HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     7. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and Hispanic
     origin

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                                          Total              Men              Women             White             Black        Hispanic origin 
         Educational attainment                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                               
                                      1998     1999     1998     1999     1998     1999     1998     1999     1998     1999     1998     1999  
                                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                               
                 TOTAL                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                               
     Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                                 
        population................. 171,983  173,746   81,986   82,657   89,997   91,089  144,900  145,992   19,384   19,761   16,134   16,644 
       Civilian labor force........ 115,779  117,101   62,494   62,903   53,285   54,198   97,206   98,025   13,168   13,540   11,232   11,563 
           Percent of population...    67.3     67.4     76.2     76.1     59.2     59.5     67.1     67.1     67.9     68.5     69.6     69.5 
         Employed.................. 111,855  113,425   60,497   61,032   51,359   52,392   94,330   95,316   12,324   12,771   10,615   10,985 
           Employment-population                                                                                                               
        ratio......................    65.0     65.3     73.8     73.8     57.1     57.5     65.1     65.3     63.6     64.6     65.8     66.0 
         Unemployed................   3,924    3,676    1,998    1,870    1,926    1,805    2,877    2,709      844      768      617      578 
           Unemployment rate.......     3.4      3.1      3.2      3.0      3.6      3.3      3.0      2.8      6.4      5.7      5.5      5.0 
                                                                                                                                               
        Less than a high school                                                                                                                
                diploma                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                               
     Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                                 
        population.................  29,375   28,337   13,975   13,388   15,400   14,948   23,557   22,765    4,459    4,247    7,138    7,189 
       Civilian labor force........  12,561   12,110    7,711    7,347    4,850    4,763   10,146    9,815    1,785    1,684    4,191    4,226 
           Percent of population...    42.8     42.7     55.2     54.9     31.5     31.9     43.1     43.1     40.0     39.6     58.7     58.8 
         Employed..................  11,673   11,294    7,238    6,921    4,435    4,372    9,510    9,235    1,579    1,488    3,889    3,926 
           Employment-population                                                                                                               
        ratio......................    39.7     39.9     51.8     51.7     28.8     29.2     40.4     40.6     35.4     35.0     54.5     54.6 
         Unemployed................     887      817      472      426      415      391      635      580      207      196      303      300 
           Unemployment rate.......     7.1      6.7      6.1      5.8      8.6      8.2      6.3      5.9     11.6     11.6      7.2      7.1 
                                                                                                                                               
       High school graduates, no                                                                                                               
                college                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                               
     Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                                 
        population.................  57,524   57,559   26,212   26,158   31,313   31,402   48,709   48,629    6,910    7,008    4,296    4,566 
       Civilian labor force........  37,465   37,327   19,961   19,785   17,504   17,542   31,313   31,145    4,864    4,944    3,195    3,370 
           Percent of population...    65.1     64.8     76.2     75.6     55.9     55.9     64.3     64.0     70.4     70.5     74.4     73.8 
         Employed..................  35,976   36,017   19,188   19,125   16,788   16,893   30,249   30,211    4,504    4,631    3,018    3,213 
           Employment-population                                                                                                               
        ratio......................    62.5     62.6     73.2     73.1     53.6     53.8     62.1     62.1     65.2     66.1     70.2     70.4 
         Unemployed................   1,489    1,310      773      661      717      649    1,064      934      360      313      177      158 
           Unemployment rate.......     4.0      3.5      3.9      3.3      4.1      3.7      3.4      3.0      7.4      6.3      5.5      4.7 
                                                                                                                                               
