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)

Sex, race, and Hispanic

or Latino ethnicity

Less than a

high school

diploma

High school

graduates,

no college

Some college or associate degree

Bachelor’s

degree

and higher 1

2002 2003 2002 2003

Total Some college,

no degree

Associate

degree 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.

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