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Ashe County

Quick Table: P24. Employment Status by Sex: 2000

             
    Number     Percent  
Employment Status Both sexes Males Females Both sexes Males Females
           
             Population 16 years and over 20,137 9,807 10,330 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
In labor force 11,944 6,572 5,372 59.3% 67.0% 52.0%
       Armed forces 2 2 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
       Civilian labor force 11,942 6,570 5,372 59.3% 67.0% 52.0%
          Employed 11,390 6,288 5,102 56.6% 64.1% 49.4%
          Unemployed 552 282 270 2.7% 2.9% 2.6%
               Percent of civilian labor force 4.6% 4.3% 5.0% (X) (X) (X)
Not in labor force 8,193 3,235 4,958 40.7% 33.0% 48.0%
             
             Population 16 to 19 years 1,108 593 515 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Employed civilian 474 262 212 42.8% 44.2% 41.2%
Unemployed 64 36 28 5.8% 6.1% 5.4%
Not in labor force 570 295 275 51.4% 49.7% 53.4%
             
             Population 20 to 24 years 1,307 693 614 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Employed civilian 944 536 408 72.2% 77.3% 66.4%
Unemployed 142 69 73 10.9% 10.0% 11.9%
Not in labor force 221 88 133 16.9% 12.7% 21.7%
             
             Population 25 to 54 years 10,313 5,243 5,070 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Employed civilian 7,920 4,301 3,619 76.8% 82.0% 71.4%
Unemployed 305 156 149 3.0% 3.0% 2.9%
Not in labor force 2,086 784 1,302 20.2% 15.0% 25.7%
             
             Population 55 to 59 years 1,643 767 876 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Employed civilian 940 507 433 57.2% 66.1% 49.4%
Unemployed 30 15 15 1.8% 2.0% 1.7%
Not in labor force 673 245 428 41.0% 31.9% 48.9%
             
             Population 60 to 64 years 1,397 665 732 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Employed civilian 631 387 244 45.2% 58.2% 33.3%
Unemployed 5 0 5 0.4% 0.0% 0.7%
Not in labor force 761 278 483 54.5% 41.8% 66.0%
             
             Population 65 to 69 years 1,230 598 632 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Employed civilian 294 158 136 23.9% 26.4% 21.5%
Unemployed 0 0 0 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
Not in labor force 936 440 496 76.1% 73.6% 78.5%
             
             Population 70 years and over 3,139 1,248 1,891 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Employed civilian 187 137 50 6.0% 11.0% 2.6%
Unemployed 6 6 0 0.2% 0.5% 0.0%
Not in labor force 2,946 1,105 1,841 93.9% 88.5% 97.4%

 

Date: October 2, 2002

[Data based on a sample]
(X) Not applicable.
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P43 and PCT35.
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