HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Age, sex, and race

1998

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Total

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Not

in

labor

force Total

Percent

of

population

Agriculture

Nonagricultural

industries

Number

Percent

of

labor

force

TOTAL

16 years and over ............................................. 205,220 137,673 67.1 131,463 64.1 3,378 128,085 6,210 4.5 67,547

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 15,644 8,256 52.8 7,051 45.1 261 6,790 1,205 14.6 7,388

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 7,895 3,335 42.2 2,762 35.0 131 2,631 573 17.2 4,560

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 7,749 4,921 63.5 4,289 55.3 130 4,159 632 12.8 2,828

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 17,593 13,638 77.5 12,557 71.4 339 12,218 1,081 7.9 3,955

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 117,450 98,718 84.1 95,258 81.1 2,105 93,153 3,459 3.5 18,732

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 38,778 32,813 84.6 31,394 81.0 718 30,676 1,419 4.3 5,964

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 18,622 15,808 84.9 15,061 80.9 350 14,711 747 4.7 2,815

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 20,156 17,006 84.4 16,333 81.0 368 15,965 672 4.0 3,150

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 44,299 37,536 84.7 36,278 81.9 791 35,486 1,258 3.4 6,763

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 22,449 18,899 84.2 18,232 81.2 433 17,800 666 3.5 3,550

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 21,850 18,637 85.3 18,045 82.6 358 17,687 592 3.2 3,213

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 34,373 28,368 82.5 27,587 80.3 596 26,991 782 2.8 6,005

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 18,804 15,923 84.7 15,477 82.3 345 15,132 446 2.8 2,881

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 15,569 12,445 79.9 12,109 77.8 251 11,858 336 2.7 3,124

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 22,296 13,215 59.3 12,872 57.7 396 12,477 343 2.6 9,081

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 12,219 8,494 69.5 8,279 67.8 217 8,062 216 2.5 3,725

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 10,077 4,721 46.8 4,594 45.6 179 4,415 127 2.7 5,356

 65 years and over ........................................... 32,237 3,847 11.9 3,725 11.6 277 3,448 122 3.2 28,391

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 9,387 2,111 22.5 2,042 21.8 121 1,921 69 3.3 7,276

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 8,560 1,068 12.5 1,036 12.1 84 953 31 2.9 7,492

 75 years and over ......................................... 14,290 668 4.7 647 4.5 73 574 21 3.2 13,622

Men

16 years and over ............................................. 98,758 73,959 74.9 70,693 71.6 2,553 68,140 3,266 4.4 24,799

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 7,968 4,244 53.3 3,558 44.7 204 3,355 686 16.2 3,724

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 4,059 1,728 42.6 1,398 34.4 103 1,294 330 19.1 2,331

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 3,909 2,516 64.4 2,161 55.3 100 2,060 355 14.1 1,393

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 8,804 7,221 82.0 6,638 75.4 276 6,362 583 8.1 1,583

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 57,724 53,002 91.8 51,274 88.8 1,569 49,705 1,728 3.3 4,722

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 19,094 17,796 93.2 17,097 89.5 549 16,548 699 3.9 1,298

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 9,139 8,477 92.8 8,102 88.6 267 7,835 375 4.4 662

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 9,955 9,319 93.6 8,995 90.4 282 8,713 324 3.5 636

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 21,857 20,242 92.6 19,634 89.8 600 19,034 609 3.0 1,614

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 11,083 10,310 93.0 9,995 90.2 335 9,660 314 3.1 773

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 10,774 9,933 92.2 9,638 89.5 265 9,374 294 3.0 841

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 16,773 14,963 89.2 14,544 86.7 420 14,124 420 2.8 1,810

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 9,212 8,364 90.8 8,132 88.3 247 7,885 232 2.8 848

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 7,561 6,599 87.3 6,412 84.8 173 6,239 187 2.8 962

