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| Table 392. | Labor force participation, employment, and unemployment of persons 25 to 64 years old, by sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment: 2008, 2009, and 2010 |
| Sex, race/ethnicity, and educational attainment | Labor force participation | Employment | Unemployment | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor force participation rate1 | Number of participants (in thousands) | Employment to population ratio2 | Number employed (in thousands) | Unemployment rate3 | Number unemployed (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2010 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2010 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2010 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| All persons, all education levels | 79.0 | (0.04) | 78.6 | (0.04) | 77.9 | (0.04) | 127,203 | (81.5) | 75.0 | (0.04) | 72.1 | (0.04) | 70.7 | (0.04) | 115,462 | (89.0) | 5.0 | (0.03) | 8.4 | (0.03) | 9.2 | (0.03) | 11,741 | (42.2) |
| Less than high school completion | 63.0 | (0.11) | 62.6 | (0.15) | 61.3 | (0.14) | 12,554 | (52.2) | 56.8 | (0.13) | 53.1 | (0.16) | 51.1 | (0.14) | 10,469 | (45.7) | 9.8 | (0.12) | 15.2 | (0.14) | 16.6 | (0.13) | 2,085 | (18.8) |
| High school completion4 | 75.7 | (0.08) | 75.1 | (0.08) | 74.1 | (0.08) | 32,800 | (70.1) | 70.8 | (0.09) | 67.1 | (0.09) | 65.4 | (0.09) | 28,946 | (65.4) | 6.4 | (0.05) | 10.6 | (0.06) | 11.7 | (0.08) | 3,853 | (27.2) |
| Some college, no degree | 80.6 | (0.09) | 79.9 | (0.08) | 78.9 | (0.08) | 28,383 | (61.8) | 76.5 | (0.10) | 72.7 | (0.09) | 71.0 | (0.09) | 25,531 | (56.8) | 5.2 | (0.06) | 9.0 | (0.06) | 10.0 | (0.07) | 2,851 | (22.1) |
| Associate's degree | 84.3 | (0.09) | 83.9 | (0.11) | 83.1 | (0.13) | 11,427 | (36.7) | 81.1 | (0.10) | 78.3 | (0.12) | 76.9 | (0.14) | 10,566 | (35.8) | 3.8 | (0.07) | 6.6 | (0.09) | 7.5 | (0.08) | 861 | (9.8) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 86.4 | (0.05) | 86.4 | (0.05) | 86.1 | (0.06) | 42,040 | (106.2) | 84.1 | (0.05) | 82.5 | (0.06) | 81.8 | (0.07) | 39,948 | (102.6) | 2.6 | (0.03) | 4.5 | (0.03) | 5.0 | (0.04) | 2,091 | (19.0) |
| Male, all education levels | 84.9 | (0.05) | 84.1 | (0.05) | 83.2 | (0.04) | 66,857 | (50.3) | 80.6 | (0.05) | 76.5 | (0.06) | 75.1 | (0.06) | 60,312 | (54.5) | 5.1 | (0.03) | 9.0 | (0.05) | 9.8 | (0.05) | 6,544 | (31.0) |
| Less than high school completion | 72.7 | (0.16) | 71.8 | (0.17) | 70.5 | (0.16) | 7,893 | (35.7) | 66.2 | (0.17) | 61.1 | (0.20) | 59.2 | (0.17) | 6,623 | (32.1) | 8.9 | (0.13) | 14.9 | (0.18) | 16.1 | (0.16) | 1,270 | (14.1) |
| High school completion4 | 81.9 | (0.10) | 81.0 | (0.09) | 80.0 | (0.11) | 18,435 | (49.9) | 76.5 | (0.11) | 71.7 | (0.11) | 69.8 | (0.12) | 16,090 | (45.5) | 6.6 | (0.08) | 11.5 | (0.09) | 12.7 | (0.10) | 2,344 | (19.5) |
| Some college, no degree | 86.1 | (0.12) | 84.8 | (0.09) | 83.7 | (0.10) | 14,311 | (43.1) | 81.8 | (0.13) | 76.8 | (0.12) | 75.1 | (0.15) | 12,844 | (42.0) | 5.0 | (0.08) | 9.4 | (0.10) | 10.2 | (0.11) | 1,467 | (16.6) |
