HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                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                    
                                   2008    2009    2008    2009                                                    2008    2009 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                   2008    2009    2008    2009    2008    2009                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
              TOTAL                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  26,122  26,129  61,115  61,469  51,104  51,726  33,493  33,518  17,611  18,208  57,962  58,909
    Civilian labor force........  12,166  12,146  38,263  38,186  36,718  36,815  23,268  23,005  13,449  13,810  45,108  45,634
         Percent of population..    46.6    46.5    62.6    62.1    71.8    71.2    69.5    68.6    76.4    75.8    77.8    77.5
       Employed.................  11,073  10,371  36,097  34,487  35,040  33,888  22,092  21,016  12,948  12,872  43,951  43,531
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    42.4    39.7    59.1    56.1    68.6    65.5    66.0    62.7    73.5    70.7    75.8    73.9
       Unemployed...............   1,092   1,775   2,166   3,699   1,678   2,927   1,176   1,989     502     938   1,158   2,103
         Unemployment rate......     9.0    14.6     5.7     9.7     4.6     8.0     5.1     8.6     3.7     6.8     2.6     4.6
                                                                                                                                
               Men                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  12,990  13,028  29,298  29,737  23,251  23,517  15,631  15,698   7,620   7,819  28,665  28,927
    Civilian labor force........   7,790   7,716  21,364  21,442  18,217  18,236  11,959  11,872   6,258   6,364  23,612  23,664
         Percent of population..    60.0    59.2    72.9    72.1    78.3    77.5    76.5    75.6    82.1    81.4    82.4    81.8
       Employed.................   7,108   6,569  20,093  19,085  17,377  16,636  11,356  10,772   6,021   5,864  23,027  22,541
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    54.7    50.4    68.6    64.2    74.7    70.7    72.6    68.6    79.0    75.0    80.3    77.9
       Unemployed...............     682   1,147   1,270   2,357     839   1,600     603   1,099     236     500     585   1,123
         Unemployment rate......     8.8    14.9     5.9    11.0     4.6     8.8     5.0     9.3     3.8     7.9     2.5     4.7
                                                                                                                                
              Women                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  13,133  13,101  31,817  31,731  27,854  28,210  17,862  17,820   9,991  10,389  29,297  29,982
    Civilian labor force........   4,376   4,430  16,899  16,744  18,501  18,579  11,310  11,134   7,191   7,446  21,497  21,970
         Percent of population..    33.3    33.8    53.1    52.8    66.4    65.9    63.3    62.5    72.0    71.7    73.4    73.3
       Employed.................   3,965   3,802  16,004  15,402  17,663  17,252  10,737  10,244   6,926   7,008  20,924  20,990
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    30.2    29.0    50.3    48.5    63.4    61.2    60.1    57.5    69.3    67.5    71.4    70.0
       Unemployed...............     410     629     896   1,342     838   1,327     573     889     265     438     573     980
         Unemployment rate......     9.4    14.2     5.3     8.0     4.5     7.1     5.1     8.0     3.7     5.9     2.7     4.5
                                                                                                                                
              White                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................  20,653  20,550  50,101  50,515  41,877  42,210  27,281  27,137  14,597  15,073  47,910  48,628
    Civilian labor force........   9,843   9,871  31,065  31,172  29,826  29,874  18,713  18,447  11,113  11,427  37,115  37,437
         Percent of population..    47.7    48.0    62.0    61.7    71.2    70.8    68.6    68.0    76.1    75.8    77.5    77.0
       Employed.................   9,036   8,497  29,495  28,372  28,615  27,697  17,873  16,983  10,742  10,714  36,228  35,854
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    43.8    41.3    58.9    56.2    68.3    65.6    65.5    62.6    73.6    71.1    75.6    73.7
       Unemployed...............     807   1,374   1,570   2,800   1,211   2,177     840   1,465     371     713     888   1,583
         Unemployment rate......     8.2    13.9     5.1     9.0     4.1     7.3     4.5     7.9     3.3     6.2     2.4     4.2
                                                                                                                                
    Black or African American                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................   3,629   3,644   7,918   7,866   6,335   6,586   4,379   4,519   1,956   2,067   4,372   4,488
    Civilian labor force........   1,443   1,393   5,200   5,085   4,765   4,834   3,232   3,250   1,533   1,584   3,564   3,629
         Percent of population..    39.8    38.2    65.7    64.6    75.2    73.4    73.8    71.9    78.4    76.6    81.5    80.9
       Employed.................   1,234   1,096   4,719   4,375   4,411   4,277   2,972   2,855   1,439   1,422   3,423   3,363
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    34.0    30.1    59.6    55.6    69.6    64.9    67.9    63.2    73.6    68.8    78.3    74.9
       Unemployed...............     209     297     482     710     355     557     260     394      95     162     141     266
         Unemployment rate......    14.5    21.3     9.3    14.0     7.4    11.5     8.0    12.1     6.2    10.3     4.0     7.3
                                                                                                                                
              Asian                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................   1,028   1,096   1,847   1,828   1,517   1,538     879     915     639     623   4,856   4,892
    Civilian labor force........     469     489   1,190   1,111   1,103   1,104     626     636     477     469   3,757   3,836
         Percent of population..    45.7    44.6    64.4    60.8    72.7    71.8    71.2    69.5    74.7    75.3    77.4    78.4
       Employed.................     439     448   1,139   1,028   1,061   1,013     602     579     459     434   3,651   3,622
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    42.8    40.8    61.6    56.2    69.9    65.9    68.5    63.3    71.9    69.6    75.2    74.0
       Unemployed...............      30      41      51      83      42      92      24      57      18      35     106     214
         Unemployment rate......     6.4     8.4     4.3     7.5     3.8     8.3     3.8     8.9     3.8     7.5     2.8     5.6
                                                                                                                                
   Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
     population.................   9,555   9,763   7,526   7,736   4,983   5,103   3,371   3,421   1,612   1,682   3,414   3,543
    Civilian labor force........   5,911   6,064   5,576   5,658   3,915   4,027   2,627   2,670   1,288   1,357   2,833   2,894
         Percent of population..    61.9    62.1    74.1    73.1    78.6    78.9    77.9    78.0    79.9    80.7    83.0    81.7
       Employed.................   5,426   5,233   5,232   5,069   3,721   3,656   2,484   2,414   1,236   1,242   2,736   2,729
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    56.8    53.6    69.5    65.5    74.7    71.7    73.7    70.6    76.7    73.8    80.1    77.0
       Unemployed...............     485     831     344     589     195     370     142     255      52     115      97     166
         Unemployment rate......     8.2    13.7     6.2    10.4     5.0     9.2     5.4     9.6     4.1     8.5     3.4     5.7

    1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
    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.  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Updated
  population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.