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For release 10:00 a.m. (EST) Tuesday, December 5, 2017 USDL-17-1614
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WORK EXPERIENCE OF THE POPULATION -- 2016
A total of 163.6 million persons worked at some point during 2016, the U.S. Bureau of
Labor Statistics reported today. The proportion of the civilian noninstitutional
population age 16 and over who worked at some time during 2016 was 64.3 percent, little
changed from 2015. The number of persons who experienced some unemployment during 2016
declined by 1.4 million to 15.6 million.
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 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ASEC
collects information on employment and unemployment 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 2016 data:
--The proportion of workers who worked full time, year round in 2016 was 68.8 percent,
up 0.8 percentage point from the prior year. (See table 1.)
--The "work-experience unemployment rate"--defined as the number of persons unemployed
at some time during the year as a proportion of the number of persons who worked
or looked for work during the year--declined by 0.8 percentage point to 9.4 percent
in 2016. (See table 3.)
--About 2.6 million individuals looked for a job but did not work at all in 2016,
down from 3.2 million in 2015. (See table 3.)
Persons with Employment
Overall, 64.3 percent of the population worked in 2016, little different from 64.2
percent in 2015. The proportions of men and women who worked at some time during 2016
were 70.0 percent and 59.0 percent, respectively. These proportions showed little or no
change from the prior year. (See table 1.)
The proportion of Blacks (61.9 percent) who worked at some time during 2016 increased
by 1.3 percentage points from 2015, while the shares of Whites (64.6 percent),
Asians (64.8 percent), and Hispanics (66.1 percent) showed little change. (See table 2.)
Among those with work experience in 2016, 79.8 percent usually worked full time, little
changed from a year earlier. In 2016, men (85.8 percent) continued to be more likely than
women (73.1 percent) to work full time during the year. These proportions were little
changed from the prior year. Among those who worked at some point in 2016, Asians (83.0
percent) were more likely to work full time than Whites (79.6 percent), Blacks (80.7
percent), and Hispanics (81.0 percent). (See tables 1 and 2.)
Of the total who worked during 2016, 79.4 percent were employed year round (working 50
to 52 weeks, either full or part time), up from 78.6 percent in 2015. In 2016, the
percentages of both men (81.8 percent) and women (76.8 percent) working year round
increased from a year earlier. (See table 1.)
Persons with Unemployment
Overall, 166.2 million persons worked or looked for work at some time in 2016, up by
726,000 from the prior year. Of those, 15.6 million experienced some unemployment during
2016, down by 1.4 million from 2015. (See table 3.)
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) continued to decline. At 9.4
percent in 2016, the work-experience unemployment rate was 0.8 percentage point lower
than in 2015. The work-experience unemployment rates for Whites (8.8 percent), Blacks
(13.1 percent), and Hispanics (11.1 percent) declined from 2015 to 2016, while the rate
for Asians (7.3 percent) was unchanged. (See tables 3 and 4.)
In 2016, men continued to have a slightly higher work-experience unemployment rate than
women, 9.5 percent versus 9.2 percent. Among Blacks, the rate for men was higher than the
rate for women, while among Whites, Asians, and Hispanics, the rates for men and women
were little different from each other.
Among those who experienced unemployment in 2016, the median number of weeks spent looking
for work was 14.5. The number of persons who looked for a job but did not work at all in
2016 declined by 584,000 over the year to 2.6 million. Of the 13.0 million individuals who
both worked and experienced unemployment in 2016, 22.1 percent had two or more spells
of unemployment, little different than the share in 2015. (See table 3.)
Technical Note
The data presented in this release were collected in the Annual Social and
Economic Supplement (ASEC) to the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a
monthly sample survey of about 60,000 eligible households, conducted by the U.S.
Census Bureau for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Data from the CPS
are used to obtain the monthly estimates of the nation's employment and unemployment
levels. The ASEC, conducted in the months of February through April, includes
questions about work activity during the prior calendar year. For instance, data
collected in 2017 refer to the 2016 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 unemployment was about
twice the number unemployed in an average month during the year.
Employed Unemployed
2016 estimates (in thousands)
Annual average of
monthly estimates 151,436 7,751
Annual supplement data 163,638 15,570
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 the supplement contains
fewer questions for categorizing respondents. In regard to unemployment in particular,
the supplement has no questions on the type of job search activity or on the respondent's
availability to work. Also, individuals can be counted as both employed and unemployed
in the work experience supplement data, whereas, for a specific monthly reference
week, each person is only counted in one category and employment activity takes
precedence over job search activity.
