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                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
                                                     2005      2006      2005      2006      2005      2006      2005      2006  
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                        TOTAL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  226,082   228,815   184,446   186,264    26,517    27,007     9,842    10,155 
         Civilian labor force....................  149,320   151,428   122,299   123,834    17,013    17,314     6,503     6,727 
             Percent of population...............     66.0      66.2      66.3      66.5      64.2      64.1      66.1      66.2 
           Employed..............................  141,730   144,427   116,949   118,833    15,313    15,765     6,244     6,522 
           Unemployed............................    7,591     7,001     5,350     5,002     1,700     1,549       259       205 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.1       4.6       4.4       4.0      10.0       8.9       4.0       3.0 
         Not in labor force......................   76,762    77,387    62,148    62,429     9,504     9,693     3,339     3,427 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  109,151   110,605    90,027    91,021    11,882    12,130     4,679     4,827 
         Civilian labor force....................   80,033    81,255    66,694    67,613     7,998     8,128     3,500     3,621 
             Percent of population...............     73.3      73.5      74.1      74.3      67.3      67.0      74.8      75.0 
           Employed..............................   75,973    77,502    63,763    64,883     7,155     7,354     3,359     3,511 
           Unemployed............................    4,059     3,753     2,931     2,730       844       774       141       110 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.1       4.6       4.4       4.0      10.5       9.5       4.0       3.0 
         Not in labor force......................   29,119    29,350    23,334    23,408     3,884     4,002     1,178     1,206 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  100,835   102,145    83,556    84,466    10,659    10,864     4,361     4,515 
         Civilian labor force....................   76,443    77,562    63,705    64,540     7,600     7,720     3,419     3,535 
             Percent of population...............     75.8      75.9      76.2      76.4      71.3      71.1      78.4      78.3 
           Employed..............................   73,050    74,431    61,255    62,259     6,901     7,079     3,292     3,437 
           Unemployed............................    3,392     3,131     2,450     2,281       699       640       127        98 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.4       4.0       3.8       3.5       9.2       8.3       3.7       2.8 
         Not in labor force......................   24,392    24,584    19,851    19,927     3,060     3,144       942       980 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  116,931   118,210    94,419    95,242    14,635    14,877     5,163     5,328 
         Civilian labor force....................   69,288    70,173    55,605    56,221     9,014     9,186     3,002     3,106 
             Percent of population...............     59.3      59.4      58.9      59.0      61.6      61.7      58.2      58.3 
           Employed..............................   65,757    66,925    53,186    53,950     8,158     8,410     2,885     3,011 
           Unemployed............................    3,531     3,247     2,419     2,271       856       775       118        95 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.1       4.6       4.4       4.0       9.5       8.4       3.9       3.1 
         Not in labor force......................   47,643    48,037    38,814    39,021     5,621     5,691     2,161     2,222 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  108,850   109,992    88,200    88,942    13,377    13,578     4,864     5,027 
         Civilian labor force....................   65,714    66,585    52,643    53,286     8,610     8,723     2,923     3,038 
             Percent of population...............     60.4      60.5      59.7      59.9      64.4      64.2      60.1      60.4 
           Employed..............................   62,702    63,834    50,589    51,359     7,876     8,068     2,812     2,953 
           Unemployed............................    3,013     2,751     2,054     1,927       734       656       111        85 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.6       4.1       3.9       3.6       8.5       7.5       3.8       2.8 
         Not in labor force......................   43,136    43,407    35,557    35,656     4,768     4,854     1,941     1,989 
                                                                                                                                 
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   16,398    16,678    12,690    12,856     2,481     2,565       616       613 
         Civilian labor force....................    7,164     7,281     5,950     6,009       803       871       160       154 
             Percent of population...............     43.7      43.7      46.9      46.7      32.4      34.0      26.0      25.1 
           Employed..............................    5,978     6,162     5,105     5,215       536       618       140       132 
           Unemployed............................    1,186     1,119       845       794       267       253        20        22 
             Unemployment rate...................     16.6      15.4      14.2      13.2      33.3      29.1      12.4      14.0 
         Not in labor force......................    9,234     9,397     6,739     6,847     1,677     1,694       456       459 

        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.  Beginning in January 2006, data reflect revised population controls used in the
     household survey.