Table 3. Employment status by race, age, sex, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2007 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......... 188,253 124,935 66.4 119,792 63.6 5,143 4.1 63,319

 16 to 19 years.................. 13,043 5,795 44.4 4,990 38.3 805 13.9 7,248

 20 to 24 years.................... 15,945 12,176 76.4 11,325 71.0 851 7.0 3,769

 25 to 54 years.................. 100,446 84,096 83.7 81,294 80.9 2,802 3.3 16,350

 55 to 64 years.................. 27,392 17,782 64.9 17,262 63.0 520 2.9 9,611

 65 years and over.............. 31,426 5,085 16.2 4,921 15.7 164 3.2 26,341

Women, 16 years and over...... 96,180 56,777 59.0 54,503 56.7 2,274 4.0 39,403

 16 to 19 years.................... 6,390 2,851 44.6 2,507 39.2 344 12.1 3,539

 20 to 24 years................... 7,832 5,609 71.6 5,259 67.1 350 6.2 2,223

 25 to 54 years.................... 50,071 37,770 75.4 36,496 72.9 1,274 3.4 12,301

 55 to 64 years................... 14,051 8,282 58.9 8,047 57.3 235 2.8 5,770

 65 years and over.............. 17,835 2,264 12.7 2,193 12.3 71 3.1 15,571

 Men, 16 years and over......... 92,073 68,158 74.0 65,289 70.9 2,869 4.2 23,915

 16 to 19 years................... 6,653 2,944 44.3 2,483 37.3 461 15.7 3,709

 20 to 24 years.................. 8,113 6,567 80.9 6,066 74.8 501 7.6 1,546

 25 to 54 years.................... 50,375 46,326 92.0 44,798 88.9 1,529 3.3 4,049

 55 to 64 years.................. 13,341 9,500 71.2 9,215 69.1 285 3.0 3,841

 65 years and over............... 13,591 2,821 20.8 2,727 20.1 93 3.3 10,771

Black or 

African American

Total, 16 years and over......... 27,485 17,496 63.7 16,051 58.4 1,445 8.3 9,989

 16 to 19 years.................. 2,640 801 30.3 566 21.4 235 29.4 1,839

 20 to 24 years.................. 2,891 1,974 68.3 1,674 57.9 300 15.2 917

 25 to 54 years.................. 15,590 12,478 80.0 11,666 74.8 812 6.5 3,113

 55 to 64 years.................. 3,284 1,811 55.1 1,732 52.7 79 4.3 1,473

 65 years and over............... 3,080 432 14.0 413 13.4 19 4.5 2,647

Women, 16 years and over...... 15,124 9,244 61.1 8,551 56.5 693 7.5 5,879

 16 to 19 years.................. 1,336 417 31.2 311 23.3 106 25.3 919

 20 to 24 years.................. 1,511 993 65.7 858 56.8 135 13.6 519

 25 to 54 years.................. 8,554 6,589 77.0 6,182 72.3 406 6.2 1,965

 55 to 64 years.................. 1,830 1,019 55.7 982 53.7 38 3.7 810

 65 years and over............... 1,893 227 12.0 218 11.5 9 4.0 1,666

 Men, 16 years and over......... 12,361 8,252 66.8 7,500 60.7 752 9.1 4,110

 16 to 19 years.................. 1,305 384 29.4 254 19.5 130 33.8 920

 20 to 24 years.................. 1,380 981 71.1 816 59.1 166 16.9 398

 25 to 54 years.................. 7,036 5,889 83.7 5,483 77.9 406 6.9 1,147

 55 to 64 years.................. 1,454 791 54.4 750 51.6 41 5.2 663

 65 years and over............... 1,186 206 17.3 195 16.5 10 5.0 981

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, 2007 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......... 10,633 7,067 66.5 6,839 64.3 229 3.2 3,566

 16 to 19 years.................. 631 155 24.5 135 21.4 20 12.7 476

 20 to 24 years.................. 893 533 59.7 503 56.4 30 5.6 360

 25 to 54 years.................. 6,603 5,331 80.7 5,186 78.5 146 2.7 1,272

 55 to 64 years.................. 1,278 838 65.6 808 63.2 31 3.6 439

 65 years and over............... 1,229 209 17.0 206 16.8 3 1.5 1,019

Women, 16 years and over...... 5,581 3,271 58.6 3,162 56.6 110 3.4 2,310

 16 to 19 years.................. 316 77 24.4 66 20.8 11 14.7 239

 20 to 24 years.................. 447 269 60.1 257 57.5 11 4.2 179

 25 to 54 years.................. 3,435 2,445 71.2 2,373 69.1 73 3.0 989

 55 to 64 years..................... 684 387 56.6 373 54.6 14 3.6 297

 65 years and over............... 699 93 13.3 92 13.2 1 .6 606

 Men, 16 years and over......... 5,052 3,796 75.1 3,677 72.8 119 3.1 1,256

 16 to 19 years.................. 315 78 24.7 69 22.1 8 10.8 237

 20 to 24 years..................... 445 264 59.3 246 55.3 18 6.9 181

 25 to 54 years.................. 3,169 2,886 91.1 2,813 88.8 73 2.5 283

 55 to 64 years.................. 593 451 76.0 435 73.2 17 3.7 142

 65 years and over............... 530 116 22.0 114 21.5 3 2.2 413

Hispanic or 

Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over......... 31,383 21,602 68.8 20,382 64.9 1,220 5.6 9,781

 16 to 19 years.................. 2,944 1,091 37.1 894 30.4 197 18.1 1,853

 20 to 24 years.................. 3,648 2,728 74.8 2,516 69.0 213 7.8 920

 25 to 54 years.................. 19,633 15,818 80.6 15,097 76.9 721 4.6 3,815

 55 to 64 years.................. 2,685 1,569 58.5 1,499 55.9 70 4.5 1,115

 65 years and over............... 2,473 395 16.0 376 15.2 19 4.9 2,078

Women, 16 years and over...... 15,229 8,597 56.5 8,072 53.0 525 6.1 6,632

 16 to 19 years.................. 1,439 489 34.0 410 28.5 79 16.1 950

 20 to 24 years.................. 1,720 1,083 62.9 991 57.6 92 8.5 637

 25 to 54 years.................. 9,256 6,198 67.0 5,884 63.6 314 5.1 3,058

 55 to 64 years.................. 1,398 665 47.6 631 45.1 35 5.2 733

 65 years and over............... 1,416 162 11.4 155 11.0 6 4.0 1,254

 Men, 16 years and over......... 16,154 13,005 80.5 12,310 76.2 695 5.3 3,149

 16 to 19 years.................. 1,505 602 40.0 483 32.1 119 19.7 903

 20 to 24 years.................. 1,928 1,645 85.3 1,524 79.1 121 7.4 283

 25 to 54 years.................. 10,377 9,620 92.7 9,213 88.8 407 4.2 756

 55 to 64 years.................. 1,287 904 70.3 869 67.5 35 3.9 383

 65 years and over............... 1,058 233 22.0 220 20.8 13 5.5 824

 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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