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WORK EXPERIENCE OF THE POPULATION IN 2002
A total of 150.8 million persons worked at some point during 2002, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.
The number of persons who experienced some unemployment during the year
rose to 16.8 million in 2002, 968,000 higher than the year before.
These data are based on information collected in the Annual Social and
Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is a
monthly survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Additional information about the CPS and the annual supplement,
including concepts and definitions, is provided in the Technical Note.
Highlights from the 2002 data include:
--The proportion of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years old
and over that worked at some time during the year was 68.4 percent in
2002, down from 69.3 percent the year before.
--The proportion of workers who worked full time, year round (66.3 percent)
was unchanged from the prior year. Although this proportion was lower
than it had been in 2000 when it peaked at 66.7 percent, it is still high
by historical standards.
--The "work-experience unemployment rate"--defined as the number unem-
ployed at some time during the year as a proportion of the number who
worked or looked for work during the year--rose by 0.6 percentage point
to 11.0 percent.
Persons with Employment
In 2002, the proportion of the civilian noninstituional population 16
years old and over that worked at some point during the year was 68.4 per-
cent, 0.9 percentage point below its 2001 level. (See table 1.) In
contrast, from 1986 through 2001, the proportion with work experience had
remained at or above 69.0 percent, peaking at 70.6 percent in 1999.
Among those with work experience during 2002, 76.0 percent were employed
year round (either full or part time), essentially the same as in 2001.
Continuing a long-term growth trend, full-year employment among women
increased to 73.0 percent from 72.3 percent in 2001.
As in the prior year, about 4 out of 5 of those who were employed at
some time during 2002 worked full time. The proportions of men or women
who worked full time were also little changed between 2001 and 2002.
(See table 1.)
Persons with Unemployment
Overall, 153.4 million persons worked or looked for work at some time in
2002. Of these, 16.8 million experienced some unemployment during the year,
up from 15.8 million in 2001. Men accounted for about 70 percent of the over-
the-year increase.
At 11.0 percent in 2002, the "work-experience unemployment rate" was the
highest it has been since 1996, when it was 11.7 percent. The rate for
blacks in 2002, 14.9 percent, was higher than the rates for Hispanics (12.8
percent), Asians (10.8 percent), or whites (10.3 percent). (See tables 3
and 4.)
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The "work-experience unemployment rate" for black men (16.3 percent) was
somewhat higher than that for black women (13.7 percent), as was the rate
for white men (11.2 percent) versus white women (9.1 percent). In contrast,
among Hispanics and Asians, there was little difference in the rates for men
and women in 2002. (See table 4.)
The median number of weeks spent looking for work for those who experi-
enced unemployment in 2002 was 15.5, up from 13.7 weeks the year before.
Some 2.7 million individuals who had looked for a job did not work at all
in 2002, up from 2.0 million a year earlier. Of the 14.1 million persons
who worked during the year and also experienced unemployment, 22.8 percent
had two or more spells of joblessness, down from 24.7 percent in 2001.
Technical Note
The data presented in this release were collected in the Annual Social
and Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey (CPS). The CPS is
a monthly sample survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau for the Bureau
of Labor Statistics. Data from the CPS are used to obtain the monthly
estimates of the nation's employment and unemployment levels. The
supplement, conducted in the months of February through April, includes
questions about work activity during the prior calendar year. For instance,
data collected in 2003 refer to the 2002 calendar year. Because the refer-
ence 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 experi-
encing any unemployment during 2002 was about twice the number unemployed
in an average month during the year.
Employed Unemployed
2002 estimates (in thousands)
Annual average of
monthly estimates 136,485 8,378
Annual supplement data 150,755 16,802
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
fewer questions by which to categorize respondents are asked in the
supplement. 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 data, whereas, for a specific
reference week, each person is only counted in one category and employment
activity takes precedence over job search activity.
Work experience data for 2002, which were collected in the 2003 Annual
Social and Economic Supplement to the CPS, are not strictly comparable with
data for 2001 and earlier years because of the introduction in January 2003
of revised population controls used in the CPS. The effect of the revised
population controls on the work experience estimates is unknown. However,
the effect of the new controls on the monthly CPS estimates was to increase
the January 2003 employment level by 576,000 and the unemployment level by
38,000 relative to the December 2002 level. For additional information,
see "Revisions to the Current Population Survey Effective in January 2003"
in the February 2003 issue of Employment and Earnings, available on the
Internet at http://www.bls.gov/cps/rvcps03.pdf.
