full time, year round rose to 68.4 per-
cent in 2006 from 67.5 percent in 2005.  The number of persons who experi-
enced some unemployment in 2006 was 14.4 million, about the same as a year
earlier.

   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
about the CPS and the ASEC, including concepts and definitions, is provided
in the Technical Note.  Highlights from the 2006 data include:

   --The proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population age
     16 years old and over that worked at some time during the year was
     67.8 percent in 2006, essentially unchanged from 2005.

   --The proportion of workers who worked full time, year round in 2006
     (68.4 percent) was up from 2005 (67.5 percent).

   --The "work-experience unemployment rate"--defined as the number un-
     employed at some time during the year as a proportion of the number
     who worked or looked for work during the year--was 9.1 percent in
     2006, little changed from 9.3 percent in 2005.

Persons with Employment

   The proportion of men who worked at some time during 2006 held at
74.4 percent.  The percent of women who worked during 2006, at 61.6 per-
cent, was little changed from a year earlier.  (See table 1.)

   The proportions of whites (68.5 percent), blacks (63.6 percent), and
Asians (67.5 percent) that worked some time during the year were essen-
tially unchanged in 2006.  The proportion of Hispanics who worked at some
point during 2006 (69.1 percent) was up from 2005 (68.0 percent).
(See table 2.)

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   Among those with work experience during 2006, 78.0 percent were em-
ployed year round (working 50 to 52 weeks, either full or part time), up
by 0.6 percentage point from 2005.  The percentage of women working year
round rose to 74.8 percent in 2006, and the percentage of men employed 
year round edged up to 80.9 percent.  (See table 1.)

   Of those employed at some time during 2006, 80.9 percent usually worked
full time, up from 80.3 percent in 2005.  Men were more likely to work
full time during the year (87.8 percent) than were women (73.0 percent).

Persons with Unemployment

   Overall, 14.4 million persons experienced some unemployment in 2006,
essentially unchanged from 14.5 million in 2005.  (See table 3.)  The
number of persons that experienced some unemployment during the year was
down by 2.4 million from its recent high of 16.8 million in 2002.

   At 9.1 percent in 2006, the "work-experience unemployment rate" (those
looking for work during the year as a percent of those who worked or looked
for work during the year) was little changed from 9.3 percent in 2005.  The
2006 rate is low by historical standards, but is above the series low of
8.6 percent reached in 2000.  The rate for blacks fell in 2006; however, at
13.0 percent, it was higher than the rates for Hispanics (10.2 percent),
whites (8.5 percent), and Asians (7.3 percent).  (See tables 3 and 4.)

   Overall, men continued to have higher "work-experience unemployment
rates" than women in 2006.  Among whites, the rate for men (9.0 percent)
was higher than that for women (7.9 percent).  This also was true for black
men and women (14.5 and 11.7 percent, respectively).  The rates for Asian
men and women (7.5 and 7.0 percent, respectively) were little different
from each other, as were the rates for Hispanic men and women (10.7 and 
9.6 percent, respectively).

   Among those who experienced unemployment in 2006, the median number of
weeks spent looking for work was 13.8, down from 14.6 in 2005.  About 1.9
million individuals had looked for a job but did not work at all in 2006,
down from 2.4 million in 2005.  Of the 12.5 million persons who worked
during 2006 and also experienced unemployment, 24.5 percent had two or
more spells of joblessness, about the same share as in 2005.






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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 2007 refer to the 2006 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 2006 was about twice the number unemployed in an average month
during the year.

                                            Employed      Unemployed
   2006 estimates (in thousands)
     Annual average of
       monthly estimates                     144,427         7,001
     Annual supplement data                  156,658        14,424

   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 2006, which were collected in the 2007 Annual
Social and Economic Supplement to the CPS, are not strictly comparable with
data for 2005 and earlier years because of the introduction in January 2007
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 increase
the December 2006 employment level by 153,000 and the unemployment level by
10,000.  For additional information, see "Adjustments to Household Survey
Population Estimates in January 2007" in the February 2007 issue of Employment
and Earnings, available on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps07adj.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 2007 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 2006?" or "Did you do any temporary, part-time,
or seasonal work even for a few days during 2006?"

