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S2301. Employment Status  More information about this table...
Data Set: 2005 American Community Survey
Survey: American Community Survey

NOTE. Data are limited to the household population and exclude the population living in institutions, college dormitories, and other group quarters. For information on confidentiality protection, sampling error, nonsampling error, and definitions, see Survey Methodology.

Subject

Total


Margin of Error

In labor force


Margin of Error

Employed


Margin of Error

Unemployment rate


Margin of Error

Population 16 years and over

223,524,814

+/-32,677

65.9%

+/-0.1

61.0%

+/-0.1

6.9%

+/-0.1

16 to 19 years

15,271,218

+/-39,806

47.5%

+/-0.2

36.7%

+/-0.2

22.6%

+/-0.2

20 to 24 years

19,302,837

+/-34,870

77.7%

+/-0.2

67.6%

+/-0.2

12.2%

+/-0.2

25 to 44 years

82,023,068

+/-32,715

82.3%

+/-0.1

76.7%

+/-0.1

6.1%

+/-0.1

45 to 54 years

42,045,357

+/-26,558

80.5%

+/-0.1

76.5%

+/-0.1

4.7%

+/-0.1

55 to 64 years

30,121,807

+/-13,891

61.7%

+/-0.2

59.0%

+/-0.2

4.2%

+/-0.1

65 to 74 years

18,359,809

+/-16,731

22.5%

+/-0.2

21.6%

+/-0.2

4.1%

+/-0.2

75 years and over

16,400,718

+/-14,059

6.0%

+/-0.1

5.8%

+/-0.1

4.1%

+/-0.3

 

RACE AND HISPANIC OR LATINO ORIGIN

One race

220,483,179

+/-43,725

65.9%

+/-0.1

61.1%

+/-0.1

6.9%

+/-0.1

White

171,054,939

+/-79,063

65.7%

+/-0.1

61.6%

+/-0.1

5.7%

+/-0.1

Black or African American

25,361,007

+/-27,027

65.7%

+/-0.2

56.7%

+/-0.2

13.2%

+/-0.2

American Indian and Alaska Native

1,745,081

+/-17,711

63.4%

+/-0.6

54.5%

+/-0.6

13.6%

+/-0.5

Asian

9,950,103

+/-20,382

65.0%

+/-0.2

61.0%

+/-0.2

5.8%

+/-0.2

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

299,552

+/-8,024

69.6%

+/-1.3

62.4%

+/-1.4

9.5%

+/-1.3

Some other race

12,072,497

+/-78,016

69.6%

+/-0.3

63.1%

+/-0.3

9.1%

+/-0.2

Two or more races

3,041,635

+/-40,619

67.2%

+/-0.5

59.6%

+/-0.5

10.6%

+/-0.3

 

Hispanic or Latino origin (of any race)

28,857,939

+/-15,025

68.3%

+/-0.1

62.2%

+/-0.2

8.7%

+/-0.1

White alone, not Hispanic or Latino

155,270,469

+/-25,152

65.5%

+/-0.1

61.6%

+/-0.1

5.5%

+/-0.1

 

Population 20 to 64 years

173,493,069

+/-29,338

77.8%

+/-0.1

72.6%

+/-0.1

6.2%

+/-0.1

SEX

Male

85,396,547

+/-21,310

84.8%

+/-0.1

79.1%

+/-0.1

5.9%

+/-0.1

Female

88,096,522

+/-21,545

70.9%

+/-0.1

66.2%

+/-0.1

6.5%

+/-0.1

With own children under 6 years

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

 

POVERTY STATUS IN THE PAST 12 MONTHS

Below poverty level

19,982,705

+/-146,266

51.2%

+/-0.2

38.6%

+/-0.2

24.5%

+/-0.3

 

DISABILITY STATUS

With any disability

21,727,915

+/-87,058

44.3%

+/-0.2

38.1%

+/-0.2

13.7%

+/-0.2

 

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Population 25 to 64 years

154,190,232

+/-34,434

77.8%

+/-0.1

73.2%

+/-0.1

5.4%

+/-0.1

Less than high school graduate

20,217,617

+/-104,894

62.8%

+/-0.2

56.0%

+/-0.2

10.8%

+/-0.2

High school graduate (includes equivalency)

44,003,637

+/-147,481

75.3%

+/-0.1

70.2%

+/-0.1

6.6%

+/-0.1

Some college or associate's degree

44,996,764

+/-110,447

80.1%

+/-0.1

75.5%

+/-0.1

5.1%

+/-0.1

Bachelor's degree or higher

44,972,214

+/-160,870

84.5%

+/-0.1

81.6%

+/-0.1

2.9%

+/-0.1

 

PERCENT IMPUTED

Employment status for population 16 years and over

2.6%

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

(X)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2005 American Community Survey

Data are based on a sample and are subject to sampling variability. The degree of uncertainty for an estimate arising from sampling variability is represented through the use of a margin of error. The value shown here is the 90 percent margin of error. The margin of error can be interpreted roughly as providing a 90 percent probability that the interval defined by the estimate minus the margin of error and the estimate plus the margin of error (the lower and upper confidence bounds) contains the true value. In addition to sampling variability, the ACS estimates are subject to nonsampling error (for a discussion of nonsampling variability, see Accuracy of the Data). The effect of nonsampling error is not represented in these tables.

Notes:
·The "Employed" and "Unemployment rate" columns refer to the civilian population. For more information, see the ACS Subject Definitions.
·Employment and unemployment estimates may vary from the official labor force data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics because of differences in survey design and data collection. For guidance on differences in employment and unemployment estimates from different sources go to Labor Force Guidance.

Explanation of Symbols:
1. An '*' entry in the margin of error column indicates that too few sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
2. An '**' entry in the margin of error column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute a standard error and thus the margin of error. A statistical test is not appropriate.
3. An '-' entry in the estimate column indicates that no sample observations were available to compute an estimate, or a ratio of medians cannot be calculated because one or both of the median estimates falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
4. An '-' following a median estimate means the median falls in the lowest interval of an open-ended distribution.
5. An '+' following a median estimate means the median falls in the upper interval of an open-ended distribution.
6. An '***' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the median falls in the lowest interval or upper interval of an open-ended distribution. A statistical test is not appropriate.
7. An '*****' entry in the margin of error column indicates that the estimate is controlled. A statistical test for sampling variability is not appropriate.
8. An 'N' entry in the estimate and margin of error columns indicates that data for this geographic area cannot be displayed because the number of sample cases is too small.
9. An '(X)' means that the estimate is not applicable or not available.



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