| Associate's degree | 88.9 | (0.14) | 88.2 | (0.16) | 87.2 | (0.16) | 5,122 | (23.8) | 85.4 | (0.16) | 81.8 | (0.20) | 80.3 | (0.20) | 4,714 | (22.4) | 3.9 | (0.08) | 7.3 | (0.13) | 8.0 | (0.13) | 408 | (7.3) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 91.9 | (0.05) | 91.7 | (0.07) | 91.4 | (0.07) | 21,096 | (56.8) | 89.6 | (0.06) | 87.4 | (0.08) | 86.8 | (0.08) | 20,040 | (54.8) | 2.5 | (0.04) | 4.7 | (0.05) | 5.0 | (0.05) | 1,056 | (11.8) |
| Female, all education levels | 73.3 | (0.05) | 73.3 | (0.06) | 72.8 | (0.06) | 60,346 | (54.2) | 69.6 | (0.05) | 67.7 | (0.07) | 66.5 | (0.06) | 55,149 | (57.8) | 5.0 | (0.04) | 7.6 | (0.04) | 8.6 | (0.05) | 5,197 | (27.6) |
| Less than high school completion | 51.0 | (0.18) | 51.3 | (0.22) | 50.2 | (0.18) | 4,660 | (25.0) | 45.2 | (0.19) | 43.2 | (0.23) | 41.4 | (0.19) | 3,846 | (21.8) | 11.5 | (0.21) | 15.7 | (0.21) | 17.5 | (0.21) | 815 | (11.3) |
| High school completion4 | 69.0 | (0.11) | 68.6 | (0.14) | 67.8 | (0.11) | 14,365 | (40.1) | 64.8 | (0.12) | 62.1 | (0.15) | 60.7 | (0.12) | 12,856 | (36.9) | 6.1 | (0.09) | 9.4 | (0.10) | 10.5 | (0.10) | 1,509 | (15.5) |
| Some college, no degree | 75.6 | (0.13) | 75.4 | (0.12) | 74.6 | (0.11) | 14,072 | (41.3) | 71.6 | (0.14) | 68.9 | (0.13) | 67.3 | (0.11) | 12,687 | (39.4) | 5.3 | (0.08) | 8.6 | (0.09) | 9.8 | (0.09) | 1,385 | (12.7) |
| Associate's degree | 80.8 | (0.13) | 80.6 | (0.15) | 80.1 | (0.16) | 6,305 | (26.8) | 77.8 | (0.14) | 75.8 | (0.17) | 74.4 | (0.19) | 5,852 | (26.3) | 3.7 | (0.10) | 6.0 | (0.11) | 7.2 | (0.13) | 453 | (8.3) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 81.2 | (0.08) | 81.5 | (0.08) | 81.4 | (0.08) | 20,944 | (60.0) | 78.9 | (0.07) | 77.9 | (0.09) | 77.4 | (0.09) | 19,908 | (59.1) | 2.7 | (0.05) | 4.4 | (0.05) | 4.9 | (0.06) | 1,036 | (11.9) |
| White, all education levels | 79.9 | (0.04) | 79.6 | (0.05) | 78.9 | (0.05) | 84,427 | (54.9) | 76.5 | (0.05) | 73.9 | (0.05) | 72.7 | (0.05) | 77,736 | (59.4) | 4.2 | (0.03) | 7.2 | (0.04) | 7.9 | (0.04) | 6,690 | (30.3) |
| Less than high school completion | 58.2 | (0.23) | 57.3 | (0.25) | 55.3 | (0.22) | 4,110 | (27.1) | 52.3 | (0.23) | 47.8 | (0.25) | 45.1 | (0.23) | 3,356 | (23.1) | 10.2 | (0.18) | 16.6 | (0.23) | 18.3 | (0.22) | 753 | (10.7) |
| High school completion4 | 75.9 | (0.10) | 75.4 | (0.10) | 74.6 | (0.10) | 21,690 | (55.3) | 71.6 | (0.11) | 68.3 | (0.11) | 66.7 | (0.10) | 19,400 | (51.4) | 5.6 | (0.06) | 9.4 | (0.08) | 10.6 | (0.08) | 2,291 | (18.8) |
| Some college, no degree | 80.4 | (0.10) | 79.8 | (0.10) | 78.7 | (0.09) | 19,055 | (47.4) | 76.8 | (0.10) | 73.3 | (0.11) | 71.7 | (0.11) | 17,351 | (45.6) | 4.4 | (0.06) | 8.1 | (0.07) | 8.9 | (0.08) | 1,703 | (15.0) |
| Associate's degree | 84.5 | (0.10) | 84.1 | (0.12) | 83.5 | (0.15) | 8,240 | (30.5) | 81.7 | (0.11) | 79.0 | (0.15) | 78.0 | (0.17) | 7,698 | (30.3) | 3.3 | (0.07) | 6.0 | (0.09) | 6.6 | (0.10) | 543 | (7.9) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 86.3 | (0.05) | 86.3 | (0.06) | 86.2 | (0.06) | 31,332 | (71.0) | 84.3 | (0.06) | 82.8 | (0.06) | 82.3 | (0.06) | 29,931 | (69.1) | 2.3 | (0.04) | 4.1 | (0.04) | 4.5 | (0.04) | 1,401 | (14.3) |
