HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race

(Numbers in thousands)

Age, sex, and race

2002

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not

in

labor

force Total

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Agriculture

Nonagricultural

industries

Number

Percent

of

labor

force

TOTAL

16 years and over ............................................. 217,570 144,863 66.6 136,485 62.7 3,340 133,145 8,378 5.8 72,707

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 15,994 7,585 47.4 6,332 39.6 212 6,120 1,253 16.5 8,409

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 8,099 2,870 35.4 2,330 28.8 91 2,239 540 18.8 5,229

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 7,895 4,715 59.7 4,002 50.7 121 3,880 714 15.1 3,180

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 19,348 14,781 76.4 13,351 69.0 369 12,982 1,430 9.7 4,567

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 122,077 101,719 83.3 96,823 79.3 2,029 94,794 4,896 4.8 20,358

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 38,472 32,196 83.7 30,306 78.8 635 29,672 1,890 5.9 6,276

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 18,188 15,182 83.5 14,204 78.1 298 13,906 978 6.4 3,006

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 20,284 17,014 83.9 16,103 79.4 337 15,766 911 5.4 3,270

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 43,894 36,926 84.1 35,235 80.3 764 34,471 1,691 4.6 6,968

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 21,338 17,887 83.8 17,022 79.8 398 16,625 864 4.8 3,451

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 22,556 19,040 84.4 18,213 80.7 366 17,846 827 4.3 3,516

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 39,711 32,597 82.1 31,281 78.8 630 30,651 1,315 4.0 7,114

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 21,073 17,666 83.8 16,944 80.4 348 16,596 722 4.1 3,407

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 18,638 14,931 80.1 14,337 76.9 282 14,055 594 4.0 3,707

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 26,343 16,309 61.9 15,674 59.5 426 15,248 635 3.9 10,034

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 14,901 10,531 70.7 10,125 68.0 238 9,887 405 3.8 4,370

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 11,442 5,779 50.5 5,549 48.5 187 5,361 230 4.0 5,664

 65 years and over ........................................... 33,808 4,469 13.2 4,306 12.7 305 4,001 163 3.6 29,339

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 9,492 2,474 26.1 2,379 25.1 140 2,239 95 3.8 7,019

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 8,507 1,191 14.0 1,144 13.4 89 1,055 47 4.0 7,316

 75 years and over ......................................... 15,809 804 5.1 783 5.0 75 708 21 2.6 15,005

Men

16 years and over ............................................. 104,585 77,500 74.1 72,903 69.7 2,473 70,430 4,597 5.9 27,085

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 8,146 3,870 47.5 3,169 38.9 160 3,009 700 18.1 4,276

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 4,140 1,431 34.6 1,130 27.3 71 1,058 301 21.1 2,709

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 4,006 2,439 60.9 2,040 50.9 89 1,951 399 16.4 1,567

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 9,627 7,769 80.7 6,978 72.5 287 6,691 792 10.2 1,857

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 59,939 54,568 91.0 51,923 86.6 1,489 50,434 2,645 4.8 5,372

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 19,037 17,596 92.4 16,573 87.1 482 16,091 1,023 5.8 1,441

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 9,031 8,253 91.4 7,722 85.5 229 7,493 531 6.4 778

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 10,005 9,343 93.4 8,851 88.5 253 8,598 492 5.3 662

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 21,523 19,828 92.1 18,932 88.0 565 18,367 897 4.5 1,695

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 10,471 9,705 92.7 9,259 88.4 299 8,960 445 4.6 766

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 11,053 10,124 91.6 9,672 87.5 265 9,407 451 4.5 929

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 19,379 17,143 88.5 16,419 84.7 442 15,976 725 4.2 2,236

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 10,289 9,277 90.2 8,881 86.3 245 8,635 397 4.3 1,012

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 9,090 7,866 86.5 7,538 82.9 197 7,341 328 4.2 1,224

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 12,641 8,751 69.2 8,378 66.3 310 8,068 373 4.3 3,890

