HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES ANNUAL AVERAGES

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

(Numbers in thousands)

Employment status, sex, and age

Total White Black or African

American Asian 

2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006 2007

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 228,815 231,867 186,264 188,253 27,007 27,485 10,155 10,633

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 151,428 153,124 123,834 124,935 17,314 17,496 6,727 7,067

 Percent of population .......................................... 66.2 66.0 66.5 66.4 64.1 63.7 66.2 66.5

 Employed .............................................................. 144,427 146,047 118,833 119,792 15,765 16,051 6,522 6,839

 Unemployed ......................................................... 7,001 7,078 5,002 5,143 1,549 1,445 205 229

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 4.6 4.6 4.0 4.1 8.9 8.3 3.0 3.2

 Not in labor force .................................................... 77,387 78,743 62,429 63,319 9,693 9,989 3,427 3,566

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 110,605 112,173 91,021 92,073 12,130 12,361 4,827 5,052

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 81,255 82,136 67,613 68,158 8,128 8,252 3,621 3,796

 Percent of population .......................................... 73.5 73.2 74.3 74.0 67.0 66.8 75.0 75.1

 Employed .............................................................. 77,502 78,254 64,883 65,289 7,354 7,500 3,511 3,677

 Unemployed ......................................................... 3,753 3,882 2,730 2,869 774 752 110 119

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 4.6 4.7 4.0 4.2 9.5 9.1 3.0 3.1

 Not in labor force .................................................... 29,350 30,036 23,408 23,915 4,002 4,110 1,206 1,256

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 102,145 103,555 84,466 85,420 10,864 11,057 4,515 4,737

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 77,562 78,596 64,540 65,214 7,720 7,867 3,535 3,718

 Percent of population .......................................... 75.9 75.9 76.4 76.3 71.1 71.2 78.3 78.5

 Employed .............................................................. 74,431 75,337 62,259 62,806 7,079 7,245 3,437 3,608

 Unemployed ......................................................... 3,131 3,259 2,281 2,408 640 622 98 110

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 4.0 4.1 3.5 3.7 8.3 7.9 2.8 3.0

 Not in labor force .................................................... 24,584 24,959 19,927 20,206 3,144 3,189 980 1,019

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 118,210 119,694 95,242 96,180 14,877 15,124 5,328 5,581

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 70,173 70,988 56,221 56,777 9,186 9,244 3,106 3,271

 Percent of population .......................................... 59.4 59.3 59.0 59.0 61.7 61.1 58.3 58.6

 Employed .............................................................. 66,925 67,792 53,950 54,503 8,410 8,551 3,011 3,162

 Unemployed ......................................................... 3,247 3,196 2,271 2,274 775 693 95 110

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 4.6 4.5 4.0 4.0 8.4 7.5 3.1 3.4

 Not in labor force .................................................... 48,037 48,707 39,021 39,403 5,691 5,879 2,222 2,310

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 109,992 111,330 88,942 89,790 13,578 13,788 5,027 5,265

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 66,585 67,516 53,286 53,925 8,723 8,828 3,038 3,194

 Percent of population .......................................... 60.5 60.6 59.9 60.1 64.2 64.0 60.4 60.7

 Employed .............................................................. 63,834 64,799 51,359 51,996 8,068 8,240 2,953 3,096

 Unemployed ......................................................... 2,751 2,718 1,927 1,930 656 588 85 99

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 4.1 4.0 3.6 3.6 7.5 6.7 2.8 3.1

 Not in labor force .................................................... 43,407 43,814 35,656 35,864 4,854 4,960 1,989 2,071

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 16,678 16,982 12,856 13,043 2,565 2,640 613 631

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 7,281 7,012 6,009 5,795 871 801 154 155

 Percent of population .......................................... 43.7 41.3 46.7 44.4 34.0 30.3 25.1 24.5

 Employed .............................................................. 6,162 5,911 5,215 4,990 618 566 132 135

 Unemployed ......................................................... 1,119 1,101 794 805 253 235 22 20

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 15.4 15.7 13.2 13.9 29.1 29.4 14.0 12.7

 Not in labor force .................................................... 9,397 9,970 6,847 7,248 1,694 1,839 459 476

 NOTE: Estimates for the above race groups will not sum to totals because data are not presented for all races. Updated population controls are

introduced annually with the release of January data.

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