| Black, all education levels | 75.1 | (0.13) | 74.3 | (0.14) | 73.5 | (0.12) | 14,393 | (27.4) | 68.4 | (0.15) | 64.4 | (0.16) | 62.6 | (0.12) | 12,257 | (27.1) | 9.0 | (0.11) | 13.3 | (0.13) | 14.8 | (0.12) | 2,136 | (18.2) |
| Less than high school completion | 50.5 | (0.41) | 49.5 | (0.40) | 48.7 | (0.39) | 1,385 | (15.5) | 41.1 | (0.40) | 37.4 | (0.37) | 35.2 | (0.36) | 1,001 | (12.7) | 18.7 | (0.47) | 24.4 | (0.55) | 27.7 | (0.47) | 383 | (8.0) |
| High school completion4 | 71.9 | (0.22) | 70.8 | (0.23) | 69.6 | (0.25) | 4,367 | (23.3) | 64.3 | (0.25) | 59.7 | (0.26) | 57.2 | (0.23) | 3,589 | (20.4) | 10.6 | (0.20) | 15.8 | (0.25) | 17.8 | (0.25) | 778 | (12.3) |
| Some college, no degree | 80.4 | (0.19) | 79.0 | (0.23) | 78.2 | (0.25) | 4,067 | (24.8) | 73.6 | (0.22) | 68.7 | (0.27) | 66.9 | (0.28) | 3,479 | (22.0) | 8.4 | (0.19) | 13.1 | (0.21) | 14.5 | (0.23) | 588 | (10.5) |
| Associate's degree | 84.9 | (0.38) | 83.9 | (0.38) | 82.1 | (0.36) | 1,290 | (13.7) | 79.8 | (0.45) | 76.0 | (0.49) | 73.0 | (0.42) | 1,147 | (12.7) | 6.0 | (0.33) | 9.4 | (0.36) | 11.1 | (0.35) | 143 | (4.9) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 89.6 | (0.20) | 89.2 | (0.21) | 88.9 | (0.18) | 3,285 | (20.8) | 86.0 | (0.24) | 83.4 | (0.24) | 82.2 | (0.20) | 3,040 | (20.1) | 4.1 | (0.15) | 6.6 | (0.15) | 7.4 | (0.15) | 244 | (5.2) |
| Hispanic, all education levels | 78.5 | (0.10) | 78.3 | (0.10) | 77.3 | (0.11) | 18,906 | (30.0) | 73.9 | (0.11) | 70.4 | (0.13) | 68.9 | (0.12) | 16,846 | (32.3) | 5.9 | (0.07) | 10.1 | (0.10) | 10.9 | (0.09) | 2,060 | (16.5) |
| Less than high school completion | 71.8 | (0.18) | 71.7 | (0.21) | 70.6 | (0.19) | 6,169 | (36.7) | 66.4 | (0.20) | 62.9 | (0.24) | 61.2 | (0.21) | 5,351 | (34.6) | 7.6 | (0.14) | 12.3 | (0.19) | 13.3 | (0.17) | 818 | (11.1) |
| High school completion4 | 78.6 | (0.22) | 78.3 | (0.24) | 77.1 | (0.20) | 5,082 | (26.7) | 73.9 | (0.25) | 69.8 | (0.24) | 68.4 | (0.24) | 4,507 | (26.6) | 6.0 | (0.15) | 10.8 | (0.18) | 11.3 | (0.19) | 575 | (9.9) |
| Some college, no degree | 83.6 | (0.24) | 82.7 | (0.25) | 81.8 | (0.20) | 3,607 | (24.9) | 79.1 | (0.28) | 75.2 | (0.28) | 73.3 | (0.25) | 3,235 | (21.8) | 5.4 | (0.16) | 9.2 | (0.19) | 10.3 | (0.22) | 372 | (9.0) |
| Associate's degree | 85.3 | (0.36) | 84.7 | (0.39) | 84.2 | (0.36) | 1,172 | (14.4) | 81.4 | (0.39) | 78.4 | (0.48) | 76.3 | (0.47) | 1,062 | (14.7) | 4.6 | (0.25) | 7.4 | (0.32) | 9.4 | (0.36) | 110 | (4.1) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 87.7 | (0.18) | 87.9 | (0.23) | 86.8 | (0.26) | 2,876 | (27.5) | 84.7 | (0.21) | 82.7 | (0.26) | 81.2 | (0.31) | 2,691 | (27.0) | 3.4 | (0.13) | 5.9 | (0.18) | 6.4 | (0.20) | 185 | (5.8) |
| Asian, all education levels | 79.8 | (0.15) | 79.4 | (0.14) | 79.0 | (0.15) | 6,691 | (14.8) | 76.5 | (0.15) | 74.0 | (0.17) | 73.1 | (0.17) | 6,190 | (17.4) | 4.1 | (0.10) | 6.8 | (0.11) | 7.5 | (0.13) | 501 | (8.8) |
