HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                              ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     5.  Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                         Total               White          Black or African         Asian       
                                                                                               American                          
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
                                                     2006      2007      2006      2007      2006      2007      2006      2007  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                        TOTAL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  228,815   231,867   186,264   188,253    27,007    27,485    10,155    10,633 
         Civilian labor force....................  151,428   153,124   123,834   124,935    17,314    17,496     6,727     7,067 
             Percent of population...............     66.2      66.0      66.5      66.4      64.1      63.7      66.2      66.5 
           Employed..............................  144,427   146,047   118,833   119,792    15,765    16,051     6,522     6,839 
           Unemployed............................    7,001     7,078     5,002     5,143     1,549     1,445       205       229 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.6       4.6       4.0       4.1       8.9       8.3       3.0       3.2 
         Not in labor force......................   77,387    78,743    62,429    63,319     9,693     9,989     3,427     3,566 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  110,605   112,173    91,021    92,073    12,130    12,361     4,827     5,052 
         Civilian labor force....................   81,255    82,136    67,613    68,158     8,128     8,252     3,621     3,796 
             Percent of population...............     73.5      73.2      74.3      74.0      67.0      66.8      75.0      75.1 
           Employed..............................   77,502    78,254    64,883    65,289     7,354     7,500     3,511     3,677 
           Unemployed............................    3,753     3,882     2,730     2,869       774       752       110       119 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.6       4.7       4.0       4.2       9.5       9.1       3.0       3.1 
         Not in labor force......................   29,350    30,036    23,408    23,915     4,002     4,110     1,206     1,256 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  102,145   103,555    84,466    85,420    10,864    11,057     4,515     4,737 
         Civilian labor force....................   77,562    78,596    64,540    65,214     7,720     7,867     3,535     3,718 
             Percent of population...............     75.9      75.9      76.4      76.3      71.1      71.2      78.3      78.5 
           Employed..............................   74,431    75,337    62,259    62,806     7,079     7,245     3,437     3,608 
           Unemployed............................    3,131     3,259     2,281     2,408       640       622        98       110 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.0       4.1       3.5       3.7       8.3       7.9       2.8       3.0 
         Not in labor force......................   24,584    24,959    19,927    20,206     3,144     3,189       980     1,019 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  118,210   119,694    95,242    96,180    14,877    15,124     5,328     5,581 
         Civilian labor force....................   70,173    70,988    56,221    56,777     9,186     9,244     3,106     3,271 
             Percent of population...............     59.4      59.3      59.0      59.0      61.7      61.1      58.3      58.6 
           Employed..............................   66,925    67,792    53,950    54,503     8,410     8,551     3,011     3,162 
           Unemployed............................    3,247     3,196     2,271     2,274       775       693        95       110 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.6       4.5       4.0       4.0       8.4       7.5       3.1       3.4 
         Not in labor force......................   48,037    48,707    39,021    39,403     5,691     5,879     2,222     2,310 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  109,992   111,330    88,942    89,790    13,578    13,788     5,027     5,265 
         Civilian labor force....................   66,585    67,516    53,286    53,925     8,723     8,828     3,038     3,194 
             Percent of population...............     60.5      60.6      59.9      60.1      64.2      64.0      60.4      60.7 
           Employed..............................   63,834    64,799    51,359    51,996     8,068     8,240     2,953     3,096 
           Unemployed............................    2,751     2,718     1,927     1,930       656       588        85        99 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.1       4.0       3.6       3.6       7.5       6.7       2.8       3.1 
         Not in labor force......................   43,407    43,814    35,656    35,864     4,854     4,960     1,989     2,071 
                                                                                                                                 
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   16,678    16,982    12,856    13,043     2,565     2,640       613       631 
         Civilian labor force....................    7,281     7,012     6,009     5,795       871       801       154       155 
             Percent of population...............     43.7      41.3      46.7      44.4      34.0      30.3      25.1      24.5 
           Employed..............................    6,162     5,911     5,215     4,990       618       566       132       135 
           Unemployed............................    1,119     1,101       794       805       253       235        22        20 
             Unemployment rate...................     15.4      15.7      13.2      13.9      29.1      29.4      14.0      12.7 
         Not in labor force......................    9,397     9,970     6,847     7,248     1,694     1,839       459       476 

        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.