Information in this release will be made available to sensory impaired
individuals upon request. Voice phone: 202-691-5200; TDD message referral
phone: 1-800-877-8339.
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 exact difference, or sampling error, varies de-
pending on the particular sample selected, and this 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.
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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.
For a full discussion of the reliability of data from the CPS and infor-
mation on estimating standard errors, see the "Explanatory Notes and Estimates
of Error" section of Employment and Earnings.
Concepts and definitions
Persons who worked. In the 2003 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 2002?" or "Did you do any temporary,
part-time, or seasonal work even for a few days during 2002?"
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 2002, did you spend any
time trying to find a job or on layoff?"
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.
Table 1. Work experience of the population during the year by sex and extent of employment, 2001-02
Total Men Women
Extent of employment
2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002
Numbers (in thousands)
Civilian noninstitutional population............................ 216,788 220,285 104,162 105,973 112,626 114,312
Total who worked or looked for work........................... 152,300 153,411 80,304 80,933 71,996 72,478
Percent of the population................................... 70.3 69.6 77.1 76.4 63.9 63.4
Total who worked during the year(1)........................... 150,286 150,755 79,300 79,564 70,986 71,191
Percent of the population................................... 69.3 68.4 76.1 75.1 63.0 62.3
Full time(2)................................................ 121,182 120,970 69,414 69,445 51,768 51,525
50 to 52 weeks............................................ 99,644 99,946 58,076 58,115 41,568 41,831
48 to 49 weeks............................................ 2,323 2,113 1,373 1,261 950 852
40 to 47 weeks............................................ 5,827 5,604 3,067 3,002 2,759 2,602
27 to 39 weeks............................................ 5,002 4,803 2,631 2,522 2,370 2,281
14 to 26 weeks............................................ 4,850 4,898 2,488 2,636 2,362 2,262
1 to 13 weeks............................................. 3,536 3,605 1,779 1,908 1,757 1,697
Part time(3)................................................ 29,103 29,785 9,885 10,120 19,218 19,666
50 to 52 weeks............................................ 14,025 14,615 4,298 4,499 9,727 10,116
48 to 49 weeks............................................ 828 820 262 294 566 526
40 to 47 weeks............................................ 2,562 2,547 801 811 1,761 1,737
27 to 39 weeks............................................ 2,747 2,807 924 929 1,823 1,878
14 to 26 weeks............................................ 4,188 4,488 1,672 1,769 2,516 2,719
1 to 13 weeks............................................. 4,753 4,508 1,928 1,818 2,825 2,690
Percent distribution
Total who worked during the year(1)............................. 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time(2).................................................. 80.6 80.2 87.5 87.3 72.9 72.4
50 to 52 weeks.............................................. 66.3 66.3 73.2 73.0 58.6 58.8
48 to 49 weeks.............................................. 1.5 1.4 1.7 1.6 1.3 1.2
40 to 47 weeks.............................................. 3.9 3.7 3.9 3.8 3.9 3.7
27 to 39 weeks.............................................. 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.2
14 to 26 weeks.............................................. 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.3 3.2
1 to 13 weeks............................................... 2.4 2.4 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.4
Part time(3).................................................. 19.4 19.8 12.5 12.7 27.1 27.6
50 to 52 weeks.............................................. 9.3 9.7 5.4 5.7 13.7 14.2
48 to 49 weeks.............................................. .6 .5 .3 .4 .8 .7
40 to 47 weeks.............................................. 1.7 1.7 1.0 1.0 2.5 2.4
27 to 39 weeks.............................................. 1.8 1.9 1.2 1.2 2.6 2.6
14 to 26 weeks.............................................. 2.8 3.0 2.1 2.2 3.5 3.8
1 to 13 weeks............................................... 3.2 3.0 2.4 2.3 4.0 3.8
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: Data refer to persons 16 years and over. Data for 2002, which were collected in the 2003 Annual Social and
Economic Supplement to the Current Population Survey, are not strictly comparable with data for 2001 and earlier years
because of introduction in January 2003 of revised population controls used in the survey. For additional information, see
the technical note and "Revisions to the Current Population Survey Effective in January 2003" in the February 2003 issue of
Employment and Earnings available on the Internet at http: //www.bls.gov/cps/rvcps03.pdf.
