HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


3.  Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race

(Numbers in thousands)

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                            |          |                                    Civilian labor force
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     Age, sex, and race     | Civilian |         |          |                Employed                 |    Unemployed     |
                            |noninsti- |         |          |                                         |                   |   Not
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                            | tutional |         | Percent  |         |          |         |          |         |         |   in
                            |population|  Total  |    of    |         | Percent  |         | Nonagri- |         | Percent |  labor
                            |          |         |population|  Total  |    of    |  Agri-  | cultural | Number  |   of    |  force
                            |          |         |          |         |population| culture |industries|         |  labor  |
                            |          |         |          |         |          |         |          |         |  force  |
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           TOTAL
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16 years and over...........| 203,133  | 136,297 |    67.1  | 129,558 |    63.8  |   3,399 | 126,159  |   6,739 |     4.9 |  66,837
  16 to 19 years............|  15,365  |   7,932 |    51.6  |   6,661 |    43.4  |     244 |   6,417  |   1,271 |    16.0 |   7,433
    16 to 17 years..........|   7,861  |   3,237 |    41.2  |   2,648 |    33.7  |     116 |   2,532  |     589 |    18.2 |   4,624
    18 to 19 years..........|   7,504  |   4,695 |    62.6  |   4,012 |    53.5  |     128 |   3,885  |     683 |    14.5 |   2,809
  20 to 24 years............|  17,442  |  13,532 |    77.6  |  12,380 |    71.0  |     325 |  12,054  |   1,152 |     8.5 |   3,910
  25 to 54 years............| 116,832  |  98,280 |    84.1  |  94,461 |    80.9  |   2,093 |  92,368  |   3,819 |     3.9 |  18,552
    25 to 34 years..........|  39,559  |  33,380 |    84.4  |  31,809 |    80.4  |     719 |  31,090  |   1,571 |     4.7 |   6,178
      25 to 29 years........|  18,884  |  16,008 |    84.8  |  15,163 |    80.3  |     327 |  14,836  |     845 |     5.3 |   2,876
      30 to 34 years........|  20,675  |  17,373 |    84.0  |  16,646 |    80.5  |     392 |  16,254  |     726 |     4.2 |   3,302
    35 to 44 years..........|  43,883  |  37,326 |    85.1  |  35,908 |    81.8  |     806 |  35,102  |   1,418 |     3.8 |   6,557
      35 to 39 years........|  22,544  |  19,104 |    84.7  |  18,339 |    81.3  |     425 |  17,913  |     765 |     4.0 |   3,440
      40 to 44 years........|  21,339  |  18,222 |    85.4  |  17,569 |    82.3  |     380 |  17,189  |     653 |     3.6 |   3,117
    45 to 54 years..........|  33,391  |  27,574 |    82.6  |  26,744 |    80.1  |     567 |  26,176  |     830 |     3.0 |   5,817
      45 to 49 years........|  18,443  |  15,547 |    84.3  |  15,089 |    81.8  |     315 |  14,774  |     458 |     2.9 |   2,895
      50 to 54 years........|  14,948  |  12,027 |    80.5  |  11,654 |    78.0  |     253 |  11,402  |     372 |     3.1 |   2,922
  55 to 64 years............|  21,505  |  12,665 |    58.9  |  12,296 |    57.2  |     416 |  11,880  |     369 |     2.9 |   8,840
    55 to 59 years..........|  11,605  |   8,049 |    69.4  |   7,816 |    67.3  |     225 |   7,591  |     234 |     2.9 |   3,556
    60 to 64 years..........|   9,900  |   4,616 |    46.6  |   4,480 |    45.3  |     191 |   4,289  |     135 |     2.9 |   5,284
  65 years and over.........|  31,989  |   3,887 |    12.2  |   3,761 |    11.8  |     321 |   3,440  |     127 |     3.3 |  28,102