   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 2006, 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, 2005-06
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                             Total               Men                 Women       
                           Extent of employment                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                         2005      2006      2005      2006      2005      2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                        Numbers (in thousands)                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
     Civilian noninstitutional population............................  227,975   231,033   110,161   111,733   117,814   119,300 
       Total who worked or looked for work...........................  156,744   158,563    83,230    84,100    73,514    74,463 
         Percent of the population...................................     68.8      68.6      75.6      75.3      62.4      62.4 
       Total who worked during the year (1)..........................  154,322   156,658    82,013    83,131    72,309    73,527 
         Percent of the population...................................     67.7      67.8      74.4      74.4      61.4      61.6 
                                                                                                                                 
         Full time (2)...............................................  123,911   126,677    71,361    72,967    52,550    53,709 
           50 to 52 weeks............................................  104,147   107,105    60,851    62,479    43,297    44,626 
           48 to 49 weeks............................................    1,980     1,945     1,121     1,110       859       835 
           40 to 47 weeks............................................    5,224     5,481     2,835     3,029     2,389     2,452 
           27 to 39 weeks............................................    4,587     4,286     2,323     2,213     2,264     2,073 
           14 to 26 weeks............................................    4,799     4,728     2,610     2,466     2,189     2,262 
           1 to 13 weeks.............................................    3,172     3,132     1,621     1,670     1,552     1,462 
                                                                                                                                 
         Part time (3)...............................................   30,411    29,981    10,653    10,163    19,758    19,818 
           50 to 52 weeks............................................   15,361    15,124     5,141     4,744    10,221    10,381 
           48 to 49 weeks............................................      814       793       254       268       560       525 
           40 to 47 weeks............................................    2,537     2,641       845       844     1,692     1,797 
           27 to 39 weeks............................................    2,799     2,783       968       929     1,832     1,854 
           14 to 26 weeks............................................    4,321     4,283     1,637     1,605     2,684     2,678 
           1 to 13 weeks.............................................    4,578     4,356     1,808     1,773     2,770     2,583 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                         Percent distribution
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
     Total who worked during the year (1)............................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
                                                                                                                                 
       Full time (2).................................................     80.3      80.9      87.0      87.8      72.7      73.0 
         50 to 52 weeks..............................................     67.5      68.4      74.2      75.2      59.9      60.7 
         48 to 49 weeks..............................................      1.3       1.2       1.4       1.3       1.2       1.1 
         40 to 47 weeks..............................................      3.4       3.5       3.5       3.6       3.3       3.3 
         27 to 39 weeks..............................................      3.0       2.7       2.8       2.7       3.1       2.8 
         14 to 26 weeks..............................................      3.1       3.0       3.2       3.0       3.0       3.1 
         1 to 13 weeks...............................................      2.1       2.0       2.0       2.0       2.1       2.0 
                                                                                                                                 
       Part time (3).................................................     19.7      19.1      13.0      12.2      27.3      27.0 
         50 to 52 weeks..............................................     10.0       9.7       6.3       5.7      14.1      14.1 
         48 to 49 weeks..............................................      0.5       0.5       0.3       0.3       0.8       0.7 
         40 to 47 weeks..............................................      1.6       1.7       1.0       1.0       2.3       2.4 
         27 to 39 weeks..............................................      1.8       1.8       1.2       1.1       2.5       2.5 
         14 to 26 weeks..............................................      2.8       2.7       2.0       1.9       3.7       3.6 
         1 to 13 weeks...............................................      3.0       2.8       2.2       2.1       3.8       3.5 
     
        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 2006, which were collected in the 2007 Annual Social and
     Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey, are not strictly comparable with data for 2005 and earlier years
     because of the introduction of updated population controls, which are introduced annually with the release of January data.
     For additional information, see the technical note and  "Adjustments to Household Survey Population Estimates in January
     2007" in the February 2007 issue of Employment and Earnings, available on the Internet at
     http://www.bls.gov/cps/cps07adj.pdf.
     
