The Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor is the principal Federal agency responsible for measuring labor market activity, working conditions, and price changes in the economy.
Labor Force
Characteristics
by Race and
Ethnicity, 2011
U.S. Department of Labor
Hilda L. Solis, Secretary
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
John M. Galvin, Acting Commissioner
August 2012
Report 1036
BLS
Errors were found in table 2 and on page 1 of this report. The report was reissued on June 6, 2013, to correct the data.
Contents
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Overview ........................................................................................................................................................................... 1
Composition of the labor force ........................................................................................................................................... 1
Labor force participation ..................................................................................................................................................... 1
Employment ........................................................................................................................................................................ 1
Education ............................................................................................................................................................................ 2
Occupation and industry ..................................................................................................................................................... 2
Families and mothers .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Unemployment and not in the labor force .......................................................................................................................... 3
Earnings .............................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Tables
Table 1. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16 years and older b