HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES 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 

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.

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