Table 5. Civilian Labor Force Composition: New Jersey and United States, 2001 - 2012
(Numbers in thousands)
	Civilian Non-
Two-year	Institutional		Civilian Labor Force					Unemployment
Moving Average	Population		Number	Rate		Employment		Number	Rate
ALL PERSONS: 16 years and over
New Jersey
2011-2012	6,858		4,537	66.2%		4,083		454	10.0%
2010-2011	6,866		4,603	67.0%		4,116		487	10.6%
2009-2010	6,788		4,512	66.5%		4,085		427	9.5%
2008-2009	6,724		4,440	66.0%		4,145		295	6.7%
2007-2008	6,778		4,521	66.7%		4,288		233	5.2%
2006-2007	6,818		4,596	67.4%		4,343		252	5.5%
2005-2006	6,782		4,536	66.9%		4,301		235	5.2%
2004-2005	6,704		4,439	66.2%		4,208		231	5.2%
2003-2004	6,677		4,435	66.4%		4,172		262	5.9%
2002-2003	6,732		4,415	65.6%		4,138		277	6.3%
2001-2002	6,544		4,263	65.1%		4,045		219	5.1%
United States
2011-2012	240,800		153,540	63.8%		139,690		13,850	9.0%
2010-2011	238,078		153,193	64.3%		138,082		15,111	9.9%
2009-2010	236,122		153,323	64.9%		138,356		14,967	9.8%
2008-2009	234,040		153,110	65.4%		141,875		11,235	7.3%
2007-2008	232,014		152,699	65.8%		144,951		7,748	5.1%
2006-2007	229,500		151,000	65.8%		143,600		7,400	4.9%
2005-2006	226,606		148,559	65.6%		140,712		7,847	5.3%
2004-2005	223,873		146,756	65.6%		138,214		8,542	5.8%
2003-2004	221,397		145,839	65.9%		136,714		9,125	6.3%
2002-2003	218,536		144,858	66.3%		135,715		9,143	6.3%
2001-2002	213,984		142,902	66.8%		135,178		7,724	5.4%
MEN: 16 years and over
New Jersey
2011-2012	3,284		2,436	74.2%		2,165		271	11.1%
2010-2011	3,336		2,511	75.3%		2,228		283	11.3%
2009-2010	3,263		2,431	74.5%		2,187		244	10.1%
2008-2009	3,204		2,333	72.8%		2,162		171	7.3%
2007-2008	3,252		2,420	74.4%		2,285		135	5.6%
2006-2007	3,301		2,532	76.7%		2,379		153	6.1%
2005-2006	3,281		2,497	76.1%		2,366		131	5.3%
2004-2005	3,216		2,401	74.7%		2,281		120	5.0%
2003-2004	3,195		2,353	73.7%		2,198		155	6.6%
2002-2003	3,219		2,326	72.3%		2,167		159	6.8%
2001-2002	3,099		2,247	72.5%		2,128		119	5.3%
United States
2011-2012	116,485		81,450	69.9%		73,420		8,030	9.9%
2010-2011	115,403		81,465	70.6%		72,360		9,105	11.2%
2009-2010	114,289		81,497	71.3%		72,262		9,235	11.3%
2008-2009	113,226		81,467	72.0%		74,637		6,830	8.4%
2007-2008	112,214		81,505	72.6%		76,962		4,543	5.6%
2006-2007	110,900		80,900	72.9%		76,600		4,300	5.3%
2005-2006	109,432		79,560	72.7%		75,072		4,489	5.6%
2004-2005	107,971		78,357	72.6%		73,451		4,905	6.3%
2003-2004	106,607		77,618	72.8%		72,375		5,243	6.8%
2002-2003	105,067		77,028	73.3%		71,758		5,271	6.8%
2001-2002	102,837		75,899	73.8%		71,458		4,441	5.9%
WOMEN: 16 years and over
New Jersey
2011-2012	3,573		2,101	58.8%		1,918		183	8.7%
2010-2011	3,530		2,092	59.3%		1,888		204	9.8%
2009-2010	3,525		2,081	59.0%		1,899		182	8.8%
2008-2009	3,520		2,107	59.9%		1,983		125	5.9%
2007-2008	3,526		2,101	59.6%		2,003		98	4.7%
2006-2007	3,518		2,064	58.7%		1,965		99	4.8%
2005-2006	3,501		2,038	58.2%		1,935		104	5.1%
2004-2005	3,489		2,038	58.4%		1,927		111	5.4%
2003-2004	3,482		2,081	59.8%		1,974		108	5.2%
2002-2003	3,513		2,088	59.5%		1,970		118	5.7%
2001-2002	3,444		2,016	58.5%		1,917		99	4.9%
United States
2011-2012	124,316		72,090	58.0%		66,269		5,820	8.1%
2010-2011	122,675		71,727	58.5%		65,722		6,005	8.4%
2009-2010	121,833		71,826	59.0%		66,094		5,732	8.0%