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 7,201 5,617 78.0 5,382 74.7 171 5,212 235 4.2 1,583

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 5,440 3,133 57.6 2,996 55.1 140 2,856 137 4.4 2,307

 65 years and over ........................................... 14,233 2,542 17.9 2,455 17.2 227 2,228 87 3.4 11,690

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 4,388 1,415 32.2 1,365 31.1 105 1,261 49 3.5 2,974

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 3,772 664 17.6 637 16.9 68 570 27 4.0 3,108

 75 years and over ......................................... 6,073 464 7.6 452 7.4 55 397 12 2.5 5,609

Women

16 years and over ............................................. 112,985 67,363 59.6 63,582 56.3 867 62,715 3,781 5.6 45,621

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 7,848 3,715 47.3 3,162 40.3 52 3,111 553 14.9 4,133

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 3,959 1,439 36.3 1,200 30.3 19 1,181 238 16.6 2,520

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 3,889 2,277 58.5 1,962 50.4 32 1,930 315 13.8 1,613

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 9,721 7,012 72.1 6,374 65.6 82 6,291 638 9.1 2,710

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 62,137 47,151 75.9 44,900 72.3 540 44,360 2,252 4.8 14,986

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 19,435 14,600 75.1 13,733 70.7 153 13,581 866 5.9 4,835

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 9,156 6,929 75.7 6,482 70.8 69 6,413 447 6.5 2,228

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 10,279 7,671 74.6 7,252 70.6 84 7,168 419 5.5 2,608

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 22,371 17,098 76.4 16,303 72.9 199 16,104 795 4.6 5,273

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 10,867 8,182 75.3 7,763 71.4 98 7,665 419 5.1 2,686

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 11,503 8,916 77.5 8,540 74.2 101 8,439 376 4.2 2,587

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 20,332 15,454 76.0 14,863 73.1 188 14,675 591 3.8 4,878

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 10,784 8,389 77.8 8,064 74.8 103 7,961 325 3.9 2,395

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 9,548 7,065 74.0 6,799 71.2 85 6,714 266 3.8 2,483

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 13,703 7,559 55.2 7,296 53.2 115 7,181 263 3.5 6,144

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 7,700 4,913 63.8 4,743 61.6 68 4,676 170 3.5 2,787

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 6,003 2,645 44.1 2,553 42.5 48 2,505 93 3.5 3,357

 65 years and over ........................................... 19,575 1,926 9.8 1,851 9.5 78 1,773 76 3.9 17,649

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 5,104 1,059 20.7 1,013 19.9 36 978 46 4.3 4,045

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 4,735 527 11.1 507 10.7 22 485 20 3.9 4,208

 75 years and over ......................................... 9,736 340 3.5 331 3.4 20 310 10 2.8 9,396
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Age, sex, and race

2002

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not

in

labor

force Total

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Agriculture

Nonagricultural

industries

Number

Percent

of

labor

force

WHITE

16 years and over ............................................. 179,783 120,150 66.8 114,013 63.4 3,104 110,909 6,137 5.1 59,633

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 12,596 6,366 50.5 5,441 43.2 202 5,239 925 14.5 6,230

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 6,346 2,445 38.5 2,037 32.1 89 1,948 407 16.7 3,901

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 6,250 3,921 62.7 3,404 54.5 113 3,290 518 13.2 2,328

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 15,360 12,073 78.6 11,096 72.2 339 10,757 977 8.1 3,287

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 99,438 83,599 84.1 80,018 80.5 1,883 78,135 3,581 4.3 15,839

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 30,676 25,908 84.5 24,568 80.1 591 23,977 1,340 5.2 4,768

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 14,472 12,248 84.6 11,567 79.9 279 11,288 681 5.6 2,224

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 16,205 13,660 84.3 13,001 80.2 312 12,690 658 4.8 2,545

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 35,750 30,286 84.7 29,049 81.3 714 28,335 1,237 4.1 5,464

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 17,234 14,500 84.1 13,872 80.5 372 13,500 628 4.3 2,734