    65 to 69 years..........|   9,543  |   2,150 |    22.5  |   2,080 |    21.8  |     150 |   1,930  |      71 |     3.3 |   7,393
    70 to 74 years..........|   8,509  |   1,071 |    12.6  |   1,034 |    12.2  |      98 |     936  |      36 |     3.4 |   7,438
    75 years and over.......|  13,937  |     666 |     4.8  |     647 |     4.6  |      73 |     574  |      20 |     3.0 |  13,270
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            Men
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16 years and over...........|  97,715  |  73,261 |    75.0  |  69,685 |    71.3  |   2,552 |  67,133  |   3,577 |     4.9 |  24,454
  16 to 19 years............|   7,836  |   4,095 |    52.3  |   3,401 |    43.4  |     195 |   3,206  |     694 |    16.9 |   3,741
    16 to 17 years..........|   4,053  |   1,676 |    41.4  |   1,355 |    33.4  |      91 |   1,265  |     321 |    19.1 |   2,377
    18 to 19 years..........|   3,783  |   2,419 |    63.9  |   2,045 |    54.1  |     104 |   1,941  |     373 |    15.4 |   1,365
  20 to 24 years............|   8,706  |   7,184 |    82.5  |   6,548 |    75.2  |     258 |   6,290  |     636 |     8.9 |   1,521
  25 to 54 years............|  57,423  |  52,732 |    91.8  |  50,772 |    88.4  |   1,550 |  49,221  |   1,960 |     3.7 |   4,691
    25 to 34 years..........|  19,478  |  18,110 |    93.0  |  17,338 |    89.0  |     551 |  16,788  |     772 |     4.3 |   1,368
      25 to 29 years........|   9,281  |   8,583 |    92.5  |   8,162 |    87.9  |     257 |   7,904  |     422 |     4.9 |     698
      30 to 34 years........|  10,197  |   9,527 |    93.4  |   9,177 |    90.0  |     294 |   8,883  |     350 |     3.7 |     670
    35 to 44 years..........|  21,669  |  20,058 |    92.6  |  19,327 |    89.2  |     591 |  18,736  |     732 |     3.6 |   1,611
      35 to 39 years........|  11,137  |  10,363 |    93.0  |   9,967 |    89.5  |     308 |   9,659  |     396 |     3.8 |     774
      40 to 44 years........|  10,532  |   9,696 |    92.1  |   9,360 |    88.9  |     283 |   9,077  |     336 |     3.5 |     836
    45 to 54 years..........|  16,276  |  14,564 |    89.5  |  14,107 |    86.7  |     409 |  13,698  |     457 |     3.1 |   1,712
      45 to 49 years........|   9,017  |   8,188 |    90.8  |   7,935 |    88.0  |     229 |   7,706  |     253 |     3.1 |     829
      50 to 54 years........|   7,259  |   6,376 |    87.8  |   6,172 |    85.0  |     180 |   5,992  |     204 |     3.2 |     883
  55 to 64 years............|  10,282  |   6,952 |    67.6  |   6,735 |    65.5  |     290 |   6,445  |     217 |     3.1 |   3,329
    55 to 59 years..........|   5,582  |   4,391 |    78.7  |   4,258 |    76.3  |     157 |   4,101  |     133 |     3.0 |   1,191
    60 to 64 years..........|   4,700  |   2,561 |    54.5  |   2,478 |    52.7  |     133 |   2,344  |      84 |     3.3 |   2,139
  65 years and over.........|  13,469  |   2,298 |    17.1  |   2,229 |    16.5  |     258 |   1,971  |      69 |     3.0 |  11,171
    65 to 69 years..........|   4,360  |   1,238 |    28.4  |   1,197 |    27.4  |     121 |   1,075  |      41 |     3.3 |   3,122
    70 to 74 years..........|   3,737  |     644 |    17.2  |     625 |    16.7  |      77 |     548  |      19 |     2.9 |   3,093
    75 years and over.......|   5,372  |     416 |     7.7  |     407 |     7.6  |      60 |     347  |       9 |     2.1 |   4,957
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           Women
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16 years and over...........| 105,418  |  63,036 |    59.8  |  59,873 |    56.8  |     847 |  59,026  |   3,162 |     5.0 |  42,382
  16 to 19 years............|   7,528  |   3,837 |    51.0  |   3,260 |    43.3  |      49 |   3,211  |     577 |    15.0 |   3,691
    16 to 17 years..........|   3,808  |   1,561 |    41.0  |   1,293 |    34.0  |      25 |   1,268  |     268 |    17.2 |   2,247
