HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                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 (1)                                                  and higher (2)
  Employment status, sex, race,                                                                                                 
      and Hispanic or Latino                                                                                                    
            ethnicity                                                 Total       Some college,     Associate                   
                                                                                    no degree         degree                    
                                   2007    2008    2007    2008                                                    2007    2008 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                   2007    2008    2007    2008    2007    2008                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
              TOTAL                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  26,633  26,122  61,373  61,115  49,831  51,104  32,853  33,493  16,978  17,611  56,620  57,962
    Civilian labor force........  12,408  12,166  38,539  38,263  35,887  36,718  22,958  23,268  12,928  13,449  44,074  45,108
         Percent of population..    46.6    46.6    62.8    62.6    72.0    71.8    69.9    69.5    76.1    76.4    77.8    77.8
       Employed.................  11,521  11,073  36,857  36,097  34,612  35,040  22,076  22,092  12,535  12,948  43,182  43,951
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
     ratio......................    43.3    42.4    60.1    59.1    69.5    68.6    67.2    66.0    73.8    73.5    76.3    75.8
       Unemployed...............     886   1,092   1,682   2,166   1,275   1,678     882   1,176     393     502     892   1,158
         Unemployment rate......     7.1     9.0     4.4     5.7     3.6     4.6     3.8     5.1     3.0     3.7     2.0     2.6
                                                                                                                                
               Men                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  13,249  12,990  29,232  29,298  22,690  23,251  15,337  15,631   7,353   7,620  28,094  28,665
    Civilian labor force........   7,974   7,790  21,385  21,364  17,853  18,217  11,810  11,959   6,043   6,258  23,289  23,612
         Percent of population..    60.2    60.0    73.2    72.9    78.7    78.3    77.0    76.5    82.2    82.1    82.9    82.4
       Employed.................   7,450   7,108  20,434  20,093  17,243  17,377  11,382  11,356   5,862   6,021  22,835  23,027
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
     ratio......................    56.2    54.7    69.9    68.6    76.0    74.7    74.2    72.6    79.7    79.0    81.3    80.3
       Unemployed...............     523     682     951   1,270     610     839     429     603     181     236     454     585
         Unemployment rate......     6.6     8.8     4.4     5.9     3.4     4.6     3.6     5.0     3.0     3.8     1.9     2.5
                                                                                                                                
              Women                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  13,385  13,133  32,141  31,817  27,141  27,854  17,516  17,862   9,625   9,991  28,527  29,297
    Civilian labor force........   4,434   4,376  17,154  16,899  18,034  18,501  11,148  11,310   6,886   7,191  20,784  21,497
         Percent of population..    33.1    33.3    53.4    53.1    66.4    66.4    63.6    63.3    71.5    72.0    72.9    73.4
       Employed.................   4,071   3,965  16,423  16,004  17,368  17,663  10,695  10,737   6,674   6,926  20,346  20,924
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
     ratio......................    30.4    30.2    51.1    50.3    64.0    63.4    61.1    60.1    69.3    69.3    71.3    71.4
       Unemployed...............     363     410     731     896     666     838     454     573     212     265     438     573
         Unemployment rate......     8.2     9.4     4.3     5.3     3.7     4.5     4.1     5.1     3.1     3.7     2.1     2.7
                                                                                                                                
              White                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  21,102  20,653  50,340  50,101  41,007  41,877  26,927  27,281  14,080  14,597  46,815  47,910
    Civilian labor force........  10,106   9,843  31,354  31,065  29,287  29,826  18,578  18,713  10,709  11,113  36,215  37,115
         Percent of population..    47.9    47.7    62.3    62.0    71.4    71.2    69.0    68.6    76.1    76.1    77.4    77.5
       Employed.................   9,446   9,036  30,140  29,495  28,355  28,615  17,936  17,873  10,419  10,742  35,535  36,228
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
     ratio......................    44.8    43.8    59.9    58.9    69.1    68.3    66.6    65.5    74.0    73.6    75.9    75.6
       Unemployed...............     660     807   1,214   1,570     932   1,211     642     840     290     371     681     888
         Unemployment rate......     6.5     8.2     3.9     5.1     3.2     4.1     3.5     4.5     2.7     3.3     1.9     2.4
                                                                                                                                
    Black or African American                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................   3,761   3,629   7,884   7,918   6,041   6,335   4,160   4,379   1,881   1,956   4,268   4,372
    Civilian labor force........   1,470   1,443   5,158   5,200   4,552   4,765   3,093   3,232   1,459   1,533   3,540   3,564
         Percent of population..    39.1    39.8    65.4    65.7    75.3    75.2    74.4    73.8    77.6    78.4    83.0    81.5
       Employed.................   1,293   1,234   4,783   4,719   4,300   4,411   2,912   2,972   1,389   1,439   3,435   3,423
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
     ratio......................    34.4    34.0    60.7    59.6    71.2    69.6    70.0    67.9    73.8    73.6    80.5    78.3
       Unemployed...............     177     209     375     482     252     355     181     260      70      95     106     141
         Unemployment rate......    12.0    14.5     7.3     9.3     5.5     7.4     5.9     8.0     4.8     6.2     3.0     4.0
                                                                                                                                
              Asian                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................     999   1,028   1,858   1,847   1,502   1,517     893     879     609     639   4,750   4,856
    Civilian labor force........     437     469   1,174   1,190   1,088   1,103     647     626     441     477   3,679   3,757
         Percent of population..    43.8    45.7    63.2    64.4    72.5    72.7    72.5    71.2    72.5    74.7    77.5    77.4
       Employed.................     425     439   1,136   1,139   1,048   1,061     624     602     423     459   3,592   3,651
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
     ratio......................    42.5    42.8    61.1    61.6    69.8    69.9    69.9    68.5    69.5    71.9    75.6    75.2
       Unemployed...............      13      30      38      51      41      42      23      24      18      18      88     106
         Unemployment rate......     2.9     6.4     3.2     4.3     3.7     3.8     3.5     3.8     4.0     3.8     2.4     2.8
                                                                                                                                
   Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................   9,643   9,555   7,191   7,526   4,665   4,983   3,176   3,371   1,489   1,612   3,292   3,414
    Civilian labor force........   6,040   5,911   5,344   5,576   3,692   3,915   2,490   2,627   1,201   1,288   2,707   2,833
         Percent of population..    62.6    61.9    74.3    74.1    79.1    78.6    78.4    77.9    80.7    79.9    82.2    83.0
       Employed.................   5,677   5,426   5,110   5,232   3,542   3,721   2,382   2,484   1,160   1,236   2,644   2,736
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
     ratio......................    58.9    56.8    71.1    69.5    75.9    74.7    75.0    73.7    77.9    76.7    80.3    80.1
       Unemployed...............     363     485     234     344     150     195     108     142      41      52      63      97
         Unemployment rate......     6.0     8.2     4.4     6.2     4.1     5.0     4.4     5.4     3.5     4.1     2.3     3.4

    1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
    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.  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Updated
  population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.