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 18,516 15,786 85.3 15,177 82.0 342 14,835 609 3.9 2,730

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 33,012 27,405 83.0 26,401 80.0 578 25,823 1,004 3.7 5,607

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 17,411 14,737 84.6 14,200 81.6 320 13,880 536 3.6 2,675

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 15,600 12,668 81.2 12,201 78.2 258 11,943 468 3.7 2,932

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 22,540 14,148 62.8 13,630 60.5 390 13,240 518 3.7 8,392

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 12,710 9,104 71.6 8,780 69.1 215 8,565 323 3.6 3,606

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 9,830 5,044 51.3 4,849 49.3 175 4,675 194 3.9 4,786

 65 years and over ........................................... 29,849 3,965 13.3 3,828 12.8 289 3,539 137 3.5 25,884

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 8,157 2,156 26.4 2,078 25.5 132 1,946 78 3.6 6,001

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 7,506 1,077 14.4 1,036 13.8 86 950 41 3.8 6,429

 75 years and over ......................................... 14,186 731 5.2 713 5.0 71 642 18 2.5 13,455

Men

16 years and over ............................................. 87,361 65,308 74.8 61,849 70.8 2,276 59,573 3,459 5.3 22,053

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 6,439 3,241 50.3 2,725 42.3 155 2,570 516 15.9 3,198

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 3,251 1,215 37.4 987 30.4 70 917 228 18.8 2,035

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 3,189 2,026 63.5 1,738 54.5 85 1,653 288 14.2 1,163

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 7,750 6,444 83.2 5,882 75.9 263 5,619 562 8.7 1,305

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 49,578 45,696 92.2 43,697 88.1 1,365 42,332 1,999 4.4 3,882

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 15,470 14,499 93.7 13,727 88.7 445 13,282 772 5.3 971

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 7,316 6,807 93.0 6,412 87.6 212 6,200 395 5.8 509

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 8,154 7,692 94.3 7,314 89.7 233 7,081 377 4.9 462

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 17,792 16,583 93.2 15,910 89.4 521 15,390 672 4.1 1,209

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 8,586 8,041 93.6 7,708 89.8 277 7,431 332 4.1 546

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 9,206 8,542 92.8 8,202 89.1 244 7,958 340 4.0 663

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 16,317 14,615 89.6 14,060 86.2 400 13,660 554 3.8 1,702

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 8,626 7,862 91.1 7,566 87.7 222 7,344 297 3.8 764

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 7,691 6,752 87.8 6,495 84.4 178 6,316 258 3.8 938

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 10,918 7,665 70.2 7,360 67.4 279 7,082 305 4.0 3,253

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 6,203 4,912 79.2 4,722 76.1 150 4,573 190 3.9 1,291

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 4,715 2,753 58.4 2,638 56.0 129 2,509 115 4.2 1,961

 65 years and over ........................................... 12,676 2,261 17.8 2,184 17.2 214 1,970 77 3.4 10,415

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 3,817 1,237 32.4 1,195 31.3 97 1,098 42 3.4 2,580

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 3,368 600 17.8 575 17.1 65 511 25 4.1 2,768

 75 years and over ......................................... 5,491 423 7.7 414 7.5 52 361 10 2.2 5,068

Women

16 years and over ............................................. 92,422 54,842 59.3 52,164 56.4 827 51,336 2,678 4.9 37,581

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 6,157 3,125 50.8 2,716 44.1 47 2,668 409 13.1 3,032

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 3,096 1,229 39.7 1,050 33.9 19 1,031 179 14.6 1,866

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 3,061 1,895 61.9 1,665 54.4 28 1,637 230 12.1 1,166

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 7,611 5,628 74.0 5,214 68.5 76 5,138 415 7.4 1,982

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 49,860 37,902 76.0 36,321 72.8 517 35,804 1,582 4.2 11,958

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 15,207 11,409 75.0 10,842 71.3 146 10,696 567 5.0 3,798

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 7,156 5,441 76.0 5,155 72.0 67 5,087 286 5.3 1,715

