Table 2. Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2008-09
(Numbers in thousands)
Total Men Women
Extent of employment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009
WHITE
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 190,503 191,727 93,246 93,927 97,257 97,800
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 131,102 130,189 70,346 70,042 60,756 60,147
Percent of the population................................. 68.8 67.9 75.4 74.6 62.5 61.5
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 128,882 126,236 69,192 67,731 59,690 58,504
Percent of the population................................. 67.7 65.8 74.2 72.1 61.4 59.8
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 79.1 77.8 86.1 84.4 70.8 70.3
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 65.3 63.7 71.5 68.3 58.1 58.4
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 8.6 8.1 9.3 9.2 7.7 6.8
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 5.2 6.1 5.3 7.0 5.0 5.1
Part time (3)............................................. 20.9 22.2 13.9 15.6 29.2 29.7
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 10.8 11.6 6.5 7.3 15.8 16.5
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 4.3 4.5 3.0 3.2 5.9 6.0
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 5.8 6.1 4.4 5.1 7.4 7.2
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 28,117 28,590 12,644 12,879 15,474 15,711
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 18,296 18,250 8,489 8,421 9,807 9,829
Percent of the population................................. 65.1 63.8 67.1 65.4 63.4 62.6
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 17,577 16,804 8,096 7,641 9,481 9,163
Percent of the population................................. 62.5 58.8 64.0 59.3 61.3 58.3
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 81.5 80.5 84.2 83.4 79.1 78.0
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 66.2 65.1 67.5 66.3 65.0 64.1
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 8.5 7.9 8.5 8.7 8.4 7.3
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.8 7.5 8.1 8.4 5.7 6.7
Part time (3)............................................. 18.5 19.5 15.8 16.6 20.9 22.0
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 9.1 9.9 6.9 7.4 10.9 12.0
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 3.3 3.4 2.6 2.9 3.9 3.8
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.0 6.1
ASIAN
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 10,589 11,033 4,976 5,192 5,613 5,841
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 7,270 7,430 3,840 3,935 3,430 3,495
Percent of the population................................. 68.7 67.3 77.2 75.8 61.1 59.8
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 7,138 7,194 3,783 3,822 3,356 3,372
Percent of the population................................. 67.4 65.2 76.0 73.6 59.8 57.7
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 83.0 82.7 88.7 87.7 76.6 77.1
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 72.0 70.8 77.6 75.8 65.7 65.0
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 6.2 6.0 6.2 5.9 6.1 6.2
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 4.8 5.9 4.8 6.0 4.8 5.9
Part time (3)............................................. 17.0 17.3 11.3 12.3 23.4 22.9
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 8.6 9.8 5.9 7.0 11.7 13.0
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 3.8 3.2 1.9 1.9 5.9 4.8
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 4.6 4.2 3.6 3.4 5.7 5.2
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 32,585 33,413 16,736 17,200 15,849 16,213
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 22,546 22,668 13,189 13,268 9,358 9,400
Percent of the population................................. 69.2 67.8 78.8 77.1 59.0 58.0
Total who worked during the year (1)........................ 22,049 21,723 12,929 12,724 9,120 9,000
Percent of the population................................. 67.7 65.0 77.3 74.0 57.5 55.5
Percent who worked during the year (1)...................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time (2)............................................. 81.5 78.5 87.4 83.5 73.2 71.5
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 64.8 61.2 70.0 63.8 57.3 57.6
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 10.4 9.6 11.5 11.2 8.9 7.3
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.4 7.6 5.9 8.4 7.1 6.5
Part time (3)............................................. 18.5 21.5 12.6 16.5 26.8 28.5
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 9.6 11.7 6.2 8.3 14.6 16.5
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 3.9 4.3 3.0 3.7 5.2 5.1
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 4.9 5.6 3.4 4.6 7.0 7.0
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.
United States Department of Labor
