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Table A-6. Selected employment indicators

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-6.  Selected employment indicators

  (In thousands)
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                     Not seasonally adjusted               Seasonally adjusted              
                                                                                                                            
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Sept.   Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  Total, 16 years and over.......................... 137,731 140,226 139,641 137,644 138,772 139,031 139,660 139,681 139,480
    16 to 19 years..................................   5,615   6,621   5,645   5,857   5,888   5,832   5,896   5,941   5,877
      16 to 17 years................................   2,262   2,421   2,138   2,253   2,152   2,080   2,144   2,100   2,127
      18 to 19 years................................   3,353   4,200   3,507   3,593   3,713   3,748   3,769   3,891   3,733
    20 years and over............................... 132,116 133,604 133,996 131,787 132,883 133,199 133,765 133,740 133,603
      20 to 24 years................................  13,294  14,039  13,513  13,396  13,669  13,676  13,783  13,776  13,636
      25 years and over............................. 118,822 119,566 120,483 118,437 119,198 119,554 119,925 119,979 120,008
        25 to 54 years..............................  97,432  97,400  98,041  97,150  97,343  97,550  97,749  97,626  97,675
          25 to 34 years............................  30,419  30,455  30,686  30,288  30,396  30,542  30,490  30,491  30,513
          35 to 44 years............................  34,942  34,452  34,626  34,880  34,611  34,653  34,678  34,525  34,533
          45 to 54 years............................  32,071  32,494  32,730  31,982  32,336  32,355  32,581  32,611  32,629
        55 years and over...........................  21,390  22,165  22,442  21,287  21,856  22,003  22,177  22,353  22,333
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................  73,715  75,707  74,864  73,488  74,035  74,476  74,822  74,860  74,601
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,792   3,380   2,820   2,893   2,873   2,906   2,975   2,989   2,923
      16 to 17 years................................   1,073   1,181   1,037   1,071     967     956     991     997   1,020
      18 to 19 years................................   1,718   2,199   1,783   1,802   1,897   1,957   2,000   2,018   1,873
    20 years and over...............................  70,923  72,328  72,044  70,596  71,162  71,570  71,847  71,870  71,677
      20 to 24 years................................   7,015   7,472   7,124   7,020   7,165   7,244   7,340   7,287   7,153
      25 years and over.............................  63,909  64,856  64,920  63,512  63,969  64,306  64,477  64,578  64,484
        25 to 54 years..............................  52,460  52,835  52,917  52,137  52,377  52,543  52,637  52,576  52,554
          25 to 34 years............................  16,767  17,057  17,057  16,657  16,758  16,856  16,879  16,968  16,925
          35 to 44 years............................  18,986  18,726  18,760  18,866  18,728  18,787  18,761  18,624  18,626
          45 to 54 years............................  16,707  17,052  17,100  16,614  16,890  16,900  16,997  16,984  17,003
        55 years and over...........................  11,449  12,021  12,003  11,375  11,593  11,763  11,840  12,002  11,930
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................  64,016  64,519  64,777  64,155  64,737  64,555  64,838  64,822  64,879
    16 to 19 years..................................   2,823   3,242   2,825   2,964   3,016   2,926   2,921   2,952   2,954
      16 to 17 years................................   1,188   1,241   1,101   1,183   1,185   1,124   1,153   1,103   1,107
      18 to 19 years................................   1,635   2,001   1,724   1,791   1,816   1,791   1,769   1,873   1,861
    20 years and over...............................  61,193  61,277  61,952  61,191  61,721  61,629  61,918  61,870  61,925
      20 to 24 years................................   6,280   6,567   6,389   6,376   6,504   6,432   6,442   6,489   6,483
      25 years and over.............................  54,913  54,709  55,563  54,925  55,229  55,248  55,449  55,401  55,524
        25 to 54 years..............................  44,972  44,565  45,124  45,013  44,966  45,007  45,112  45,050  45,121
          25 to 34 years............................  13,652  13,398  13,629  13,631  13,637  13,686  13,611  13,523  13,588
          35 to 44 years............................  15,956  15,726  15,865  16,015  15,883  15,866  15,918  15,901  15,907
          45 to 54 years............................  15,364  15,442  15,630  15,367  15,446  15,455  15,583  15,627  15,626
        55 years and over...........................   9,941  10,144  10,439   9,912  10,263  10,240  10,337  10,351  10,403
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................  44,809  45,206  45,269  44,566  44,723  44,938  44,935  45,106  45,034
  Married women, spouse present.....................  34,635  33,933  34,721  34,612  34,522  34,461  34,599  34,448  34,601
  Women who maintain families.......................   8,396   8,718   8,751   (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)     (1)  
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (2)............................. 113,568 116,656 115,245 113,321 113,894 114,269 114,297 114,737 114,835
  Part-time workers (3).............................  24,163  23,570  24,396  24,446  24,820  24,878  25,455  25,110  24,721

    1 Data not available.
    2 Employed full-time workers are persons who usually work 35 hours or more per week.
    3 Employed part-time workers are persons who usually work less than 35 hours per week.
    NOTE:  Detail for the seasonally adjusted data shown in this table will not necessarily add to totals because of the
  independent seasonal adjustment of the various series.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population
  controls used in the household survey.






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Last Modified Date: October 08, 2004

 

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