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)

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

2005 2006 2005 2006

Total Some college,

no degree

Associate

degree 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 population ................. 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.

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