Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted

HOUSEHOLD DATA
Table A-10. Selected unemployment indicators, seasonally adjusted
Characteristic Number of
unemployed persons
(in thousands)		 Unemployment rates
May
2012		 Apr.
2013		 May
2013		 May
2012		 Jan.
2013		 Feb.
2013		 Mar.
2013		 Apr.
2013		 May
2013

AGE AND SEX

Total, 16 years and over

 12,695 11,659 11,760 8.2 7.9 7.7 7.6 7.5 7.6

16 to 19 years

 1,428 1,372 1,441 24.4 23.4 25.1 24.2 24.1 24.5

16 to 17 years

 511 559 570 26.3 28.4 27.6 27.1 27.3 27.5

18 to 19 years

 907 827 847 23.3 20.8 23.0 22.1 22.6 22.4

20 years and over

 11,267 10,287 10,320 7.6 7.3 7.1 6.9 6.9 6.9

20 to 24 years

 2,003 2,053 2,048 13.0 14.2 13.1 13.3 13.1 13.2

25 years and over

 9,281 8,204 8,232 6.9 6.5 6.3 6.2 6.1 6.1

25 to 54 years

 7,199 6,429 6,503 7.1 6.7 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.4

25 to 34 years

 2,743 2,497 2,425 8.2 7.7 7.8 7.4 7.4 7.2

35 to 44 years

 2,221 1,897 2,026 6.8 6.5 6.2 6.0 5.8 6.2

45 to 54 years

 2,236 2,036 2,053 6.3 6.0 5.5 5.7 5.9 5.9

55 years and over

 2,093 1,825 1,760 6.5 6.0 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.3

Men, 16 years and over

 6,946 6,382 6,564 8.4 8.0 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.9

16 to 19 years

 803 738 810 26.9 26.4 27.0 25.9 26.2 27.1

16 to 17 years

 268 297 318 28.9 31.3 31.1 30.7 31.2 31.6

18 to 19 years

 524 447 469 25.7 23.7 24.3 23.4 23.9 24.0

20 years and over

 6,143 5,644 5,754 7.7 7.3 7.1 6.9 7.1 7.2

20 to 24 years

 1,143 1,135 1,183 14.2 15.3 13.4 14.4 14.0 14.6

25 years and over

 5,007 4,518 4,543 7.0 6.5 6.3 6.0 6.3 6.3

25 to 54 years

 3,813 3,521 3,524 7.0 6.6 6.4 6.1 6.5 6.5

25 to 34 years

 1,443 1,383 1,331 8.0 7.7 7.7 7.1 7.6 7.3

35 to 44 years

 1,160 1,006 1,074 6.6 6.2 5.9 5.6 5.7 6.1

45 to 54 years

 1,210 1,132 1,118 6.6 5.9 5.7 5.6 6.2 6.2

55 years and over

 1,194 998 1,019 6.9 6.2 6.0 5.7 5.7 5.8

Women, 16 years and over

 5,749 5,277 5,197 7.9 7.8 7.7 7.6 7.3 7.1

16 to 19 years

 625 635 631 21.9 20.5 23.2 22.4 22.1 21.7

16 to 17 years

 244 262 253 24.0 25.7 24.3 24.0 23.8 23.6

18 to 19 years

 382 379 377 20.8 17.9 21.7 20.7 21.2 20.6

20 years and over

 5,124 4,642 4,566 7.3 7.3 7.0 7.0 6.7 6.5

20 to 24 years

 861 918 865 11.7 13.1 12.7 12.0 12.3 11.8

25 years and over

 4,274 3,686 3,690 6.8 6.6 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.9

25 to 54 years

 3,386 2,909 2,980 7.2 6.8 6.6 6.6 6.2 6.3

25 to 34 years

 1,300 1,114 1,094 8.5 7.7 7.9 7.7 7.3 7.1

35 to 44 years

 1,060 890 952 7.0 6.9 6.7 6.5 6.0 6.4

45 to 54 years

 1,026 904 934 6.1 6.0 5.3 5.7 5.5 5.7

55 years and over(1)

 847 756 685 5.6 5.9 5.6 5.2 4.8 4.3

MARITAL STATUS

Married men, spouse present

 2,433 2,017 2,018 5.3 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.4 4.4

Married women, spouse present

 1,799 1,582 1,597 4.9 5.2 4.9 4.7 4.4 4.4

Women who maintain families(1)

 1,168 1,086 1,044 10.9 11.3 11.0 10.7 10.3 9.9

FULL- OR PART-TIME STATUS

Full-time workers(2)

 10,840 9,892 9,941 8.7 8.3 8.1 7.9 7.9 7.9

Part-time workers(3)

 1,825 1,760 1,752 6.1 6.2 6.2 5.9 6.0 5.9

Footnotes
 (1) Not seasonally adjusted.
(2) 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.
(3) 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 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. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

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Last Modified Date: June 07, 2013