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)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                   Less than a     High school                                                      Bachelor's  
                                   high school      graduates,           Some college or associate degree             degree    
                                     diploma        no college                                                    and higher (1)
                                                                                                                                
     Sex, race, and Hispanic                                                                                                    
       or Latino ethnicity                                            Total       Some college,     Associate                   
                                                                                    no degree         degree                    
                                   2002    2003    2002    2003                                                    2002    2003 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                   2002    2003    2002    2003    2002    2003                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
              TOTAL                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  28,382  28,155  58,861  59,480  45,968  46,741  30,890  31,370  15,078  15,371  49,017  50,894
    Civilian labor force........  12,599  12,646  37,764  37,926  33,616  34,049  21,990  22,260  11,626  11,788  38,518  39,791
         Percent of                                                                                                             
           population...........    44.4    44.9    64.2    63.8    73.1    72.8    71.2    71.0    77.1    76.7    78.6    78.2
       Employed.................  11,535  11,537  35,779  35,857  32,094  32,420  20,928  21,107  11,166  11,313  37,395  38,570
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
           ratio................    40.6    41.0    60.8    60.3    69.8    69.4    67.7    67.3    74.1    73.6    76.3    75.8
       Unemployed...............   1,064   1,109   1,985   2,069   1,523   1,629   1,062   1,153     460     476   1,123   1,221
         Unemployment rate......     8.4     8.8     5.3     5.5     4.5     4.8     4.8     5.2     4.0     4.0     2.9     3.1
                                                                                                                                
               Men                                                                                                              
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  13,700  13,745  27,156  27,525  20,963  21,314  14,493  14,732   6,470   6,582  24,994  25,811
    Civilian labor force........   7,833   7,937  20,241  20,361  16,802  16,952  11,346  11,479   5,456   5,474  20,985  21,466
         Percent of                                                                                                             
           population...........    57.2    57.7    74.5    74.0    80.2    79.5    78.3    77.9    84.3    83.2    84.0    83.2
       Employed.................   7,220   7,290  19,154  19,200  16,032  16,089  10,811  10,858   5,221   5,231  20,350  20,770
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
           ratio................    52.7    53.0    70.5    69.8    76.5    75.5    74.6    73.7    80.7    79.5    81.4    80.5
       Unemployed...............     613     648   1,087   1,161     770     863     536     621     235     242     635     696
         Unemployment rate......     7.8     8.2     5.4     5.7     4.6     5.1     4.7     5.4     4.3     4.4     3.0     3.2
                                                                                                                                
              Women                                                                                                             
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  14,682  14,410  31,704  31,955  25,005  25,427  16,397  16,638   8,608   8,789  24,024  25,084
    Civilian labor force........   4,766   4,709  17,523  17,566  16,814  17,096  10,644  10,782   6,171   6,315  17,533  18,324
         Percent of                                                                                                             
           population...........    32.5    32.7    55.3    55.0    67.2    67.2    64.9    64.8    71.7    71.8    73.0    73.1
       Employed.................   4,315   4,248  16,624  16,657  16,062  16,331  10,117  10,249   5,945   6,081  17,045  17,800
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
           ratio................    29.4    29.5    52.4    52.1    64.2    64.2    61.7    61.6    69.1    69.2    71.0    71.0
       Unemployed...............     451     461     898     908     752     766     527     532     226     234     488     525
         Unemployment rate......     9.5     9.8     5.1     5.2     4.5     4.5     4.9     4.9     3.7     3.7     2.8     2.9
                                                                                                                                
            White (2)                                                                                                           
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  22,610  22,407  49,360  49,464  38,349  38,623  25,648  25,759  12,701  12,863  41,508  42,735
    Civilian labor force........  10,162  10,236  31,290  31,135  27,786  27,869  17,995  18,037   9,790   9,832  32,473  33,268
         Percent of                                                                                                             
           population...........    44.9    45.7    63.4    62.9    72.5    72.2    70.2    70.0    77.1    76.4    78.2    77.8
       Employed.................   9,394   9,437  29,836  29,645  26,650  26,703  17,209  17,227   9,440   9,476  31,597  32,335
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
           ratio................    41.5    42.1    60.4    59.9    69.5    69.1    67.1    66.9    74.3    73.7    76.1    75.7
       Unemployed...............     769     800   1,454   1,490   1,136   1,166     786     809     350     357     876     933
         Unemployment rate......     7.6     7.8     4.6     4.8     4.1     4.2     4.4     4.5     3.6     3.6     2.7     2.8
                                                                                                                                
  Black or African American (2)                                                                                                 
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................   4,238   4,015   7,141   7,230   5,582   5,612   3,954   3,986   1,628   1,626   3,421   3,675
    Civilian labor force........   1,728   1,597   4,883   4,924   4,342   4,319   3,055   3,041   1,288   1,278   2,833   3,023
         Percent of                                                                                                             
           population...........    40.8    39.8    68.4    68.1    77.8    77.0    77.2    76.3    79.1    78.6    82.8    82.3
       Employed.................   1,498   1,376   4,453   4,465   4,053   3,979   2,843   2,780   1,210   1,199   2,715   2,887
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
           ratio................    35.3    34.3    62.4    61.8    72.6    70.9    71.9    69.7    74.4    73.7    79.4    78.6
       Unemployed...............     231     222     430     459     289     340     212     261      77      79     118     137
         Unemployment rate......    13.3    13.9     8.8     9.3     6.7     7.9     6.9     8.6     6.0     6.2     4.2     4.5
                                                                                                                                
            Asian (2)                                                                                                           
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................   1,035   1,020   1,718   1,622   1,504   1,307     922     794     583     513   3,839   3,816
    Civilian labor force........     474     472   1,138   1,054   1,108     940     686     562     422     378   3,006   2,954
         Percent of                                                                                                             
           population...........    45.8    46.3    66.2    65.0    73.7    71.9    74.4    70.8    72.5    73.6    78.3    77.4
       Employed.................     434     427   1,078     995   1,041     884     642     526     398     358   2,889   2,825
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
           ratio................    41.9    41.9    62.7    61.4    69.2    67.7    69.7    66.3    68.4    69.8    75.3    74.0
       Unemployed...............      40      45      60      59      67      55      43      36      24      19     117     129
         Unemployment rate......     8.4     9.5     5.3     5.6     6.1     5.9     6.3     6.4     5.7     5.2     3.9     4.4
                                                                                                                                
   Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                                                 
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................   8,386   8,969   5,622   5,994   3,569   3,915   2,498   2,725   1,072   1,190   2,371   2,597
    Civilian labor force........   5,141   5,524   4,167   4,430   2,880   3,101   2,014   2,162     866     939   1,973   2,126
         Percent of                                                                                                             
           population...........    61.3    61.6    74.1    73.9    80.7    79.2    80.6    79.4    80.8    78.9    83.2    81.8
       Employed.................   4,744   5,073   3,921   4,169   2,723   2,925   1,900   2,037     823     889   1,906   2,039
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
           ratio................    56.6    56.6    69.7    69.5    76.3    74.7    76.1    74.7    76.8    74.7    80.4    78.5
       Unemployed...............     397     451     247     261     157     176     114     126      43      50      67      87
         Unemployment rate......     7.7     8.2     5.9     5.9     5.4     5.7     5.7     5.8     4.9     5.3     3.4     4.1

    1 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degree.
    2 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.  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 2003, data reflect revised population
  controls used in the household survey.