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

 
(Numbers in thousands)
 
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                                                |       Total       |       White       |       Black       |  Hispanic origin
        Employment status, sex, and age         |                   |                   |                   |
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                                                |  1995   |  1996   |  1995   |  1996   |  1995   |  1996   |  1995   |  1996
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                     TOTAL
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|198,584  |200,591  |166,914  |168,317  | 23,246  | 23,604  | 18,629  | 19,213
  Civilian labor force..........................|132,304  |133,943  |111,950  |113,108  | 14,817  | 15,134  | 12,267  | 12,774
      Percent of population.....................|   66.6  |   66.8  |   67.1  |   67.2  |   63.7  |   64.1  |   65.8  |   66.5
    Employed....................................|124,900  |126,708  |106,490  |107,808  | 13,279  | 13,542  | 11,127  | 11,642
      Agriculture...............................|  3,440  |  3,443  |  3,194  |  3,276  |    101  |     98  |    604  |    609
      Nonagricultural industries................|121,460  |123,264  |103,296  |104,532  | 13,178  | 13,444  | 10,524  | 11,033
    Unemployed..................................|  7,404  |  7,236  |  5,459  |  5,300  |  1,538  |  1,592  |  1,140  |  1,132
      Unemployment rate.........................|    5.6  |    5.4  |    4.9  |    4.7  |   10.4  |   10.5  |    9.3  |    8.9
  Not in labor force............................| 66,280  | 66,647  | 54,965  | 55,209  |  8,429  |  8,470  |  6,362  |  6,439
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             Men, 16 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............| 95,178  | 96,206  | 80,733  | 81,489  | 10,411  | 10,575  |  9,329  |  9,604
  Civilian labor force..........................| 71,360  | 72,087  | 61,146  | 61,783  |  7,183  |  7,264  |  7,376  |  7,646
      Percent of population.....................|   75.0  |   74.9  |   75.7  |   75.8  |   69.0  |   68.7  |   79.1  |   79.6
    Employed....................................| 67,377  | 68,207  | 58,146  | 58,888  |  6,422  |  6,456  |  6,725  |  7,039
      Agriculture...............................|  2,559  |  2,573  |  2,347  |  2,436  |     93  |     86  |    527  |    537
      Nonagricultural industries................| 64,818  | 65,634  | 55,800  | 56,452  |  6,329  |  6,371  |  6,198  |  6,502
    Unemployed..................................|  3,983  |  3,880  |  2,999  |  2,896  |    762  |    808  |    651  |    607
      Unemployment rate.........................|    5.6  |    5.4  |    4.9  |    4.7  |   10.6  |   11.1  |    8.8  |    7.9
  Not in labor force............................| 23,818  | 24,119  | 19,587  | 19,706  |  3,228  |  3,311  |  1,952  |  1,957
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             Men, 20 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............| 87,811  | 88,606  | 74,879  | 75,454  |  9,280  |  9,414  |  8,375  |  8,611
  Civilian labor force..........................| 67,324  | 68,044  | 57,719  | 58,340  |  6,730  |  6,806  |  6,898  |  7,150
      Percent of population.....................|   76.7  |   76.8  |   77.1  |   77.3  |   72.5  |   72.3  |   82.4  |   83.0
    Employed....................................| 64,085  | 64,897  | 55,254  | 55,977  |  6,137  |  6,167  |  6,367  |  6,655
      Agriculture...............................|  2,335  |  2,356  |  2,132  |  2,224  |     89  |     83  |    501  |    510
      Nonagricultural industries................| 61,750  | 62,541  | 53,122  | 53,753  |  6,048  |  6,084  |  5,866  |  6,145
    Unemployed..................................|  3,239  |  3,146  |  2,465  |  2,363  |    593  |    639  |    530  |    495
      Unemployment rate.........................|    4.8  |    4.6  |    4.3  |    4.1  |    8.8  |    9.4  |    7.7  |    6.9