The data presented in this release are not strictly comparable with data for
earlier years due to the introduction of updated population controls used in
the CPS. The population controls are updated each year in January to reflect the
latest information about population change. Additional information is available at
www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#pop.
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
component of this difference that occurs because samples differ by chance is known as
sampling error, and its 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.
A full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and information on esti-
mating standard errors is available at www.bls.gov/cps/documentation.htm#reliability.
Concepts and definitions
The principle concepts and definitions used in connection with the data in this
release are described briefly below.
Persons who worked. In the 2017 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 2016?" or "Did you do any temporary, part-time, or seasonal work even
for a few days during 2016?"
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
2016, did you spend any time trying to find a job or on layoff?"
Work-experience unemployment rate. The number of persons unemployed at some point
during the year as a proportion of the number of persons who worked or looked for work
during the year.
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.
Other information
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired individuals
upon request. Voice phone: (202) 691-5200; Federal Relay Service: (800) 877-8339.
| Extent of employment | Total | Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | |
NUMBER OF EMPLOYED |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
252,766 | 254,413 | 122,110 | 122,944 | 130,656 | 131,469 |
Total who worked or looked for work |
165,495 | 166,221 | 87,149 | 87,368 | 78,347 | 78,853 |
Percent of the population |
65.5 | 65.3 | 71.4 | 71.1 | 60.0 | 60.0 |
Total who worked during the year(1) |
162,329 | 163,638 | 85,518 | 86,063 | 76,811 | 77,574 |
Percent of the population |
64.2 | 64.3 | 70.0 | 70.0 | 58.8 | 59.0 |
Full time(2) |
129,254 | 130,560 | 73,181 | 73,881 | 56,074 | 56,679 |
50 to 52 weeks |
110,308 | 112,554 | 63,173 | 64,299 | 47,135 | 48,255 |
48 to 49 weeks |
2,200 | 1,948 | 1,374 | 1,157 | 826 | 791 |
40 to 47 weeks |
5,509 | 5,057 | 2,648 | 2,501 | 2,860 | 2,556 |
27 to 39 weeks |
3,861 | 3,821 | 1,992 | 2,049 | 1,869 | 1,772 |
14 to 26 weeks |
4,468 | 4,248 | 2,482 | 2,293 | 1,985 | 1,955 |
1 to 13 weeks |
2,909 | 2,932 | 1,510 | 1,582 | 1,399 | 1,350 |
Part time(3) |
33,075 | 33,078 | 12,338 | 12,182 | 20,737 | 20,896 |
50 to 52 weeks |
17,280 | 17,438 | 6,028 | 6,120 | 11,252 | 11,318 |
48 to 49 weeks |
882 | 893 | 298 | 298 | 584 | 595 |
40 to 47 weeks |
2,809 | 2,779 | 1,059 | 931 | 1,750 | 1,848 |
27 to 39 weeks |
2,775 | 2,938 | 1,054 | 1,110 | 1,720 | 1,828 |
14 to 26 weeks |
4,567 | 4,507 | 1,773 | 1,772 | 2,794 | 2,735 |
1 to 13 weeks |
4,762 | 4,523 | 2,126 | 1,952 | 2,637 | 2,570 |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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Total who worked during the year(1) |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Full time(2) |
79.6 | 79.8 | 85.6 | 85.8 | 73.0 | 73.1 |
50 to 52 weeks |
68.0 | 68.8 | 73.9 | 74.7 | 61.4 | 62.2 |
48 to 49 weeks |
1.4 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
40 to 47 weeks |
3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
27 to 39 weeks |
2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
14 to 26 weeks |
2.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
1 to 13 weeks |
1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
Part time(3) |
20.4 | 20.2 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 27.0 | 26.9 |
50 to 52 weeks |
10.6 | 10.7 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 14.6 | 14.6 |
48 to 49 weeks |
0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
40 to 47 weeks |
1.7 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
27 to 39 weeks |
1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
14 to 26 weeks |
2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 |
1 to 13 weeks |
2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