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 8,051 5,968 74.1 5,687 70.6 79 5,609 281 4.7 2,083

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 17,958 13,703 76.3 13,138 73.2 193 12,945 565 4.1 4,255

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 8,648 6,459 74.7 6,164 71.3 95 6,068 296 4.6 2,189

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 9,310 7,244 77.8 6,975 74.9 98 6,877 269 3.7 2,066

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 16,695 12,790 76.6 12,341 73.9 178 12,163 449 3.5 3,905

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 8,785 6,874 78.2 6,635 75.5 98 6,537 240 3.5 1,911

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 7,910 5,916 74.8 5,706 72.1 80 5,626 210 3.5 1,994

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 11,622 6,482 55.8 6,269 53.9 111 6,158 213 3.3 5,139

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 6,507 4,192 64.4 4,058 62.4 66 3,993 134 3.2 2,315

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 5,115 2,290 44.8 2,211 43.2 46 2,165 79 3.5 2,825

 65 years and over ........................................... 17,173 1,704 9.9 1,644 9.6 75 1,569 60 3.5 15,469

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 4,340 919 21.2 883 20.4 35 848 35 3.8 3,421

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 4,138 477 11.5 461 11.1 21 440 16 3.4 3,661

 75 years and over ......................................... 8,695 308 3.5 300 3.4 19 281 9 2.8 8,387
HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

3. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by age, sex, and race — Continued

(Numbers in thousands)

Age, sex, and race

2002

Civilian

noninstitutional

population

Civilian labor force

Not

in

labor

force Total

Percent

of

population

Employed Unemployed

Total

Percent

of

population

Agriculture

Nonagricultural

industries

Number

Percent

of

labor

force

BLACK

16 years and over ............................................. 25,578 16,565 64.8 14,872 58.1 131 14,742 1,693 10.2 9,013

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 2,416 870 36.0 611 25.3 7 604 260 29.8 1,546

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 1,235 297 24.0 193 15.6 1 192 103 34.9 939

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 1,181 574 48.6 417 35.3 6 412 156 27.2 608

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 2,779 1,908 68.6 1,543 55.5 16 1,527 365 19.1 871

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 14,988 12,027 80.2 11,055 73.8 82 10,973 972 8.1 2,961

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 5,015 4,134 82.4 3,726 74.3 22 3,705 407 9.9 881

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 2,426 1,963 80.9 1,742 71.8 11 1,730 222 11.3 463

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 2,589 2,171 83.8 1,985 76.7 10 1,975 186 8.6 418

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 5,460 4,458 81.6 4,109 75.2 33 4,075 349 7.8 1,002

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 2,703 2,256 83.5 2,078 76.9 15 2,063 178 7.9 446

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 2,758 2,202 79.8 2,031 73.6 18 2,013 171 7.8 556

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 4,513 3,435 76.1 3,220 71.3 27 3,193 215 6.3 1,078

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 2,462 1,933 78.5 1,795 72.9 14 1,781 137 7.1 529

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 2,051 1,503 73.3 1,425 69.4 12 1,412 78 5.2 549

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 2,571 1,407 54.7 1,332 51.8 16 1,316 76 5.4 1,164

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 1,450 923 63.7 870 60.0 9 860 54 5.8 526

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 1,122 484 43.2 462 41.2 7 455 22 4.5 638

 65 years and over ........................................... 2,823 353 12.5 332 11.8 10 322 21 5.9 2,470

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 934 218 23.3 205 21.9 4 201 13 6.1 716

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 698 80 11.4 75 10.7 3 72 5 6.0 618

 75 years and over ......................................... 1,191 55 4.6 52 4.4 3 49 3 5.3 1,136

Men

16 years and over ............................................. 11,391 7,794 68.4 6,959 61.1 117 6,842 835 10.7 3,597

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 1,195 446 37.3 306 25.6 4 302 140 31.3 749

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 615 149 24.2 95 15.4 1 94 54 36.6 466