  Not in labor force............................| 20,487  | 20,563  | 17,161  | 17,114  |  2,550  |  2,608  |  1,477  |  1,461
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            Women, 16 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............|103,406  |104,385  | 86,181  | 86,828  | 12,835  | 13,029  |  9,300  |  9,610
  Civilian labor force..........................| 60,944  | 61,857  | 50,804  | 51,325  |  7,634  |  7,869  |  4,891  |  5,128
      Percent of population.....................|   58.9  |   59.3  |   59.0  |   59.1  |   59.5  |   60.4  |   52.6  |   53.4
    Employed....................................| 57,523  | 58,501  | 48,344  | 48,920  |  6,857  |  7,086  |  4,403  |  4,602
      Agriculture...............................|    881  |    871  |    847  |    840  |      8  |     13  |     76  |     72
      Nonagricultural industries................| 56,642  | 57,630  | 47,497  | 48,080  |  6,849  |  7,073  |  4,326  |  4,531
    Unemployed..................................|  3,421  |  3,356  |  2,460  |  2,404  |    777  |    784  |    488  |    525
      Unemployment rate.........................|    5.6  |    5.4  |    4.8  |    4.7  |   10.2  |   10.0  |   10.0  |   10.2
  Not in labor force............................| 42,462  | 42,528  | 35,377  | 35,503  |  5,201  |  5,159  |  4,409  |  4,482
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            Women, 20 years and over
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Civilian noninstitutional population............| 96,262  | 97,050  | 80,567  | 81,041  | 11,682  | 11,833  |  8,382  |  8,654
  Civilian labor force..........................| 57,215  | 58,094  | 47,686  | 48,162  |  7,175  |  7,405  |  4,520  |  4,779
      Percent of population.....................|   59.4  |   59.9  |   59.2  |   59.4  |   61.4  |   62.6  |   53.9  |   55.2
    Employed....................................| 54,396  | 55,311  | 45,643  | 46,164  |  6,556  |  6,762  |  4,116  |  4,341
      Agriculture...............................|    830  |    827  |    799  |    798  |      7  |     12  |     72  |     69
      Nonagricultural industries................| 53,566  | 54,484  | 44,844  | 45,366  |  6,548  |  6,749  |  4,044  |  4,272
    Unemployed..................................|  2,819  |  2,783  |  2,042  |  1,998  |    620  |    643  |    404  |    438
      Unemployment rate.........................|    4.9  |    4.8  |    4.3  |    4.1  |    8.6  |    8.7  |    8.9  |    9.2
  Not in labor force............................| 39,047  | 38,956  | 32,881  | 32,879  |  4,507  |  4,428  |  3,863  |  3,875
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           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years
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Civilian noninstitutional population............| 14,511  | 14,934  | 11,468  | 11,822  |  2,284  |  2,356  |  1,872  |  1,948
  Civilian labor force..........................|  7,765  |  7,806  |  6,545  |  6,607  |    911  |    923  |    850  |    845
      Percent of population.....................|   53.5  |   52.3  |   57.1  |   55.9  |   39.9  |   39.2  |   45.4  |   43.4
    Employed....................................|  6,419  |  6,500  |  5,593  |  5,667  |    586  |    613  |    645  |    646
      Agriculture...............................|    275  |    261  |    262  |    254  |      5  |      3  |     31  |     29
      Nonagricultural industries................|  6,144  |  6,239  |  5,331  |  5,413  |    581  |    611  |    614  |    617
    Unemployed..................................|  1,346  |  1,306  |    952  |    939  |    325  |    310  |    205  |    199
      Unemployment rate.........................|   17.3  |   16.7  |   14.5  |   14.2  |   35.7  |   33.6  |   24.1  |   23.6
  Not in labor force............................|  6,746  |  7,128  |  4,923  |  5,215  |  1,372  |  1,434  |  1,022  |  1,103
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   NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group
are not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.