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(1) Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave. |
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NOTE: Data refer to persons 16 years and over. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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| Extent of employment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity | Total | Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | |
WHITE |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
197,883 | 198,597 | 96,722 | 97,043 | 101,161 | 101,554 |
Total who worked or looked for work |
130,378 | 130,021 | 69,916 | 69,608 | 60,462 | 60,413 |
Percent of the population |
65.9 | 65.5 | 72.3 | 71.7 | 59.8 | 59.5 |
Total who worked during the year(1) |
128,343 | 128,370 | 68,847 | 68,796 | 59,496 | 59,574 |
Percent of the population |
64.9 | 64.6 | 71.2 | 70.9 | 58.8 | 58.7 |
Percent who worked during the year(1) |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Full time(2) |
79.5 | 79.6 | 85.9 | 86.1 | 72.0 | 72.0 |
50 to 52 weeks |
67.8 | 68.7 | 74.2 | 75.1 | 60.4 | 61.2 |
27 to 49 weeks |
7.2 | 6.7 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 6.8 |
1 to 26 weeks |
4.4 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 |
Part time(3) |
20.5 | 20.4 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 28.0 | 28.0 |
50 to 52 weeks |
10.8 | 10.9 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 15.4 | 15.3 |
27 to 49 weeks |
4.1 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
1 to 26 weeks |
5.7 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 7.1 | 6.8 |
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
31,750 | 32,126 | 14,455 | 14,652 | 17,295 | 17,475 |
Total who worked or looked for work |
20,034 | 20,534 | 9,397 | 9,573 | 10,636 | 10,962 |
Percent of the population |
63.1 | 63.9 | 65.0 | 65.3 | 61.5 | 62.7 |
Total who worked during the year(1) |
19,229 | 19,897 | 8,972 | 9,255 | 10,258 | 10,643 |
Percent of the population |
60.6 | 61.9 | 62.1 | 63.2 | 59.3 | 60.9 |
Percent who worked during the year(1) |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Full time(2) |
79.6 | 80.7 | 82.5 | 84.4 | 77.0 | 77.6 |
50 to 52 weeks |
67.5 | 68.9 | 70.3 | 71.7 | 65.1 | 66.5 |
27 to 49 weeks |
6.9 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.0 |
1 to 26 weeks |
5.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 5.1 |
Part time(3) |
20.4 | 19.3 | 17.5 | 15.6 | 23.0 | 22.4 |
50 to 52 weeks |
10.2 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 11.5 | 11.8 |
27 to 49 weeks |
3.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
1 to 26 weeks |
6.5 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
ASIAN |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
14,840 | 15,399 | 6,961 | 7,253 | 7,879 | 8,146 |
Total who worked or looked for work |
9,658 | 10,135 | 5,100 | 5,343 | 4,558 | 4,792 |
Percent of the population |
65.1 | 65.8 | 73.3 | 73.7 | 57.9 | 58.8 |
Total who worked during the year(1) |
9,495 | 9,982 | 5,035 | 5,263 | 4,460 | 4,719 |
Percent of the population |
64.0 | 64.8 | 72.3 | 72.6 | 56.6 | 57.9 |
Percent who worked during the year(1) |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Full time(2) |
83.2 | 83.0 | 88.4 | 88.4 | 77.3 | 77.0 |
50 to 52 weeks |
73.4 | 73.6 | 79.6 | 79.5 | 66.4 | 67.1 |
27 to 49 weeks |
5.5 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
1 to 26 weeks |
4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
Part time(3) |
16.8 | 17.0 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 22.7 | 23.0 |
50 to 52 weeks |
9.7 | 9.3 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 13.2 | 12.9 |
27 to 49 weeks |
2.9 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
1 to 26 weeks |
4.3 | 4.6 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 5.7 |
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY |
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Civilian noninstitutional population |
40,382 | 41,081 | 20,112 | 20,435 | 20,270 | 20,645 |
Total who worked or looked for work |
26,976 | 27,623 | 15,255 | 15,472 | 11,721 | 12,151 |
Percent of the population |
66.8 | 67.2 | 75.8 | 75.7 | 57.8 | 58.9 |
Total who worked during the year(1) |
26,459 | 27,145 | 15,011 | 15,236 | 11,448 | 11,909 |
Percent of the population |
