HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Total White 1 Black or African

American 1 Asian 1

2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003 2002 2003

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 217,570 221,168 179,783 181,292 25,578 25,686 9,833 9,220

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 144,863 146,510 120,150 120,546 16,565 16,526 6,604 6,122

 Percent of population .......................................... 66.6 66.2 66.8 66.5 64.8 64.3 67.2 66.4

 Employed .............................................................. 136,485 137,736 114,013 114,235 14,872 14,739 6,215 5,756

 Unemployed ......................................................... 8,378 8,774 6,137 6,311 1,693 1,787 389 366

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 5.8 6.0 5.1 5.2 10.2 10.8 5.9 6.0

 Not in labor force .................................................... 72,707 74,658 59,633 60,746 9,013 9,161 3,229 3,098

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 104,585 106,435 87,361 88,249 11,391 11,454 4,697 4,338

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 77,500 78,238 65,308 65,509 7,794 7,711 3,567 3,277

 Percent of population .......................................... 74.1 73.5 74.8 74.2 68.4 67.3 75.9 75.6

 Employed .............................................................. 72,903 73,332 61,849 61,866 6,959 6,820 3,349 3,073

 Unemployed ......................................................... 4,597 4,906 3,459 3,643 835 891 217 204

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 5.9 6.3 5.3 5.6 10.7 11.6 6.1 6.2

 Not in labor force .................................................... 27,085 28,197 22,053 22,740 3,597 3,743 1,130 1,060

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 96,439 98,272 80,922 81,860 10,196 10,278 4,296 4,024

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 73,630 74,623 62,067 62,473 7,347 7,346 3,433 3,176

 Percent of population .......................................... 76.3 75.9 76.7 76.3 72.1 71.5 79.9 78.9

 Employed .............................................................. 69,734 70,415 59,124 59,348 6,652 6,586 3,243 2,993

 Unemployed ......................................................... 3,896 4,209 2,943 3,125 695 760 190 183

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 5.3 5.6 4.7 5.0 9.5 10.3 5.5 5.8

 Not in labor force .................................................... 22,809 23,649 18,855 19,386 2,848 2,932 863 848

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 112,985 114,733 92,422 93,043 14,187 14,232 5,136 4,882

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 67,363 68,272 54,842 55,037 8,772 8,815 3,037 2,845

 Percent of population .......................................... 59.6 59.5 59.3 59.2 61.8 61.9 59.1 58.3

 Employed .............................................................. 63,582 64,404 52,164 52,369 7,914 7,919 2,866 2,683

 Unemployed ......................................................... 3,781 3,868 2,678 2,668 858 895 172 162

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 5.6 5.7 4.9 4.8 9.8 10.2 5.7 5.7

 Not in labor force .................................................... 45,621 46,461 37,581 38,006 5,415 5,418 2,099 2,037

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 105,136 106,800 86,266 86,905 12,966 13,026 4,771 4,594

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 63,648 64,716 51,717 52,099 8,348 8,409 2,916 2,768

 Percent of population .......................................... 60.5 60.6 60.0 59.9 64.4 64.6 61.1 60.2

 Employed .............................................................. 60,420 61,402 49,448 49,823 7,610 7,636 2,758 2,616

 Unemployed ......................................................... 3,228 3,314 2,269 2,276 738 772 158 152

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 5.1 5.1 4.4 4.4 8.8 9.2 5.4 5.5

 Not in labor force .................................................... 41,488 42,083 34,548 34,806 4,618 4,618 1,856 1,826

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 15,994 16,096 12,596 12,527 2,416 2,382 766 601

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 7,585 7,170 6,366 5,973 870 771 255 178

 Percent of population .......................................... 47.4 44.5 50.5 47.7 36.0 32.4 33.3 29.6

 Employed .............................................................. 6,332 5,919 5,441 5,064 611 516 214 147

 Unemployed ......................................................... 1,253 1,251 925 909 260 255 41 31

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 16.5 17.5 14.5 15.2 29.8 33.0 16.2 17.5

 Not in labor force .................................................... 8,409 8,926 6,230 6,554 1,546 1,611 511 423

1 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only;

persons who selected more than one race group are not included. Prior to

2003, persons who reported more than one race group were included in

the group they identified as the main race. For more information, see the

"Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error" section of this publication.

 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. Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population

controls used in the household survey.

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