HOUSEHOLD DATA
ANNUAL AVERAGES


7.  Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and

Hispanic origin

(Numbers in thousands)

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                                    |     Total     |      Men      |     Women     |     White     |     Black     |Hispanic origin
       Educational attainment       |               |               |               |               |               |
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                                    | 1996  | 1997  | 1996  | 1997  | 1996  | 1997  | 1996  | 1997  | 1996  | 1997  | 1996  | 1997
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               Total
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Civilian noninstitutional population|168,248|170,327| 79,995| 81,173| 88,253| 89,153|142,588|143,829| 18,729| 19,076| 14,741| 15,577
  Civilian labor force..............|112,760|114,833| 60,940| 61,982| 51,821| 52,851| 95,498| 96,846| 12,473| 12,813| 10,084| 10,880
      Percent of population.........|   67.0|   67.4|   76.2|   76.4|   58.7|   59.3|   67.0|   67.3|   66.6|   67.2|   68.4|   69.8
    Employed........................|108,070|110,518| 58,468| 59,736| 49,602| 50,782| 91,992| 93,687| 11,518| 11,882|  9,368| 10,214
      Employment-population ratio...|   64.2|   64.9|   73.1|   73.6|   56.2|   57.0|   64.5|   65.1|   61.5|   62.3|   63.6|   65.6
    Unemployed......................|  4,690|  4,315|  2,471|  2,246|  2,219|  2,069|  3,507|  3,159|    955|    930|    716|    666
      Unemployment rate.............|    4.2|    3.8|    4.1|    3.6|    4.3|    3.9|    3.7|    3.3|    7.7|    7.3|    7.1|    6.1
  Not in labor force................| 55,487| 55,494| 19,056| 19,192| 36,432| 36,302| 47,090| 46,984|  6,255|  6,263|  4,658|  4,697
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  Less than a high school diploma
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Civilian noninstitutional population| 30,166| 29,757| 14,166| 14,119| 16,000| 15,638| 24,182| 23,785|  4,670|  4,611|  6,730|  6,968
  Civilian labor force..............| 12,394| 12,564|  7,656|  7,766|  4,739|  4,798| 10,060| 10,144|  1,756|  1,816|  3,820|  4,084
      Percent of population.........|   41.1|   42.2|   54.0|   55.0|   29.6|   30.7|   41.6|   42.6|   37.6|   39.4|   56.8|   58.6
    Employed........................| 11,317| 11,546|  7,058|  7,210|  4,259|  4,336|  9,258|  9,414|  1,534|  1,578|  3,450|  3,738
      Employment-population ratio...|   37.5|   38.8|   49.8|   51.1|   26.6|   27.7|   38.3|   39.6|   32.8|   34.2|   51.3|   53.7
    Unemployed......................|  1,078|  1,018|    598|    557|    480|    461|    803|    730|    222|    238|    369|    346
      Unemployment rate.............|    8.7|    8.1|    7.8|    7.2|   10.1|    9.6|    8.0|    7.2|   12.6|   13.1|    9.7|    8.5
  Not in labor force................| 17,772| 17,193|  6,511|  6,353| 11,261| 10,840| 14,122| 13,642|  2,915|  2,794|  2,910|  2,883
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 High school graduates, no college
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Civilian noninstitutional population| 56,417| 57,424| 25,543| 26,076| 30,874| 31,348| 48,143| 48,728|  6,568|  6,837|  3,945|  4,154
  Civilian labor force..............| 37,026| 37,769| 19,558| 19,967| 17,468| 17,802| 31,280| 31,699|  4,610|  4,798|  2,942|  3,123
      Percent of population.........|   65.6|   65.8|   76.6|   76.6|   56.6|   56.8|   65.0|   65.1|   70.2|   70.2|   74.6|   75.2
    Employed........................| 35,300| 36,163| 18,639| 19,124| 16,661| 17,039| 30,042| 30,552|  4,192|  4,409|  2,746|  2,945
      Employment-population ratio...|   62.6|   63.0|   73.0|   73.3|   54.0|   54.4|   62.4|   62.7|   63.8|   64.5|   69.6|   70.9
    Unemployed......................|  1,726|  1,606|    919|    844|    807|    763|  1,238|  1,147|    418|    389|    195|    178
      Unemployment rate.............|    4.7|    4.3|    4.7|    4.2|    4.6|    4.3|    4.0|    3.6|    9.1|    8.1|    6.6|    5.7
  Not in labor force................| 19,391| 19,655|  5,985|  6,109| 13,406| 13,546| 16,863| 17,030|  1,958|  2,039|  1,004|  1,031
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  Less than a bachelor's degree
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Civilian noninstitutional population| 41,688| 41,946| 19,167| 19,387| 22,522| 22,560| 35,429| 35,552|  4,809|  4,890|  2,623|  2,830
  Civilian labor force..............| 31,159| 31,343| 15,752| 15,892| 15,407| 15,451| 26,193| 26,326|  3,856|  3,884|  2,126|  2,309
      Percent of population.........|   74.7|   74.7|   82.2|   82.0|   68.4|   68.5|   73.9|   74.0|   80.2|   79.4|   81.0|   81.6