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 580 297 51.3 212 36.5 4 208 85 28.7 283

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 1,281 906 70.7 725 56.6 14 710 181 20.0 375

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 6,702 5,596 83.5 5,132 76.6 74 5,057 464 8.3 1,106

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 2,223 1,909 85.9 1,729 77.8 20 1,709 180 9.4 314

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 1,074 902 84.0 809 75.4 10 799 93 10.3 171

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 1,149 1,007 87.6 920 80.1 9 911 86 8.6 143

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 2,437 2,064 84.7 1,899 77.9 30 1,869 165 8.0 374

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 1,198 1,037 86.6 955 79.7 14 941 82 7.9 161

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 1,240 1,027 82.8 944 76.2 16 928 83 8.1 213

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 2,042 1,623 79.5 1,503 73.6 24 1,479 120 7.4 419

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 1,114 916 82.3 842 75.6 14 828 74 8.1 197

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 928 707 76.2 661 71.2 10 651 46 6.4 221

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 1,137 664 58.4 624 54.9 15 609 40 6.1 473

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 645 431 66.8 402 62.4 8 394 29 6.6 214

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 492 233 47.4 222 45.0 7 215 12 5.0 259

 65 years and over ........................................... 1,075 181 16.9 172 16.0 9 163 9 5.0 894

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 396 115 29.1 110 27.6 4 105 6 5.1 281

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 274 38 13.9 37 13.4 2 34 1 3.8 236

 75 years and over ......................................... 405 28 6.8 26 6.4 2 24 2 1 ( ) 377

Women

16 years and over ............................................. 14,187 8,772 61.8 7,914 55.8 14 7,900 858 9.8 5,415

 16 to 19 years ................................................. 1,221 424 34.7 304 24.9 2 302 120 28.3 797

 16 to 17 years ............................................... 620 148 23.8 99 15.9 – 99 49 33.2 472

 18 to 19 years ............................................... 601 276 46.0 205 34.2 2 203 71 25.6 325

 20 to 24 years ................................................. 1,498 1,002 66.9 819 54.6 2 817 183 18.3 496

 25 to 54 years ................................................. 8,286 6,431 77.6 5,923 71.5 7 5,916 508 7.9 1,855

 25 to 34 years ............................................... 2,792 2,225 79.7 1,997 71.5 2 1,995 228 10.2 567

 25 to 29 years ............................................. 1,352 1,061 78.5 932 69.0 1 931 128 12.1 291

 30 to 34 years ............................................. 1,440 1,164 80.9 1,065 73.9 1 1,064 99 8.5 276

 35 to 44 years ............................................... 3,023 2,394 79.2 2,209 73.1 3 2,207 185 7.7 629

 35 to 39 years ............................................. 1,505 1,219 81.0 1,123 74.6 1 1,122 96 7.9 286

 40 to 44 years ............................................. 1,518 1,175 77.4 1,087 71.6 2 1,085 88 7.5 343

 45 to 54 years ............................................... 2,471 1,812 73.3 1,717 69.5 3 1,714 95 5.3 659

 45 to 49 years ............................................. 1,348 1,016 75.4 953 70.7 1 953 63 6.2 332

 50 to 54 years ............................................. 1,123 796 70.9 763 68.0 2 761 32 4.1 327

 55 to 64 years ................................................. 1,434 743 51.8 708 49.4 2 707 35 4.7 691

 55 to 59 years ............................................... 805 492 61.2 467 58.1 1 466 25 5.1 312

 60 to 64 years ............................................... 630 251 39.9 241 38.2 – 240 10 4.1 379

 65 years and over ........................................... 1,747 171 9.8 160 9.1 1 158 12 6.9 1,576

 65 to 69 years ............................................... 537 102 19.1 95 17.7 – 95 7 7.2 435

 70 to 74 years ............................................... 424 42 9.8 38 9.0 – 38 3 8.0 382

 75 years and over ......................................... 787 27 3.5 26 3.4 1 25 1 1 ( ) 759

1 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000.