2008-2009	120,814		71,643	59.3%		67,238		4,405	6.1%
2007-2008	119,800		71,194	59.4%		67,989		3,205	4.5%
2006-2007	118,600		70,100	59.1%		67,000		3,100	4.4%
2005-2006	117,174		68,999	58.9%		65,640		3,359	4.9%
2004-2005	115,901		68,399	59.0%		64,763		3,637	5.3%
2003-2004	114,790		68,221	59.4%		64,339		3,882	5.7%
2002-2003	113,469		67,830	59.8%		63,957		3,872	5.7%
2001-2002	111,147		67,003	60.3%		63,720		3,283	4.9%
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Table 5. Civilian Labor Force Composition: New Jersey and United States, 2000 - 2012
(Cont.)  (Numbers in thousands)
	Civilian Non-
Two-year	Institutional		Civilian Labor Force					Unemployment
Moving Average	Population		Number	Rate		Employment		Number	Rate
BOTH SEXES: 16-19 years old
New Jersey
2011-2012	496		149	30.0%		109		40	26.5%
2010-2011	524		152	29.0%		109		43	28.3%
2009-2010	520		143	27.4%		108		34	24.1%
2008-2009	490		136	27.7%		118		17	12.7%
2007-2008	485		143	29.5%		124		19	13.3%
2006-2007	487		160	32.9%		141		19	12.1%
2005-2006	497		176	35.3%		156		20	11.4%
2004-2005	493		159	32.3%		142		18	11.0%
2003-2004	462		154	33.4%		138		16	10.3%
2002-2003	417		161	38.5%		138		22	13.8%
2001-2002	408		171	41.8%		149		22	12.7%
United States
2011-2012	16,949		5,411	31.9%		4,093		1,318	24.4%
2010-2011	16,911		5,535	32.7%		4,155		1,380	24.9%
2009-2010	17,036		5,954	34.9%		4,521		1,433	24.1%
2008-2009	17,062		6,388	37.4%		5,129		1,259	19.7%
2007-2008	16,986		6,685	39.4%		5,626		1,059	15.8%
2006-2007	16,800		6,800	40.5%		5,700		1,100	16.2%
2005-2006	16,453		6,902	42.0%		5,718		1,184	17.2%
2004-2005	16,259		6,815	41.9%		5,643		1,172	17.2%
2003-2004	16,112		6,809	42.3%		5,588		1,221	17.9%
2002-2003	16,027		7,116	44.4%		5,826		1,290	18.1%
2001-2002	16,062		7,569	47.1%		6,384		1,185	15.7%
WHITE: 16 years and over
New Jersey
2011-2012	5,294		3,517	66.4%		3,194		324	9.2%
2010-2011	5,317		3,580	67.3%		3,234		346	9.7%
2009-2010	5,195		3,493	67.2%		3,177		316	9.0%
2008-2009	5,121		3,425	66.9%		3,206		219	6.4%
2007-2008	5,199		3,479	66.9%		3,310		169	4.9%
2006-2007	5,332		3,573	67.0%		3,402		171	4.8%
2005-2006	5,390		3,587	66.6%		3,427		160	4.5%
2004-2005	5,330		3,540	66.4%		3,368		173	4.9%
2003-2004	5,312		3,523	66.3%		3,339		183	5.2%
2002-2003	5,368		3,472	64.7%		3,284		188	5.4%
2001-2002	5,195		3,330	64.1%		3,181		149	4.5%
United States
2011-2012	192,845		123,762	64.2%		113,716		10,045	8.1%
2010-2011	192,259		124,525	64.8%		113,359		11,166	9.0%
2009-2010	191,115		124,836	65.3%		113,610		11,226	9.0%
2008-2009	189,774		124,785	65.8%		116,401		8,384	6.7%
2007-2008	188,383		124,562	66.1%		118,947		5,615	4.5%
2006-2007	186,700		123,400	66.1%		118,200		5,200	4.2%
2005-2006	184,683		121,617	65.9%		116,079		5,538	4.6%
2004-2005	182,851		120,445	65.9%		114,280		6,165	5.1%
2003-2004	181,306		120,067	66.2%		113,405		6,662	5.5%
2002-2003	179,970		119,816	66.6%		113,118		6,698	5.6%
2001-2002	177,286		118,739	67.0%		113,073		5,666	4.8%
BLACK: 16 years and over
New Jersey
2011-2012	938		584	62.3%		491		93	15.9%
2010-2011	917		586	63.9%		473		113	19.2%
2009-2010	905		569	62.9%		485		85	14.9%
2008-2009	886		534	60.2%		484		50	9.3%
2007-2008	896		560	62.5%		516		44	7.9%
2006-2007	907		599	66.0%		533		66	10.9%
2005-2006	910		595	65.4%		530		65	10.9%
2004-2005	895		567	63.3%		521		46	8.0%