Table 2. Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2001-02
(Numbers in thousands)
Total Men Women
Extent of employment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002
WHITE (1)
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 179,293 180,648 87,105 87,873 92,188 92,776
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 126,353 126,416 67,703 67,836 58,650 58,580
Percent of the population................................. 70.5 70.0 77.7 77.2 63.6 63.1
Total who worked during the year(2)......................... 125,097 124,727 67,076 66,966 58,021 57,761
Percent of the population................................. 69.8 69.0 77.0 76.2 62.9 62.3
Percent who worked during the year(2)....................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time(3).............................................. 80.2 79.9 87.8 87.5 71.5 71.0
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 66.3 66.1 73.8 73.5 57.5 57.6
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 8.6 8.3 8.9 8.5 8.4 8.1
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.5 5.6 5.3
Part time(4).............................................. 19.8 20.1 12.2 12.5 28.5 29.0
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 9.7 10.0 5.4 5.6 14.7 15.2
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 4.2 4.2 2.5 2.5 6.2 6.2
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 5.8 5.9 4.3 4.4 7.6 7.7
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN (1)
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 25,445 25,547 11,325 11,385 14,119 14,162
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 17,493 17,176 8,097 7,862 9,397 9,314
Percent of the population................................. 68.8 67.2 71.5 69.1 66.6 65.8
Total who worked during the year(2)......................... 16,876 16,471 7,787 7,494 9,089 8,976
Percent of the population................................. 66.3 64.5 68.8 65.8 64.4 63.4
Percent who worked during the year(2)....................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time(3).............................................. 83.0 83.0 86.0 85.9 80.4 80.6
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 66.6 67.9 69.5 70.0 64.2 66.0
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 9.2 8.1 9.2 8.4 9.3 7.9
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 7.1 7.0 7.3 7.5 6.9 6.7
Part time(4).............................................. 17.0 17.0 14.0 14.1 19.6 19.4
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 6.9 7.7 5.1 6.0 8.4 9.1
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.5 4.1 3.7
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.7 6.2 6.2 5.6 7.1 6.7
ASIAN (1)
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 9,636 9,141 4,635 4,317 5,001 4,824
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 6,779 6,294 3,638 3,357 3,141 2,937
Percent of the population................................. 70.4 68.9 78.5 77.8 62.8 60.9
Total who worked during the year(2)......................... 6,680 6,139 3,586 3,282 3,094 2,857
Percent of the population................................. 69.3 67.2 77.4 76.0 61.9 59.2
Percent who worked during the year(2)....................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time(3).............................................. 82.5 82.8 86.8 87.8 77.5 77.1
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 68.7 70.2 73.2 76.0 63.5 63.5
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 8.4 7.4 8.2 7.6 8.7 7.3
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 5.4 5.2 5.5 4.2 5.4 6.3
Part time(4).............................................. 17.5 17.2 13.2 12.2 22.5 22.9
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 9.0 8.5 6.5 5.6 12.0 11.8
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 3.0 3.2 2.1 2.4 4.0 4.1
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 5.5 5.5 4.6 4.2 6.5 7.0
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 25,642 27,184 13,051 13,903 12,591 13,281
Total who worked or looked for work......................... 18,093 18,990 10,484 11,194 7,609 7,795
Percent of the population................................. 70.6 69.9 80.3 80.5 60.4 58.7
Total who worked during the year(2)......................... 17,799 18,606 10,356 11,030 7,443 7,576
Percent of the population................................. 69.4 68.4 79.3 79.3 59.1 57.0
Percent who worked during the year(2)....................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Full time(3).............................................. 84.2 84.2 90.0 89.3 76.2 76.6
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 67.1 68.2 73.3 73.5 58.5 60.4
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 9.9 9.4 10.2 10.0 9.5 8.6
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 7.2 6.5 6.5 5.8 8.2 7.6
Part time(4).............................................. 15.8 15.8 10.0 10.7 23.8 23.4
50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 8.1 8.1 4.7 5.6 12.9 11.9
27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 2.8 3.0 1.8 2.0 4.1 4.4
1 to 26 weeks........................................... 4.9 4.7 3.5 3.1 6.8 7.1
1 Beginning with data for 2002, which were collected in the 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current
Population Survey (CPS), persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are
excluded. Prior to 2002, persons who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as their main
race. Also beginning in 2002, Asians no longer include Pacific Islanders.