    18 to 19 years..........|   3,721  |   2,277 |    61.2  |   1,967 |    52.9  |      23 |   1,944  |     310 |    13.6 |   1,444
  20 to 24 years............|   8,736  |   6,348 |    72.7  |   5,831 |    66.8  |      67 |   5,764  |     516 |     8.1 |   2,389
  25 to 54 years............|  59,410  |  45,548 |    76.7  |  43,689 |    73.5  |     542 |  43,147  |   1,859 |     4.1 |  13,861
    25 to 34 years..........|  20,081  |  15,271 |    76.0  |  14,471 |    72.1  |     169 |  14,302  |     800 |     5.2 |   4,810
      25 to 29 years........|   9,603  |   7,425 |    77.3  |   7,001 |    72.9  |      70 |   6,931  |     423 |     5.7 |   2,178
      30 to 34 years........|  10,478  |   7,846 |    74.9  |   7,470 |    71.3  |      99 |   7,371  |     376 |     4.8 |   2,632
    35 to 44 years..........|  22,214  |  17,268 |    77.7  |  16,581 |    74.6  |     215 |  16,366  |     686 |     4.0 |   4,947
      35 to 39 years........|  11,407  |   8,741 |    76.6  |   8,372 |    73.4  |     117 |   8,255  |     369 |     4.2 |   2,666
      40 to 44 years........|  10,807  |   8,526 |    78.9  |   8,209 |    76.0  |      98 |   8,111  |     317 |     3.7 |   2,280
    45 to 54 years..........|  17,115  |  13,010 |    76.0  |  12,637 |    73.8  |     158 |  12,479  |     373 |     2.9 |   4,104
      45 to 49 years........|   9,425  |   7,359 |    78.1  |   7,155 |    75.9  |      86 |   7,069  |     205 |     2.8 |   2,066
      50 to 54 years........|   7,689  |   5,651 |    73.5  |   5,482 |    71.3  |      72 |   5,410  |     168 |     3.0 |   2,038
  55 to 64 years............|  11,224  |   5,713 |    50.9  |   5,561 |    49.5  |     126 |   5,435  |     152 |     2.7 |   5,511
    55 to 59 years..........|   6,024  |   3,658 |    60.7  |   3,558 |    59.1  |      68 |   3,490  |     100 |     2.7 |   2,365
    60 to 64 years..........|   5,200  |   2,054 |    39.5  |   2,003 |    38.5  |      58 |   1,945  |      52 |     2.5 |   3,145
  65 years and over.........|  18,520  |   1,590 |     8.6  |   1,532 |     8.3  |      63 |   1,469  |      58 |     3.6 |  16,930
    65 to 69 years..........|   5,184  |     912 |    17.6  |     883 |    17.0  |      29 |     854  |      29 |     3.2 |   4,271
    70 to 74 years..........|   4,772  |     427 |     8.9  |     409 |     8.6  |      21 |     388  |      17 |     4.1 |   4,345
    75 years and over.......|   8,564  |     251 |     2.9  |     239 |     2.8  |      13 |     227  |      11 |     4.5 |   8,314
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


3.  Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race-Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

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                            |                                                 1997
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     Age, sex, and race     | Civilian |         |          |                Employed                 |    Unemployed     |
                            |noninsti- |         |          |                                         |                   |   Not
                                                             _________________________________________ ___________________
                            | tutional |         | Percent  |         |          |         |          |         |         |   in
                            |population|  Total  |    of    |         | Percent  |         | Nonagri- |         | Percent |  labor
                            |          |         |population|  Total  |    of    |  Agri-  | cultural | Number  |   of    |  force
                            |          |         |          |         |population| culture |industries|         |  labor  |
                            |          |         |          |         |          |         |          |         |  force  |
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           WHITE
