Table A-7. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

  HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                              HOUSEHOLD DATA
  
  Table A-7.  Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                            Number of                                                       
                                                        unemployed persons                Unemployment rates (1)            
                                                          (in thousands)                                                    
                    Characteristic                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                       Sept.   Aug.    Sept.   Sept.   May     June    July    Aug.    Sept. 
                                                       2003    2004    2004    2003    2004    2004    2004    2004    2004 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
  Total, 16 years and over..........................   8,966   8,022   8,003    6.1     5.6     5.6     5.5     5.4     5.4 
    16 to 19 years..................................   1,240   1,220   1,173   17.5    17.2    16.8    17.6    17.0    16.6 
      16 to 17 years................................     538     550     518   19.3    21.6    20.6    20.2    20.8    19.6 
      18 to 19 years................................     694     681     653   16.2    14.7    14.3    16.1    14.9    14.9 
    20 years and over...............................   7,726   6,802   6,830    5.5     5.0     5.0     4.9     4.8     4.9 
      20 to 24 years................................   1,595   1,364   1,438   10.6     9.7     9.8     9.3     9.0     9.5 
      25 years and over.............................   6,114   5,428   5,392    4.9     4.4     4.5     4.4     4.3     4.3 
        25 to 54 years..............................   5,205   4,549   4,533    5.1     4.5     4.5     4.6     4.5     4.4 
          25 to 34 years............................   2,036   1,724   1,675    6.3     5.6     5.1     5.6     5.4     5.2 
          35 to 44 years............................   1,782   1,595   1,627    4.9     4.2     4.6     4.4     4.4     4.5 
          45 to 54 years............................   1,387   1,230   1,231    4.2     3.9     4.0     3.8     3.6     3.6 
        55 years and over...........................     881     856     860    4.0     3.9     3.9     3.7     3.7     3.7 
                                                                                                                            
  Men, 16 years and over............................   5,016   4,423   4,410    6.4     5.8     5.6     5.5     5.6     5.6 
    16 to 19 years..................................     707     655     644   19.6    19.1    18.1    17.7    18.0    18.1 
      16 to 17 years................................     304     280     265   22.1    23.3    22.8    21.2    21.9    20.6 
      18 to 19 years................................     400     385     377   18.2    16.6    15.8    15.7    16.0    16.8 
    20 years and over...............................   4,309   3,768   3,766    5.8     5.2     5.0     4.9     5.0     5.0 
      20 to 24 years................................     926     799     849   11.7    10.3    10.4     9.7     9.9    10.6 
      25 years and over.............................   3,376   2,953   2,918    5.0     4.6     4.4     4.4     4.4     4.3 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,877   2,456   2,437    5.2     4.7     4.4     4.5     4.5     4.4 
          25 to 34 years............................   1,161     933     922    6.5     6.0     4.8     5.4     5.2     5.2 
          35 to 44 years............................     972     843     854    4.9     4.1     4.5     4.2     4.3     4.4 
          45 to 54 years............................     745     680     661    4.3     3.9     3.9     3.9     3.9     3.7 
        55 years and over...........................     499     497     481    4.2     4.1     4.3     3.8     4.0     3.9 
                                                                                                                            
  Women, 16 years and over..........................   3,951   3,599   3,593    5.8     5.3     5.6     5.6     5.3     5.2 
    16 to 19 years..................................     533     566     529   15.2    15.3    15.6    17.5    16.1    15.2 
      16 to 17 years................................     234     270     253   16.5    20.1    18.7    19.4    19.7    18.6 
      18 to 19 years................................     294     295     276   14.1    12.7    12.6    16.5    13.6    12.9 
    20 years and over...............................   3,417   3,033   3,064    5.3     4.8     5.0     4.9     4.7     4.7 
      20 to 24 years................................     669     565     589    9.5     9.0     9.0     8.8     8.0     8.3 
      25 years and over.............................   2,737   2,476   2,474    4.7     4.2     4.5     4.5     4.3     4.3 
        25 to 54 years..............................   2,328   2,093   2,096    4.9     4.4     4.7     4.7     4.4     4.4 
          25 to 34 years............................     875     791     753    6.0     5.1     5.5     6.0     5.5     5.3 
          35 to 44 years............................     810     753     773    4.8     4.3     4.7     4.5     4.5     4.6 
          45 to 54 years............................     642     549     570    4.0     3.8     4.0     3.6     3.4     3.5 
        55 years and over (2).......................     391     411     384    3.8     3.3     3.8     3.8     3.9     3.5 
                                                                                                                            
  Married men, spouse present.......................   1,747   1,420   1,370    3.8     3.1     3.2     3.2     3.1     3.0 
  Married women, spouse present.....................   1,422   1,239   1,128    3.9     3.3     3.7     3.5     3.5     3.2 
  Women who maintain families (2)...................     775     792     780    8.5     7.4     8.2     9.0     8.3     8.2 
                                                                                                                            
  Full-time workers (3).............................   7,485   6,646   6,749    6.2     5.7     5.6     5.6     5.5     5.6 
  Part-time workers (4).............................   1,478   1,378   1,292    5.7     5.2     5.5     5.2     5.2     5.0 

    1 Unemployment as a percent of the civilian labor force.
    2 Not seasonally adjusted.
    3 Full-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work full time (35 hours or more per week) or
  are on layoff from full-time jobs.
    4 Part-time workers are unemployed persons who have expressed a desire to work part time (less than 35 hours per week)
  or are on layoff from part-time jobs.
    NOTE:  Detail 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.