HOUSEHOLD DATA
  ANNUAL AVERAGES
  
  7.  Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and
  Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                   Less than a     High school                                                      Bachelor's  
                                   high school      graduates,           Some college or associate degree             degree    
                                     diploma      no college (1)                                                  and higher (2)
  Employment status, sex, race,                                                                                                 
  and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                                             
                                                                      Total       Some college,     Associate                   
                                                                                    no degree         degree                    
                                   2004    2005    2004    2005                                                    2004    2005 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                   2004    2005    2004    2005    2004    2005                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
              TOTAL                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  27,669  27,871  59,860  60,408  47,556  48,269  31,713  31,763  15,843  16,506  51,852  52,860
    Civilian labor force........  12,470  12,679  37,834  38,196  34,438  34,974  22,298  22,312  12,141  12,662  40,390  41,180
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    45.1    45.5    63.2    63.2    72.4    72.5    70.3    70.2    76.6    76.7    77.9    77.9
       Employed.................  11,408  11,712  35,944  36,398  32,977  33,625  21,284  21,380  11,693  12,245  39,293  40,225
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    41.2    42.0    60.0    60.3    69.3    69.7    67.1    67.3    73.8    74.2    75.8    76.1
       Unemployed...............   1,062     967   1,890   1,798   1,462   1,349   1,014     932     447     417   1,098     955
         Unemployment rate......     8.5     7.6     5.0     4.7     4.2     3.9     4.5     4.2     3.7     3.3     2.7     2.3
                                                                                                                                
               Men                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  13,523  13,660  27,991  28,652  21,530  21,898  14,757  14,748   6,773   7,149  26,308  26,445
    Civilian labor force........   7,878   8,000  20,585  21,100  17,054  17,368  11,401  11,434   5,653   5,933  21,789  21,921
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    58.3    58.6    73.5    73.6    79.2    79.3    77.3    77.5    83.5    83.0    82.8    82.9
       Employed.................   7,276   7,487  19,535  20,127  16,322  16,731  10,896  10,993   5,426   5,739  21,192  21,427
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    53.8    54.8    69.8    70.2    75.8    76.4    73.8    74.5    80.1    80.3    80.6    81.0
       Unemployed...............     602     514   1,049     973     732     636     505     442     227     195     597     494
         Unemployment rate......     7.6     6.4     5.1     4.6     4.3     3.7     4.4     3.9     4.0     3.3     2.7     2.3
                                                                                                                                
              Women                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  14,147  14,211  31,869  31,757  26,026  26,371  16,957  17,015   9,069   9,357  25,545  26,416
    Civilian labor force........   4,591   4,679  17,250  17,096  17,384  17,607  10,896  10,878   6,488   6,729  18,601  19,259
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    32.5    32.9    54.1    53.8    66.8    66.8    64.3    63.9    71.5    71.9    72.8    72.9
       Employed.................   4,132   4,226  16,409  16,271  16,654  16,894  10,387  10,388   6,267   6,506  18,101  18,798
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    29.2    29.7    51.5    51.2    64.0    64.1    61.3    61.1    69.1    69.5    70.9    71.2
       Unemployed...............     460     453     841     826     730     713     509     490     221     222     500     461
         Unemployment rate......    10.0     9.7     4.9     4.8     4.2     4.0     4.7     4.5     3.4     3.3     2.7     2.4
                                                                                                                                
              White                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  21,935  22,072  49,581  49,899  39,306  39,936  26,039  26,108  13,267  13,829  43,405  43,978
    Civilian labor force........  10,086  10,247  30,925  31,168  28,300  28,744  18,144  18,163  10,157  10,581  33,653  34,080
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    46.0    46.4    62.4    62.5    72.0    72.0    69.7    69.6    76.6    76.5    77.5    77.5
       Employed.................   9,335   9,579  29,571  29,911  27,262  27,771  17,445  17,515   9,817  10,256  32,799  33,352
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    42.6    43.4    59.6    59.9    69.4    69.5    67.0    67.1    74.0    74.2    75.6    75.8
       Unemployed...............     752     669   1,354   1,257   1,038     973     698     648     340     324     854     729
         Unemployment rate......     7.5     6.5     4.4     4.0     3.7     3.4     3.8     3.6     3.3     3.1     2.5     2.1
                                                                                                                                
    Black or African American                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................   3,965   4,018   7,460   7,633   5,649   5,689   4,009   3,968   1,639   1,721   3,748   3,861
    Civilian labor force........   1,568   1,600   5,044   5,182   4,232   4,303   2,964   2,946   1,268   1,357   3,106   3,167
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    39.6    39.8    67.6    67.9    74.9    75.6    73.9    74.2    77.4    78.9    82.9    82.0
       Employed.................   1,326   1,369   4,606   4,742   3,911   4,008   2,717   2,720   1,195   1,288   2,973   3,057
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    33.4    34.1    61.7    62.1    69.2    70.4    67.8    68.6    72.9    74.8    79.3    79.2
       Unemployed...............     243     231     438     440     321     295     247     225      74      70     133     110
         Unemployment rate......    15.5    14.4     8.7     8.5     7.6     6.9     8.3     7.7     5.8     5.1     4.3     3.5
                                                                                                                                
              Asian                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................   1,031   1,029   1,630   1,660   1,387   1,402     829     856     558     546   3,989   4,267
    Civilian labor force........     456     466   1,052   1,027   1,004   1,005     587     600     417     404   3,049   3,307
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    44.2    45.3    64.5    61.8    72.4    71.6    70.8    70.1    74.7    74.0    76.4    77.5
       Employed.................     429     440   1,005     980     956     972     559     579     397     393   2,960   3,208
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    41.6    42.8    61.6    59.0    68.9    69.3    67.4    67.6    71.1    72.1    74.2    75.2
       Unemployed...............      27      26      47      47      48      32      28      22      20      11      89      99
         Unemployment rate......     5.9     5.5     4.5     4.6     4.8     3.2     4.7     3.6     4.9     2.6     2.9     3.0
                                                                                                                                
   Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................   8,914   9,325   6,172   6,389   4,064   4,269   2,847   2,963   1,217   1,306   2,686   2,813
    Civilian labor force........   5,553   5,721   4,566   4,750   3,222   3,365   2,251   2,326     971   1,039   2,204   2,298
         Percent of                                                                                                             
         population.............    62.3    61.4    74.0    74.3    79.3    78.8    79.1    78.5    79.8    79.6    82.1    81.7
       Employed.................   5,135   5,367   4,330   4,535   3,068   3,228   2,137   2,230     931     997   2,127   2,232
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    57.6    57.6    70.2    71.0    75.5    75.6    75.1    75.3    76.5    76.4    79.2    79.4
       Unemployed...............     417     354     236     216     154     138     114      96      41      42      77      66
         Unemployment rate......     7.5     6.2     5.2     4.5     4.8     4.1     5.0     4.1     4.2     4.0     3.5     2.9

    1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with a bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degree.
    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.  In addition, persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race
  and, therefore, are classified by ethnicity as well as by race.  Beginning in January 2005, data reflect revised population
  controls used in the household survey.