                            |          |         |          |         |          |         |          |         |         |
16 years and over...........| 169,993  | 114,693 |    67.5  | 109,856 |    64.6  |   3,208 | 106,648  |   4,836 |     4.2 |  55,301
  16 to 19 years............|  12,181  |   6,720 |    55.2  |   5,807 |    47.7  |     236 |   5,571  |     912 |    13.6 |   5,462
    16 to 17 years..........|   6,213  |   2,779 |    44.7  |   2,341 |    37.7  |     114 |   2,228  |     438 |    15.8 |   3,434
    18 to 19 years..........|   5,968  |   3,941 |    66.0  |   3,466 |    58.1  |     122 |   3,344  |     475 |    12.0 |   2,028
  20 to 24 years............|  13,983  |  11,127 |    79.6  |  10,362 |    74.1  |     305 |  10,057  |     765 |     6.9 |   2,855
  25 to 54 years............|  96,804  |  82,243 |    85.0  |  79,492 |    82.1  |   1,961 |  77,531  |   2,751 |     3.3 |  14,561
    25 to 34 years..........|  32,091  |  27,362 |    85.3  |  26,294 |    81.9  |     686 |  25,608  |   1,068 |     3.9 |   4,729
      25 to 29 years........|  15,251  |  13,106 |    85.9  |  12,533 |    82.2  |     315 |  12,218  |     573 |     4.4 |   2,146
      30 to 34 years........|  16,839  |  14,256 |    84.7  |  13,761 |    81.7  |     371 |  13,390  |     495 |     3.5 |   2,583
    35 to 44 years..........|  36,325  |  31,171 |    85.8  |  30,137 |    83.0  |     753 |  29,383  |   1,035 |     3.3 |   5,154
      35 to 39 years........|  18,594  |  15,874 |    85.4  |  15,320 |    82.4  |     397 |  14,923  |     554 |     3.5 |   2,720
      40 to 44 years........|  17,732  |  15,298 |    86.3  |  14,817 |    83.6  |     357 |  14,460  |     481 |     3.1 |   2,434
    45 to 54 years..........|  28,388  |  23,709 |    83.5  |  23,061 |    81.2  |     522 |  22,540  |     648 |     2.7 |   4,678
      45 to 49 years........|  15,562  |  13,250 |    85.1  |  12,899 |    82.9  |     294 |  12,605  |     351 |     2.6 |   2,312
      50 to 54 years........|  12,826  |  10,459 |    81.6  |  10,162 |    79.2  |     228 |   9,934  |     297 |     2.8 |   2,366
  55 to 64 years............|  18,511  |  11,086 |    59.9  |  10,785 |    58.3  |     396 |  10,389  |     302 |     2.7 |   7,425
    55 to 59 years..........|   9,974  |   7,043 |    70.6  |   6,851 |    68.7  |     213 |   6,639  |     191 |     2.7 |   2,931
    60 to 64 years..........|   8,537  |   4,044 |    47.4  |   3,933 |    46.1  |     183 |   3,750  |     110 |     2.7 |   4,493
  65 years and over.........|  28,514  |   3,517 |    12.3  |   3,411 |    12.0  |     310 |   3,100  |     106 |     3.0 |  24,998
    65 to 69 years..........|   8,361  |   1,939 |    23.2  |   1,879 |    22.5  |     144 |   1,735  |      59 |     3.1 |   6,422
    70 to 74 years..........|   7,577  |     985 |    13.0  |     955 |    12.6  |      97 |     858  |      30 |     3.0 |   6,593
    75 years and over.......|  12,576  |     593 |     4.7  |     576 |     4.6  |      69 |     507  |      17 |     2.9 |  11,983
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            Men
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16 years and over...........|  82,577  |  62,639 |    75.9  |  59,998 |    72.7  |   2,389 |  57,608  |   2,641 |     4.2 |  19,938
  16 to 19 years............|   6,257  |   3,513 |    56.1  |   3,011 |    48.1  |     188 |   2,823  |     502 |    14.3 |   2,744
    16 to 17 years..........|   3,209  |   1,440 |    44.9  |   1,206 |    37.6  |      89 |   1,117  |     234 |    16.3 |   1,769
    18 to 19 years..........|   3,048  |   2,073 |    68.0  |   1,806 |    59.2  |     100 |   1,706  |     268 |    12.9 |     975
  20 to 24 years............|   7,087  |   6,029 |    85.1  |   5,590 |    78.9  |     241 |   5,348  |     439 |     7.3 |   1,058
  25 to 54 years............|  48,237  |  44,849 |    93.0  |  43,388 |    89.9  |   1,437 |  41,952  |   1,461 |     3.3 |   3,388