    Employed........................| 29,994| 30,321| 15,175| 15,393| 14,819| 14,928| 25,321| 25,574|  3,609|  3,665|  2,021|  2,214
      Employment-population ratio...|   71.9|   72.3|   79.2|   79.4|   65.8|   66.2|   71.5|   71.9|   75.1|   74.9|   77.1|   78.2
    Unemployed......................|  1,165|  1,022|    577|    499|    588|    523|    872|    752|    247|    219|    105|     95
      Unemployment rate.............|    3.7|    3.3|    3.7|    3.1|    3.8|    3.4|    3.3|    2.9|    6.4|    5.6|    4.9|    4.1
  Not in labor force................| 10,529| 10,603|  3,415|  3,495|  7,114|  7,108|  9,235|  9,226|    953|  1,006|    497|    521
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      Some college, no degree
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Civilian noninstitutional population| 29,416| 29,448| 13,908| 14,009| 15,508| 15,439| 24,873| 24,817|  3,574|  3,640|  1,899|  2,056
  Civilian labor force..............| 21,437| 21,430| 11,191| 11,252| 10,247| 10,178| 17,874| 17,845|  2,830|  2,855|  1,529|  1,672
      Percent of population.........|   72.9|   72.8|   80.5|   80.3|   66.1|   65.9|   71.9|   71.9|   79.2|   78.4|   80.5|   81.3
    Employed........................| 20,590| 20,678| 10,759| 10,876|  9,831|  9,802| 17,249| 17,302|  2,640|  2,681|  1,453|  1,603
      Employment-population ratio...|   70.0|   70.2|   77.4|   77.6|   63.4|   63.5|   69.3|   69.7|   73.9|   73.6|   76.5|   77.9
    Unemployed......................|    848|    752|    432|    377|    416|    376|    625|    543|    190|    175|     76|     69
      Unemployment rate.............|    4.0|    3.5|    3.9|    3.3|    4.1|    3.7|    3.5|    3.0|    6.7|    6.1|    4.9|    4.1
  Not in labor force................|  7,979|  8,018|  2,717|  2,757|  5,261|  5,261|  6,999|  6,972|    743|    785|    370|    385
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          Associate degree
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Civilian noninstitutional population| 12,272| 12,498|  5,259|  5,378|  7,014|  7,121| 10,555| 10,735|  1,235|  1,250|    724|    773
  Civilian labor force..............|  9,722|  9,913|  4,561|  4,640|  5,161|  5,273|  8,320|  8,481|  1,025|  1,029|    597|    637
      Percent of population.........|   79.2|   79.3|   86.7|   86.3|   73.6|   74.1|   78.8|   79.0|   83.0|   82.3|   82.5|   82.3
    Employed........................|  9,404|  9,643|  4,416|  4,517|  4,988|  5,126|  8,072|  8,271|    969|    984|    568|    611
      Employment-population ratio...|   76.6|   77.2|   84.0|   84.0|   71.1|   72.0|   76.5|   77.1|   78.4|   78.7|   78.4|   79.0
    Unemployed......................|    317|    270|    145|    123|    173|    147|    248|    210|     56|     45|     29|     26
      Unemployment rate.............|    3.3|    2.7|    3.2|    2.6|    3.3|    2.8|    3.0|    2.5|    5.5|    4.3|    4.9|    4.0
  Not in labor force................|  2,551|  2,585|    698|    738|  1,853|  1,847|  2,236|  2,254|    210|    221|    127|    137
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         College graduates
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Civilian noninstitutional population| 39,976| 41,200| 21,120| 21,592| 18,857| 19,608| 34,834| 35,764|  2,682|  2,738|  1,443|  1,625
  Civilian labor force..............| 32,181| 33,157| 17,974| 18,357| 14,207| 14,800| 27,965| 28,677|  2,253|  2,314|  1,197|  1,364
      Percent of population.........|   80.5|   80.5|   85.1|   85.0|   75.3|   75.5|   80.3|   80.2|   84.0|   84.5|   82.9|   83.9
    Employed........................| 31,459| 32,488| 17,596| 18,010| 13,863| 14,478| 27,371| 28,148|  2,183|  2,230|  1,151|  1,316
      Employment-population ratio...|   78.7|   78.9|   83.3|   83.4|   73.5|   73.8|   78.6|   78.7|   81.4|   81.4|   79.7|   81.0
    Unemployed......................|    722|    669|    378|    347|    344|    322|    594|    529|     69|     84|     46|     47
      Unemployment rate.............|    2.2|    2.0|    2.1|    1.9|    2.4|    2.2|    2.1|    1.8|    3.1|    3.6|    3.8|    3.5
  Not in labor force................|  7,795|  8,043|  3,145|  3,235|  4,650|  4,808|  6,870|  7,086|    429|    424|    246|    262
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   1/  Includes the categories, some college, no degree, and associate degree.
   NOTE:  Detail for the above race and Hispanic-origin groups will not sum to totals because data for the "other races" group are
not presented and Hispanics are included in both the white and black population groups.  Beginning in January 1997, data reflect
revised population controls used in the household survey.