HOUSEHOLD DATA 
ANNUAL AVERAGES 

5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, race, and Hispanic origin

(Numbers in thousands)

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                                                |       Total       |       White       |       Black       |  Hispanic origin
        Employment status, sex, and age         |                   |                   |                   |
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                                                |  1994   |  1995   |  1994   |  1995   |  1994   |  1995   |  1994   |  1995
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                     TOTAL
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|196,814  |198,584  |165,555  |166,914  | 22,879  | 23,246  | 18,117  | 18,629
  Civilian labor force..........................|131,056  |132,304  |111,082  |111,950  | 14,502  | 14,817  | 11,975  | 12,267
      Percent of population.....................|   66.6  |   66.6  |   67.1  |   67.1  |   63.4  |   63.7  |   66.1  |   65.8
    Employed....................................|123,060  |124,900  |105,190  |106,490  | 12,835  | 13,279  | 10,788  | 11,127
      Agriculture...............................|  3,409  |  3,440  |  3,162  |  3,194  |    136  |    101  |    560  |    604
      Nonagricultural industries................|119,651  |121,460  |102,027  |103,296  | 12,699  | 13,178  | 10,227  | 10,524
    Unemployed..................................|  7,996  |  7,404  |  5,892  |  5,459  |  1,666  |  1,538  |  1,187  |  1,140
      Unemployment rate.........................|    6.1  |    5.6  |    5.3  |    4.9  |   11.5  |   10.4  |    9.9  |    9.3
  Not in labor force............................| 65,758  | 66,280  | 54,473  | 54,965  |  8,377  |  8,429  |  6,142  |  6,362
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             Men, 16 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............| 94,355  | 95,178  | 80,059  | 80,733  | 10,258  | 10,411  |  9,104  |  9,329
  Civilian labor force..........................| 70,817  | 71,360  | 60,727  | 61,146  |  7,089  |  7,183  |  7,210  |  7,376
      Percent of population.....................|   75.1  |   75.0  |   75.9  |   75.7  |   69.1  |   69.0  |   79.2  |   79.1
    Employed....................................| 66,450  | 67,377  | 57,452  | 58,146  |  6,241  |  6,422  |  6,530  |  6,725
      Agriculture...............................|  2,554  |  2,559  |  2,347  |  2,347  |    118  |     93  |    494  |    527
      Nonagricultural industries................| 63,896  | 64,818  | 55,104  | 55,800  |  6,122  |  6,329  |  6,036  |  6,198
    Unemployed..................................|  4,367  |  3,983  |  3,275  |  2,999  |    848  |    762  |    680  |    651
      Unemployment rate.........................|    6.2  |    5.6  |    5.4  |    4.9  |   12.0  |   10.6  |    9.4  |    8.8
  Not in labor force............................| 23,538  | 23,818  | 19,332  | 19,587  |  3,169  |  3,228  |  1,894  |  1,952
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             Men, 20 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............| 87,151  | 87,811  | 74,311  | 74,879  |  9,171  |  9,280  |  8,178  |  8,375
  Civilian labor force..........................| 66,921  | 67,324  | 57,411  | 57,719  |  6,646  |  6,730  |  6,747  |  6,898
      Percent of population.....................|   76.8  |   76.7  |   77.3  |   77.1  |   72.5  |   72.5  |   82.5  |   82.4
    Employed....................................| 63,294  | 64,085  | 54,676  | 55,254  |  5,964  |  6,137  |  6,189  |  6,367
      Agriculture...............................|  2,351  |  2,335  |  2,151  |  2,132  |    115  |     89  |    466  |    501
      Nonagricultural industries................| 60,943  | 61,750  | 52,525  | 53,122  |  5,849  |  6,048  |  5,722  |  5,866
    Unemployed..................................|  3,627  |  3,239  |  2,735  |  2,465  |    682  |    593  |    558  |    530
      Unemployment rate.........................|    5.4  |    4.8  |    4.8  |    4.3  |   10.3  |    8.8  |    8.3  |    7.7
