HOUSEHOLD DATA

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 

2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005 2006

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 226,082 228,815 184,446 186,264 26,517 27,007 9,842 10,155

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 149,320 151,428 122,299 123,834 17,013 17,314 6,503 6,727

 Percent of population .......................................... 66.0 66.2 66.3 66.5 64.2 64.1 66.1 66.2

 Employed .............................................................. 141,730 144,427 116,949 118,833 15,313 15,765 6,244 6,522

 Unemployed ......................................................... 7,591 7,001 5,350 5,002 1,700 1,549 259 205

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.0 10.0 8.9 4.0 3.0

 Not in labor force .................................................... 76,762 77,387 62,148 62,429 9,504 9,693 3,339 3,427

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 109,151 110,605 90,027 91,021 11,882 12,130 4,679 4,827

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 80,033 81,255 66,694 67,613 7,998 8,128 3,500 3,621

 Percent of population .......................................... 73.3 73.5 74.1 74.3 67.3 67.0 74.8 75.0

 Employed .............................................................. 75,973 77,502 63,763 64,883 7,155 7,354 3,359 3,511

 Unemployed ......................................................... 4,059 3,753 2,931 2,730 844 774 141 110

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.0 10.5 9.5 4.0 3.0

 Not in labor force .................................................... 29,119 29,350 23,334 23,408 3,884 4,002 1,178 1,206

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 100,835 102,145 83,556 84,466 10,659 10,864 4,361 4,515

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 76,443 77,562 63,705 64,540 7,600 7,720 3,419 3,535

 Percent of population .......................................... 75.8 75.9 76.2 76.4 71.3 71.1 78.4 78.3

 Employed .............................................................. 73,050 74,431 61,255 62,259 6,901 7,079 3,292 3,437

 Unemployed ......................................................... 3,392 3,131 2,450 2,281 699 640 127 98

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 4.4 4.0 3.8 3.5 9.2 8.3 3.7 2.8

 Not in labor force .................................................... 24,392 24,584 19,851 19,927 3,060 3,144 942 980

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 116,931 118,210 94,419 95,242 14,635 14,877 5,163 5,328

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 69,288 70,173 55,605 56,221 9,014 9,186 3,002 3,106

 Percent of population .......................................... 59.3 59.4 58.9 59.0 61.6 61.7 58.2 58.3

 Employed .............................................................. 65,757 66,925 53,186 53,950 8,158 8,410 2,885 3,011

 Unemployed ......................................................... 3,531 3,247 2,419 2,271 856 775 118 95

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 5.1 4.6 4.4 4.0 9.5 8.4 3.9 3.1

 Not in labor force .................................................... 47,643 48,037 38,814 39,021 5,621 5,691 2,161 2,222

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 108,850 109,992 88,200 88,942 13,377 13,578 4,864 5,027

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 65,714 66,585 52,643 53,286 8,610 8,723 2,923 3,038

 Percent of population .......................................... 60.4 60.5 59.7 59.9 64.4 64.2 60.1 60.4

 Employed .............................................................. 62,702 63,834 50,589 51,359 7,876 8,068 2,812 2,953

 Unemployed ......................................................... 3,013 2,751 2,054 1,927 734 656 111 85

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 4.6 4.1 3.9 3.6 8.5 7.5 3.8 2.8

 Not in labor force .................................................... 43,136 43,407 35,557 35,656 4,768 4,854 1,941 1,989

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 16,398 16,678 12,690 12,856 2,481 2,565 616 613

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 7,164 7,281 5,950 6,009 803 871 160 154

 Percent of population .......................................... 43.7 43.7 46.9 46.7 32.4 34.0 26.0 25.1

 Employed .............................................................. 5,978 6,162 5,105 5,215 536 618 140 132

 Unemployed ......................................................... 1,186 1,119 845 794 267 253 20 22

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 16.6 15.4 14.2 13.2 33.3 29.1 12.4 14.0

 Not in labor force .................................................... 9,234 9,397 6,739 6,847 1,677 1,694 456 459

 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. Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

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