    25 to 34 years..........|  16,043  |  15,120 |    94.2  |  14,567 |    90.8  |     524 |  14,042  |     553 |     3.7 |     923
      25 to 29 years........|   7,622  |   7,160 |    93.9  |   6,856 |    90.0  |     247 |   6,609  |     304 |     4.2 |     462
      30 to 34 years........|   8,421  |   7,960 |    94.5  |   7,711 |    91.6  |     277 |   7,433  |     250 |     3.1 |     461
    35 to 44 years..........|  18,163  |  17,019 |    93.7  |  16,470 |    90.7  |     543 |  15,926  |     549 |     3.2 |   1,144
      35 to 39 years........|   9,308  |   8,761 |    94.1  |   8,462 |    90.9  |     280 |   8,182  |     298 |     3.4 |     548
      40 to 44 years........|   8,855  |   8,258 |    93.3  |   8,007 |    90.4  |     263 |   7,744  |     251 |     3.0 |     597
    45 to 54 years..........|  14,030  |  12,710 |    90.6  |  12,352 |    88.0  |     369 |  11,983  |     358 |     2.8 |   1,320
      45 to 49 years........|   7,724  |   7,095 |    91.9  |   6,898 |    89.3  |     209 |   6,689  |     197 |     2.8 |     629
      50 to 54 years........|   6,306  |   5,615 |    89.0  |   5,454 |    86.5  |     160 |   5,294  |     161 |     2.9 |     691
  55 to 64 years............|   8,929  |   6,154 |    68.9  |   5,972 |    66.9  |     274 |   5,698  |     182 |     3.0 |   2,775
    55 to 59 years..........|   4,846  |   3,882 |    80.1  |   3,769 |    77.8  |     148 |   3,621  |     113 |     2.9 |     964
    60 to 64 years..........|   4,083  |   2,272 |    55.6  |   2,202 |    53.9  |     126 |   2,076  |      69 |     3.1 |   1,812
  65 years and over.........|  12,067  |   2,094 |    17.4  |   2,037 |    16.9  |     249 |   1,788  |      58 |     2.7 |   9,973
    65 to 69 years..........|   3,867  |   1,122 |    29.0  |   1,086 |    28.1  |     116 |     971  |      35 |     3.2 |   2,745
    70 to 74 years..........|   3,343  |     601 |    18.0  |     585 |    17.5  |      76 |     509  |      16 |     2.6 |   2,742
    75 years and over.......|   4,857  |     372 |     7.7  |     365 |     7.5  |      57 |     308  |       6 |     1.7 |   4,485
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           Women
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16 years and over...........|  87,417  |  52,054 |    59.5  |  49,859 |    57.0  |     819 |  49,040  |   2,195 |     4.2 |  35,363
  16 to 19 years............|   5,924  |   3,207 |    54.1  |   2,796 |    47.2  |      48 |   2,748  |     411 |    12.8 |   2,718
    16 to 17 years..........|   3,004  |   1,339 |    44.6  |   1,136 |    37.8  |      25 |   1,111  |     204 |    15.2 |   1,665
    18 to 19 years..........|   2,920  |   1,867 |    63.9  |   1,660 |    56.8  |      23 |   1,637  |     207 |    11.1 |   1,053
  20 to 24 years............|   6,896  |   5,099 |    73.9  |   4,773 |    69.2  |      63 |   4,709  |     326 |     6.4 |   1,797
  25 to 54 years............|  48,567  |  37,394 |    77.0  |  36,104 |    74.3  |     524 |  35,579  |   1,290 |     3.5 |  11,173
    25 to 34 years..........|  16,047  |  12,242 |    76.3  |  11,727 |    73.1  |     162 |  11,565  |     515 |     4.2 |   3,805
      25 to 29 years........|   7,629  |   5,946 |    77.9  |   5,677 |    74.4  |      68 |   5,609  |     269 |     4.5 |   1,683
      30 to 34 years........|   8,418  |   6,296 |    74.8  |   6,051 |    71.9  |      94 |   5,957  |     245 |     3.9 |   2,122
    35 to 44 years..........|  18,162  |  14,153 |    77.9  |  13,667 |    75.3  |     210 |  13,457  |     486 |     3.4 |   4,009
      35 to 39 years........|   9,285  |   7,113 |    76.6  |   6,858 |    73.9  |     116 |   6,741  |     256 |     3.6 |   2,172
      40 to 44 years........|   8,877  |   7,040 |    79.3  |   6,810 |    76.7  |      94 |   6,716  |     230 |     3.3 |   1,837
    45 to 54 years..........|  14,357  |  10,999 |    76.6  |  10,709 |    74.6  |     152 |  10,557  |     290 |     2.6 |   3,359
