HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

7. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, race, and 

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Less than a

high school

diploma

High school

graduates,

no college 1 Some college or associate degree

Bachelor’s

degree

and higher 2

2004 2005 2004 2005

Total Some college,

no degree

Associate

degree 2004 2005

2004 2005 2004 2005 2004 2005

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 27,669 27,871 59,860 60,408 47,556 48,269 31,713 31,763 15,843 16,506 51,852 52,860

 Civilian labor force .......................... 12,470 12,679 37,834 38,196 34,438 34,974 22,298 22,312 12,141 12,662 40,390 41,180

 Percent of population ................. 45.1 45.5 63.2 63.2 72.4 72.5 70.3 70.2 76.6 76.7 77.9 77.9

 Employed ..................................... 11,408 11,712 35,944 36,398 32,977 33,625 21,284 21,380 11,693 12,245 39,293 40,225

 Employment-population ratio ..... 41.2 42.0 60.0 60.3 69.3 69.7 67.1 67.3 73.8 74.2 75.8 76.1

 Unemployed ................................ 1,062 967 1,890 1,798 1,462 1,349 1,014 932 447 417 1,098 955

 Unemployment rate ................... 8.5 7.6 5.0 4.7 4.2 3.9 4.5 4.2 3.7 3.3 2.7 2.3

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 13,523 13,660 27,991 28,652 21,530 21,898 14,757 14,748 6,773 7,149 26,308 26,445

 Civilian labor force .......................... 7,878 8,000 20,585 21,100 17,054 17,368 11,401 11,434 5,653 5,933 21,789 21,921

 Percent of population ................. 58.3 58.6 73.5 73.6 79.2 79.3 77.3 77.5 83.5 83.0 82.8 82.9

 Employed ..................................... 7,276 7,487 19,535 20,127 16,322 16,731 10,896 10,993 5,426 5,739 21,192 21,427

 Employment-population ratio ..... 53.8 54.8 69.8 70.2 75.8 76.4 73.8 74.5 80.1 80.3 80.6 81.0

 Unemployed ................................ 602 514 1,049 973 732 636 505 442 227 195 597 494

 Unemployment rate ................... 7.6 6.4 5.1 4.6 4.3 3.7 4.4 3.9 4.0 3.3 2.7 2.3

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 14,147 14,211 31,869 31,757 26,026 26,371 16,957 17,015 9,069 9,357 25,545 26,416

 Civilian labor force .......................... 4,591 4,679 17,250 17,096 17,384 17,607 10,896 10,878 6,488 6,729 18,601 19,259

 Percent of population ................. 32.5 32.9 54.1 53.8 66.8 66.8 64.3 63.9 71.5 71.9 72.8 72.9

 Employed ..................................... 4,132 4,226 16,409 16,271 16,654 16,894 10,387 10,388 6,267 6,506 18,101 18,798

 Employment-population ratio ..... 29.2 29.7 51.5 51.2 64.0 64.1 61.3 61.1 69.1 69.5 70.9 71.2

 Unemployed ................................ 460 453 841 826 730 713 509 490 221 222 500 461

 Unemployment rate ................... 10.0 9.7 4.9 4.8 4.2 4.0 4.7 4.5 3.4 3.3 2.7 2.4

White 

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 21,935 22,072 49,581 49,899 39,306 39,936 26,039 26,108 13,267 13,829 43,405 43,978

 Civilian labor force .......................... 10,086 10,247 30,925 31,168 28,300 28,744 18,144 18,163 10,157 10,581 33,653 34,080

 Percent of population ................. 46.0 46.4 62.4 62.5 72.0 72.0 69.7 69.6 76.6 76.5 77.5 77.5

 Employed ..................................... 9,335 9,579 29,571 29,911 27,262 27,771 17,445 17,515 9,817 10,256 32,799 33,352

 Employment-population ratio ..... 42.6 43.4 59.6 59.9 69.4 69.5 67.0 67.1 74.0 74.2 75.6 75.8

 Unemployed ................................ 752 669 1,354 1,257 1,038 973 698 648 340 324 854 729

 Unemployment rate ................... 7.5 6.5 4.4 4.0 3.7 3.4 3.8 3.6 3.3 3.1 2.5 2.1

Black or African American 

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 3,965 4,018 7,460 7,633 5,649 5,689 4,009 3,968 1,639 1,721 3,748 3,861

 Civilian labor force .......................... 1,568 1,600 5,044 5,182 4,232 4,303 2,964 2,946 1,268 1,357 3,106 3,167

 Percent of population ................. 39.6 39.8 67.6 67.9 74.9 75.6 73.9 74.2 77.4 78.9 82.9 82.0

 Employed ..................................... 1,326 1,369 4,606 4,742 3,911 4,008 2,717 2,720 1,195 1,288 2,973 3,057

 Employment-population ratio ..... 33.4 34.1 61.7 62.1 69.2 70.4 67.8 68.6 72.9 74.8 79.3 79.2

 Unemployed ................................ 243 231 438 440 321 295 247 225 74 70 133 110

 Unemployment rate ................... 15.5 14.4 8.7 8.5 7.6 6.9 8.3 7.7 5.8 5.1 4.3 3.5

Asian 

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 1,031 1,029 1,630 1,660 1,387 1,402 829 856 558 546 3,989 4,267

 Civilian labor force .......................... 456 466 1,052 1,027 1,004 1,005 587 600 417 404 3,049 3,307

 Percent of population ................. 44.2 45.3 64.5 61.8 72.4 71.6 70.8 70.1 74.7 74.0 76.4 77.5

 Employed ..................................... 429 440 1,005 980 956 972 559 579 397 393 2,960 3,208

 Employment-population ratio ..... 41.6 42.8 61.6 59.0 68.9 69.3 67.4 67.6 71.1 72.1 74.2 75.2

 Unemployed ................................ 27 26 47 47 48 32 28 22 20 11 89 99

 Unemployment rate ................... 5.9 5.5 4.5 4.6 4.8 3.2 4.7 3.6 4.9 2.6 2.9 3.0

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 8,914 9,325 6,172 6,389 4,064 4,269 2,847 2,963 1,217 1,306 2,686 2,813

 Civilian labor force .......................... 5,553 5,721 4,566 4,750 3,222 3,365 2,251 2,326 971 1,039 2,204 2,298

 Percent of population ................. 62.3 61.4 74.0 74.3 79.3 78.8 79.1 78.5 79.8 79.6 82.1 81.7

 Employed ..................................... 5,135 5,367 4,330 4,535 3,068 3,228 2,137 2,230 931 997 2,127 2,232

 Employment-population ratio ..... 57.6 57.6 70.2 71.0 75.5 75.6 75.1 75.3 76.5 76.4 79.2 79.4

 Unemployed ................................ 417 354 236 216 154 138 114 96 41 42 77 66

 Unemployment rate ................... 7.5 6.2 5.2 4.5 4.8 4.1 5.0 4.1 4.2 4.0 3.5 2.9

1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with a bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and

doctoral degree.

 NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups (white, black or African

American, and Asian) do not sum to totals because data are not presented

for all races. In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic

or Latino may be of any race and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as

well as by race. Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population

controls used in the household survey.

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