         Less than a bachelor's                                                                                                                
               degree(1)                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                               
     Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                                 
        population.................  42,261   43,358   19,488   19,997   22,773   23,360   35,643   36,349    5,042    5,318    2,934    3,049 
       Civilian labor force........  31,412   32,115   15,860   16,212   15,552   15,903   26,211   26,621    4,000    4,219    2,373    2,437 
           Percent of population...    74.3     74.1     81.4     81.1     68.3     68.1     73.5     73.2     79.3     79.3     80.9     79.9 
         Employed..................  30,477   31,209   15,415   15,778   15,062   15,430   25,527   25,944    3,795    4,032    2,282    2,356 
           Employment-population                                                                                                               
        ratio......................    72.1     72.0     79.1     78.9     66.1     66.1     71.6     71.4     75.3     75.8     77.8     77.3 
         Unemployed................     935      906      445      434      489      473      685      677      204      187       91       81 
           Unemployment rate.......     3.0      2.8      2.8      2.7      3.1      3.0      2.6      2.5      5.1      4.4      3.8      3.3 
                                                                                                                                               
        Some college, no degree                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                               
     Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                                 
        population.................  29,526   30,111   13,883   14,192   15,642   15,919   24,715   25,077    3,768    3,895    2,120    2,205 
       Civilian labor force........  21,311   21,778   11,018   11,251   10,293   10,527   17,592   17,863    2,938    3,067    1,689    1,755 
           Percent of population...    72.2     72.3     79.4     79.3     65.8     66.1     71.2     71.2     78.0     78.7     79.7     79.6 
         Employed..................  20,626   21,129   10,684   10,941    9,943   10,189   17,101   17,388    2,776    2,924    1,622    1,696 
           Employment-population                                                                                                               
        ratio......................    69.9     70.2     77.0     77.1     63.6     64.0     69.2     69.3     73.7     75.1     76.5     76.9 
         Unemployed................     684      648      335      310      350      338      491      475      162      143       68       60 
           Unemployment rate.......     3.2      3.0      3.0      2.8      3.4      3.2      2.8      2.7      5.5      4.7      4.0      3.4 
                                                                                                                                               
            Associate degree                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                               
     Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                                 
        population.................  12,735   13,247    5,604    5,806    7,131    7,441   10,928   11,272    1,273    1,423      814      844 
       Civilian labor force........  10,101   10,337    4,842    4,961    5,259    5,376    8,619    8,758    1,061    1,152      683      682 
           Percent of population...    79.3     78.0     86.4     85.4     73.7     72.2     78.9     77.7     83.4     81.0     84.0     80.8 
         Employed..................   9,850   10,079    4,731    4,838    5,119    5,242    8,426    8,556    1,020    1,108      660      660 
           Employment-population                                                                                                               
        ratio......................    77.3     76.1     84.4     83.3     71.8     70.4     77.1     75.9     80.1     77.9     81.1     78.3 
         Unemployed................     251      258      111      123      140      134      193      202       42       44       23       21 
           Unemployment rate.......     2.5      2.5      2.3      2.5      2.7      2.5      2.2      2.3      3.9      3.8      3.4      3.1 
                                                                                                                                               
           College graduates                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                               
     Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                                 
        population.................  42,822   44,492   22,312   23,113   20,510   21,379   36,991   38,249    2,973    3,188    1,766    1,840 
       Civilian labor force........  34,342   35,548   18,963   19,558   15,379   15,990   29,537   30,444    2,520    2,693    1,474    1,530 
           Percent of population...    80.2     79.9     85.0     84.6     75.0     74.8     79.8     79.6     84.7     84.5     83.4     83.2 
         Employed..................  33,730   34,905   18,656   19,208   15,074   15,697   29,044   29,925    2,446    2,621    1,427    1,491 
           Employment-population                                                                                                               
        ratio......................    78.8     78.5     83.6     83.1     73.5     73.4     78.5     78.2     82.3     82.2     80.8     81.0 
         Unemployed................     612      643      307      350      305      293      493      519       74       73       47       39 
           Unemployment rate.......     1.8      1.8      1.6      1.8      2.0      1.8      1.7      1.7      2.9      2.7      3.2      2.6 

       1 Includes the categories, some college, no degree, and associate degree.
        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.  Beginning in January 1999, data reflect revised
     population controls used in the household survey.