     
     
     
     
     Table 2.  Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2005-06
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                             Total               Men                 Women       
       Extent of employment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                              
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                         2005      2006      2005      2006      2005      2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                  WHITE                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population..........................  185,628   187,721    90,642    91,792    94,986    95,929 
         Total who worked or looked for work.........................  128,319   129,766    69,410    70,160    58,909    59,606 
           Percent of the population.................................     69.1      69.1      76.6      76.4      62.0      62.1 
         Total who worked during the year (1)........................  126,744   128,503    68,595    69,504    58,149    58,999 
           Percent of the population.................................     68.3      68.5      75.7      75.7      61.2      61.5 
                                                                                                                                 
         Percent who worked during the year (1)......................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
           Full time (2).............................................     79.9      80.4      87.2      87.9      71.3      71.7 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................     67.4      68.1      74.7      75.4      58.7      59.4 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      7.6       7.6       7.6       7.7       7.7       7.5 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      4.9       4.8       4.9       4.7       4.9       4.8 
           Part time (3).............................................     20.1      19.6      12.8      12.1      28.7      28.3 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................     10.3      10.0       6.2       5.7      15.1      15.0 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      4.1       4.1       2.5       2.5       6.0       6.1 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      5.7       5.5       4.1       4.0       7.6       7.3 
                                                                                                                                 
                        BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population..........................   26,866    27,345    12,059    12,291    14,807    15,055 
         Total who worked or looked for work.........................   17,764    17,879     8,133     8,200     9,631     9,678 
           Percent of the population.................................     66.1      65.4      67.4      66.7      65.0      64.3 
         Total who worked during the year (1)........................   17,103    17,405     7,830     7,973     9,273     9,432 
           Percent of the population.................................     63.7      63.6      64.9      64.9      62.6      62.7 
                                                                                                                                 
         Percent who worked during the year (1)......................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
           Full time (2).............................................     82.6      83.5      85.8      87.1      79.9      80.4 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................     68.1      70.5      70.3      73.0      66.1      68.3 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      7.8       6.7       8.1       7.4       7.6       6.2 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      6.7       6.3       7.3       6.7       6.1       6.0 
           Part time (3).............................................     17.4      16.5      14.2      12.9      20.1      19.6 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................      8.0       7.6       6.6       5.6       9.2       9.3 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      3.3       3.2       2.8       2.6       3.7       3.7 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      6.1       5.7       4.8       4.6       7.3       6.6 
                                                                                                                                 
                                  ASIAN                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population..........................   10,003    10,518     4,742     4,999     5,261     5,519 
         Total who worked or looked for work.........................    6,850     7,174     3,642     3,797     3,207     3,378 
           Percent of the population.................................     68.5      68.2      76.8      76.0      61.0      61.2 
         Total who worked during the year (1)........................    6,738     7,096     3,582     3,754     3,156     3,342 
           Percent of the population.................................     67.4      67.5      75.5      75.1      60.0      60.5 
                                                                                                                                 
         Percent who worked during the year (1)......................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
           Full time (2).............................................     83.1      83.3      88.3      88.7      77.2      77.4 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................     71.4      72.7      77.2      79.1      64.8      65.6 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      7.0       5.7       7.2       4.9       6.8       6.6 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      4.7       4.9       3.9       4.6       5.6       5.2 
           Part time (3).............................................     16.9      16.7      11.7      11.3      22.8      22.6 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................      8.8       9.4       5.8       5.9      12.1      13.3 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      3.2       3.0       1.4       2.0       5.3       4.1 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      4.9       4.3       4.5       3.4       5.4       5.3 
                                                                                                                                 
                       HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                              
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population..........................   29,793    31,054    15,309    15,979    14,484    15,075 
         Total who worked or looked for work.........................   20,605    21,708    12,296    12,906     8,309     8,802 
           Percent of the population.................................     69.2      69.9      80.3      80.8      57.4      58.4 
         Total who worked during the year (1)........................   20,262    21,447    12,121    12,795     8,141     8,651 
           Percent of the population.................................     68.0      69.1      79.2      80.1      56.2      57.4 
                                                                                                                                 
         Percent who worked during the year (1)......................    100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0 
           Full time (2).............................................     85.0      85.2      90.9      91.4      76.3      75.9 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................     70.5      70.9      76.6      77.0      61.4      61.9 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      8.6       8.5       8.8       9.1       8.2       7.6 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      6.0       5.8       5.4       5.3       6.7       6.4 
           Part time (3).............................................     15.0      14.8       9.1       8.6      23.7      24.1 
             50 to 52 weeks..........................................      8.0       7.5       4.8       4.0      12.7      12.7 
             27 to 49 weeks..........................................      2.5       2.9       1.4       1.9       4.1       4.3 
             1 to 26 weeks...........................................      4.5       4.4       2.9       2.6       6.9       7.1 
     
        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.  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be
     of any race.  Also, see Note, table 1.
     
