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

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                         Total             White (1)        Black or African       Asian (1)     
                                                                                              American (1)                       
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
                                                     2002      2003      2002      2003      2002      2003      2002      2003  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                        TOTAL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  217,570   221,168   179,783   181,292    25,578    25,686     9,833     9,220 
         Civilian labor force....................  144,863   146,510   120,150   120,546    16,565    16,526     6,604     6,122 
             Percent of population...............     66.6      66.2      66.8      66.5      64.8      64.3      67.2      66.4 
           Employed..............................  136,485   137,736   114,013   114,235    14,872    14,739     6,215     5,756 
           Unemployed............................    8,378     8,774     6,137     6,311     1,693     1,787       389       366 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.8       6.0       5.1       5.2      10.2      10.8       5.9       6.0 
         Not in labor force......................   72,707    74,658    59,633    60,746     9,013     9,161     3,229     3,098 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  104,585   106,435    87,361    88,249    11,391    11,454     4,697     4,338 
         Civilian labor force....................   77,500    78,238    65,308    65,509     7,794     7,711     3,567     3,277 
             Percent of population...............     74.1      73.5      74.8      74.2      68.4      67.3      75.9      75.6 
           Employed..............................   72,903    73,332    61,849    61,866     6,959     6,820     3,349     3,073 
           Unemployed............................    4,597     4,906     3,459     3,643       835       891       217       204 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.9       6.3       5.3       5.6      10.7      11.6       6.1       6.2 
         Not in labor force......................   27,085    28,197    22,053    22,740     3,597     3,743     1,130     1,060 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   96,439    98,272    80,922    81,860    10,196    10,278     4,296     4,024 
         Civilian labor force....................   73,630    74,623    62,067    62,473     7,347     7,346     3,433     3,176 
             Percent of population...............     76.3      75.9      76.7      76.3      72.1      71.5      79.9      78.9 
           Employed..............................   69,734    70,415    59,124    59,348     6,652     6,586     3,243     2,993 
           Unemployed............................    3,896     4,209     2,943     3,125       695       760       190       183 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.3       5.6       4.7       5.0       9.5      10.3       5.5       5.8 
         Not in labor force......................   22,809    23,649    18,855    19,386     2,848     2,932       863       848 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  112,985   114,733    92,422    93,043    14,187    14,232     5,136     4,882 
         Civilian labor force....................   67,363    68,272    54,842    55,037     8,772     8,815     3,037     2,845 
             Percent of population...............     59.6      59.5      59.3      59.2      61.8      61.9      59.1      58.3 
           Employed..............................   63,582    64,404    52,164    52,369     7,914     7,919     2,866     2,683 
           Unemployed............................    3,781     3,868     2,678     2,668       858       895       172       162 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.6       5.7       4.9       4.8       9.8      10.2       5.7       5.7 
         Not in labor force......................   45,621    46,461    37,581    38,006     5,415     5,418     2,099     2,037 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  105,136   106,800    86,266    86,905    12,966    13,026     4,771     4,594 
         Civilian labor force....................   63,648    64,716    51,717    52,099     8,348     8,409     2,916     2,768 
             Percent of population...............     60.5      60.6      60.0      59.9      64.4      64.6      61.1      60.2 
           Employed..............................   60,420    61,402    49,448    49,823     7,610     7,636     2,758     2,616 
           Unemployed............................    3,228     3,314     2,269     2,276       738       772       158       152 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.1       5.1       4.4       4.4       8.8       9.2       5.4       5.5 
         Not in labor force......................   41,488    42,083    34,548    34,806     4,618     4,618     1,856     1,826 
                                                                                                                                 
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   15,994    16,096    12,596    12,527     2,416     2,382       766       601 
         Civilian labor force....................    7,585     7,170     6,366     5,973       870       771       255       178 
             Percent of population...............     47.4      44.5      50.5      47.7      36.0      32.4      33.3      29.6 
           Employed..............................    6,332     5,919     5,441     5,064       611       516       214       147 
           Unemployed............................    1,253     1,251       925       909       260       255        41        31 
             Unemployment rate...................     16.5      17.5      14.5      15.2      29.8      33.0      16.2      17.5 
         Not in labor force......................    8,409     8,926     6,230     6,554     1,546     1,611       511       423 

       1 Beginning in 2003, persons who selected this race group only; persons who selected more than one race group are not
     included.  Prior to 2003, persons who reported more than one race group were included in the group they identified as the
     main race.  For more information, see the "Explanatory Notes and Estimates of Error" section of this publication.
       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.  Beginning in January 2003, data reflect revised population controls used in the
     household survey.