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Employment Data by Race and Hispanic
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Origin, January-September 2003
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January
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August
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September
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Change,
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Change,
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% Change,
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2003
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2003
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2003
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8/03-9/03
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1/03-9/03
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1/03-9/03
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Civilian Population (1,000s)
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| White |
180,460
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181,512
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181,696
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184
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1,236
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0.7%
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| Black |
25,484
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25,742
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25,784
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42
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300
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1.2%
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| Hispanic |
26,994
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27,701
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27,808
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107
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814
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3.0%
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Labor Force (1,000s)
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| White |
120,984
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120,669
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120,307
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-362
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-677
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-0.6%
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| Black |
16,374
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16,579
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16,724
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145
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350
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2.1%
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| Hispanic |
18,614
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18,829
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18,859
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30
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245
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1.3%
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Employed (1,000s)
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| White |
113,995
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114,141
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113,934
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-207
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-61
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-0.1%
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| Black |
14,684
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14,769
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14,853
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84
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169
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1.2%
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| Hispanic |
17,155
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17,370
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17,448
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78
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293
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1.7%
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Unemployment Rate (%)
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| White |
5.1
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5.4
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5.3
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-0.1
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0.2
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3.9%
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| Black |
10.3
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10.9
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11.2
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0.3
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0.9
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8.7%
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| Hispanic |
7.8
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7.8
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7.5
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-0.3
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-0.3
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-3.8%
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Source: BLS, Employment status of the civilian population by race, sex, and age (Table A-2).
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| http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t02.htm |
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| http://data.bls.gov/servlet/SurveyOutputServlet BLS, Employment status of the Hispanic Population by sex and age (Table A-3), |
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| http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.t03.htm |
| October 3, 2003. |
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| Note: Employment, labor force, and unemployment rate figures are seasonally adjusted. |
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| Population figures are for persons 16 years and older, i.e., the working age population. . |
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