HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

5. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Total White Black or African

American Asian 

2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 235,801 237,830 190,902 192,075 28,241 28,708 10,842 11,199

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 154,142 153,889 125,644 125,084 17,632 17,862 7,156 7,248

 Percent of population .......................................... 65.4 64.7 65.8 65.1 62.4 62.2 66.0 64.7

 Employed .............................................................. 139,877 139,064 114,996 114,168 15,025 15,010 6,635 6,705

 Unemployed ......................................................... 14,265 14,825 10,648 10,916 2,606 2,852 522 543

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 9.3 9.6 8.5 8.7 14.8 16.0 7.3 7.5

 Not in labor force .................................................... 81,659 83,941 65,258 66,991 10,609 10,846 3,685 3,951

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 114,136 115,174 93,433 94,082 12,705 12,939 5,170 5,315

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 82,123 81,985 68,051 67,728 8,265 8,415 3,857 3,893

 Percent of population .......................................... 72.0 71.2 72.8 72.0 65.0 65.0 74.6 73.2

 Employed .............................................................. 73,670 73,359 61,630 61,252 6,817 6,865 3,551 3,588

 Unemployed ......................................................... 8,453 8,626 6,421 6,476 1,448 1,550 306 305

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 10.3 10.5 9.4 9.6 17.5 18.4 7.9 7.8

 Not in labor force .................................................... 32,013 33,189 25,382 26,353 4,441 4,524 1,314 1,422

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 105,493 106,596 86,789 87,502 11,379 11,626 4,837 4,984

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 78,897 78,994 65,372 65,265 7,914 8,076 3,777 3,820

 Percent of population .......................................... 74.8 74.1 75.3 74.6 69.6 69.5 78.1 76.6

 Employed .............................................................. 71,341 71,230 59,626 59,438 6,628 6,680 3,493 3,534

 Unemployed ......................................................... 7,555 7,763 5,746 5,828 1,286 1,396 284 286

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 9.6 9.8 8.8 8.9 16.3 17.3 7.5 7.5

 Not in labor force .................................................... 26,596 27,603 21,417 22,236 3,465 3,550 1,060 1,164

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 121,665 122,656 97,469 97,993 15,536 15,769 5,671 5,884

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 72,019 71,904 57,593 57,356 9,367 9,447 3,300 3,355

 Percent of population .......................................... 59.2 58.6 59.1 58.5 60.3 59.9 58.2 57.0

 Employed .............................................................. 66,208 65,705 53,366 52,916 8,208 8,145 3,084 3,117

 Unemployed ......................................................... 5,811 6,199 4,227 4,440 1,159 1,302 216 238

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 8.1 8.6 7.3 7.7 12.4 13.8 6.6 7.1

 Not in labor force .................................................... 49,646 50,752 39,876 40,638 6,169 6,322 2,371 2,529

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 113,265 114,333 91,078 91,683 14,178 14,425 5,372 5,566

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 68,856 68,990 54,976 54,957 8,988 9,110 3,248 3,285

 Percent of population .......................................... 60.8 60.3 60.4 59.9 63.4 63.2 60.5 59.0

 Employed .............................................................. 63,699 63,456 51,231 50,997 7,956 7,944 3,045 3,064

 Unemployed ......................................................... 5,157 5,534 3,745 3,960 1,032 1,165 203 221

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 7.5 8.0 6.8 7.2 11.5 12.8 6.2 6.7

 Not in labor force .................................................... 44,409 45,343 36,101 36,725 5,190 5,315 2,124 2,281

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 17,043 16,901 13,035 12,891 2,684 2,657 632 649

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 6,390 5,906 5,295 4,861 729 677 131 143

 Percent of population .......................................... 37.5 34.9 40.6 37.7 27.2 25.5 20.8 22.0

 Employed .............................................................. 4,837 4,378 4,138 3,733 442 386 97 108

 Unemployed ......................................................... 1,552 1,528 1,157 1,128 288 291 35 35

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 24.3 25.9 21.8 23.2 39.5 43.0 26.4 24.8

 Not in labor force .................................................... 10,654 10,995 7,740 8,030 1,954 1,980 501 506

 NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are

introduced annually with the release of January data.

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