HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                              ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     5.  Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                         Total               White          Black or African         Asian       
                                                                                               American                          
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
                                                     2009      2010      2009      2010      2009      2010      2009      2010  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                        TOTAL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  235,801   237,830   190,902   192,075    28,241    28,708    10,842    11,199 
         Civilian labor force....................  154,142   153,889   125,644   125,084    17,632    17,862     7,156     7,248 
             Percent of population...............     65.4      64.7      65.8      65.1      62.4      62.2      66.0      64.7 
           Employed..............................  139,877   139,064   114,996   114,168    15,025    15,010     6,635     6,705 
           Unemployed............................   14,265    14,825    10,648    10,916     2,606     2,852       522       543 
             Unemployment rate...................      9.3       9.6       8.5       8.7      14.8      16.0       7.3       7.5 
         Not in labor force......................   81,659    83,941    65,258    66,991    10,609    10,846     3,685     3,951 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  114,136   115,174    93,433    94,082    12,705    12,939     5,170     5,315 
         Civilian labor force....................   82,123    81,985    68,051    67,728     8,265     8,415     3,857     3,893 
             Percent of population...............     72.0      71.2      72.8      72.0      65.0      65.0      74.6      73.2 
           Employed..............................   73,670    73,359    61,630    61,252     6,817     6,865     3,551     3,588 
           Unemployed............................    8,453     8,626     6,421     6,476     1,448     1,550       306       305 
             Unemployment rate...................     10.3      10.5       9.4       9.6      17.5      18.4       7.9       7.8 
         Not in labor force......................   32,013    33,189    25,382    26,353     4,441     4,524     1,314     1,422 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  105,493   106,596    86,789    87,502    11,379    11,626     4,837     4,984 
         Civilian labor force....................   78,897    78,994    65,372    65,265     7,914     8,076     3,777     3,820 
             Percent of population...............     74.8      74.1      75.3      74.6      69.6      69.5      78.1      76.6 
           Employed..............................   71,341    71,230    59,626    59,438     6,628     6,680     3,493     3,534 
           Unemployed............................    7,555     7,763     5,746     5,828     1,286     1,396       284       286 
             Unemployment rate...................      9.6       9.8       8.8       8.9      16.3      17.3       7.5       7.5 
         Not in labor force......................   26,596    27,603    21,417    22,236     3,465     3,550     1,060     1,164 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  121,665   122,656    97,469    97,993    15,536    15,769     5,671     5,884 
         Civilian labor force....................   72,019    71,904    57,593    57,356     9,367     9,447     3,300     3,355 
             Percent of population...............     59.2      58.6      59.1      58.5      60.3      59.9      58.2      57.0 
           Employed..............................   66,208    65,705    53,366    52,916     8,208     8,145     3,084     3,117 
           Unemployed............................    5,811     6,199     4,227     4,440     1,159     1,302       216       238 
             Unemployment rate...................      8.1       8.6       7.3       7.7      12.4      13.8       6.6       7.1 
         Not in labor force......................   49,646    50,752    39,876    40,638     6,169     6,322     2,371     2,529 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  113,265   114,333    91,078    91,683    14,178    14,425     5,372     5,566 
         Civilian labor force....................   68,856    68,990    54,976    54,957     8,988     9,110     3,248     3,285 
             Percent of population...............     60.8      60.3      60.4      59.9      63.4      63.2      60.5      59.0 
           Employed..............................   63,699    63,456    51,231    50,997     7,956     7,944     3,045     3,064 
           Unemployed............................    5,157     5,534     3,745     3,960     1,032     1,165       203       221 
             Unemployment rate...................      7.5       8.0       6.8       7.2      11.5      12.8       6.2       6.7 
         Not in labor force......................   44,409    45,343    36,101    36,725     5,190     5,315     2,124     2,281 
                                                                                                                                 
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   17,043    16,901    13,035    12,891     2,684     2,657       632       649 
         Civilian labor force....................    6,390     5,906     5,295     4,861       729       677       131       143 
             Percent of population...............     37.5      34.9      40.6      37.7      27.2      25.5      20.8      22.0 
           Employed..............................    4,837     4,378     4,138     3,733       442       386        97       108 
           Unemployed............................    1,552     1,528     1,157     1,128       288       291        35        35 
             Unemployment rate...................     24.3      25.9      21.8      23.2      39.5      43.0      26.4      24.8 
         Not in labor force......................   10,654    10,995     7,740     8,030     1,954     1,980       501       506 

        NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races.  Updated
     population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.