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EMPLOYMENT STATUS
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Population
16 years and over
|
217,168,077
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100.0
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| In labor force |
138,820,935 |
63.9 |
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Civilian labor force
|
137,668,798 |
63.4 |
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Employed
|
129,721,512 |
59.7 |
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Unemployed
|
7,947,286 |
3.7 |
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Percent of civilian
labor force
|
5.8 |
(X) |
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Armed Forces
|
1,152,137 |
0.5 |
| Not in labor force
|
78,347,142 |
36.1 |
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Females
16 years and over
|
112,185,795
|
100.0
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| In labor force |
64,547,732 |
57.5 |
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Civilian labor force
|
64,383,493 |
57.4 |
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Employed
|
60,630,069 |
54.0 |
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Own
children under 6 years
|
21,833,613
|
100.0
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| All parents in family
in labor force |
12,787,501 |
58.6 |
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COMMUTING TO WORK
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Workers
16 years and over
|
128,279,228
|
100.0
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| Car, truck, or van
-- drove alone |
97,102,050 |
75.7 |
| Car, truck, or van
-- carpooled |
15,634,051 |
12.2 |
| Public transportation
(including taxicab) |
6,067,703 |
4.7 |
| Walked |
3,758,982 |
2.9 |
| Other means |
1,532,219 |
1.2 |
| Worked at home |
4,184,223 |
3.3 |
| Mean travel time
to work (minutes) |
25.5 |
(X) |
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Employed
civilian population 16 years and over
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129,721,512
|
100.0
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OCCUPATION
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| Management, professional,
and related occupations |
43,646,731 |
33.6 |
| Service occupations
|
19,276,947 |
14.9 |
| Sales and office
occupations |
34,621,390 |
26.7 |
| Farming, fishing,
and forestry occupations |
951,810 |
0.7 |
| Construction, extraction,
and maintenance occupations |
12,256,138 |
9.4 |
| Production, transportation,
and material moving occupations |
18,968,496 |
14.6 |
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INDUSTRY
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| Agriculture, forestry,
fishing and hunting, and mining |
2,426,053 |
1.9 |
| Construction |
8,801,507 |
6.8 |
| Manufacturing |
18,286,005 |
14.1 |
| Wholesale trade
|
4,666,757 |
3.6 |
| Retail trade |
15,221,716 |
11.7 |
| Transportation and
warehousing, and utilities |
6,740,102 |
5.2 |
| Information |
3,996,564 |
3.1 |
| Finance, insurance,
real estate, and rental and leasing |
8,934,972 |
6.9 |
| Professional, scientific,
management, administrative, and waste management
services |
12,061,865 |
9.3 |
| Educational, health
and social services |
25,843,029 |
19.9 |
| Arts, entertainment,
recreation, accommodation and food services |
10,210,295 |
7.9 |
| Other services (except
public administration) |
6,320,632 |
4.9 |
| Public administration
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6,212,015 |
4.8 |
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CLASS OF WORKER
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| Private wage and
salary workers |
101,794,361 |
78.5 |
| Government workers
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18,923,353 |
14.6 |
| Self-employed workers
in own not incorporated business |
8,603,761 |
6.6 |
| Unpaid family workers
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400,037 |
0.3 |
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INCOME IN 1999
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Households
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105,539,122
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100.0
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| Less than $10,000
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10,067,027 |
9.5 |
| $10,000 to $14,999
|
6,657,228 |
6.3 |
| $15,000 to $24,999
|
13,536,965 |
12.8 |
| $25,000 to $34,999
|
13,519,242 |
12.8 |
| $35,000 to $49,999
|
17,446,272 |
16.5 |
| $50,000 to $74,999
|
20,540,604 |
19.5 |
| $75,000 to $99,999
|
10,799,245 |
10.2 |
| $100,000 to $149,999
|
8,147,826 |
7.7 |
| $150,000 to $199,999
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2,322,038 |
2.2 |
| $200,000 or more
|
2,502,675 |
2.4 |
| Median household
income (dollars) |
41,994 |
(X) |
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| With earnings |
84,962,743 |
80.5 |
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Mean earnings (dollars)
|
56,604 |
(X) |
| With Social Security
income |
27,084,417 |
25.7 |
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Mean Social Security
income (dollars)
|
11,320 |
(X) |
| With Supplemental
Security Income |
4,615,885 |
4.4 |
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Mean Supplemental Security
Income (dollars)
|
6,320 |
(X) |
| With public assistance
income |
3,629,732 |
3.4 |
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Mean public assistance
income (dollars)
|
3,032 |
(X) |
| With retirement
income |
17,659,058 |
16.7 |
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Mean retirement income
(dollars)
|
17,376 |
(X) |
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Families
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72,261,780
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100.0
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| Less than $10,000
|
4,155,386 |
5.8 |
| $10,000 to $14,999
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3,115,586 |
4.3 |
| $15,000 to $24,999
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7,757,397 |
10.7 |
| $25,000 to $34,999
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8,684,429 |
12.0 |
| $35,000 to $49,999
|
12,377,108 |
17.1 |
| $50,000 to $74,999
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16,130,100 |
22.3 |
| $75,000 to $99,999
|
9,009,327 |
12.5 |
| $100,000 to $149,999
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6,936,210 |
9.6 |
| $150,000 to $199,999
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1,983,673 |
2.7 |
| $200,000 or more
|
2,112,564 |
2.9 |
| Median family income
(dollars) |
50,046 |
(X) |
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| Per capita income
(dollars) |
21,587 |
(X) |
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Median
earnings (dollars):
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| Male full-time,
year-round workers |
37,057 |
(X) |
| Female full-time,
year-round workers |
27,194 |
(X) |
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POVERTY STATUS IN 1999
(below poverty level)
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Families
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6,620,945
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(X)
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Percent below poverty
level
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(X) |
9.2 |
| With related children
under 18 years |
5,155,866 |
(X) |
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Percent below poverty
level
|
(X) |
13.6 |
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With related children
under 5 years
|
2,562,263 |
(X) |
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Percent below poverty
level
|
(X) |
17.0 |
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Families
with female householder, no husband present
|
3,315,916
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(X)
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Percent below poverty
level
|
(X) |
26.5 |
| With related children
under 18 years |
2,940,459 |
(X) |
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Percent below poverty
level
|
(X) |
34.3 |
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With related children
under 5 years
|
1,401,493 |
(X) |
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Percent below poverty
level
|
(X) |
46.4 |
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Individuals
|
33,899,812
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(X)
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Percent below poverty
level
|
(X) |
12.4 |
| 18 years and over
|
22,152,954 |
(X) |
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Percent below poverty
level
|
(X) |
10.9 |
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65 years and over
|
3,287,774 |
(X) |
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Percent below poverty
level
|
(X) |
9.9 |
| Related children
under 18 years |
11,386,031 |
(X) |
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Percent below poverty
level
|
(X) |
16.1 |
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Related children 5
to 17 years
|
7,974,006 |
(X) |
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Percent below poverty
level
|
(X) |
15.4 |
| Unrelated individuals
15 years and over |
10,721,935 |
(X) |
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Percent below poverty
level
|
(X) |
22.7 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census, Census 2000.
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