| Less than high school completion | 66.3 | (0.58) | 66.4 | (0.62) | 65.7 | (0.48) | 645 | (10.0) | 61.4 | (0.58) | 59.6 | (0.70) | 58.0 | (0.57) | 569 | (10.0) | 7.4 | (0.42) | 10.2 | (0.56) | 11.8 | (0.54) | 76 | (3.5) |
| High school completion4 | 76.6 | (0.51) | 75.2 | (0.46) | 74.6 | (0.48) | 956 | (13.3) | 72.4 | (0.52) | 68.6 | (0.51) | 67.3 | (0.49) | 863 | (11.9) | 5.5 | (0.32) | 8.8 | (0.35) | 9.8 | (0.38) | 94 | (4.1) |
| Some college, no degree | 79.6 | (0.50) | 78.4 | (0.45) | 79.0 | (0.52) | 893 | (12.2) | 75.8 | (0.52) | 71.7 | (0.54) | 71.7 | (0.47) | 812 | (11.1) | 4.8 | (0.26) | 8.5 | (0.38) | 9.1 | (0.34) | 82 | (3.4) |
| Associate's degree | 80.7 | (0.59) | 79.8 | (0.68) | 80.5 | (0.64) | 459 | (8.4) | 77.7 | (0.66) | 74.6 | (0.69) | 74.4 | (0.70) | 424 | (7.8) | 3.8 | (0.36) | 6.5 | (0.41) | 7.7 | (0.44) | 35 | (2.2) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 83.6 | (0.23) | 83.6 | (0.24) | 83.0 | (0.21) | 3,736 | (20.1) | 81.0 | (0.23) | 79.2 | (0.27) | 78.3 | (0.23) | 3,522 | (19.9) | 3.1 | (0.10) | 5.3 | (0.13) | 5.7 | (0.14) | 215 | (5.4) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native, all education levels |
68.5 | (0.53) | 68.8 | (0.52) | 67.0 | (0.63) | 724 | (10.4) | 62.5 | (0.54) | 60.0 | (0.60) | 56.8 | (0.61) | 614 | (9.4) | 8.7 | (0.35) | 12.7 | (0.43) | 15.2 | (0.46) | 110 | (3.7) |
| Less than high school completion | 46.7 | (1.60) | 47.3 | (1.62) | 46.9 | (1.54) | 86 | (3.1) | 38.7 | (1.61) | 36.4 | (1.61) | 35.1 | (1.36) | 64 | (2.6) | 17.2 | (1.68) | 23.1 | (2.11) | 25.3 | (1.74) | 22 | (1.7) |
| High school completion4 | 66.8 | (0.92) | 67.2 | (0.93) | 64.4 | (1.06) | 225 | (5.3) | 60.8 | (0.99) | 57.0 | (1.03) | 52.4 | (1.08) | 183 | (5.1) | 9.0 | (0.68) | 15.2 | (0.84) | 18.7 | (0.92) | 42 | (2.1) |
| Some college, no degree | 73.7 | (0.87) | 72.6 | (0.85) | 71.0 | (0.88) | 213 | (5.4) | 68.4 | (0.99) | 63.6 | (1.02) | 61.0 | (0.84) | 183 | (4.8) | 7.2 | (0.64) | 12.4 | (0.84) | 14.1 | (0.87) | 30 | (2.1) |
| Associate's degree | 74.8 | (1.77) | 80.3 | (1.54) | 75.5 | (1.78) | 71 | (2.9) | 70.1 | (1.72) | 73.4 | (1.78) | 66.3 | (1.87) | 62 | (2.9) | 6.2 | (1.02) | 8.5 | (1.07) | 12.1 | (1.46) | 9 | (1.0) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 85.7 | (0.95) | 82.6 | (1.24) | 83.5 | (1.19) | 129 | (4.8) | 80.4 | (1.11) | 79.1 | (1.21) | 78.5 | (1.36) | 121 | (4.6) | 6.2 | (0.96) | 4.1 | (0.52) | 6.0 | (0.73) | 8 | (1.0) |
| 1 Percentage of the civilian population who are employed or seeking employment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Number of persons employed as a percentage of the civilian population. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 The percentage of persons in the civilian labor force who are not working and who made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Standard errors appear in parentheses and were computed using replicate weights. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2008, 2009, and 2010, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared October 2011.) |
