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                                                                                       
                                                                                                                              
                                                  2008      2009      2008      2009      2008      2009      2008      2009  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
                     TOTAL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                              
    Civilian noninstitutional population......  233,788   235,801   189,540   190,902    27,843    28,241    10,751    10,842 
      Civilian labor force....................  154,287   154,142   125,635   125,644    17,740    17,632     7,202     7,156 
          Percent of population...............     66.0      65.4      66.3      65.8      63.7      62.4      67.0      66.0 
        Employed..............................  145,362   139,877   119,126   114,996    15,953    15,025     6,917     6,635 
        Unemployed............................    8,924    14,265     6,509    10,648     1,788     2,606       285       522 
          Unemployment rate...................      5.8       9.3       5.2       8.5      10.1      14.8       4.0       7.3 
      Not in labor force......................   79,501    81,659    63,905    65,258    10,103    10,609     3,549     3,685 
                                                                                                                              
             Men, 16 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                              
    Civilian noninstitutional population......  113,113   114,136    92,725    93,433    12,516    12,705     5,112     5,170 
      Civilian labor force....................   82,520    82,123    68,351    68,051     8,347     8,265     3,852     3,857 
          Percent of population...............     73.0      72.0      73.7      72.8      66.7      65.0      75.3      74.6 
        Employed..............................   77,486    73,670    64,624    61,630     7,398     6,817     3,692     3,551 
        Unemployed............................    5,033     8,453     3,727     6,421       949     1,448       160       306 
          Unemployment rate...................      6.1      10.3       5.5       9.4      11.4      17.5       4.1       7.9 
      Not in labor force......................   30,593    32,013    24,374    25,382     4,169     4,441     1,260     1,314 
                                                                                                                              
             Men, 20 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                              
    Civilian noninstitutional population......  104,453   105,493    86,056    86,789    11,194    11,379     4,787     4,837 
      Civilian labor force....................   79,047    78,897    65,483    65,372     7,962     7,914     3,767     3,777 
          Percent of population...............     75.7      74.8      76.1      75.3      71.1      69.6      78.7      78.1 
        Employed..............................   74,750    71,341    62,304    59,626     7,151     6,628     3,621     3,493 
        Unemployed............................    4,297     7,555     3,179     5,746       811     1,286       146       284 
          Unemployment rate...................      5.4       9.6       4.9       8.8      10.2      16.3       3.9       7.5 
      Not in labor force......................   25,406    26,596    20,573    21,417     3,232     3,465     1,021     1,060 
                                                                                                                              
            Women, 16 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                              
    Civilian noninstitutional population......  120,675   121,665    96,814    97,469    15,328    15,536     5,639     5,671 
      Civilian labor force....................   71,767    72,019    57,284    57,593     9,393     9,367     3,350     3,300 
          Percent of population...............     59.5      59.2      59.2      59.1      61.3      60.3      59.4      58.2 
        Employed..............................   67,876    66,208    54,501    53,366     8,554     8,208     3,225     3,084 
        Unemployed............................    3,891     5,811     2,782     4,227       839     1,159       125       216 
          Unemployment rate...................      5.4       8.1       4.9       7.3       8.9      12.4       3.7       6.6 
      Not in labor force......................   48,908    49,646    39,531    39,876     5,934     6,169     2,289     2,371 
                                                                                                                              
            Women, 20 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                              
    Civilian noninstitutional population......  112,260   113,265    90,400    91,078    13,974    14,178     5,333     5,372 
      Civilian labor force....................   68,382    68,856    54,508    54,976     8,991     8,988     3,278     3,248 
          Percent of population...............     60.9      60.8      60.3      60.4      64.3      63.4      61.5      60.5 
        Employed..............................   65,039    63,699    52,124    51,231     8,260     7,956     3,162     3,045 
        Unemployed............................    3,342     5,157     2,384     3,745       732     1,032       116       203 
          Unemployment rate...................      4.9       7.5       4.4       6.8       8.1      11.5       3.5       6.2 
      Not in labor force......................   43,878    44,409    35,892    36,101     4,982     5,190     2,055     2,124 
                                                                                                                              
           Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                         
                                                                                                                              
    Civilian noninstitutional population......   17,075    17,043    13,084    13,035     2,676     2,684       630       632 
      Civilian labor force....................    6,858     6,390     5,644     5,295       787       729       157       131 
          Percent of population...............     40.2      37.5      43.1      40.6      29.4      27.2      24.9      20.8 
        Employed..............................    5,573     4,837     4,697     4,138       541       442       134        97 
        Unemployed............................    1,285     1,552       947     1,157       246       288        23        35 
          Unemployment rate...................     18.7      24.3      16.8      21.8      31.2      39.5      14.6      26.4 
      Not in labor force......................   10,218    10,654     7,440     7,740     1,889     1,954       473       501 

     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.