2003-2004	888		579	65.2%		519		60	10.4%
2002-2003	889		601	67.6%		533		68	11.4%
2001-2002	907		621	68.4%		567		54	8.7%
United States
2011-2012	29,397		17,918	61.0%		15,205		2,713	15.1%
2010-2011	28,797		17,675	61.4%		14,792		2,883	16.3%
2009-2010	28,354		17,626	62.2%		14,910		2,716	15.4%
2008-2009	27,913		17,531	62.8%		15,457		2,074	11.8%
2007-2008	27,527		17,438	63.3%		15,880		1,558	8.9%
2006-2007	27,100		17,200	63.5%		15,600		1,600	9.3%
2005-2006	26,621		16,881	63.4%		15,116		1,765	10.5%
2004-2005	26,154		16,530	63.2%		14,757		1,773	10.7%
2003-2004	25,739		16,323	63.4%		14,534		1,790	11.0%
2002-2003	25,496		16,398	64.3%		14,588		1,810	11.0%
2001-2002	25,441		16,674	65.5%		15,049		1,626	9.7%
									Continued…
Table 5. Civilian Labor Force Composition: New Jersey and United States, 2000 - 2012
(Cont.)  (Numbers in thousands)
	Civilian Non-
Two-year	Institutional		Civilian Labor Force					Unemployment
Moving Average	Population		Number	Rate		Employment		Number	Rate
OTHER RACES: 16 years and over
New Jersey
2011-2012	626		436	69.5%		399		37	8.5%
2010-2011	632		437	69.1%		409		28	6.5%
2009-2010	687		450	65.5%		424		26	5.8%
2008-2009	717		482	67.2%		455		27	5.5%
2007-2008	683		483	70.7%		463		20	4.1%
2006-2007	580		424	73.1%		409		15	3.6%
2005-2006	483		353	73.2%		344		10	2.7%
2004-2005	479		332	69.3%		319		13	4.0%
2003-2004	486		333	68.4%		314		19	5.7%
2002-2003	485		341	70.4%		321		20	5.9%
2001-2002	452		313	69.2%		298		15	4.9%
United States
2011-2012	18,559		11,861	63.9%		10,769		1,092	9.2%
2010-2011	17,022		10,993	64.6%		9,931		1,062	9.7%
2009-2010	16,653		10,861	65.2%		9,836		1,025	9.4%
2008-2009	16,353		10,794	66.0%		10,017		777	7.2%
2007-2008	16,103		10,698	66.4%		10,124		574	5.4%
2006-2007	15,700		10,300	65.6%		9,800		500	4.9%
2005-2006	15,301		10,062	65.8%		9,518		544	5.4%
2004-2005	14,868		9,781	65.8%		9,177		604	6.2%
2003-2004	14,654		9,472	64.6%		8,791		681	7.2%
2002-2003	13,346		8,667	64.9%		8,024		643	7.4%
2001-2002	11,499		7,507	65.3%		7,067		441	5.9%
HISPANICS: 16 years and over
New Jersey
2011-2012	1,247		902	72.4%		797		106	11.7%
2010-2011	1,236		905	73.2%		780		125	13.8%
2009-2010	1,161		830	71.5%		725		105	12.6%
2008-2009	1,099		781	71.1%		716		65	8.3%
2007-2008	1,041		762	73.2%		705		57	7.5%
2006-2007	1,048		779	74.3%		710		69	8.8%
2005-2006	1,024		749	73.2%		695		54	7.2%
2004-2005	898		639	71.2%		600		39	6.0%
2003-2004	847		582	68.7%		538		44	7.6%
2002-2003	792		534	67.4%		487		47	8.8%
2001-2002	708		474	67.0%		438		36	7.7%
United States
2011-2012	35,308		23,290	66.0%		20,581		2,709	11.6%
2010-2011	33,784		22,446	66.4%		19,562		2,884	12.8%
2009-2010	32,999		22,169	67.2%		19,354		2,815	12.7%
2008-2009	32,203		21,863	67.9%		19,701		2,162	9.9%
2007-2008	31,437		21,557	68.6%		20,136		1,421	6.6%
2006-2007	30,400		20,800	68.4%		19,600		1,200	5.8%
2005-2006	29,303		19,871	67.8%		18,658		1,213	6.1%
2004-2005	28,299		19,171	67.7%		17,822		1,349	7.0%
2003-2004	28,157		18,737	66.5%		17,214		1,523	8.1%
2002-2003	27,056		18,103	66.9%		16,587		1,516	8.4%
2001-2002	24,863		16,687	67.1%		15,423		1,264	7.6%
Source: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census,
Current Population Survey (CPS) : March 2001 through 2012.
Prepared by : NJ Dept of Labor & Workforce Dev., Div. of Labor Market & Demographic Research, 12/12.