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 10,649 7,253 68.1 7,052 66.2 283 6,769 201 2.8 3,396

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 5,879 4,609 78.4 4,484 76.3 152 4,332 125 2.7 1,270

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 4,771 2,644 55.4 2,568 53.8 131 2,437 76 2.9 2,127

 65 years and over ........................................... 13,613 2,240 16.5 2,171 15.9 222 1,949 69 3.1 11,373

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 4,304 1,204 28.0 1,165 27.1 98 1,068 39 3.2 3,100

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 3,770 623 16.5 606 16.1 66 540 17 2.7 3,148

 75 years and over ......................................... 5,539 413 7.5 400 7.2 59 341 13 3.2 5,126

Women

16 years and over ............................................. 106,462 63,714 59.8 60,771 57.1 825 59,945 2,944 4.6 42,748

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 7,676 4,012 52.3 3,493 45.5 57 3,435 519 12.9 3,664

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 3,835 1,607 41.9 1,364 35.6 27 1,337 242 15.1 2,229

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 3,840 2,405 62.6 2,128 55.4 30 2,098 277 11.5 1,435

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 8,790 6,418 73.0 5,919 67.3 64 5,856 498 7.8 2,372

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 59,725 45,716 76.5 43,984 73.6 537 43,448 1,732 3.8 14,010

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 19,683 15,017 76.3 14,298 72.6 169 14,128 720 4.8 4,666

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 9,483 7,330 77.3 6,959 73.4 83 6,876 371 5.1 2,153

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 10,200 7,687 75.4 7,339 71.9 86 7,252 348 4.5 2,513

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 22,442 17,294 77.1 16,644 74.2 191 16,453 650 3.8 5,149

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 11,366 8,589 75.6 8,237 72.5 98 8,140 352 4.1 2,776

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 11,077 8,704 78.6 8,407 75.9 94 8,313 298 3.4 2,372

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 17,600 13,405 76.2 13,043 74.1 176 12,867 362 2.7 4,195

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 9,592 7,559 78.8 7,345 76.6 97 7,248 214 2.8 2,033

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 8,008 5,846 73.0 5,697 71.1 78 5,619 148 2.5 2,162

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 11,646 5,962 51.2 5,820 50.0 113 5,708 141 2.4 5,685

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 6,340 3,885 61.3 3,795 59.9 65 3,730 90 2.3 2,455

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 5,306 2,077 39.1 2,025 38.2 48 1,977 51 2.5 3,230

 65 years and over ........................................... 18,625 1,607 8.6 1,554 8.3 55 1,499 53 3.3 17,018

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 5,084 907 17.8 877 17.2 23 853 31 3.4 4,176

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 4,790 445 9.3 430 9.0 18 413 15 3.3 4,344

 75 years and over ......................................... 8,752 255 2.9 247 2.8 14 233 8 3.1 8,497

See footnotes at end of table.

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3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Age, sex, and race

1998

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Total

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Not

in

labor

force Total

Percent

of

population

Agriculture

Nonagricultural

industries

Number

Percent

of

labor

force

WHITE

16 years and over ............................................. 171,478 115,415 67.3 110,931 64.7 3,160 107,770 4,484 3.9 56,064

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 12,439 6,965 56.0 6,089 48.9 250 5,839 876 12.6 5,475

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 6,264 2,860 45.7 2,436 38.9 125 2,311 424 14.8 3,404

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 6,176 4,105 66.5 3,653 59.2 125 3,529 451 11.0 2,071

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 14,138 11,244 79.5 10,512 74.4 319 10,193 731 6.5 2,895

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 97,028 82,210 84.7 79,710 82.2 1,953 77,757 2,500 3.0 14,818

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 31,286 26,707 85.4 25,729 82.2 674 25,055 978 3.7 4,578

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 14,998 12,894 86.0 12,369 82.5 328 12,041 525 4.1 2,104

