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                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                              
                                 1997    1998    1997    1998    1997    1998    1997    1998    1997    1998    1997    1998 
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
            TOTAL                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                              
Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population................. 170,327 171,983  81,173  81,986  89,153  89,997 143,829 144,900  19,076  19,384  15,577  16,134
  Civilian labor force........ 114,833 115,779  61,982  62,494  52,851  53,285  96,846  97,206  12,813  13,168  10,880  11,232
      Percent of population...    67.4    67.3    76.4    76.2    59.3    59.2    67.3    67.1    67.2    67.9    69.8    69.6
    Employed.................. 110,518 111,855  59,736  60,497  50,782  51,359  93,687  94,330  11,882  12,324  10,214  10,615
      Employment-population                                                                                                   
   ratio......................    64.9    65.0    73.6    73.8    57.0    57.1    65.1    65.1    62.3    63.6    65.6    65.8
    Unemployed................   4,315   3,924   2,246   1,998   2,069   1,926   3,159   2,877     930     844     666     617
      Unemployment rate.......     3.8     3.4     3.6     3.2     3.9     3.6     3.3     3.0     7.3     6.4     6.1     5.5
                                                                                                                              
   Less than a high school                                                                                                    
           diploma                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                              
Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population.................  29,757  29,375  14,119  13,975  15,638  15,400  23,785  23,557   4,611   4,459   6,968   7,138
  Civilian labor force........  12,564  12,561   7,766   7,711   4,798   4,850  10,144  10,146   1,816   1,785   4,084   4,191
      Percent of population...    42.2    42.8    55.0    55.2    30.7    31.5    42.6    43.1    39.4    40.0    58.6    58.7
    Employed..................  11,546  11,673   7,210   7,238   4,336   4,435   9,414   9,510   1,578   1,579   3,738   3,889
      Employment-population                                                                                                   
   ratio......................    38.8    39.7    51.1    51.8    27.7    28.8    39.6    40.4    34.2    35.4    53.7    54.5
    Unemployed................   1,018     887     557     472     461     415     730     635     238     207     346     303
      Unemployment rate.......     8.1     7.1     7.2     6.1     9.6     8.6     7.2     6.3    13.1    11.6     8.5     7.2
                                                                                                                              
  High school graduates, no                                                                                                   
           college                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                              
Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population.................  57,424  57,524  26,076  26,212  31,348  31,313  48,728  48,709   6,837   6,910   4,154   4,296
  Civilian labor force........  37,769  37,465  19,967  19,961  17,802  17,504  31,699  31,313   4,798   4,864   3,123   3,195
      Percent of population...    65.8    65.1    76.6    76.2    56.8    55.9    65.1    64.3    70.2    70.4    75.2    74.4
    Employed..................  36,163  35,976  19,124  19,188  17,039  16,788  30,552  30,249   4,409   4,504   2,945   3,018
      Employment-population                                                                                                   
   ratio......................    63.0    62.5    73.3    73.2    54.4    53.6    62.7    62.1    64.5    65.2    70.9    70.2
    Unemployed................   1,606   1,489     844     773     763     717   1,147   1,064     389     360     178     177
      Unemployment rate.......     4.3     4.0     4.2     3.9     4.3     4.1     3.6     3.4     8.1     7.4     5.7     5.5
                                                                                                                              
    Less than a bachelor's                                                                                                    
          degree(1)                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                              
Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population.................  41,946  42,261  19,387  19,488  22,560  22,773  35,552  35,643   4,890   5,042   2,830   2,934
  Civilian labor force........  31,343  31,412  15,892  15,860  15,451  15,552  26,326  26,211   3,884   4,000   2,309   2,373
      Percent of population...    74.7    74.3    82.0    81.4    68.5    68.3    74.0    73.5    79.4    79.3    81.6    80.9
    Employed..................  30,321  30,477  15,393  15,415  14,928  15,062  25,574  25,527   3,665   3,795   2,214   2,282
      Employment-population                                                                                                   
   ratio......................    72.3    72.1    79.4    79.1    66.2    66.1    71.9    71.6    74.9    75.3    78.2    77.8
    Unemployed................   1,022     935     499     445     523     489     752     685     219     204      95      91
      Unemployment rate.......     3.3     3.0     3.1     2.8     3.4     3.1     2.9     2.6     5.6     5.1     4.1     3.8
                                                                                                                              
   Some college, no degree                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                              
Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population.................  29,448  29,526  14,009  13,883  15,439  15,642  24,817  24,715   3,640   3,768   2,056   2,120
  Civilian labor force........  21,430  21,311  11,252  11,018  10,178  10,293  17,845  17,592   2,855   2,938   1,672   1,689
      Percent of population...    72.8    72.2    80.3    79.4    65.9    65.8    71.9    71.2    78.4    78.0    81.3    79.7
    Employed..................  20,678  20,626  10,876  10,684   9,802   9,943  17,302  17,101   2,681   2,776   1,603   1,622
      Employment-population                                                                                                   
   ratio......................    70.2    69.9    77.6    77.0    63.5    63.6    69.7    69.2    73.6    73.7    77.9    76.5
    Unemployed................     752     684     377     335     376     350     543     491     175     162      69      68
      Unemployment rate.......     3.5     3.2     3.3     3.0     3.7     3.4     3.0     2.8     6.1     5.5     4.1     4.0
                                                                                                                              
       Associate degree                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                              
Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population.................  12,498  12,735   5,378   5,604   7,121   7,131  10,735  10,928   1,250   1,273     773     814
  Civilian labor force........   9,913  10,101   4,640   4,842   5,273   5,259   8,481   8,619   1,029   1,061     637     683
      Percent of population...    79.3    79.3    86.3    86.4    74.1    73.7    79.0    78.9    82.3    83.4    82.3    84.0
    Employed..................   9,643   9,850   4,517   4,731   5,126   5,119   8,271   8,426     984   1,020     611     660
      Employment-population                                                                                                   
   ratio......................    77.2    77.3    84.0    84.4    72.0    71.8    77.1    77.1    78.7    80.1    79.0    81.1
    Unemployed................     270     251     123     111     147     140     210     193      45      42      26      23
      Unemployment rate.......     2.7     2.5     2.6     2.3     2.8     2.7     2.5     2.2     4.3     3.9     4.0     3.4
                                                                                                                              
      College graduates                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                              
Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population.................  41,200  42,822  21,592  22,312  19,608  20,510  35,764  36,991   2,738   2,973   1,625   1,766
  Civilian labor force........  33,157  34,342  18,357  18,963  14,800  15,379  28,677  29,537   2,314   2,520   1,364   1,474
      Percent of population...    80.5    80.2    85.0    85.0    75.5    75.0    80.2    79.8    84.5    84.7    83.9    83.4
    Employed..................  32,488  33,730  18,010  18,656  14,478  15,074  28,148  29,044   2,230   2,446   1,316   1,427
      Employment-population                                                                                                   
   ratio......................    78.9    78.8    83.4    83.6    73.8    73.5    78.7    78.5    81.4    82.3    81.0    80.8
    Unemployed................     669     612     347     307     322     305     529     493      84      74      47      47
      Unemployment rate.......     2.0     1.8     1.9     1.6     2.2     2.0     1.8     1.7     3.6     2.9     3.5     3.2

  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 1998, data
reflect new composite estimation procedures and revised population controls used in the household survey.