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)

Employment status, sex, race, and

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Less than a

high school

diploma

High school

graduates,

no college 1 Some college or associate degree

Bachelor’s

degree

and higher 2

2008 2009 2008 2009

Total Some college,

no degree

Associate

degree 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.

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