      45 to 49 years........|   7,838  |   6,155 |    78.5  |   6,001 |    76.6  |      85 |   5,916  |     154 |     2.5 |   1,683
      50 to 54 years........|   6,519  |   4,844 |    74.3  |   4,708 |    72.2  |      68 |   4,640  |     136 |     2.8 |   1,675
  55 to 64 years............|   9,582  |   4,932 |    51.5  |   4,813 |    50.2  |     122 |   4,691  |     119 |     2.4 |   4,650
    55 to 59 years..........|   5,128  |   3,161 |    61.6  |   3,082 |    60.1  |      65 |   3,017  |      78 |     2.5 |   1,968
    60 to 64 years..........|   4,454  |   1,772 |    39.8  |   1,731 |    38.9  |      57 |   1,674  |      41 |     2.3 |   2,682
  65 years and over.........|  16,447  |   1,422 |     8.6  |   1,374 |     8.4  |      61 |   1,312  |      49 |     3.4 |  15,025
    65 to 69 years..........|   4,494  |     817 |    18.2  |     793 |    17.6  |      29 |     764  |      24 |     2.9 |   3,677
    70 to 74 years..........|   4,234  |     384 |     9.1  |     370 |     8.7  |      21 |     349  |      14 |     3.7 |   3,850
    75 years and over.......|   7,719  |     222 |     2.9  |     211 |     2.7  |      12 |     199  |      11 |     4.8 |   7,497
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HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


3.  Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race-Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

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                            |          |                                    Civilian labor force
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     Age, sex, and race     | Civilian |         |          |                Employed                 |    Unemployed     |
                            |noninsti- |         |          |                                         |                   |   Not
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                            | tutional |         | Percent  |         |          |         |          |         |         |   in
                            |population|  Total  |    of    |         | Percent  |         | Nonagri- |         | Percent |  labor
                            |          |         |population|  Total  |    of    |  Agri-  | cultural | Number  |   of    |  force
                            |          |         |          |         |population| culture |industries|         |  labor  |
                            |          |         |          |         |          |         |          |         |  force  |
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           BLACK
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16 years and over...........|  24,003  |  15,529 |    64.7  |  13,969 |    58.2  |     117 |  13,852  |   1,560 |    10.0 |   8,474
  16 to 19 years............|   2,412  |     933 |    38.7  |     631 |    26.1  |       3 |     628  |     302 |    32.4 |   1,479
    16 to 17 years..........|   1,255  |     352 |    28.1  |     229 |    18.3  |       1 |     229  |     123 |    35.0 |     902
    18 to 19 years..........|   1,158  |     580 |    50.1  |     401 |    34.7  |       2 |     399  |     179 |    30.8 |     577
  20 to 24 years............|   2,515  |   1,783 |    70.9  |   1,456 |    57.9  |      10 |   1,446  |     327 |    18.3 |     732
  25 to 54 years............|  14,259  |  11,454 |    80.3  |  10,585 |    74.2  |      92 |  10,494  |     869 |     7.6 |   2,805
    25 to 34 years..........|   5,279  |   4,329 |    82.0  |   3,903 |    73.9  |      22 |   3,880  |     426 |     9.9 |     949
      25 to 29 years........|   2,568  |   2,096 |    81.6  |   1,866 |    72.7  |       6 |   1,860  |     230 |    11.0 |     472
      30 to 34 years........|   2,711  |   2,233 |    82.4  |   2,037 |    75.1  |      16 |   2,020  |     197 |     8.8 |     478
    35 to 44 years..........|   5,410  |   4,401 |    81.4  |   4,094 |    75.7  |      36 |   4,059  |     307 |     7.0 |   1,009