     
     

     
     Table 3.  Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2005-06
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                             Total               Men                 Women       
                          Extent of unemployment                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                         2005      2006      2005      2006      2005      2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                        Numbers (in thousands)                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
     Total who worked or looked for work.............................  156,744   158,563    83,230    84,100    73,514    74,463 
       Percent with unemployment.....................................      9.3       9.1       9.7       9.6       8.8       8.5 
                                                                                                                                 
       Total with unemployment.......................................   14,531    14,424     8,090     8,097     6,441     6,326 
         Did not work but looked for work............................    2,422     1,905     1,216       969     1,206       936 
           1 to 14 weeks.............................................    1,016       797       436       349       580       448 
           15 weeks or more..........................................    1,406     1,108       780       620       626       488 
         Worked during the year......................................   12,108    12,519     6,873     7,128     5,235     5,391 
           Year-round workers (1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment..      429       449       293       295       136       154 
           Part-year workers (2) with unemployment...................   11,680    12,069     6,580     6,833     5,100     5,236 
             1 to 4 weeks............................................    1,939     2,596     1,051     1,278       888     1,317 
             5 to 10 weeks...........................................    2,158     2,098     1,197     1,262       961       836 
             11 to 14 weeks..........................................    1,690     1,613     1,017       959       673       655 
             15 to 26 weeks..........................................    3,347     3,170     1,921     1,863     1,426     1,307 
             27 weeks or more........................................    2,545     2,592     1,394     1,472     1,151     1,120 
                                                                                                                                 
                 Median weeks of unemployment for all workers........     14.6      13.8      14.5      14.0      14.8      13.4 
                                                                                                                                 
                 With 2 spells or more of unemployment...............    3,092     3,068     1,972     1,929     1,120     1,139 
                   2 spells..........................................    1,475     1,559       938       940       537       619 
                   3 spells or more..................................    1,618     1,508     1,035       988       583       520 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                         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.................................................     41.9      41.8      35.9      36.0      48.1      47.8 
       15 weeks or more..............................................     58.1      58.2      64.1      64.0      51.9      52.2 
     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......      3.5       3.6       4.3       4.1       2.6       2.9 
       Part-year workers (2) with unemployment.......................     96.5      96.4      95.7      95.9      97.4      97.1 
         1 to 4 weeks................................................     16.0      20.7      15.3      17.9      17.0      24.4 
         5 to 10 weeks...............................................     17.8      16.8      17.4      17.7      18.4      15.5 
         11 to 14 weeks..............................................     14.0      12.9      14.8      13.4      12.9      12.1 
         15 to 26 weeks..............................................     27.6      25.3      28.0      26.1      27.2      24.3 
         27 weeks or more............................................     21.0      20.7      20.3      20.6      22.0      20.8 
                                                                                                                                 
                   With 2 spells or more of unemployment.............     25.5      24.5      28.7      27.1      21.4      21.1 
                     2 spells........................................     12.2      12.5      13.6      13.2      10.3      11.5 
                     3 spells or more................................     13.4      12.0      15.1      13.9      11.1       9.6 
     
        1 Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
        2 Worked less than 50 weeks.
        NOTE:  See Note, table 1.
     
     
     
     
     
     Table 4.  Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2005-06
     
     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                             Total               Men                 Women       
      Extent of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                             
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                         2005      2006      2005      2006      2005      2006  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                  WHITE                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Total who worked or looked for work...........................  128,319   129,766    69,410    70,160    58,909    59,606 
         Percent with unemployment...................................      8.5       8.5       8.9       9.0       7.9       7.9 
                                                                                                                                 
         Total with unemployment.....................................   10,856    11,042     6,181     6,308     4,675     4,734 
           Did not work but looked for work..........................    1,575     1,263       816       656       759       607 
           Worked during the year....................................    9,281     9,779     5,365     5,652     3,916     4,127 
                                                                                                                                 
             Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............     14.0      13.1      14.2      13.5      13.8      12.5 
                                                                                                                                 
