HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES 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)

Employment status, sex, race, and

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Less than a

high school

diploma

High school

graduates,

no college 1 Some college or associate degree

Bachelor’s

degree

and higher 2

2009 2010 2009 2010

Total Some college,

no degree

Associate

degree 2009 2010

2009 2010 2009 2010 2009 2010

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 26,129 25,666 61,469 62,037 51,726 52,222 33,518 33,656 18,208 18,565 58,909 59,957

 Civilian labor force .......................... 12,146 11,880 38,186 38,236 36,815 36,840 23,005 22,958 13,810 13,882 45,634 45,998

 Percent of population ................. 46.5 46.3 62.1 61.6 71.2 70.5 68.6 68.2 75.8 74.8 77.5 76.7

 Employed ..................................... 10,371 10,115 34,487 34,293 33,888 33,747 21,016 20,838 12,872 12,910 43,531 43,832

 Employment-population ratio ..... 39.7 39.4 56.1 55.3 65.5 64.6 62.7 61.9 70.7 69.5 73.9 73.1

 Unemployed ................................ 1,775 1,765 3,699 3,943 2,927 3,093 1,989 2,120 938 973 2,103 2,167

 Unemployment rate ................... 14.6 14.9 9.7 10.3 8.0 8.4 8.6 9.2 6.8 7.0 4.6 4.7

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 13,028 12,820 29,737 30,282 23,517 23,752 15,698 15,889 7,819 7,863 28,927 29,191

 Civilian labor force .......................... 7,716 7,571 21,442 21,611 18,236 18,212 11,872 11,890 6,364 6,322 23,664 23,736

 Percent of population ................. 59.2 59.1 72.1 71.4 77.5 76.7 75.6 74.8 81.4 80.4 81.8 81.3

 Employed ..................................... 6,569 6,434 19,085 19,159 16,636 16,566 10,772 10,737 5,864 5,829 22,541 22,606

 Employment-population ratio ..... 50.4 50.2 64.2 63.3 70.7 69.7 68.6 67.6 75.0 74.1 77.9 77.4

 Unemployed ................................ 1,147 1,137 2,357 2,452 1,600 1,646 1,099 1,153 500 493 1,123 1,130

 Unemployment rate ................... 14.9 15.0 11.0 11.3 8.8 9.0 9.3 9.7 7.9 7.8 4.7 4.8

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 13,101 12,846 31,731 31,755 28,210 28,470 17,820 17,767 10,389 10,702 29,982 30,766

 Civilian labor force .......................... 4,430 4,309 16,744 16,625 18,579 18,628 11,134 11,068 7,446 7,560 21,970 22,263

 Percent of population ................. 33.8 33.5 52.8 52.4 65.9 65.4 62.5 62.3 71.7 70.6 73.3 72.4

 Employed ..................................... 3,802 3,681 15,402 15,134 17,252 17,181 10,244 10,101 7,008 7,080 20,990 21,226

 Employment-population ratio ..... 29.0 28.7 48.5 47.7 61.2 60.4 57.5 56.9 67.5 66.2 70.0 69.0

 Unemployed ................................ 629 628 1,342 1,492 1,327 1,447 889 967 438 480 980 1,037

 Unemployment rate ................... 14.2 14.6 8.0 9.0 7.1 7.8 8.0 8.7 5.9 6.3 4.5 4.7

White 

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 20,550 20,176 50,515 50,794 42,210 42,501 27,137 27,196 15,073 15,306 48,628 49,432

 Civilian labor force .......................... 9,871 9,627 31,172 31,065 29,874 29,785 18,447 18,339 11,427 11,445 37,437 37,798

 Percent of population ................. 48.0 47.7 61.7 61.2 70.8 70.1 68.0 67.4 75.8 74.8 77.0 76.5

 Employed ..................................... 8,497 8,290 28,372 28,128 27,697 27,506 16,983 16,800 10,714 10,707 35,854 36,176

 Employment-population ratio ..... 41.3 41.1 56.2 55.4 65.6 64.7 62.6 61.8 71.1 70.0 73.7 73.2

 Unemployed ................................ 1,374 1,337 2,800 2,937 2,177 2,278 1,465 1,540 713 738 1,583 1,622

 Unemployment rate ................... 13.9 13.9 9.0 9.5 7.3 7.6 7.9 8.4 6.2 6.5 4.2 4.3

Black or African American 

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 3,644 3,672 7,866 7,880 6,586 6,747 4,519 4,559 2,067 2,188 4,488 4,655

 Civilian labor force .......................... 1,393 1,423 5,085 5,029 4,834 4,960 3,250 3,299 1,584 1,661 3,629 3,701

 Percent of population ................. 38.2 38.8 64.6 63.8 73.4 73.5 71.9 72.4 76.6 75.9 80.9 79.5

 Employed ..................................... 1,096 1,103 4,375 4,234 4,277 4,346 2,855 2,864 1,422 1,482 3,363 3,409

 Employment-population ratio ..... 30.1 30.0 55.6 53.7 64.9 64.4 63.2 62.8 68.8 67.7 74.9 73.2

 Unemployed ................................ 297 321 710 795 557 614 394 435 162 179 266 292

 Unemployment rate ................... 21.3 22.5 14.0 15.8 11.5 12.4 12.1 13.2 10.3 10.8 7.3 7.9

Asian 

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 1,096 1,099 1,828 1,980 1,538 1,599 915 966 623 633 4,892 4,932

 Civilian labor force .......................... 489 485 1,111 1,244 1,104 1,129 636 675 469 454 3,836 3,743

 Percent of population ................. 44.6 44.1 60.8 62.8 71.8 70.6 69.5 69.8 75.3 71.8 78.4 75.9

 Employed ..................................... 448 431 1,028 1,149 1,013 1,037 579 611 434 426 3,622 3,538

 Employment-population ratio ..... 40.8 39.2 56.2 58.1 65.9 64.8 63.3 63.2 69.6 67.3 74.0 71.7

 Unemployed ................................ 41 54 83 95 92 92 57 64 35 28 214 205

 Unemployment rate ................... 8.4 11.1 7.5 7.6 8.3 8.1 8.9 9.5 7.5 6.2 5.6 5.5

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 9,763 9,646 7,736 7,915 5,103 5,302 3,421 3,565 1,682 1,737 3,543 3,727

 Civilian labor force .......................... 6,064 5,970 5,658 5,849 4,027 4,124 2,670 2,753 1,357 1,372 2,894 3,044

 Percent of population ................. 62.1 61.9 73.1 73.9 78.9 77.8 78.0 77.2 80.7 79.0 81.7 81.7

 Employed ..................................... 5,233 5,183 5,069 5,175 3,656 3,725 2,414 2,474 1,242 1,252 2,729 2,862

 Employment-population ratio ..... 53.6 53.7 65.5 65.4 71.7 70.3 70.6 69.4 73.8 72.0 77.0 76.8

 Unemployed ................................ 831 787 589 674 370 399 255 279 115 120 166 182

 Unemployment rate ................... 13.7 13.2 10.4 11.5 9.2 9.7 9.6 10.1 8.5 8.8 5.7 6.0

1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent. 2 Includes persons with bachelor’s, master’s, professional, and doctoral

degrees.

 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. Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino

may be of any race. Updated population controls are introduced annually

with the release of January data.

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