HOUSEHOLD DATA
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)
                                                                                                                              
   Sex, race, and Hispanic                                                                                                    
     or Latino ethnicity                                            Total       Some college,     Associate                   
                                                                                  no degree         degree                    
                                 2003    2004    2003    2004                                                    2003    2004 
                                                                                                                              
                                                                 2003    2004    2003    2004    2003    2004                 
                                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
            TOTAL                                                                                                             
Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
 population...................  28,155  27,669  59,480  59,860  46,741  47,556  31,370  31,713  15,371  15,843  50,894  51,852
  Civilian labor force........  12,646  12,470  37,926  37,834  34,049  34,438  22,260  22,298  11,788  12,141  39,791  40,390
       Percent of population..    44.9    45.1    63.8    63.2    72.8    72.4    71.0    70.3    76.7    76.6    78.2    77.9
     Employed.................  11,537  11,408  35,857  35,944  32,420  32,977  21,107  21,284  11,313  11,693  38,570  39,293
       Employment-population                                                                                                  
        ratio.................    41.0    41.2    60.3    60.0    69.4    69.3    67.3    67.1    73.6    73.8    75.8    75.8
     Unemployed...............   1,109   1,062   2,069   1,890   1,629   1,462   1,153   1,014     476     447   1,221   1,098
       Unemployment rate......     8.8     8.5     5.5     5.0     4.8     4.2     5.2     4.5     4.0     3.7     3.1     2.7
                                                                                                                              
             Men                                                                                                              
Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
 population...................  13,745  13,523  27,525  27,991  21,314  21,530  14,732  14,757   6,582   6,773  25,811  26,308
  Civilian labor force........   7,937   7,878  20,361  20,585  16,952  17,054  11,479  11,401   5,474   5,653  21,466  21,789
       Percent of population..    57.7    58.3    74.0    73.5    79.5    79.2    77.9    77.3    83.2    83.5    83.2    82.8
     Employed.................   7,290   7,276  19,200  19,535  16,089  16,322  10,858  10,896   5,231   5,426  20,770  21,192
       Employment-population                                                                                                  
        ratio.................    53.0    53.8    69.8    69.8    75.5    75.8    73.7    73.8    79.5    80.1    80.5    80.6
     Unemployed...............     648     602   1,161   1,049     863     732     621     505     242     227     696     597
       Unemployment rate......     8.2     7.6     5.7     5.1     5.1     4.3     5.4     4.4     4.4     4.0     3.2     2.7
                                                                                                                              
            Women                                                                                                             
Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
 population...................  14,410  14,147  31,955  31,869  25,427  26,026  16,638  16,957   8,789   9,069  25,084  25,545
  Civilian labor force........   4,709   4,591  17,566  17,250  17,096  17,384  10,782  10,896   6,315   6,488  18,324  18,601
       Percent of population..    32.7    32.5    55.0    54.1    67.2    66.8    64.8    64.3    71.8    71.5    73.1    72.8
     Employed.................   4,248   4,132  16,657  16,409  16,331  16,654  10,249  10,387   6,081   6,267  17,800  18,101
       Employment-population                                                                                                  
        ratio.................    29.5    29.2    52.1    51.5    64.2    64.0    61.6    61.3    69.2    69.1    71.0    70.9
     Unemployed...............     461     460     908     841     766     730     532     509     234     221     525     500
       Unemployment rate......     9.8    10.0     5.2     4.9     4.5     4.2     4.9     4.7     3.7     3.4     2.9     2.7
                                                                                                                              
            White                                                                                                             
Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
 population...................  22,407  21,935  49,464  49,581  38,623  39,306  25,759  26,039  12,863  13,267  42,735  43,405
  Civilian labor force........  10,236  10,086  31,135  30,925  27,869  28,300  18,037  18,144   9,832  10,157  33,268  33,653
       Percent of population..    45.7    46.0    62.9    62.4    72.2    72.0    70.0    69.7    76.4    76.6    77.8    77.5
     Employed.................   9,437   9,335  29,645  29,571  26,703  27,262  17,227  17,445   9,476   9,817  32,335  32,799
       Employment-population                                                                                                  
        ratio.................    42.1    42.6    59.9    59.6    69.1    69.4    66.9    67.0    73.7    74.0    75.7    75.6
     Unemployed...............     800     752   1,490   1,354   1,166   1,038     809     698     357     340     933     854
       Unemployment rate......     7.8     7.5     4.8     4.4     4.2     3.7     4.5     3.8     3.6     3.3     2.8     2.5
                                                                                                                              
  Black or African American                                                                                                   
Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
 population...................   4,015   3,965   7,230   7,460   5,612   5,649   3,986   4,009   1,626   1,639   3,675   3,748
  Civilian labor force........   1,597   1,568   4,924   5,044   4,319   4,232   3,041   2,964   1,278   1,268   3,023   3,106
       Percent of population..    39.8    39.6    68.1    67.6    77.0    74.9    76.3    73.9    78.6    77.4    82.3    82.9
     Employed.................   1,376   1,326   4,465   4,606   3,979   3,911   2,780   2,717   1,199   1,195   2,887   2,973
       Employment-population                                                                                                  
        ratio.................    34.3    33.4    61.8    61.7    70.9    69.2    69.7    67.8    73.7    72.9    78.6    79.3
     Unemployed...............     222     243     459     438     340     321     261     247      79      74     137     133
       Unemployment rate......    13.9    15.5     9.3     8.7     7.9     7.6     8.6     8.3     6.2     5.8     4.5     4.3
                                                                                                                              
            Asian                                                                                                             
Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
 population...................   1,020   1,031   1,622   1,630   1,307   1,387     794     829     513     558   3,816   3,989
  Civilian labor force........     472     456   1,054   1,052     940   1,004     562     587     378     417   2,954   3,049
       Percent of population..    46.3    44.2    65.0    64.5    71.9    72.4    70.8    70.8    73.6    74.7    77.4    76.4
     Employed.................     427     429     995   1,005     884     956     526     559     358     397   2,825   2,960
       Employment-population                                                                                                  
        ratio.................    41.9    41.6    61.4    61.6    67.7    68.9    66.3    67.4    69.8    71.1    74.0    74.2
     Unemployed...............      45      27      59      47      55      48      36      28      19      20     129      89
       Unemployment rate......     9.5     5.9     5.6     4.5     5.9     4.8     6.4     4.7     5.2     4.9     4.4     2.9
                                                                                                                              
 Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                                                 
Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
 population...................   8,969   8,914   5,994   6,172   3,915   4,064   2,725   2,847   1,190   1,217   2,597   2,686
  Civilian labor force........   5,524   5,553   4,430   4,566   3,101   3,222   2,162   2,251     939     971   2,126   2,204
       Percent of population..    61.6    62.3    73.9    74.0    79.2    79.3    79.4    79.1    78.9    79.8    81.8    82.1
     Employed.................   5,073   5,135   4,169   4,330   2,925   3,068   2,037   2,137     889     931   2,039   2,127
       Employment-population                                                                                                  
        ratio.................    56.6    57.6    69.5    70.2    74.7    75.5    74.7    75.1    74.7    76.5    78.5    79.2
     Unemployed...............     451     417     261     236     176     154     126     114      50      41      87      77
       Unemployment rate......     8.2     7.5     5.9     5.2     5.7     4.8     5.8     5.0     5.3     4.2     4.1     3.5

  1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
  2 Includes persons with a bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degree.
  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.  In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race
and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.  Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population
controls used in the household survey.