Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2007-2010

Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2007-2010

Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2007-2010
[Numbers in thousands. Data are not seasonally adjusted.]
Employment status, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity	2007	2008	2009	2010
TOTAL
Civilian noninstitutional population	37,443	37,506	37,586	37,944
Civilian labor force	24,339	24,429	23,691	22,938
Participation rate	65.0	65.1	63.0	60.5
Employed	21,717	21,021	19,304	18,564
Employment-population ratio	58.0	56.0	51.4	48.9
Unemployed	2,622	3,408	4,387	4,374
Looking for full-time work	1,892	2,552	3,430	3,374
Looking for part-time work	730	856	957	1,000
Unemployment rate	10.8	14.0	18.5	19.1
Not in labor force	13,104	13,076	13,895	15,006

Men
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,926	18,919	18,935	19,126
Civilian labor force	12,845	12,882	12,298	11,997
Participation rate	67.9	68.1	64.9	62.7
Employed	11,421	10,946	9,880	9,537
Employment-population ratio	60.3	57.9	52.2	49.9
Unemployed	1,424	1,935	2,418	2,460
Looking for full-time work	1,059	1,483	1,973	1,949
Looking for part-time work	365	453	444	510
Unemployment rate	11.1	15.0	19.7	20.5
Not in labor force	6,081	6,037	6,637	7,129

Women
Civilian noninstitutional population	18,517	18,587	18,650	18,819
Civilian labor force	11,494	11,547	11,393	10,942
Participation rate	62.1	62.1	61.1	58.1
Employed	10,296	10,075	9,424	9,027
Employment-population ratio	55.6	54.2	50.5	48.0
Unemployed	1,198	1,473	1,969	1,914
Looking for full-time work	833	1,070	1,456	1,425
Looking for part-time work	365	403	513	489
Unemployment rate	10.4	12.8	17.3	17.5
Not in labor force	7,023	7,039	7,257	7,877

White
Civilian noninstitutional population	29,012	29,012	29,010	29,164
Civilian labor force	19,734	19,760	19,147	18,441
Participation rate	68.0	68.1	66.0	63.2
Employed	17,899	17,323	16,000	15,455
Employment-population ratio	61.7	59.7	55.2	53.0
Unemployed	1,835	2,437	3,147	2,987
Looking for full-time work	1,304	1,759	2,403	2,253
Looking for part-time work	531	678	744	733
Unemployment rate	9.3	12.3	16.4	16.2
Not in labor force	9,278	9,252	9,863	10,722

Black or African American
Civilian noninstitutional population	5,539	5,595	5,662	5,756
Civilian labor force	2,998	3,062	2,995	2,972
Participation rate	54.1	54.7	52.9	51.6
Employed	2,382	2,302	2,060	1,980
Employment-population ratio	43.0	41.2	36.4	34.4
Unemployed	616	760	935	992
Looking for full-time work	488	647	772	843
Looking for part-time work	128	112	163	149
Unemployment rate	20.5	24.8	31.2	33.4
Not in labor force	2,541	2,533	2,667	2,783

Asian
Civilian noninstitutional population	1,511	1,516	1,500	1,576
Civilian labor force	747	767	740	762
Participation rate	49.4	50.6	49.3	48.3
Employed	689	703	619	597
Employment-population ratio	45.6	46.4	41.3	37.9
Unemployed	58	64	121	165
Looking for full-time work	32	38	96	122
Looking for part-time work	26	26	24	42
Unemployment rate	7.7	8.4	16.3	21.6
Not in labor force	764	748	760	814

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Civilian noninstitutional population	6,597	6,669	6,752	7,128
Civilian labor force	3,928	4,007	4,014	3,995
Participation rate	59.5	60.1	59.4	56.1
Employed	3,465	3,367	3,143	3,111
Employment-population ratio	52.5	50.5	46.5	43.6
Unemployed	464	639	871	884
Looking for full-time work	341	487	693	703
Looking for part-time work	123	153	178	181
Unemployment rate	11.8	16.0	21.7	22.1
Not in labor force	2,669	2,662	2,738	3,133
NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African American, and Asian) do not sum to totals 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.

Last Modified Date: October 29, 2020

Table 2. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 to 24 years of age by sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, July 2007-2010

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