Number of Employed and Unemployed Workers by Sex and Age, 1970–2008

(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 .

Unemployment Rate and Composition of the Labor Force by Age and Sex, Annual Averages, Selected Years, 1959–2002

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