HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                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)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                   Less than a     High school                                                      Bachelor's  
                                   high school      graduates,           Some college or associate degree             degree    
                                     diploma      no college (1)                                                  and higher (2)
  Employment status, sex, race,                                                                                                 
      and Hispanic or Latino                                                                                                    
            ethnicity                                                 Total       Some college,     Associate                   
                                                                                    no degree         degree                    
                                   2009    2010    2009    2010                                                    2009    2010 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                   2009    2010    2009    2010    2009    2010                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
              TOTAL                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population...................  26,129  25,666  61,469  62,037  51,726  52,222  33,518  33,656  18,208  18,565  58,909  59,957
    Civilian labor force........  12,146  11,880  38,186  38,236  36,815  36,840  23,005  22,958  13,810  13,882  45,634  45,998
         Percent of population..    46.5    46.3    62.1    61.6    71.2    70.5    68.6    68.2    75.8    74.8    77.5    76.7
       Employed.................  10,371  10,115  34,487  34,293  33,888  33,747  21,016  20,838  12,872  12,910  43,531  43,832
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    39.7    39.4    56.1    55.3    65.5    64.6    62.7    61.9    70.7    69.5    73.9    73.1
       Unemployed...............   1,775   1,765   3,699   3,943   2,927   3,093   1,989   2,120     938     973   2,103   2,167
         Unemployment rate......    14.6    14.9     9.7    10.3     8.0     8.4     8.6     9.2     6.8     7.0     4.6     4.7
                                                                                                                                
               Men                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population...................  13,028  12,820  29,737  30,282  23,517  23,752  15,698  15,889   7,819   7,863  28,927  29,191
    Civilian labor force........   7,716   7,571  21,442  21,611  18,236  18,212  11,872  11,890   6,364   6,322  23,664  23,736
         Percent of population..    59.2    59.1    72.1    71.4    77.5    76.7    75.6    74.8    81.4    80.4    81.8    81.3
       Employed.................   6,569   6,434  19,085  19,159  16,636  16,566  10,772  10,737   5,864   5,829  22,541  22,606
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    50.4    50.2    64.2    63.3    70.7    69.7    68.6    67.6    75.0    74.1    77.9    77.4
       Unemployed...............   1,147   1,137   2,357   2,452   1,600   1,646   1,099   1,153     500     493   1,123   1,130
         Unemployment rate......    14.9    15.0    11.0    11.3     8.8     9.0     9.3     9.7     7.9     7.8     4.7     4.8
                                                                                                                                
              Women                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population...................  13,101  12,846  31,731  31,755  28,210  28,470  17,820  17,767  10,389  10,702  29,982  30,766
    Civilian labor force........   4,430   4,309  16,744  16,625  18,579  18,628  11,134  11,068   7,446   7,560  21,970  22,263
         Percent of population..    33.8    33.5    52.8    52.4    65.9    65.4    62.5    62.3    71.7    70.6    73.3    72.4
       Employed.................   3,802   3,681  15,402  15,134  17,252  17,181  10,244  10,101   7,008   7,080  20,990  21,226
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    29.0    28.7    48.5    47.7    61.2    60.4    57.5    56.9    67.5    66.2    70.0    69.0
       Unemployed...............     629     628   1,342   1,492   1,327   1,447     889     967     438     480     980   1,037
         Unemployment rate......    14.2    14.6     8.0     9.0     7.1     7.8     8.0     8.7     5.9     6.3     4.5     4.7
                                                                                                                                
              White                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population...................  20,550  20,176  50,515  50,794  42,210  42,501  27,137  27,196  15,073  15,306  48,628  49,432
    Civilian labor force........   9,871   9,627  31,172  31,065  29,874  29,785  18,447  18,339  11,427  11,445  37,437  37,798
         Percent of population..    48.0    47.7    61.7    61.2    70.8    70.1    68.0    67.4    75.8    74.8    77.0    76.5
       Employed.................   8,497   8,290  28,372  28,128  27,697  27,506  16,983  16,800  10,714  10,707  35,854  36,176
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    41.3    41.1    56.2    55.4    65.6    64.7    62.6    61.8    71.1    70.0    73.7    73.2
       Unemployed...............   1,374   1,337   2,800   2,937   2,177   2,278   1,465   1,540     713     738   1,583   1,622
         Unemployment rate......    13.9    13.9     9.0     9.5     7.3     7.6     7.9     8.4     6.2     6.5     4.2     4.3
                                                                                                                                
    Black or African American                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population...................   3,644   3,672   7,866   7,880   6,586   6,747   4,519   4,559   2,067   2,188   4,488   4,655
    Civilian labor force........   1,393   1,423   5,085   5,029   4,834   4,960   3,250   3,299   1,584   1,661   3,629   3,701
         Percent of population..    38.2    38.8    64.6    63.8    73.4    73.5    71.9    72.4    76.6    75.9    80.9    79.5
       Employed.................   1,096   1,103   4,375   4,234   4,277   4,346   2,855   2,864   1,422   1,482   3,363   3,409
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    30.1    30.0    55.6    53.7    64.9    64.4    63.2    62.8    68.8    67.7    74.9    73.2
       Unemployed...............     297     321     710     795     557     614     394     435     162     179     266     292
         Unemployment rate......    21.3    22.5    14.0    15.8    11.5    12.4    12.1    13.2    10.3    10.8     7.3     7.9
                                                                                                                                
              Asian                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population...................   1,096   1,099   1,828   1,980   1,538   1,599     915     966     623     633   4,892   4,932
    Civilian labor force........     489     485   1,111   1,244   1,104   1,129     636     675     469     454   3,836   3,743
         Percent of population..    44.6    44.1    60.8    62.8    71.8    70.6    69.5    69.8    75.3    71.8    78.4    75.9
       Employed.................     448     431   1,028   1,149   1,013   1,037     579     611     434     426   3,622   3,538
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    40.8    39.2    56.2    58.1    65.9    64.8    63.3    63.2    69.6    67.3    74.0    71.7
       Unemployed...............      41      54      83      95      92      92      57      64      35      28     214     205
         Unemployment rate......     8.4    11.1     7.5     7.6     8.3     8.1     8.9     9.5     7.5     6.2     5.6     5.5
                                                                                                                                
   Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population...................   9,763   9,646   7,736   7,915   5,103   5,302   3,421   3,565   1,682   1,737   3,543   3,727
    Civilian labor force........   6,064   5,970   5,658   5,849   4,027   4,124   2,670   2,753   1,357   1,372   2,894   3,044
         Percent of population..    62.1    61.9    73.1    73.9    78.9    77.8    78.0    77.2    80.7    79.0    81.7    81.7
       Employed.................   5,233   5,183   5,069   5,175   3,656   3,725   2,414   2,474   1,242   1,252   2,729   2,862
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    53.6    53.7    65.5    65.4    71.7    70.3    70.6    69.4    73.8    72.0    77.0    76.8
       Unemployed...............     831     787     589     674     370     399     255     279     115     120     166     182
         Unemployment rate......    13.7    13.2    10.4    11.5     9.2     9.7     9.6    10.1     8.5     8.8     5.7     6.0

    1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
    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.  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Updated
  population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.