65.5 | 66.1 | 74.6 | 74.6 | 56.5 | 57.7 |
Percent who worked during the year(1) |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Full time(2) |
80.5 | 81.0 | 87.0 | 87.5 | 72.0 | 72.6 |
50 to 52 weeks |
67.5 | 69.1 | 73.7 | 75.4 | 59.4 | 61.0 |
27 to 49 weeks |
8.1 | 7.2 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.3 |
1 to 26 weeks |
4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
Part time(3) |
19.5 | 19.0 | 13.0 | 12.5 | 28.0 | 27.4 |
50 to 52 weeks |
10.8 | 10.4 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 16.4 | 15.2 |
27 to 49 weeks |
3.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
1 to 26 weeks |
5.3 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 7.1 | 7.1 |
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(1) Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave. |
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|
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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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| Extent of unemployment | Total | Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | |
NUMBER OF UNEMPLOYED |
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Total who worked or looked for work |
165,495 | 166,221 | 87,149 | 87,368 | 78,347 | 78,853 |
Percent with unemployment |
10.2 | 9.4 | 10.4 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 9.2 |
Total with unemployment |
16,925 | 15,570 | 9,063 | 8,300 | 7,862 | 7,270 |
Did not work but looked for work |
3,167 | 2,583 | 1,630 | 1,304 | 1,536 | 1,278 |
1 to 14 weeks |
1,112 | 961 | 487 | 450 | 625 | 511 |
15 weeks or more |
2,054 | 1,622 | 1,143 | 855 | 911 | 767 |
Worked during the year |
13,759 | 12,987 | 7,433 | 6,995 | 6,326 | 5,992 |
Year-round workers(1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment |
392 | 480 | 245 | 280 | 147 | 199 |
Part-year workers(2) with unemployment |
13,366 | 12,507 | 7,188 | 6,715 | 6,179 | 5,792 |
1 to 4 weeks |
2,618 | 2,553 | 1,367 | 1,259 | 1,251 | 1,294 |
5 to 10 weeks |
2,102 | 2,083 | 1,159 | 1,073 | 943 | 1,010 |
11 to 14 weeks |
1,916 | 1,559 | 993 | 844 | 923 | 715 |
15 to 26 weeks |
3,572 | 3,286 | 2,000 | 1,892 | 1,571 | 1,394 |
27 weeks or more |
3,159 | 3,027 | 1,668 | 1,647 | 1,491 | 1,380 |
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers |
14.7 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 15.3 | 14.6 | 13.8 |
With 2 spells or more of unemployment |
2,971 | 2,871 | 1,762 | 1,634 | 1,209 | 1,237 |
2 spells |
1,376 | 1,441 | 767 | 787 | 609 | 655 |
3 spells or more |
1,595 | 1,430 | 995 | 847 | 600 | 583 |
PERCENT DISTRIBUTION |
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Did not work but looked for work |
100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
1 to 14 weeks |
35.1 | 37.2 | 29.9 | 34.5 | 40.7 | 40.0 |
15 weeks or more |
64.9 | 62.8 | 70.1 | 65.5 | 59.3 | 60.0 |
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 |
2.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 |
Part-year workers(2) with unemployment |
97.1 | 96.3 | 96.7 | 96.0 | 97.7 | 96.7 |
1 to 4 weeks |
19.0 | 19.7 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 19.8 | 21.6 |
5 to 10 weeks |
15.3 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 14.9 | 16.9 |
11 to 14 weeks |
13.9 | 12.0 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 14.6 | 11.9 |
15 to 26 weeks |
26.0 | 25.3 | 26.9 | 27.0 | 24.8 | 23.3 |
27 weeks or more |
23.0 | 23.3 | 22.4 | 23.5 | 23.6 | 23.0 |
With 2 spells or more of unemployment |
21.6 | 22.1 | 23.7 | 23.4 | 19.1 | 20.7 |
2 spells |
10.0 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 10.9 |
3 spells or more |
11.6 | 11.0 | 13.4 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 9.7 |
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NOTE: Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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| Extent of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity | Total | Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | 2015 | 2016 | |
WHITE |
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Total who worked or looked for work |
130,378 | 130,021 | 69,916 | 69,608 | 60,462 | 60,413 |
Percent with unemployment |
9.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 8.8 | 9.3 | 8.7 |
