HOUSEHOLD DATA

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)

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

2003 2004 2003 2004

Total Some college,

no degree

Associate

degree 2003 2004

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 28,155 27,669 59,480 59,860 46,741 47,556 31,370 31,713 15,371 15,843 50,894 51,852

 Civilian labor force .......................... 12,646 12,470 37,926 37,834 34,049 34,438 22,260 22,298 11,788 12,141 39,791 40,390

 Percent of population ................. 44.9 45.1 63.8 63.2 72.8 72.4 71.0 70.3 76.7 76.6 78.2 77.9

 Employed ..................................... 11,537 11,408 35,857 35,944 32,420 32,977 21,107 21,284 11,313 11,693 38,570 39,293

 Employment-population ratio ..... 41.0 41.2 60.3 60.0 69.4 69.3 67.3 67.1 73.6 73.8 75.8 75.8

 Unemployed ................................ 1,109 1,062 2,069 1,890 1,629 1,462 1,153 1,014 476 447 1,221 1,098

 Unemployment rate ................... 8.8 8.5 5.5 5.0 4.8 4.2 5.2 4.5 4.0 3.7 3.1 2.7

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 13,745 13,523 27,525 27,991 21,314 21,530 14,732 14,757 6,582 6,773 25,811 26,308

 Civilian labor force .......................... 7,937 7,878 20,361 20,585 16,952 17,054 11,479 11,401 5,474 5,653 21,466 21,789

 Percent of population ................. 57.7 58.3 74.0 73.5 79.5 79.2 77.9 77.3 83.2 83.5 83.2 82.8

 Employed ..................................... 7,290 7,276 19,200 19,535 16,089 16,322 10,858 10,896 5,231 5,426 20,770 21,192

 Employment-population ratio ..... 53.0 53.8 69.8 69.8 75.5 75.8 73.7 73.8 79.5 80.1 80.5 80.6

 Unemployed ................................ 648 602 1,161 1,049 863 732 621 505 242 227 696 597

 Unemployment rate ................... 8.2 7.6 5.7 5.1 5.1 4.3 5.4 4.4 4.4 4.0 3.2 2.7

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 14,410 14,147 31,955 31,869 25,427 26,026 16,638 16,957 8,789 9,069 25,084 25,545

 Civilian labor force .......................... 4,709 4,591 17,566 17,250 17,096 17,384 10,782 10,896 6,315 6,488 18,324 18,601

 Percent of population ................. 32.7 32.5 55.0 54.1 67.2 66.8 64.8 64.3 71.8 71.5 73.1 72.8

 Employed ..................................... 4,248 4,132 16,657 16,409 16,331 16,654 10,249 10,387 6,081 6,267 17,800 18,101

 Employment-population ratio ..... 29.5 29.2 52.1 51.5 64.2 64.0 61.6 61.3 69.2 69.1 71.0 70.9

 Unemployed ................................ 461 460 908 841 766 730 532 509 234 221 525 500

 Unemployment rate ................... 9.8 10.0 5.2 4.9 4.5 4.2 4.9 4.7 3.7 3.4 2.9 2.7

White 

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 22,407 21,935 49,464 49,581 38,623 39,306 25,759 26,039 12,863 13,267 42,735 43,405

 Civilian labor force .......................... 10,236 10,086 31,135 30,925 27,869 28,300 18,037 18,144 9,832 10,157 33,268 33,653

 Percent of population ................. 45.7 46.0 62.9 62.4 72.2 72.0 70.0 69.7 76.4 76.6 77.8 77.5

 Employed ..................................... 9,437 9,335 29,645 29,571 26,703 27,262 17,227 17,445 9,476 9,817 32,335 32,799

 Employment-population ratio ..... 42.1 42.6 59.9 59.6 69.1 69.4 66.9 67.0 73.7 74.0 75.7 75.6

 Unemployed ................................ 800 752 1,490 1,354 1,166 1,038 809 698 357 340 933 854

 Unemployment rate ................... 7.8 7.5 4.8 4.4 4.2 3.7 4.5 3.8 3.6 3.3 2.8 2.5

Black or African American 

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 4,015 3,965 7,230 7,460 5,612 5,649 3,986 4,009 1,626 1,639 3,675 3,748

 Civilian labor force .......................... 1,597 1,568 4,924 5,044 4,319 4,232 3,041 2,964 1,278 1,268 3,023 3,106

 Percent of population ................. 39.8 39.6 68.1 67.6 77.0 74.9 76.3 73.9 78.6 77.4 82.3 82.9

 Employed ..................................... 1,376 1,326 4,465 4,606 3,979 3,911 2,780 2,717 1,199 1,195 2,887 2,973

 Employment-population ratio ..... 34.3 33.4 61.8 61.7 70.9 69.2 69.7 67.8 73.7 72.9 78.6 79.3

 Unemployed ................................ 222 243 459 438 340 321 261 247 79 74 137 133

 Unemployment rate ................... 13.9 15.5 9.3 8.7 7.9 7.6 8.6 8.3 6.2 5.8 4.5 4.3

Asian 

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 1,020 1,031 1,622 1,630 1,307 1,387 794 829 513 558 3,816 3,989

 Civilian labor force .......................... 472 456 1,054 1,052 940 1,004 562 587 378 417 2,954 3,049

 Percent of population ................. 46.3 44.2 65.0 64.5 71.9 72.4 70.8 70.8 73.6 74.7 77.4 76.4

 Employed ..................................... 427 429 995 1,005 884 956 526 559 358 397 2,825 2,960

 Employment-population ratio ..... 41.9 41.6 61.4 61.6 67.7 68.9 66.3 67.4 69.8 71.1 74.0 74.2

 Unemployed ................................ 45 27 59 47 55 48 36 28 19 20 129 89

 Unemployment rate ................... 9.5 5.9 5.6 4.5 5.9 4.8 6.4 4.7 5.2 4.9 4.4 2.9

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 8,969 8,914 5,994 6,172 3,915 4,064 2,725 2,847 1,190 1,217 2,597 2,686

 Civilian labor force .......................... 5,524 5,553 4,430 4,566 3,101 3,222 2,162 2,251 939 971 2,126 2,204

 Percent of population ................. 61.6 62.3 73.9 74.0 79.2 79.3 79.4 79.1 78.9 79.8 81.8 82.1

 Employed ..................................... 5,073 5,135 4,169 4,330 2,925 3,068 2,037 2,137 889 931 2,039 2,127

 Employment-population ratio ..... 56.6 57.6 69.5 70.2 74.7 75.5 74.7 75.1 74.7 76.5 78.5 79.2

 Unemployed ................................ 451 417 261 236 176 154 126 114 50 41 87 77

 Unemployment rate ................... 8.2 7.5 5.9 5.2 5.7 4.8 5.8 5.0 5.3 4.2 4.1 3.5

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 2004, data reflect revised population

controls used in the household survey.

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