[Table] Table 2. Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 1996-97 Table 2. Work experience of the population during the year by race, Hispanic origin, and sex, 1996-97 (Numbers in thousands) Total Men Women Extent of employment, race, and Hispanc origin 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 WHITE Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 169,555 170,955 82,324 83,037 87,230 87,918 Total who worked or looked for work......................... 121,113 121,772 65,152 65,366 55,962 56,406 Percent of the population................................. 71.4 71.2 79.1 78.7 64.2 64.2 Total who worked during the year(1)......................... 119,579 120,454 64,484 64,753 55,094 55,701 Percent of the population................................. 70.5 70.5 78.3 78.0 63.2 63.4 Percent who worked during the year(1)....................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Full time(2).............................................. 78.3 78.6 86.3 86.6 69.0 69.4 50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 63.3 64.1 71.5 72.1 53.7 54.8 27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 9.1 8.8 9.1 8.8 9.2 8.7 1 to 26 weeks........................................... 5.9 5.8 5.7 5.7 6.2 5.9 Part time(3).............................................. 21.7 21.4 13.7 13.4 31.0 30.6 50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 9.8 9.9 5.8 5.5 14.6 15.0 27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 4.9 4.8 2.9 3.1 7.3 6.8 1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.9 6.7 5.0 4.8 9.1 8.8 BLACK Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 23,893 24,255 10,709 10,870 13,184 13,385 Total who worked or looked for work......................... 16,140 16,782 7,484 7,719 8,656 9,063 Percent of the population................................. 67.6 69.2 69.9 71.0 65.7 67.7 Total who worked during the year(1)......................... 15,485 16,110 7,206 7,447 8,279 8,663 Percent of the population................................. 64.8 66.4 67.3 68.5 62.8 64.7 Percent who worked during the year(1)....................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Full time(2).............................................. 82.3 81.4 85.1 85.0 79.8 78.3 50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 63.2 64.4 65.3 68.3 61.3 61.1 27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 9.8 8.8 10.4 8.7 9.2 8.9 1 to 26 weeks........................................... 9.3 8.1 9.3 8.0 9.3 8.2 Part time(3).............................................. 17.7 18.6 14.9 15.0 20.2 21.7 50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 7.0 7.7 5.5 5.2 8.3 9.8 27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 3.1 3.3 2.2 2.5 3.9 3.9 1 to 26 weeks........................................... 7.6 7.7 7.2 7.3 8.0 8.0 HISPANIC ORIGIN Civilian noninstitutional population.......................... 20,114 20,854 10,257 10,626 9,857 10,229 Total who worked or looked for work......................... 13,973 14,586 8,256 8,567 5,717 6,019 Percent of the population................................. 69.5 69.9 80.5 80.6 58.0 58.8 Total who worked during the year(1)......................... 13,600 14,232 8,084 8,397 5,516 5,836 Percent of the population................................. 67.6 68.2 78.8 79.0 56.0 57.0 Percent who worked during the year(1)....................... 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Full time(2).............................................. 81.4 82.0 87.0 88.1 73.2 73.2 50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 62.1 63.8 67.9 70.7 53.5 53.8 27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 10.7 9.8 11.2 9.7 10.0 10.0 1 to 26 weeks........................................... 8.7 8.4 7.9 7.7 9.8 9.3 Part time(3).............................................. 18.6 18.0 13.0 11.9 26.8 26.8 50 to 52 weeks.......................................... 8.5 7.9 5.7 4.6 12.5 12.7 27 to 49 weeks.......................................... 3.5 3.5 2.5 2.4 5.1 5.1 1 to 26 weeks........................................... 6.6 6.6 4.7 4.9 9.2 9.0 1 Time worked includes paid vacation and sick leave. 2 Usually worked 35 hours or more per week. 3 Usually worked 1 to 34 hours per week. NOTE: Detail for the above race and Hispanic origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups. Data refer to persons 16 years and over. [Image] Table of Contents [Image] Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Bureau of Labor Statistics cpsinfo@bls.gov Last modified: Tuesday, November 24 1998 URL: /news.release/work.t02.htm