Total with unemployment |
12,409 | 11,379 | 6,764 | 6,148 | 5,645 | 5,231 |
Did not work but looked for work |
2,035 | 1,651 | 1,069 | 811 | 966 | 839 |
Worked during the year |
10,374 | 9,729 | 5,694 | 5,337 | 4,680 | 4,392 |
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers |
14.1 | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 13.9 | 13.1 |
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 |
3.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 3.2 |
Part-year workers(3) with unemployment |
97.0 | 96.2 | 96.4 | 95.8 | 97.6 | 96.8 |
1 to 4 weeks |
19.9 | 20.7 | 18.8 | 18.7 | 21.2 | 23.0 |
5 to 14 weeks |
30.2 | 28.9 | 30.1 | 28.4 | 30.4 | 29.6 |
15 weeks or more |
46.8 | 46.7 | 47.5 | 48.7 | 46.0 | 44.2 |
With 2 spells or more of unemployment |
21.4 | 22.5 | 23.2 | 23.2 | 19.1 | 21.5 |
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN |
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Total who worked or looked for work |
20,034 | 20,534 | 9,397 | 9,573 | 10,636 | 10,962 |
Percent with unemployment |
15.0 | 13.1 | 16.2 | 14.2 | 13.8 | 12.2 |
Total with unemployment |
2,995 | 2,694 | 1,523 | 1,360 | 1,473 | 1,334 |
Did not work but looked for work |
804 | 637 | 426 | 318 | 379 | 319 |
Worked during the year |
2,191 | 2,057 | 1,097 | 1,041 | 1,094 | 1,015 |
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers |
19.5 | 19.0 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 18.9 | 17.6 |
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 |
2.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
Part-year workers(3) with unemployment |
97.8 | 96.3 | 97.4 | 97.0 | 98.2 | 95.5 |
1 to 4 weeks |
14.8 | 13.8 | 16.2 | 13.1 | 13.4 | 14.6 |
5 to 14 weeks |
24.8 | 24.9 | 22.4 | 23.5 | 27.2 | 26.2 |
15 weeks or more |
58.2 | 57.6 | 58.8 | 60.4 | 57.6 | 54.7 |
With 2 spells or more of unemployment |
22.0 | 22.5 | 25.0 | 27.4 | 19.1 | 17.5 |
ASIAN |
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Total who worked or looked for work |
9,658 | 10,135 | 5,100 | 5,343 | 4,558 | 4,792 |
Percent with unemployment |
7.3 | 7.3 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 7.7 |
Total with unemployment |
709 | 741 | 330 | 371 | 379 | 370 |
Did not work but looked for work |
163 | 153 | 65 | 79 | 99 | 73 |
Worked during the year |
545 | 588 | 265 | 292 | 280 | 296 |
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers |
14.6 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 15.1 | 14.9 |
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 |
2.6 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
Part-year workers(3) with unemployment |
97.4 | 96.8 | 97.8 | 97.0 | 97.1 | 96.7 |
1 to 4 weeks |
21.5 | 22.4 | 21.5 | 22.8 | 21.4 | 21.9 |
5 to 14 weeks |
27.2 | 27.3 | 28.9 | 29.6 | 25.5 | 25.1 |
15 weeks or more |
48.8 | 47.1 | 47.4 | 44.6 | 50.2 | 49.7 |
With 2 spells or more of unemployment |
18.3 | 15.0 | 19.5 | 14.9 | 17.2 | 15.1 |
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY |
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Total who worked or looked for work |
26,976 | 27,623 | 15,255 | 15,472 | 11,721 | 12,151 |
Percent with unemployment |
12.1 | 11.1 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 11.0 |
Total with unemployment |
3,257 | 3,057 | 1,799 | 1,724 | 1,458 | 1,334 |
Did not work but looked for work |
517 | 478 | 244 | 236 | 273 | 243 |
Worked during the year |
2,740 | 2,579 | 1,555 | 1,488 | 1,185 | 1,091 |
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers |
16.0 | 14.8 | 15.6 | 14.6 | 16.7 | 15.0 |
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 |
2.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
Part-year workers(3) with unemployment |
97.3 | 96.4 | 96.7 | 95.5 | 98.0 | 97.7 |
1 to 4 weeks |
18.0 | 21.3 | 16.8 | 20.2 | 19.6 | 22.9 |
5 to 14 weeks |
26.9 | 25.8 | 28.4 | 26.5 | 24.8 | 24.8 |
15 weeks or more |
52.4 | 49.4 | 51.4 | 48.8 | 53.6 | 50.0 |
With 2 spells or more of unemployment |
23.8 | 22.1 | 26.5 | 23.7 | 20.3 | 19.9 |
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(1) Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave. |
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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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data. |
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