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Table 5. Employment status of the population by sex, marital status, and presence and age of own children under 18, 2009-10 annual averages

Table 5. Employment status of the population by sex, marital status, and presence and age of own children under 18, 2009-2010 annual averages
[Numbers in thousands]
Characteristic 2009 2010
Total Men Women Total Men Women

WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 64,854 28,778 36,076 64,488 28,463 36,025

Civilian labor force

 52,748 26,985 25,763 52,159 26,661 25,499

Participation rate

 81.3 93.8 71.4 80.9 93.7 70.8

Employed

 48,621 24,989 23,632 47,863 24,653 23,210

Full-time workers(1)

 41,003 23,583 17,419 40,282 23,176 17,106

Part-time workers(2)

 7,618 1,406 6,212 7,581 1,477 6,104

Employment-population ratio

 75.0 86.8 65.5 74.2 86.6 64.4

Unemployed

 4,128 1,996 2,132 4,296 2,008 2,289

Unemployment rate

 7.8 7.4 8.3 8.2 7.5 9.0

Married, spouse present

Civilian noninstitutional population

 51,634 26,249 25,385 50,868 25,820 25,049

Civilian labor force

 42,424 24,763 17,661 41,600 24,332 17,268

Participation rate

 82.2 94.3 69.6 81.8 94.2 68.9

Employed

 39,732 23,100 16,632 38,870 22,689 16,181

Full-time workers(1)

 33,846 21,871 11,975 33,142 21,444 11,698

Part-time workers(2)

 5,886 1,229 4,657 5,728 1,245 4,482

Employment-population ratio

 76.9 88.0 65.5 76.4 87.9 64.6

Unemployed

 2,692 1,663 1,029 2,730 1,643 1,087

Unemployment rate

 6.3 6.7 5.8 6.6 6.8 6.3

Other marital status(3)

Civilian noninstitutional population

 13,221 2,529 10,691 13,620 2,643 10,977

Civilian labor force

 10,325 2,223 8,102 10,559 2,329 8,230

Participation rate

 78.1 87.9 75.8 77.5 88.1 75.0

Employed

 8,889 1,889 7,000 8,994 1,964 7,029

Full-time workers(1)

 7,157 1,712 5,445 7,140 1,732 5,408

Part-time workers(2)

 1,732 177 1,555 1,853 232 1,621

Employment-population ratio

 67.2 74.7 65.5 66.0 74.3 64.0

Unemployed

 1,436 334 1,103 1,566 365 1,201

Unemployment rate

 13.9 15.0 13.6 14.8 15.7 14.6

WITH OWN CHILDREN 6 TO 17 YEARS, NONE YOUNGER

Civilian noninstitutional population

 35,885 15,982 19,903 35,402 15,639 19,763

Civilian labor force

 30,200 14,821 15,379 29,625 14,515 15,110

Participation rate

 84.2 92.7 77.3 83.7 92.8 76.5

Employed

 28,059 13,775 14,284 27,421 13,482 13,939

Full-time workers(1)

 23,864 13,067 10,798 23,239 12,725 10,514

Part-time workers(2)

 4,194 708 3,486 4,182 757 3,425

Employment-population ratio

 78.2 86.2 71.8 77.5 86.2 70.5

Unemployed

 2,141 1,046 1,095 2,204 1,032 1,172

Unemployment rate

 7.1 7.1 7.1 7.4 7.1 7.8

WITH OWN CHILDREN UNDER 6 YEARS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 28,969 12,796 16,173 29,086 12,824 16,262

Civilian labor force

 22,549 12,164 10,384 22,534 12,146 10,388

Participation rate

 77.8 95.1 64.2 77.5 94.7 63.9

Employed

 20,562 11,214 9,348 20,442 11,171 9,271

Full-time workers(1)

 17,138 10,517 6,622 17,043 10,451 6,592

Part-time workers(2)

 3,424 697 2,726 3,399 720 2,679

Employment-population ratio

 71.0 87.6 57.8 70.3 87.1 57.0

Unemployed

 1,987 950 1,036 2,092 975 1,117

Unemployment rate

 8.8 7.8 10.0 9.3 8.0 10.8

WITH NO OWN CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS

Civilian noninstitutional population

 170,947 85,358 85,589 173,342 86,711 86,631

Civilian labor force

 101,394 55,138 46,256 101,729 55,324 46,405

Participation rate

 59.3 64.6 54.0 58.7 63.8 53.6

Employed

 91,257 48,681 42,576 91,201 48,706 42,495

Full-time workers(1)

 71,631 40,368 31,263 71,432 40,325 31,108

Part-time workers(2)

 19,626 8,313 11,313 19,769 8,381 11,387

Employment-population ratio

 53.4 57.0 49.7 52.6 56.2 49.1

Unemployed

 10,137 6,457 3,680 10,528 6,618 3,910

Unemployment rate

 10.0 11.7 8.0 10.3 12.0 8.4

Footnotes
 (1) Usually work 35 hours or more a week at all jobs.
(2) Usually work less than 35 hours a week at all jobs.
(3) Includes never married; married, spouse absent; divorced; separated; and widowed persons.

NOTE: Own children include sons, daughters, step-children, and adopted children. Not included are nieces, nephews, grandchildren, and other related and unrelated children. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.
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Last Modified Date: September 26, 2023