Number of Employed and Unemployed Workers by Sex and Age, 1970–2008
Updated August 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
(in thousands)
| 2008 | 2003 | 20021 | 20011 | 20001 | 19991 | 19981 | 19971 | 19961 | 19951 | 19941 | 19932 | 19922 | 19902 | 1985 | 1980 | 1970 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men, 20 years and over | |||||||||||||||||
| Employed | 67,895 | 70,415 | 69,734 | 69,776 | 68,580 | 67,761 | 67,134 | 66,524 | 64,897 | 64,085 | 63,294 | 62,335 | 61,496 | 61,678 | 56,562 | 53,101 | 45,581 |
| Unemployed | 1,955 | 4,209 | 3,896 | 3,040 | 2,350 | 2,433 | 2,580 | 2,826 | 3,147 | 3,239 | 3,627 | 4,287 | 4,717 | 3,239 | 3,715 | 3,353 | 1,638 |
| Women, 20 years and over | |||||||||||||||||
| Employed | 50,509 | 61,402 | 60,420 | 60,417 | 59,352 | 58,655 | 57,278 | 57,647 | 53,310 | 54,396 | 53,606 | 52,099 | 51,328 | 50,535 | 44,154 | 38,492 | 26,952 |
| Unemployed | 4,888 | 3,314 | 3,228 | 2,599 | 2,212 | 2,285 | 2,424 | 2,187 | 2,783 | 2,819 | 3,049 | 3,288 | 3,469 | 2,596 | 3,129 | 2,615 | 1,349 |
| Total, 16 years and over | |||||||||||||||||
| Employed | 120,030 | 136,486 | 136,933 | 135,208 | 133,488 | 131,463 | 130,785 | 126,707 | 124,900 | 123,060 | 120,259 | 118,492 | 118,793 | 107,150 | 99,303 | 78,678 | |
| Unemployed | 4,030 | 8,377 | 6,801 | 5,655 | 5,880 | 6,209 | 5,957 | 7,236 | 7,404 | 7,996 | 8,940 | 9,613 | 7,047 | 8,312 | 7,637 | 4,093 | |
| Total, 16–19 years | |||||||||||||||||
| Employed | 1,626 | 5,919 | 6,332 | 6,740 | 7,276 | 7,172 | 7,051 | 6,614 | 6,499 | 6,419 | 6,161 | 5,805 | 5,669 | 6,581 | 6,434 | 7,710 | 6,144 |
| Unemployed | 41 | 1,251 | 1,253 | 1,162 | 1,093 | 1,162 | 1,205 | 944 | 1,307 | 1,346 | 1,320 | 1,365 | 1,427 | 1,212 | 1,468 | 1,669 | 1,106 |
1. Data beginning in 1994 are not directly comparable with earlier years due to the introduction of a major redesign of the Current Population Survey.
2. Revised; data beginning in 1990 are not directly comparable with earlier years due to the introduction of 1990 census-based population controls, adjusted for the estimated undercount.
3. Persons seeking full-time work.
4. Persons seeking part-time work.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Current Population Survey. Web: data.bls.gov .
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