HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                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)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                   Less than a     High school                                                      Bachelor's  
                                   high school      graduates,           Some college or associate degree             degree    
                                     diploma      no college (1)                                                  and higher (2)
  Employment status, sex, race,                                                                                                 
      and Hispanic or Latino                                                                                                    
            ethnicity                                                 Total       Some college,     Associate                   
                                                                                    no degree         degree                    
                                   2005    2006    2005    2006                                                    2005    2006 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                   2005    2006    2005    2006    2005    2006                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
              TOTAL                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  27,871  27,541  60,408  60,748  48,269  49,011  31,763  32,069  16,506  16,942  52,860  54,571
    Civilian labor force........  12,679  12,758  38,196  38,354  34,974  35,410  22,312  22,504  12,662  12,906  41,180  42,512
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    45.5    46.3    63.2    63.1    72.5    72.2    70.2    70.2    76.7    76.2    77.9    77.9
       Employed.................  11,712  11,892  36,398  36,702  33,625  34,143  21,380  21,630  12,245  12,514  40,225  41,649
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    42.0    43.2    60.3    60.4    69.7    69.7    67.3    67.4    74.2    73.9    76.1    76.3
       Unemployed...............     967     866   1,798   1,652   1,349   1,267     932     874     417     393     955     863
         Unemployment rate......     7.6     6.8     4.7     4.3     3.9     3.6     4.2     3.9     3.3     3.0     2.3     2.0
                                                                                                                                
               Men                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  13,660  13,565  28,652  28,995  21,898  22,137  14,748  14,879   7,149   7,258  26,445  27,258
    Civilian labor force........   8,000   8,112  21,100  21,260  17,368  17,520  11,434  11,507   5,933   6,013  21,921  22,554
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    58.6    59.8    73.6    73.3    79.3    79.1    77.5    77.3    83.0    82.8    82.9    82.7
       Employed.................   7,487   7,614  20,127  20,345  16,731  16,945  10,993  11,110   5,739   5,835  21,427  22,114
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    54.8    56.1    70.2    70.2    76.4    76.5    74.5    74.7    80.3    80.4    81.0    81.1
       Unemployed...............     514     498     973     914     636     575     442     397     195     177     494     440
         Unemployment rate......     6.4     6.1     4.6     4.3     3.7     3.3     3.9     3.5     3.3     3.0     2.3     1.9
                                                                                                                                
              Women                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  14,211  13,976  31,757  31,754  26,371  26,874  17,015  17,189   9,357   9,684  26,416  27,314
    Civilian labor force........   4,679   4,646  17,096  17,094  17,607  17,890  10,878  10,996   6,729   6,893  19,259  19,958
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    32.9    33.2    53.8    53.8    66.8    66.6    63.9    64.0    71.9    71.2    72.9    73.1
       Employed.................   4,226   4,278  16,271  16,357  16,894  17,198  10,388  10,520   6,506   6,678  18,798  19,535
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    29.7    30.6    51.2    51.5    64.1    64.0    61.1    61.2    69.5    69.0    71.2    71.5
       Unemployed...............     453     368     826     737     713     692     490     477     222     215     461     423
         Unemployment rate......     9.7     7.9     4.8     4.3     4.0     3.9     4.5     4.3     3.3     3.1     2.4     2.1
                                                                                                                                
              White                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  22,072  21,781  49,899  50,171  39,936  40,396  26,108  26,281  13,829  14,115  43,978  45,213
    Civilian labor force........  10,247  10,331  31,168  31,351  28,744  28,973  18,163  18,254  10,581  10,719  34,080  35,043
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    46.4    47.4    62.5    62.5    72.0    71.7    69.6    69.5    76.5    75.9    77.5    77.5
       Employed.................   9,579   9,720  29,911  30,188  27,771  28,056  17,515  17,632  10,256  10,424  33,352  34,357
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    43.4    44.6    59.9    60.2    69.5    69.5    67.1    67.1    74.2    73.9    75.8    76.0
       Unemployed...............     669     611   1,257   1,162     973     917     648     622     324     295     729     686
         Unemployment rate......     6.5     5.9     4.0     3.7     3.4     3.2     3.6     3.4     3.1     2.8     2.1     2.0
                                                                                                                                
    Black or African American                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................   4,018   3,975   7,633   7,638   5,689   5,889   3,968   4,075   1,721   1,814   3,861   4,089
    Civilian labor force........   1,600   1,593   5,182   5,105   4,303   4,428   2,946   3,015   1,357   1,413   3,167   3,356
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    39.8    40.1    67.9    66.8    75.6    75.2    74.2    74.0    78.9    77.9    82.0    82.1
       Employed.................   1,369   1,389   4,742   4,697   4,008   4,154   2,720   2,816   1,288   1,338   3,057   3,263
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    34.1    34.9    62.1    61.5    70.4    70.5    68.6    69.1    74.8    73.7    79.2    79.8
       Unemployed...............     231     204     440     408     295     274     225     199      70      75     110      93
         Unemployment rate......    14.4    12.8     8.5     8.0     6.9     6.2     7.7     6.6     5.1     5.3     3.5     2.8
                                                                                                                                
              Asian                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................   1,029   1,026   1,660   1,718   1,402   1,439     856     847     546     592   4,267   4,496
    Civilian labor force........     466     455   1,027   1,079   1,005   1,045     600     595     404     450   3,307   3,486
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    45.3    44.4    61.8    62.8    71.6    72.6    70.1    70.2    74.0    76.0    77.5    77.5
       Employed.................     440     438     980   1,046     972   1,012     579     573     393     439   3,208   3,414
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    42.8    42.7    59.0    60.9    69.3    70.3    67.6    67.7    72.1    74.2    75.2    75.9
       Unemployed...............      26      17      47      33      32      32      22      22      11      11      99      72
         Unemployment rate......     5.5     3.8     4.6     3.1     3.2     3.1     3.6     3.7     2.6     2.4     3.0     2.1
                                                                                                                                
   Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................   9,325   9,519   6,389   6,738   4,269   4,396   2,963   2,998   1,306   1,398   2,813   3,051
    Civilian labor force........   5,721   5,948   4,750   5,008   3,365   3,502   2,326   2,374   1,039   1,128   2,298   2,484
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          opulation.............    61.4    62.5    74.3    74.3    78.8    79.7    78.5    79.2    79.6    80.7    81.7    81.4
       Employed.................   5,367   5,620   4,535   4,801   3,228   3,377   2,230   2,282     997   1,095   2,232   2,428
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    57.6    59.0    71.0    71.3    75.6    76.8    75.3    76.1    76.4    78.3    79.4    79.6
       Unemployed...............     354     328     216     207     138     125      96      92      42      33      66      56
         Unemployment rate......     6.2     5.5     4.5     4.1     4.1     3.6     4.1     3.9     4.0     2.9     2.9     2.2

    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 2006, data reflect revised population
  controls used in the household survey.