2 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
3 Usually worked 35 hours or more per week.
4 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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or
Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Data refers to persons 16 years
and over. Also, see Note, table 1.
Table 3. Extent of unemployment during the year by sex, 2001-02
Total Men Women
Extent of unemployment
2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002
Numbers (in thousands)
Total who worked or looked for work............................. 152,300 153,411 80,304 80,933 71,996 72,478
Percent with unemployment..................................... 10.4 11.0 11.1 11.9 9.6 9.9
Total with unemployment....................................... 15,834 16,802 8,919 9,603 6,915 7,199
Did not work but looked for work............................ 2,014 2,656 1,004 1,369 1,010 1,287
1 to 14 weeks............................................. 939 931 419 373 520 558
15 weeks or more.......................................... 1,075 1,725 585 996 490 729
Worked during the year...................................... 13,820 14,146 7,915 8,234 5,905 5,912
Year-round workers(1) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment... 602 581 421 361 180 220
Part-year workers(2) with unemployment.................... 13,218 13,565 7,493 7,873 5,725 5,692
1 to 4 weeks............................................ 2,365 1,997 1,244 1,071 1,121 927
5 to 10 weeks........................................... 2,556 2,371 1,445 1,340 1,111 1,031
11 to 14 weeks.......................................... 2,038 1,966 1,207 1,182 831 784
15 to 26 weeks.......................................... 3,681 3,847 2,188 2,282 1,492 1,566
27 weeks or more........................................ 2,579 3,383 1,409 1,998 1,170 1,385
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers........ 13.7 15.5 13.8 15.9 13.6 15.0
With 2 spells or more of unemployment............... 3,420 3,222 2,099 1,916 1,321 1,306
2 spells.......................................... 1,642 1,553 1,001 911 641 642
3 spells or more.................................. 1,778 1,669 1,098 1,006 680 664
Percent distribution
Did not work but looked for work................................ 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
1 to 14 weeks................................................. 46.6 35.1 41.7 27.2 51.5 43.4
15 weeks or more.............................................. 53.4 64.9 58.3 72.8 48.5 56.6
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....... 4.4 4.1 5.3 4.4 3.1 3.7
Part-year workers(2) with unemployment........................ 95.6 95.9 94.7 95.6 96.9 96.3
1 to 4 weeks................................................ 17.1 14.1 15.7 13.0 19.0 15.7
5 to 10 weeks............................................... 18.5 16.8 18.3 16.3 18.8 17.4
11 to 14 weeks.............................................. 14.7 13.9 15.2 14.4 14.1 13.3
15 to 26 weeks.............................................. 26.6 27.2 27.6 27.7 25.3 26.5
27 weeks or more............................................ 18.7 23.9 17.8 24.3 19.8 23.4
With 2 spells or more of unemployment............. 24.7 22.8 26.5 23.3 22.4 22.1
2 spells........................................ 11.9 11.0 12.6 11.1 10.9 10.9
3 spells or more................................ 12.9 11.8 13.9 12.2 11.5 11.2
1 Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
2 Worked less than 50 weeks.
NOTE: Data refer to persons 16 years and over. Also, see Note, table 1.
Table 4. Extent of unemployment during the year by race, Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, and sex, 2001-02
(Numbers in thousands)
Total Men Women
Extent of unemployment, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
2001 2002 2001 2002 2001 2002
WHITE (1)
Total who worked or looked for work........................... 126,353 126,416 67,703 67,836 58,650 58,580
Percent with unemployment................................... 9.6 10.3 10.4 11.2 8.8 9.1
Total with unemployment..................................... 12,157 12,962 7,010 7,624 5,147 5,339
Did not work but looked for work.......................... 1,256 1,689 627 870 629 819
Worked during the year.................................... 10,900 11,273 6,383 6,753 4,517 4,520
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers......... 13.1 14.7 13.2 15.3 13.0 14.0
Percent who worked during the year(2)..................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers(3) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment. 4.8 4.5 5.9 4.7 3.2 4.2
Part-year workers(4) with unemployment.................. 95.2 95.5 94.1 95.3 96.8 95.8
1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 17.7 14.0 16.1 13.0 19.9 15.6
5 to 14 weeks......................................... 34.5 32.5 34.7 31.7 34.2 33.7
15 weeks or more...................................... 43.0 49.0 43.2 50.6 42.7 46.5
With 2 spells or more of unemployment....... 24.6 22.3 26.7 22.9 21.6 21.3
BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN (1)
Total who worked or looked for work........................... 17,493 17,176 8,097 7,862 9,397 9,314
Percent with unemployment................................... 15.4 14.9 16.9 16.3 14.0 13.7
Total with unemployment..................................... 2,689 2,557 1,372 1,282 1,317 1,274
Did not work but looked for work.......................... 617 706 309 368 307 338
Worked during the year.................................... 2,072 1,851 1,062 915 1,010 936
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers......... 17.8 20.4 17.5 19.7 18.0 21.1
Percent who worked during the year(2)..................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers(3) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment. 2.2 2.3 2.5 2.9 1.8 1.7
Part-year workers(4) with unemployment.................. 97.8 97.7 97.5 97.1 98.2 98.3
1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 14.2 12.4 13.9 10.6 14.5 14.1
5 to 14 weeks......................................... 27.0 22.9 27.1 25.9 26.8 19.9
15 weeks or more...................................... 56.7 62.4 56.4 60.6 56.9 64.2
With 2 spells or more of unemployment....... 25.4 25.2 25.1 25.8 25.8 24.6
ASIAN (1)
Total who worked or looked for work........................... 6,779 6,294 3,638 3,357 3,141 2,937
Percent with unemployment................................... 10.1 10.8 10.1 10.4 10.1 11.3
Total with unemployment..................................... 685 681 368 350 317 331
Did not work but looked for work.......................... 100 155 52 75 48 80
Worked during the year.................................... 585 527 316 276 270 251
Median weeks of unemployment of all workers.......... 13.8 17.3 15.6 17.4 11.7 17.2
Percent who worked during the year(2)..................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers(3) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment. 4.4 2.5 3.1 1.3 6.0 3.9
Part-year workers(4) with unemployment.................. 95.6 97.5 96.9 98.7 94.0 96.1
1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 17.8 19.6 15.3 19.1 20.6 20.1
5 to 14 weeks......................................... 32.3 22.3 30.1 23.2 34.8 21.4
15 weeks or more...................................... 45.5 55.6 51.5 56.4 38.6 54.6
With 2 spells or more of unemployment....... 19.9 19.7 20.2 17.8 19.5 21.7
HISPANIC OR LATINO ETHNICITY
Total who worked or looked for work........................... 18,093 18,990 10,484 11,194 7,609 7,795
Percent with unemployment................................... 12.7 12.8 13.1 12.8 12.2 12.9
Total with unemployment..................................... 2,304 2,436 1,373 1,430 930 1,006
Did not work but looked for work.......................... 294 384 128 164 166 220
Worked during the year.................................... 2,010 2,053 1,245 1,266 764 786
Median weeks of unemployment for all workers......... 14.9 16.7 14.3 15.7 16.5 18.5
Percent who worked during the year(2)..................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Year-round workers(3) with 1 or 2 weeks of unemployment. 3.9 4.2 4.3 4.1 3.3 4.2
Part-year workers(4) with unemployment.................. 96.1 95.8 95.7 95.9 96.7 95.8
1 to 4 weeks.......................................... 13.4 14.1 13.0 13.8 14.0 14.6
5 to 14 weeks......................................... 32.9 28.1 35.3 30.6 28.9 24.2
15 weeks or more...................................... 49.8 53.6 47.3 51.5 53.7 57.0
With 2 spells or more of unemployment....... 26.4 22.7 27.3 24.5 25.1 19.9
1 Beginning with data for 2002, which were collected in the 2003 Annual Social and Economic Supplement to the Current
Population Survey (CPS), persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are
excluded. Prior to 2002, persons who reported more than one race were included in the group they identified as their main
race. Also beginning in 2002, Asians no longer include Pacific Islanders.
2 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave.
3 Worked 50 or 51 weeks.
4 Worked less than 50 weeks.
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. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or
Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race. Data refer to persons 16 years
and over. Also, see Note, table 1.