      35 to 39 years........|   2,832  |   2,324 |    82.1  |   2,155 |    76.1  |      21 |   2,134  |     169 |     7.3 |     508
      40 to 44 years........|   2,578  |   2,076 |    80.5  |   1,939 |    75.2  |      15 |   1,924  |     137 |     6.6 |     501
    45 to 54 years..........|   3,571  |   2,724 |    76.3  |   2,588 |    72.5  |      33 |   2,555  |     136 |     5.0 |     847
      45 to 49 years........|   2,100  |   1,663 |    79.2  |   1,581 |    75.3  |      14 |   1,568  |      81 |     4.9 |     438
      50 to 54 years........|   1,470  |   1,062 |    72.2  |   1,007 |    68.5  |      20 |     987  |      55 |     5.1 |     409
  55 to 64 years............|   2,164  |   1,093 |    50.5  |   1,048 |    48.4  |       8 |   1,040  |      45 |     4.2 |   1,070
    55 to 59 years..........|   1,183  |     709 |    59.9  |     681 |    57.6  |       5 |     676  |      28 |     3.9 |     474
    60 to 64 years..........|     980  |     384 |    39.2  |     367 |    37.4  |       3 |     364  |      18 |     4.6 |     596
  65 years and over.........|   2,653  |     265 |    10.0  |     249 |     9.4  |       5 |     245  |      16 |     6.1 |   2,388
    65 to 69 years..........|     878  |     142 |    16.2  |     134 |    15.2  |       3 |     131  |       8 |     5.9 |     736
    70 to 74 years..........|     724  |      69 |     9.5  |      63 |     8.7  |    -    |      63  |       6 |     8.3 |     656
    75 years and over.......|   1,051  |      54 |     5.2  |      52 |     5.0  |       2 |      51  |       2 |     3.6 |     997
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            Men
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16 years and over...........|  10,763  |   7,354 |    68.3  |   6,607 |    61.4  |     103 |   6,504  |     747 |    10.2 |   3,409
  16 to 19 years............|   1,188  |     444 |    37.4  |     282 |    23.7  |       2 |     280  |     162 |    36.5 |     744
    16 to 17 years..........|     634  |     178 |    28.0  |     108 |    17.0  |       1 |     107  |      70 |    39.5 |     456
    18 to 19 years..........|     553  |     266 |    48.1  |     174 |    31.5  |       1 |     173  |      92 |    34.4 |     287
  20 to 24 years............|   1,153  |     832 |    72.1  |     668 |    57.9  |       8 |     660  |     165 |    19.8 |     321
  25 to 54 years............|   6,441  |   5,435 |    84.4  |   5,044 |    78.3  |      81 |   4,963  |     391 |     7.2 |   1,006
    25 to 34 years..........|   2,363  |   2,052 |    86.8  |   1,874 |    79.3  |      18 |   1,856  |     178 |     8.7 |     311
      25 to 29 years........|   1,141  |     987 |    86.5  |     893 |    78.3  |       5 |     888  |      94 |     9.5 |     154
      30 to 34 years........|   1,222  |   1,065 |    87.1  |     981 |    80.2  |      13 |     968  |      84 |     7.9 |     157
    35 to 44 years..........|   2,471  |   2,096 |    84.8  |   1,955 |    79.1  |      34 |   1,922  |     141 |     6.7 |     375
      35 to 39 years........|   1,293  |   1,112 |    86.0  |   1,037 |    80.2  |      21 |   1,016  |      75 |     6.8 |     181
      40 to 44 years........|   1,177  |     984 |    83.6  |     919 |    78.0  |      13 |     905  |      66 |     6.7 |     193
    45 to 54 years..........|   1,607  |   1,287 |    80.1  |   1,215 |    75.6  |      29 |   1,186  |      72 |     5.6 |     320
      45 to 49 years........|     952  |     787 |    82.6  |     745 |    78.2  |      14 |     731  |      42 |     5.4 |     165
      50 to 54 years........|     654  |     500 |    76.4  |     470 |    71.8  |      34 |     455  |      30 |     6.0 |     154
  55 to 64 years............|     936  |     508 |    54.3  |     487 |    52.0  |       8 |     479  |      22 |     4.2 |     427
    55 to 59 years..........|     517  |     339 |    65.6  |     327 |    63.3  |       5 |     323  |      12 |     3.5 |     178
