OLDER  WOMEN  WORKERS    U.S.  –  OHIO  -­‐  COLUMBUS  MSA  

Julie  Graber  The  InsBtute  on  Women  insBtuteonwomen.org  

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C23001. SEX BY AGE BY EMPLOYMENT STATUS FOR THE POPULATION 16 YEARS AND OVER Universe: FEMALE POPULATION 16 YEARS AND OVER

Data Set: 2008 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates Combined Unemployment Rate 3.0%

Geography: Columbus, MSA Columbus MSA, 2008, 55 and over

55 to 64 years: 94,396   65 to 74 years: 54,954   75 years and over: 51,356  

                 

In labor force: 57,360   In labor force: 11,484   In labor force: 2,464  

Employed 55,858   Employed 11,018   Employed 2,319  

Unemployed 1,502   Unemployed 466   Unemployed 145  

Not in labor force 37,036   Not in labor force 43,470   Not in labor force 48,892  

       

Unemployment Rate 2.6%   Unemployment Rate 4.1%   Unemployment Rate 5.9%  

EMPLOYMENT PICTURE, WOMEN AGE 55 AND OLDER, COLUMBUS MSA

Columbus MSA, but 2008 data – 2009 data will be released in phases during September.

2009  Columbus  Unemployment:  Gender,  Marital  Status,  Race  

2009  Ohio  Unemployment:    Older  Workers  

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Labor  Force    

ParBcipaBon   Unemployment  Rate   Rate  

COLUMBUS  MSA          Men   73.4%   11.9%  

    Women   65.0%   8.1%  

    Women  who  maintain  families   70.8%   9.5%  

    African  American  Men   64.0%   21.0%       African  American  Women   63.2%   14.7%  

Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment, 2009

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment, 2009 http://www.bls.gov/opub/gp/laugp.htm

        Labor      Force    

ParBcipaBon   Unemployment  Rate   Rate  

OHIO          

Men  55  to  64   68.6%   7.2%  Men  65  and  older   20.1%   7.2%  

Women  55  to  64   61.2%   7.2%       Women  65  and  older   13.1%   3.8%  

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D-16. Unemployment rates by age, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

SECOND QUARTER COMPARISONS

Geography: United States

            Black or        

    All White African-American Asian Hispanic or Latino

WOMEN 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010

55 years and over 5.9 6 5.8 5.8 5.4 7.3 5.7 7.4 9.9 9.5

  55 to 64 years 5.9 6.2 5.8 6 5.9 6.8 6 7.3 9.8 10.3

  65 years and over 5.9 5.5 6 5.1 3.5 9.3 4.4 7.9 10.6 6.4

Second quarter unemployment comparisons:

§ For women 55 to 64 years, unemployment is up compared to 2009 within every demographic group

§ For women 65 years and over, unemployment has dropped for white women and Hispanic or Latino women, but increased sharply for African American and Asian women

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment, 2009 http://www.bls.gov/opub/gp/laugp.htm

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Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey Labor force status: Unemployment rate Sex: Women Years: 2008 to 2009

Women 2008 2009 %

Increase  

60-64 years of age 3.4 6.1 79.4%   65-69 years of age 3.6 6.2 72.2%   70-74 years of age 4.7 5.8 23.4%   75 years of age and over 4.0 6.4 60.0%  

U.S. Unemployment, 2008 vs. 2009 Annual Averages,

For Older Women

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey

Across the US, unemployment rates among older women workers increased significantly in 2009, from 23% to nearly 80%.