  Not in labor force............................| 20,230  | 20,487  | 16,900  | 17,161  |  2,525  |  2,550  |  1,431  |  1,477
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            Women, 16 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|102,460  |103,406  | 85,496  | 86,181  | 12,621  | 12,835  |  9,014  |  9,300
  Civilian labor force..........................| 60,239  | 60,944  | 50,356  | 50,804  |  7,413  |  7,634  |  4,765  |  4,891
      Percent of population.....................|   58.8  |   58.9  |   58.9  |   59.0  |   58.7  |   59.5  |   52.9  |   52.6
    Employed....................................| 56,610  | 57,523  | 47,738  | 48,344  |  6,595  |  6,857  |  4,258  |  4,403
      Agriculture...............................|    855  |    881  |    815  |    847  |     18  |      8  |     66  |     76
      Nonagricultural industries................| 55,755  | 56,642  | 46,923  | 47,497  |  6,577  |  6,849  |  4,191  |  4,326
    Unemployed..................................|  3,629  |  3,421  |  2,617  |  2,460  |    818  |    777  |    508  |    488
      Unemployment rate.........................|    6.0  |    5.6  |    5.2  |    4.8  |   11.0  |   10.2  |   10.7  |   10.0
  Not in labor force............................| 42,221  | 42,462  | 35,141  | 35,377  |  5,208  |  5,201  |  4,248  |  4,409
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            Women, 20 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............| 95,467  | 96,262  | 79,980  | 80,567  | 11,496  | 11,682  |  8,122  |  8,382
  Civilian labor force..........................| 56,655  | 57,215  | 47,314  | 47,686  |  7,004  |  7,175  |  4,421  |  4,520
      Percent of population.....................|   59.3  |   59.4  |   59.2  |   59.2  |   60.9  |   61.4  |   54.4  |   53.9
    Employed....................................| 53,606  | 54,396  | 45,116  | 45,643  |  6,320  |  6,556  |  3,989  |  4,116
      Agriculture...............................|    809  |    830  |    772  |    799  |     17  |      7  |     61  |     72
      Nonagricultural industries................| 52,796  | 53,566  | 44,344  | 44,844  |  6,303  |  6,548  |  3,928  |  4,044
    Unemployed..................................|  3,049  |  2,819  |  2,197  |  2,042  |    685  |    620  |    431  |    404
      Unemployment rate.........................|    5.4  |    4.9  |    4.6  |    4.3  |    9.8  |    8.6  |    9.8  |    8.9
  Not in labor force............................| 38,813  | 39,047  | 32,666  | 32,881  |  4,492  |  4,507  |  3,701  |  3,863
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           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
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Civilian noninstitutional population............| 14,196  | 14,511  | 11,264  | 11,468  |  2,211  |  2,284  |  1,818  |  1,872
  Civilian labor force..........................|  7,481  |  7,765  |  6,357  |  6,545  |    852  |    911  |    807  |    850
      Percent of population.....................|   52.7  |   53.5  |   56.4  |   57.1  |   38.5  |   39.9  |   44.4  |   45.4
    Employed....................................|  6,161  |  6,419  |  5,398  |  5,593  |    552  |    586  |    609  |    645
      Agriculture...............................|    249  |    275  |    239  |    262  |      1  |      5  |     32  |     31
      Nonagricultural industries................|  5,912  |  6,144  |  5,158  |  5,331  |    547  |    581  |    577  |    614
    Unemployed..................................|  1,320  |  1,346  |    960  |    952  |    300  |    325  |    198  |    205
      Unemployment rate.........................|   17.6  |   17.3  |   15.1  |   14.5  |   35.2  |   35.7  |   24.5  |   24.1
  Not in labor force............................|  6,715  |  6,746  |  4,907  |  4,923  |  1,360  |  1,372  |  1,010  |  1,022
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   NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group
are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.