Table 3. Employment status by race, age, sex, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

 Total 

Percent 

of 

population 

 Total Percent of 

labor force 

White

Total, 16 years and over......... 189,540 125,635 66.3 119,126 62.8 6,509 5.2 63,905

 16 to 19 years.................. 13,084 5,644 43.1 4,697 35.9 947 16.8 7,440

 20 to 24 years.................... 15,914 12,142 76.3 11,055 69.5 1,087 9.0 3,773

 25 to 54 years.................. 100,268 83,922 83.7 80,297 80.1 3,625 4.3 16,346

 55 to 64 years.................. 28,109 18,464 65.7 17,829 63.4 634 3.4 9,646

 65 years and over.............. 32,165 5,463 17.0 5,247 16.3 216 4.0 26,702

 Women, 16 years and over... 96,814 57,284 59.2 54,501 56.3 2,782 4.9 39,531

 16 to 19 years.................... 6,414 2,776 43.3 2,377 37.1 399 14.4 3,639

 20 to 24 years................... 7,842 5,616 71.6 5,197 66.3 419 7.5 2,226

 25 to 54 years.................... 49,954 37,866 75.8 36,291 72.6 1,575 4.2 12,088

 55 to 64 years................... 14,411 8,609 59.7 8,312 57.7 298 3.5 5,802

 65 years and over.............. 18,193 2,417 13.3 2,325 12.8 92 3.8 15,776

 Men, 16 years and over......... 92,725 68,351 73.7 64,624 69.7 3,727 5.5 24,374

 16 to 19 years................... 6,669 2,868 43.0 2,320 34.8 548 19.1 3,801

 20 to 24 years.................. 8,072 6,526 80.8 5,858 72.6 668 10.2 1,546

 25 to 54 years.................... 50,314 46,056 91.5 44,006 87.5 2,050 4.5 4,258

 55 to 64 years.................. 13,698 9,855 71.9 9,518 69.5 337 3.4 3,844

 65 years and over............... 13,972 3,046 21.8 2,922 20.9 124 4.1 10,926

Black or 

African American

Total, 16 years and over......... 27,843 17,740 63.7 15,953 57.3 1,788 10.1 10,103

 16 to 19 years.................. 2,676 787 29.4 541 20.2 246 31.2 1,889

 20 to 24 years.................. 2,914 1,981 68.0 1,625 55.8 355 17.9 933

 25 to 54 years.................. 15,643 12,589 80.5 11,555 73.9 1,034 8.2 3,054

 55 to 64 years.................. 3,429 1,908 55.6 1,791 52.2 117 6.1 1,521

 65 years and over............... 3,182 476 15.0 440 13.8 36 7.5 2,706

 Women, 16 years and over... 15,328 9,393 61.3 8,554 55.8 839 8.9 5,934

 16 to 19 years.................. 1,354 402 29.7 294 21.7 108 26.8 952

 20 to 24 years.................. 1,530 997 65.2 831 54.3 166 16.6 533

 25 to 54 years.................. 8,597 6,688 77.8 6,193 72.0 495 7.4 1,909

 55 to 64 years.................. 1,910 1,056 55.3 1,000 52.3 56 5.3 854

 65 years and over............... 1,937 251 13.0 236 12.2 15 5.8 1,686

 Men, 16 years and over......... 12,516 8,347 66.7 7,398 59.1 949 11.4 4,169

 16 to 19 years.................. 1,322 385 29.1 247 18.7 138 35.9 937

 20 to 24 years.................. 1,384 984 71.1 794 57.4 190 19.3 400

 25 to 54 years.................. 7,046 5,901 83.7 5,362 76.1 539 9.1 1,146

 55 to 64 years.................. 1,519 852 56.1 792 52.1 61 7.1 666

 65 years and over............... 1,245 225 18.1 204 16.4 21 9.5 1,020

Race, age, sex, and 

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

 Not in 

labor 

force Total 

Percent 

of 

population 

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Table 3. Employment status by race, age, sex, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2008 annual 

averages—Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

 Total 

Percent 

of 

population 

 Total Percent of 

labor force 

Asian

Total, 16 years and over......... 10,751 7,202 67.0 6,917 64.3 285 4.0 3,549

 16 to 19 years.................. 630 157 24.9 134 21.3 23 14.6 473

 20 to 24 years.................. 872 526 60.3 493 56.5 33 6.3 346

 25 to 54 years.................. 6,615 5,408 81.8 5,223 79.0 186 3.4 1,207

 55 to 64 years.................. 1,343 891 66.4 856 63.8 35 3.9 452

 65 years and over............... 1,291 219 17.0 211 16.3 8 3.8 1,072

 Women, 16 years and over... 5,639 3,350 59.4 3,225 57.2 125 3.7 2,289

 16 to 19 years.................. 306 72 23.6 63 20.7 9 12.3 234

 20 to 24 years.................. 443 258 58.2 242 54.7 16 6.1 185

 25 to 54 years.................. 3,426 2,488 72.6 2,405 70.2 83 3.3 938

 55 to 64 years..................... 726 434 59.7 418 57.6 15 3.5 293

 65 years and over............... 738 99 13.4 97 13.1 2 2.2 639

 Men, 16 years and over......... 5,112 3,852 75.3 3,692 72.2 160 4.1 1,260

 16 to 19 years.................. 324 85 26.2 71 21.9 14 16.6 239

 20 to 24 years..................... 429 268 62.5 251 58.5 17 6.5 161

 25 to 54 years.................. 3,189 2,921 91.6 2,818 88.4 103 3.5 268

 55 to 64 years.................. 616 457 74.2 438 71.1 19 4.3 159

 65 years and over............... 553 120 21.8 114 20.7 6 5.1 433

Hispanic or 

Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over......... 32,141 22,024 68.5 20,346 63.3 1,678 7.6 10,116

 16 to 19 years.................. 3,042 1,121 36.9 870 28.6 251 22.4 1,921

 20 to 24 years.................. 3,620 2,668 73.7 2,361 65.2 307 11.5 952

 25 to 54 years.................. 20,030 16,117 80.5 15,110 75.4 1,007 6.2 3,913

 55 to 64 years.................. 2,840 1,701 59.9 1,619 57.0 81 4.8 1,139

 65 years and over............... 2,609 417 16.0 385 14.8 32 7.8 2,192

 Women, 16 years and over... 15,616 8,769 56.2 8,098 51.9 672 7.7 6,847

 16 to 19 years.................. 1,489 495 33.3 391 26.2 104 21.1 994

 20 to 24 years.................. 1,730 1,074 62.1 955 55.2 119 11.1 655

 25 to 54 years.................. 9,435 6,304 66.8 5,901 62.5 403 6.4 3,131

 55 to 64 years.................. 1,475 722 48.9 690 46.8 32 4.4 753

 65 years and over............... 1,488 174 11.7 161 10.8 13 7.7 1,314

 Men, 16 years and over......... 16,524 13,255 80.2 12,248 74.1 1,007 7.6 3,270

 16 to 19 years.................. 1,553 626 40.3 479 30.9 147 23.4 927

 20 to 24 years.................. 1,890 1,594 84.3 1,406 74.4 188 11.8 297

 25 to 54 years.................. 10,594 9,813 92.6 9,209 86.9 604 6.2 781

 55 to 64 years.................. 1,365 979 71.7 929 68.1 50 5.1 386

 65 years and over............... 1,121 243 21.7 224 20.0 19 7.8 878

 SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Race, age, sex, and 

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

 Not in 

labor 

force Total 

Percent 

of 

population 

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