           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      4.0       4.0       4.7       4.6       3.0       3.2 
             Part-year workers (3) with unemployment.................     96.0      96.0      95.3      95.4      97.0      96.8 
               1 to 4 weeks..........................................     17.1      21.5      15.8      18.3      18.7      25.9 
               5 to 14 weeks.........................................     32.3      30.6      32.5      32.3      32.1      28.4 
               15 weeks or more......................................     46.6      43.9      46.9      44.8      46.1      42.6 
                                                                                                                                 
                     With 2 spells or more of unemployment...........     25.7      24.6      29.1      26.9      21.1      21.4 
                                                                                                                                 
                        BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN                                                                                
                                                                                                                                 
       Total who worked or looked for work...........................   17,764    17,879     8,133     8,200     9,631     9,678 
         Percent with unemployment...................................     14.8      13.0      16.3      14.5      13.6      11.7 
                                                                                                                                 
         Total with unemployment.....................................    2,628     2,323     1,322     1,188     1,306     1,136 
           Did not work but looked for work..........................      662       474       303       228       358       246 
           Worked during the year....................................    1,967     1,850     1,019       960       948       889 
                                                                                                                                 
             Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............     18.6      18.8      17.1      19.4      20.1      18.2 
                                                                                                                                 
           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      2.3       2.2       3.2       2.5       1.2       1.9 
             Part-year workers (3) with unemployment.................     97.7      97.8      96.8      97.5      98.8      98.1 
               1 to 4 weeks..........................................     10.2      17.1      11.3      15.2       9.0      19.1 
               5 to 14 weeks.........................................     30.0      24.1      31.1      25.3      28.7      22.8 
               15 weeks or more......................................     57.5      56.6      54.3      56.9      61.0      56.2 
                                                                                                                                 
                     With 2 spells or more of unemployment...........     24.0      23.7      26.0      27.3      21.8      19.9 
                                                                                                                                 
                                  ASIAN                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Total who worked or looked for work...........................    6,850     7,174     3,642     3,797     3,207     3,378 
         Percent with unemployment...................................      7.2       7.3       6.7       7.5       7.7       7.0 
                                                                                                                                 
         Total with unemployment.....................................      491       521       246       285       246       236 
           Did not work but looked for work..........................      111        78        60        42        51        36 
           Worked during the year....................................      380       443       186       243       194       200 
                                                                                                                                 
             Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............     15.8      14.0      15.0      14.7      16.4      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      1.0       1.1                 1.6       1.9       0.4 
             Part-year workers (3) with unemployment.................     99.0      98.9     100.0      98.4      98.1      99.6 
               1 to 4 weeks..........................................     20.6      19.8      22.0      20.2      19.3      19.3 
               5 to 14 weeks.........................................     26.8      32.7      28.1      29.2      25.6      37.1 
               15 weeks or more......................................     51.6      46.4      50.0      49.0      53.2      43.2 
                                                                                                                                 
                     With 2 spells or more of unemployment...........     18.5      24.3      18.7      24.9      18.4      23.6 
                                                                                                                                 
                       HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY                                                                              
                                                                                                                                 
       Total who worked or looked for work...........................   20,605    21,708    12,296    12,906     8,309     8,802 
         Percent with unemployment...................................     10.0      10.2      10.2      10.7       9.6       9.6 
                                                                                                                                 
         Total with unemployment.....................................    2,056     2,220     1,256     1,378       799       842 
           Did not work but looked for work..........................      343       261       175       110       168       151 
           Worked during the year....................................    1,712     1,959     1,081     1,267       631       691 
                                                                                                                                 
             Median weeks of unemployment for all workers............     14.8      14.1      14.6      14.2      15.2      13.9 
                                                                                                                                 
           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      3.5       3.6       4.2       4.3       2.2       2.4 
             Part-year workers (3) with unemployment.................     96.5      96.4      95.8      95.7      97.8      97.6 
               1 to 4 weeks..........................................     15.9      18.5      14.1      15.9      18.8      23.1 
               5 to 14 weeks.........................................     31.5      31.0      33.2      32.6      28.6      27.9 
               15 weeks or more......................................     49.2      46.9      48.5      47.1      50.4      46.5 
                                                                                                                                 
                     With 2 spells or more of unemployment...........     30.2      29.4      34.6      32.8      22.5      23.1 
     
        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.  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be
     of any race.  Also, see Note, table 1.