HOUSEHOLD DATA
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                                                                                       
                                                                                                                            
                                                2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004      2003      2004  
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                   TOTAL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population......  221,168   223,357   181,292   182,643    25,686    26,065     9,220     9,519 
    Civilian labor force....................  146,510   147,401   120,546   121,086    16,526    16,638     6,122     6,271 
        Percent of population...............     66.2      66.0      66.5      66.3      64.3      63.8      66.4      65.9 
      Employed..............................  137,736   139,252   114,235   115,239    14,739    14,909     5,756     5,994 
      Unemployed............................    8,774     8,149     6,311     5,847     1,787     1,729       366       277 
        Unemployment rate...................      6.0       5.5       5.2       4.8      10.8      10.4       6.0       4.4 
    Not in labor force......................   74,658    75,956    60,746    61,558     9,161     9,428     3,098     3,248 
                                                                                                                            
           Men, 16 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population......  106,435   107,710    88,249    89,044    11,454    11,656     4,338     4,529 
    Civilian labor force....................   78,238    78,980    65,509    65,994     7,711     7,773     3,277     3,396 
        Percent of population...............     73.5      73.3      74.2      74.1      67.3      66.7      75.6      75.0 
      Employed..............................   73,332    74,524    61,866    62,712     6,820     6,912     3,073     3,243 
      Unemployed............................    4,906     4,456     3,643     3,282       891       860       204       153 
        Unemployment rate...................      6.3       5.6       5.6       5.0      11.6      11.1       6.2       4.5 
    Not in labor force......................   28,197    28,730    22,740    23,050     3,743     3,884     1,060     1,133 
                                                                                                                            
           Men, 20 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   98,272    99,476    81,860    82,615    10,278    10,461     4,024     4,216 
    Civilian labor force....................   74,623    75,364    62,473    62,944     7,346     7,414     3,176     3,305 
        Percent of population...............     75.9      75.8      76.3      76.2      71.5      70.9      78.9      78.4 
      Employed..............................   70,415    71,572    59,348    60,159     6,586     6,681     2,993     3,165 
      Unemployed............................    4,209     3,791     3,125     2,785       760       733       183       140 
        Unemployment rate...................      5.6       5.0       5.0       4.4      10.3       9.9       5.8       4.2 
    Not in labor force......................   23,649    24,113    19,386    19,671     2,932     3,047       848       911 
                                                                                                                            
          Women, 16 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population......  114,733   115,647    93,043    93,599    14,232    14,409     4,882     4,990 
    Civilian labor force....................   68,272    68,421    55,037    55,092     8,815     8,865     2,845     2,876 
        Percent of population...............     59.5      59.2      59.2      58.9      61.9      61.5      58.3      57.6 
      Employed..............................   64,404    64,728    52,369    52,527     7,919     7,997     2,683     2,751 
      Unemployed............................    3,868     3,694     2,668     2,565       895       868       162       124 
        Unemployment rate...................      5.7       5.4       4.8       4.7      10.2       9.8       5.7       4.3 
    Not in labor force......................   46,461    47,225    38,006    38,508     5,418     5,544     2,037     2,114 
                                                                                                                            
          Women, 20 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population......  106,800   107,658    86,905    87,430    13,026    13,182     4,594     4,697 
    Civilian labor force....................   64,716    64,923    52,099    52,212     8,409     8,462     2,768     2,795 
        Percent of population...............     60.6      60.3      59.9      59.7      64.6      64.2      60.2      59.5 
      Employed..............................   61,402    61,773    49,823    50,040     7,636     7,707     2,616     2,678 
      Unemployed............................    3,314     3,150     2,276     2,172       772       755       152       117 
        Unemployment rate...................      5.1       4.9       4.4       4.2       9.2       8.9       5.5       4.2 
    Not in labor force......................   42,083    42,735    34,806    35,218     4,618     4,720     1,826     1,903 
                                                                                                                            
         Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                         
                                                                                                                            
  Civilian noninstitutional population......   16,096    16,222    12,527    12,599     2,382     2,423       601       606 
    Civilian labor force....................    7,170     7,114     5,973     5,929       771       762       178       172 
        Percent of population...............     44.5      43.9      47.7      47.1      32.4      31.4      29.6      28.4 
      Employed..............................    5,919     5,907     5,064     5,039       516       520       147       152 
      Unemployed............................    1,251     1,208       909       890       255       241        31        20 
        Unemployment rate...................     17.5      17.0      15.2      15.0      33.0      31.7     (1)       (1)   
    Not in labor force......................    8,926     9,108     6,554     6,669     1,611     1,661       423       434 

  1 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000.
  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 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the
household survey.