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 16,288 13,813 84.8 13,360 82.0 346 13,014 453 3.3 2,475

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 36,610 31,221 85.3 30,320 82.8 730 29,590 901 2.9 5,389

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 18,517 15,690 84.7 15,221 82.2 394 14,827 469 3.0 2,828

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 18,093 15,532 85.8 15,099 83.5 336 14,763 433 2.8 2,561

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 29,132 24,282 83.4 23,662 81.2 549 23,113 620 2.6 4,850

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 15,794 13,489 85.4 13,146 83.2 319 12,827 343 2.5 2,305

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 13,338 10,793 80.9 10,516 78.8 230 10,286 277 2.6 2,545

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 19,231 11,548 60.1 11,272 58.6 370 10,902 276 2.4 7,682

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 10,532 7,428 70.5 7,258 68.9 201 7,057 170 2.3 3,103

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 8,699 4,120 47.4 4,014 46.1 169 3,845 106 2.6 4,579

 65 years and over ........................................... 28,642 3,448 12.0 3,347 11.7 269 3,079 101 2.9 25,194

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 8,162 1,879 23.0 1,822 22.3 117 1,705 57 3.0 6,282

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 7,599 971 12.8 945 12.4 81 864 26 2.6 6,628

 75 years and over ......................................... 12,882 598 4.6 580 4.5 70 510 18 3.0 12,284

Men

16 years and over ............................................. 83,352 63,034 75.6 60,604 72.7 2,376 58,228 2,431 3.9 20,317

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 6,386 3,614 56.6 3,103 48.6 194 2,909 510 14.1 2,773

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 3,233 1,487 46.0 1,233 38.1 99 1,134 254 17.1 1,747

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 3,153 2,127 67.5 1,870 59.3 95 1,775 257 12.1 1,026

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 7,170 6,063 84.6 5,659 78.9 259 5,400 405 6.7 1,106

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 48,354 44,930 92.9 43,635 90.2 1,444 42,191 1,295 2.9 3,424

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 15,644 14,770 94.4 14,259 91.1 514 13,745 512 3.5 874

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 7,495 7,059 94.2 6,781 90.5 251 6,531 278 3.9 436

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 8,149 7,711 94.6 7,477 91.8 263 7,214 234 3.0 438

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 18,310 17,157 93.7 16,715 91.3 550 16,166 441 2.6 1,153

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 9,269 8,719 94.1 8,492 91.6 303 8,189 227 2.6 550

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 9,041 8,438 93.3 8,223 91.0 247 7,976 215 2.5 603

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 14,400 13,003 90.3 12,661 87.9 381 12,281 342 2.6 1,397

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 7,840 7,198 91.8 7,013 89.5 227 6,786 185 2.6 642

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 6,561 5,805 88.5 5,649 86.1 154 5,495 157 2.7 756

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 9,286 6,415 69.1 6,251 67.3 263 5,988 164 2.6 2,872

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 5,120 4,078 79.7 3,976 77.7 140 3,837 102 2.5 1,042

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 4,167 2,337 56.1 2,275 54.6 124 2,151 62 2.7 1,830

 65 years and over ........................................... 12,155 2,013 16.6 1,955 16.1 216 1,740 58 2.9 10,143

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 3,785 1,072 28.3 1,039 27.4 94 945 33 3.1 2,714

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 3,374 568 16.8 554 16.4 64 490 14 2.5 2,806

 75 years and over ......................................... 4,996 373 7.5 362 7.2 57 305 11 2.9 4,624

Women

16 years and over ............................................. 88,126 52,380 59.4 50,327 57.1 784 49,543 2,053 3.9 35,746

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 6,053 3,351 55.4 2,986 49.3 55 2,930 365 10.9 2,702

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 3,031 1,373 45.3 1,203 39.7 26 1,177 171 12.4 1,657

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 3,023 1,977 65.4 1,783 59.0 30 1,753 195 9.8 1,045

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 6,969 5,180 74.3 4,853 69.6 60 4,793 327 6.3 1,789

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 48,674 37,281 76.6 36,075 74.1 509 35,566 1,205 3.2 11,393

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 15,642 11,937 76.3 11,470 73.3 160 11,310 467 3.9 3,705

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 7,503 5,835 77.8 5,588 74.5 78 5,510 247 4.2 1,668

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 8,139 6,102 75.0 5,883 72.3 83 5,800 220 3.6 2,036

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 18,300 14,064 76.9 13,604 74.3 180 13,424 460 3.3 4,236

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 9,248 6,970 75.4 6,728 72.8 91 6,638 242 3.5 2,278

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 9,052 7,094 78.4 6,876 76.0 89 6,787 218 3.1 1,958

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 14,732 11,279 76.6 11,001 74.7 168 10,832 279 2.5 3,453

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 7,955 6,291 79.1 6,133 77.1 92 6,041 158 2.5 1,663

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 6,777 4,988 73.6 4,867 71.8 76 4,791 120 2.4 1,790

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 9,944 5,133 51.6 5,021 50.5 107 4,914 112 2.2 4,811

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 5,412 3,350 61.9 3,282 60.6 62 3,220 69 2.1 2,062

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 4,532 1,783 39.3 1,739 38.4 46 1,694 44 2.4 2,749

 65 years and over ........................................... 16,486 1,435 8.7 1,392 8.4 53 1,339 43 3.0 15,051

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 4,377 808 18.5 783 17.9 23 761 24 3.0 3,569

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 4,225 403 9.5 391 9.3 17 374 12 2.9 3,822

 75 years and over ......................................... 7,885 225 2.9 218 2.8 13 205 7 3.1 7,660

See footnotes at end of table.

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3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Age, sex, and race

1998

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Total

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Not

in

labor

force Total

Percent

of

population

Agriculture

Nonagricultural

industries

Number

Percent

of

labor

force

BLACK

16 years and over ............................................. 24,373 15,982 65.6 14,556 59.7 138 14,417 1,426 8.9 8,391

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 2,443 1,017 41.6 736 30.1 8 728 281 27.6 1,427

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 1,241 370 29.8 246 19.8 4 241 124 33.6 871

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 1,202 646 53.8 490 40.8 3 487 156 24.2 556

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 2,546 1,797 70.6 1,496 58.8 14 1,482 301 16.8 749

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 14,466 11,727 81.1 10,943 75.6 100 10,843 784 6.7 2,739

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 5,221 4,332 83.0 3,967 76.0 30 3,936 366 8.4 889

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 2,547 2,081 81.7 1,896 74.4 12 1,884 185 8.9 466

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 2,673 2,251 84.2 2,070 77.4 18 2,053 181 8.0 422

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 5,510 4,531 82.2 4,238 76.9 41 4,196 294 6.5 979

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 2,840 2,328 82.0 2,161 76.1 28 2,132 167 7.2 512

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 2,670 2,204 82.5 2,077 77.8 13 2,064 126 5.7 467

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 3,735 2,863 76.7 2,739 73.3 28 2,711 125 4.3 872

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 2,180 1,741 79.8 1,657 76.0 15 1,642 84 4.8 440

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 1,555 1,123 72.2 1,082 69.6 13 1,069 41 3.6 432

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 2,224 1,163 52.3 1,118 50.3 13 1,105 45 3.9 1,060

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 1,222 749 61.3 720 59.0 9 712 28 3.8 473

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 1,002 415 41.4 398 39.7 4 393 17 4.1 587

 65 years and over ........................................... 2,695 278 10.3 262 9.7 3 259 16 5.6 2,417

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 881 152 17.3 144 16.3 2 142 9 5.7 728

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 731 70 9.6 66 9.1 – 66 4 5.7 660

 75 years and over ......................................... 1,083 55 5.1 52 4.8 1 51 3 5.4 1,028

Men

16 years and over ............................................. 10,927 7,542 69.0 6,871 62.9 118 6,752 671 8.9 3,386

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 1,201 488 40.7 341 28.4 7 335 147 30.1 712

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 623 181 29.1 120 19.2 3 116 61 33.9 442

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 578 307 53.1 221 38.3 3 218 86 27.9 271

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 1,166 837 71.8 686 58.8 11 675 151 18.0 329

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 6,536 5,519 84.4 5,178 79.2 87 5,091 341 6.2 1,018

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 2,335 2,034 87.1 1,886 80.8 25 1,861 148 7.3 301

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 1,126 966 85.8 889 79.0 10 879 77 7.9 160

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 1,209 1,068 88.3 997 82.5 15 982 71 6.7 141

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 2,520 2,142 85.0 2,008 79.7 37 1,971 133 6.2 378

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 1,293 1,106 85.5 1,034 80.0 25 1,009 72 6.5 187

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 1,227 1,036 84.5 974 79.4 12 963 62 5.9 191

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 1,682 1,343 79.9 1,284 76.3 25 1,259 60 4.4 339

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 989 818 82.7 780 78.8 13 767 39 4.7 171

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 693 525 75.8 504 72.7 37 492 21 4.0 168

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 956 548 57.3 524 54.8 11 513 24 4.5 408

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 533 353 66.1 339 63.5 8 331 14 3.9 181

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 423 196 46.3 185 43.7 4 181 11 5.5 227

 65 years and over ........................................... 1,068 150 14.0 142 13.3 3 139 8 5.2 918

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 365 80 21.9 77 21.0 1 75 3 4.1 286

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 303 36 12.0 34 11.2 – 34 2 6.6 266

 75 years and over ......................................... 400 34 8.4 31 7.9 1 30 2 1 ( ) 367

Women

16 years and over ............................................. 13,446 8,441 62.8 7,685 57.2 20 7,665 756 9.0 5,005

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 1,243 528 42.5 395 31.8 1 393 134 25.3 714

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 618 189 30.6 126 20.4 1 125 63 33.2 429

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 624 339 54.4 268 43.0 – 268 71 20.9 285

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 1,380 960 69.6 810 58.7 3 807 150 15.7 419

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 7,930 6,209 78.3 5,766 72.7 13 5,753 443 7.1 1,721

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 2,886 2,298 79.6 2,081 72.1 5 2,076 218 9.5 588

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 1,421 1,115 78.4 1,007 70.8 2 1,005 108 9.7 306

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 1,465 1,183 80.8 1,074 73.3 3 1,071 110 9.3 281

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 2,991 2,390 79.9 2,230 74.6 5 2,225 160 6.7 601

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 1,547 1,222 79.0 1,127 72.8 3 1,124 95 7.8 325

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 1,444 1,167 80.9 1,103 76.4 1 1,102 65 5.5 276

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 2,053 1,520 74.0 1,455 70.9 4 1,452 65 4.3 533

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 1,191 922 77.4 877 73.6 2 875 45 4.9 269

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 862 598 69.4 578 67.1 1 577 20 3.3 264

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 1,268 615 48.5 594 46.9 2 592 21 3.4 652

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 688 396 57.6 382 55.4 1 380 15 3.7 292

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 579 219 37.8 213 36.8 1 212 6 2.7 360

 65 years and over ........................................... 1,626 128 7.9 120 7.4 – 120 8 6.1 1,498

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 515 72 14.1 67 13.0 – 67 5 7.4 443

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 428 34 7.9 32 7.6 – 32 2 1 ( ) 394

 75 years and over ......................................... 683 22 3.2 21 3.1 – 21 1 1 ( ) 661

1 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000

 NOTE: Beginning in January 1998, data reflect new composite estimation

procedures and revised population controls used in the household survey.

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