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)

Employment status, sex, race, and

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Less than a

high school

diploma

High school

graduates,

no college 1 Some college or associate degree

Bachelor’s

degree

and higher 2

2006 2007 2006 2007

Total Some college,

no degree

Associate

degree 2006 2007

2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 27,541 26,633 60,748 61,373 49,011 49,831 32,069 32,853 16,942 16,978 54,571 56,620

 Civilian labor force .......................... 12,758 12,408 38,354 38,539 35,410 35,887 22,504 22,958 12,906 12,928 42,512 44,074

 Percent of population ................. 46.3 46.6 63.1 62.8 72.2 72.0 70.2 69.9 76.2 76.1 77.9 77.8

 Employed ..................................... 11,892 11,521 36,702 36,857 34,143 34,612 21,630 22,076 12,514 12,535 41,649 43,182

 Employment-population ratio ..... 43.2 43.3 60.4 60.1 69.7 69.5 67.4 67.2 73.9 73.8 76.3 76.3

 Unemployed ................................ 866 886 1,652 1,682 1,267 1,275 874 882 393 393 863 892

 Unemployment rate ................... 6.8 7.1 4.3 4.4 3.6 3.6 3.9 3.8 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 13,565 13,249 28,995 29,232 22,137 22,690 14,879 15,337 7,258 7,353 27,258 28,094

 Civilian labor force .......................... 8,112 7,974 21,260 21,385 17,520 17,853 11,507 11,810 6,013 6,043 22,554 23,289

 Percent of population ................. 59.8 60.2 73.3 73.2 79.1 78.7 77.3 77.0 82.8 82.2 82.7 82.9

 Employed ..................................... 7,614 7,450 20,345 20,434 16,945 17,243 11,110 11,382 5,835 5,862 22,114 22,835

 Employment-population ratio ..... 56.1 56.2 70.2 69.9 76.5 76.0 74.7 74.2 80.4 79.7 81.1 81.3

 Unemployed ................................ 498 523 914 951 575 610 397 429 177 181 440 454

 Unemployment rate ................... 6.1 6.6 4.3 4.4 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.0 3.0 1.9 1.9

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 13,976 13,385 31,754 32,141 26,874 27,141 17,189 17,516 9,684 9,625 27,314 28,527

 Civilian labor force .......................... 4,646 4,434 17,094 17,154 17,890 18,034 10,996 11,148 6,893 6,886 19,958 20,784

 Percent of population ................. 33.2 33.1 53.8 53.4 66.6 66.4 64.0 63.6 71.2 71.5 73.1 72.9

 Employed ..................................... 4,278 4,071 16,357 16,423 17,198 17,368 10,520 10,695 6,678 6,674 19,535 20,346

 Employment-population ratio ..... 30.6 30.4 51.5 51.1 64.0 64.0 61.2 61.1 69.0 69.3 71.5 71.3

 Unemployed ................................ 368 363 737 731 692 666 477 454 215 212 423 438

 Unemployment rate ................... 7.9 8.2 4.3 4.3 3.9 3.7 4.3 4.1 3.1 3.1 2.1 2.1

White 

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 21,781 21,102 50,171 50,340 40,396 41,007 26,281 26,927 14,115 14,080 45,213 46,815

 Civilian labor force .......................... 10,331 10,106 31,351 31,354 28,973 29,287 18,254 18,578 10,719 10,709 35,043 36,215

 Percent of population ................. 47.4 47.9 62.5 62.3 71.7 71.4 69.5 69.0 75.9 76.1 77.5 77.4

 Employed ..................................... 9,720 9,446 30,188 30,140 28,056 28,355 17,632 17,936 10,424 10,419 34,357 35,535

 Employment-population ratio ..... 44.6 44.8 60.2 59.9 69.5 69.1 67.1 66.6 73.9 74.0 76.0 75.9

 Unemployed ................................ 611 660 1,162 1,214 917 932 622 642 295 290 686 681

 Unemployment rate ................... 5.9 6.5 3.7 3.9 3.2 3.2 3.4 3.5 2.8 2.7 2.0 1.9

Black or African American 

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 3,975 3,761 7,638 7,884 5,889 6,041 4,075 4,160 1,814 1,881 4,089 4,268

 Civilian labor force .......................... 1,593 1,470 5,105 5,158 4,428 4,552 3,015 3,093 1,413 1,459 3,356 3,540

 Percent of population ................. 40.1 39.1 66.8 65.4 75.2 75.3 74.0 74.4 77.9 77.6 82.1 83.0

 Employed ..................................... 1,389 1,293 4,697 4,783 4,154 4,300 2,816 2,912 1,338 1,389 3,263 3,435

 Employment-population ratio ..... 34.9 34.4 61.5 60.7 70.5 71.2 69.1 70.0 73.7 73.8 79.8 80.5

 Unemployed ................................ 204 177 408 375 274 252 199 181 75 70 93 106

 Unemployment rate ................... 12.8 12.0 8.0 7.3 6.2 5.5 6.6 5.9 5.3 4.8 2.8 3.0

Asian 

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 1,026 999 1,718 1,858 1,439 1,502 847 893 592 609 4,496 4,750

 Civilian labor force .......................... 455 437 1,079 1,174 1,045 1,088 595 647 450 441 3,486 3,679

 Percent of population ................. 44.4 43.8 62.8 63.2 72.6 72.5 70.2 72.5 76.0 72.5 77.5 77.5

 Employed ..................................... 438 425 1,046 1,136 1,012 1,048 573 624 439 423 3,414 3,592

 Employment-population ratio ..... 42.7 42.5 60.9 61.1 70.3 69.8 67.7 69.9 74.2 69.5 75.9 75.6

 Unemployed ................................ 17 13 33 38 32 41 22 23 11 18 72 88

 Unemployment rate ................... 3.8 2.9 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.7 3.7 3.5 2.4 4.0 2.1 2.4

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 9,519 9,643 6,738 7,191 4,396 4,665 2,998 3,176 1,398 1,489 3,051 3,292

 Civilian labor force .......................... 5,948 6,040 5,008 5,344 3,502 3,692 2,374 2,490 1,128 1,201 2,484 2,707

 Percent of population ................. 62.5 62.6 74.3 74.3 79.7 79.1 79.2 78.4 80.7 80.7 81.4 82.2

 Employed ..................................... 5,620 5,677 4,801 5,110 3,377 3,542 2,282 2,382 1,095 1,160 2,428 2,644

 Employment-population ratio ..... 59.0 58.9 71.3 71.1 76.8 75.9 76.1 75.0 78.3 77.9 79.6 80.3

 Unemployed ................................ 328 363 207 234 125 150 92 108 33 41 56 63

 Unemployment rate ................... 5.5 6.0 4.1 4.4 3.6 4.1 3.9 4.4 2.9 3.5 2.2 2.3

1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral

degrees.

 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. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino

may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually

with the release of January data.

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