    60 to 64 years..........|     419  |     169 |    40.4  |     159 |    38.1  |       3 |     157  |      10 |     5.8 |     249
  65 years and over.........|   1,045  |     134 |    12.9  |     127 |    12.1  |       5 |     122  |       7 |     5.5 |     911
    65 to 69 years..........|     356  |      70 |    19.7  |      66 |    18.7  |       3 |      64  |       4 |     5.4 |     286
    70 to 74 years..........|     311  |      33 |    10.8  |      31 |    10.0  |    -    |      31  |       2 |   (1)   |     278
    75 years and over.......|     378  |      31 |     8.1  |      29 |     7.7  |       2 |      27  |       1 |   (1)   |     348
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           Women
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16 years and over...........|  13,241  |   8,175 |    61.7  |   7,362 |    55.6  |      14 |   7,348  |     813 |     9.9 |   5,066
  16 to 19 years............|   1,225  |     489 |    39.9  |     349 |    28.5  |       1 |     348  |     140 |    28.7 |     736
    16 to 17 years..........|     620  |     175 |    28.2  |     122 |    19.6  |    -    |     122  |      53 |    30.3 |     446
    18 to 19 years..........|     604  |     314 |    52.0  |     227 |    37.6  |       1 |     226  |      87 |    27.8 |     290
  20 to 24 years............|   1,362  |     951 |    69.9  |     789 |    57.9  |       2 |     787  |     163 |    17.1 |     411
  25 to 54 years............|   7,818  |   6,019 |    77.0  |   5,541 |    70.9  |      11 |   5,531  |     478 |     7.9 |   1,799
    25 to 34 years..........|   2,916  |   2,277 |    78.1  |   2,029 |    69.6  |       5 |   2,024  |     248 |    10.9 |     638
      25 to 29 years........|   1,427  |   1,109 |    77.7  |     973 |    68.2  |       1 |     972  |     136 |    12.2 |     318
      30 to 34 years........|   1,489  |   1,168 |    78.5  |   1,056 |    70.9  |       4 |   1,052  |     112 |     9.6 |     320
    35 to 44 years..........|   2,939  |   2,305 |    78.4  |   2,139 |    72.8  |       2 |   2,137  |     166 |     7.2 |     634
      35 to 39 years........|   1,539  |   1,213 |    78.8  |   1,118 |    72.7  |       1 |   1,118  |      94 |     7.8 |     326
      40 to 44 years........|   1,400  |   1,092 |    78.0  |   1,020 |    72.9  |       1 |   1,019  |      72 |     6.6 |     308
    45 to 54 years..........|   1,964  |   1,437 |    73.2  |   1,373 |    69.9  |       4 |   1,369  |      64 |     4.4 |     527
      45 to 49 years........|   1,148  |     876 |    76.3  |     836 |    72.9  |    -    |     837  |      39 |     4.5 |     272
      50 to 54 years........|     816  |     561 |    68.8  |     537 |    65.8  |       4 |     533  |      24 |     4.3 |     255
  55 to 64 years............|   1,228  |     585 |    47.6  |     561 |    45.7  |    -    |     561  |      24 |     4.1 |     643
    55 to 59 years..........|     666  |     370 |    55.5  |     354 |    53.1  |    -    |     354  |      16 |     4.3 |     296
    60 to 64 years..........|     562  |     215 |    38.3  |     207 |    36.9  |    -    |     207  |       8 |     3.7 |     347
  65 years and over.........|   1,608  |     131 |     8.2  |     122 |     7.6  |    -    |     122  |       9 |     6.6 |   1,477
    65 to 69 years..........|     522  |      72 |    13.8  |      67 |    12.9  |    -    |      67  |       5 |     6.5 |     450
    70 to 74 years..........|     413  |      35 |     8.6  |      32 |     7.7  |    -    |      32  |       3 |     9.8 |     378
    75 years and over.......|     673  |      24 |     3.5  |      23 |     3.4  |    -    |      23  |       1 |   (1)   |     649
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   1/  Data not shown where base is less than 35,000.
   NOTE:  Beginning in January 1997, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey,