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                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
                                                     2004      2005      2004      2005      2004      2005      2004      2005  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                        TOTAL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  223,357   226,082   182,643   184,446    26,065    26,517     9,519     9,842 
         Civilian labor force....................  147,401   149,320   121,086   122,299    16,638    17,013     6,271     6,503 
             Percent of population...............     66.0      66.0      66.3      66.3      63.8      64.2      65.9      66.1 
           Employed..............................  139,252   141,730   115,239   116,949    14,909    15,313     5,994     6,244 
           Unemployed............................    8,149     7,591     5,847     5,350     1,729     1,700       277       259 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.5       5.1       4.8       4.4      10.4      10.0       4.4       4.0 
         Not in labor force......................   75,956    76,762    61,558    62,148     9,428     9,504     3,248     3,339 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  107,710   109,151    89,044    90,027    11,656    11,882     4,529     4,679 
         Civilian labor force....................   78,980    80,033    65,994    66,694     7,773     7,998     3,396     3,500 
             Percent of population...............     73.3      73.3      74.1      74.1      66.7      67.3      75.0      74.8 
           Employed..............................   74,524    75,973    62,712    63,763     6,912     7,155     3,243     3,359 
           Unemployed............................    4,456     4,059     3,282     2,931       860       844       153       141 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.6       5.1       5.0       4.4      11.1      10.5       4.5       4.0 
         Not in labor force......................   28,730    29,119    23,050    23,334     3,884     3,884     1,133     1,178 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   99,476   100,835    82,615    83,556    10,461    10,659     4,216     4,361 
         Civilian labor force....................   75,364    76,443    62,944    63,705     7,414     7,600     3,305     3,419 
             Percent of population...............     75.8      75.8      76.2      76.2      70.9      71.3      78.4      78.4 
           Employed..............................   71,572    73,050    60,159    61,255     6,681     6,901     3,165     3,292 
           Unemployed............................    3,791     3,392     2,785     2,450       733       699       140       127 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.0       4.4       4.4       3.8       9.9       9.2       4.2       3.7 
         Not in labor force......................   24,113    24,392    19,671    19,851     3,047     3,060       911       942 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  115,647   116,931    93,599    94,419    14,409    14,635     4,990     5,163 
         Civilian labor force....................   68,421    69,288    55,092    55,605     8,865     9,014     2,876     3,002 
             Percent of population...............     59.2      59.3      58.9      58.9      61.5      61.6      57.6      58.2 
           Employed..............................   64,728    65,757    52,527    53,186     7,997     8,158     2,751     2,885 
           Unemployed............................    3,694     3,531     2,565     2,419       868       856       124       118 
             Unemployment rate...................      5.4       5.1       4.7       4.4       9.8       9.5       4.3       3.9 
         Not in labor force......................   47,225    47,643    38,508    38,814     5,544     5,621     2,114     2,161 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  107,658   108,850    87,430    88,200    13,182    13,377     4,697     4,864 
         Civilian labor force....................   64,923    65,714    52,212    52,643     8,462     8,610     2,795     2,923 
             Percent of population...............     60.3      60.4      59.7      59.7      64.2      64.4      59.5      60.1 
           Employed..............................   61,773    62,702    50,040    50,589     7,707     7,876     2,678     2,812 
           Unemployed............................    3,150     3,013     2,172     2,054       755       734       117       111 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.9       4.6       4.2       3.9       8.9       8.5       4.2       3.8 
         Not in labor force......................   42,735    43,136    35,218    35,557     4,720     4,768     1,903     1,941 
                                                                                                                                 
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   16,222    16,398    12,599    12,690     2,423     2,481       606       616 
         Civilian labor force....................    7,114     7,164     5,929     5,950       762       803       172       160 
             Percent of population...............     43.9      43.7      47.1      46.9      31.4      32.4      28.4      26.0 
           Employed..............................    5,907     5,978     5,039     5,105       520       536       152       140 
           Unemployed............................    1,208     1,186       890       845       241       267        20        20 
             Unemployment rate...................     17.0      16.6      15.0      14.2      31.7      33.3      11.5      12.4 
         Not in labor force......................    9,108     9,234     6,669     6,739     1,661     1,677       434       456 

        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 2005, data reflect revised population controls used in the
     household survey.