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

2007 2008 2007 2008

Total Some college,

no degree

Associate

degree 2007 2008

2007 2008 2007 2008 2007 2008

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 26,633 26,122 61,373 61,115 49,831 51,104 32,853 33,493 16,978 17,611 56,620 57,962

 Civilian labor force .......................... 12,408 12,166 38,539 38,263 35,887 36,718 22,958 23,268 12,928 13,449 44,074 45,108

 Percent of population ................. 46.6 46.6 62.8 62.6 72.0 71.8 69.9 69.5 76.1 76.4 77.8 77.8

 Employed ..................................... 11,521 11,073 36,857 36,097 34,612 35,040 22,076 22,092 12,535 12,948 43,182 43,951

 Employment-population ratio ..... 43.3 42.4 60.1 59.1 69.5 68.6 67.2 66.0 73.8 73.5 76.3 75.8

 Unemployed ................................ 886 1,092 1,682 2,166 1,275 1,678 882 1,176 393 502 892 1,158

 Unemployment rate ................... 7.1 9.0 4.4 5.7 3.6 4.6 3.8 5.1 3.0 3.7 2.0 2.6

Men

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 13,249 12,990 29,232 29,298 22,690 23,251 15,337 15,631 7,353 7,620 28,094 28,665

 Civilian labor force .......................... 7,974 7,790 21,385 21,364 17,853 18,217 11,810 11,959 6,043 6,258 23,289 23,612

 Percent of population ................. 60.2 60.0 73.2 72.9 78.7 78.3 77.0 76.5 82.2 82.1 82.9 82.4

 Employed ..................................... 7,450 7,108 20,434 20,093 17,243 17,377 11,382 11,356 5,862 6,021 22,835 23,027

 Employment-population ratio ..... 56.2 54.7 69.9 68.6 76.0 74.7 74.2 72.6 79.7 79.0 81.3 80.3

 Unemployed ................................ 523 682 951 1,270 610 839 429 603 181 236 454 585

 Unemployment rate ................... 6.6 8.8 4.4 5.9 3.4 4.6 3.6 5.0 3.0 3.8 1.9 2.5

Women

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 13,385 13,133 32,141 31,817 27,141 27,854 17,516 17,862 9,625 9,991 28,527 29,297

 Civilian labor force .......................... 4,434 4,376 17,154 16,899 18,034 18,501 11,148 11,310 6,886 7,191 20,784 21,497

 Percent of population ................. 33.1 33.3 53.4 53.1 66.4 66.4 63.6 63.3 71.5 72.0 72.9 73.4

 Employed ..................................... 4,071 3,965 16,423 16,004 17,368 17,663 10,695 10,737 6,674 6,926 20,346 20,924

 Employment-population ratio ..... 30.4 30.2 51.1 50.3 64.0 63.4 61.1 60.1 69.3 69.3 71.3 71.4

 Unemployed ................................ 363 410 731 896 666 838 454 573 212 265 438 573

 Unemployment rate ................... 8.2 9.4 4.3 5.3 3.7 4.5 4.1 5.1 3.1 3.7 2.1 2.7

White 

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 21,102 20,653 50,340 50,101 41,007 41,877 26,927 27,281 14,080 14,597 46,815 47,910

 Civilian labor force .......................... 10,106 9,843 31,354 31,065 29,287 29,826 18,578 18,713 10,709 11,113 36,215 37,115

 Percent of population ................. 47.9 47.7 62.3 62.0 71.4 71.2 69.0 68.6 76.1 76.1 77.4 77.5

 Employed ..................................... 9,446 9,036 30,140 29,495 28,355 28,615 17,936 17,873 10,419 10,742 35,535 36,228

 Employment-population ratio ..... 44.8 43.8 59.9 58.9 69.1 68.3 66.6 65.5 74.0 73.6 75.9 75.6

 Unemployed ................................ 660 807 1,214 1,570 932 1,211 642 840 290 371 681 888

 Unemployment rate ................... 6.5 8.2 3.9 5.1 3.2 4.1 3.5 4.5 2.7 3.3 1.9 2.4

Black or African American 

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 3,761 3,629 7,884 7,918 6,041 6,335 4,160 4,379 1,881 1,956 4,268 4,372

 Civilian labor force .......................... 1,470 1,443 5,158 5,200 4,552 4,765 3,093 3,232 1,459 1,533 3,540 3,564

 Percent of population ................. 39.1 39.8 65.4 65.7 75.3 75.2 74.4 73.8 77.6 78.4 83.0 81.5

 Employed ..................................... 1,293 1,234 4,783 4,719 4,300 4,411 2,912 2,972 1,389 1,439 3,435 3,423

 Employment-population ratio ..... 34.4 34.0 60.7 59.6 71.2 69.6 70.0 67.9 73.8 73.6 80.5 78.3

 Unemployed ................................ 177 209 375 482 252 355 181 260 70 95 106 141

 Unemployment rate ................... 12.0 14.5 7.3 9.3 5.5 7.4 5.9 8.0 4.8 6.2 3.0 4.0

Asian 

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 999 1,028 1,858 1,847 1,502 1,517 893 879 609 639 4,750 4,856

 Civilian labor force .......................... 437 469 1,174 1,190 1,088 1,103 647 626 441 477 3,679 3,757

 Percent of population ................. 43.8 45.7 63.2 64.4 72.5 72.7 72.5 71.2 72.5 74.7 77.5 77.4

 Employed ..................................... 425 439 1,136 1,139 1,048 1,061 624 602 423 459 3,592 3,651

 Employment-population ratio ..... 42.5 42.8 61.1 61.6 69.8 69.9 69.9 68.5 69.5 71.9 75.6 75.2

 Unemployed ................................ 13 30 38 51 41 42 23 24 18 18 88 106

 Unemployment rate ................... 2.9 6.4 3.2 4.3 3.7 3.8 3.5 3.8 4.0 3.8 2.4 2.8

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Civilian noninstitutional population ... 9,643 9,555 7,191 7,526 4,665 4,983 3,176 3,371 1,489 1,612 3,292 3,414

 Civilian labor force .......................... 6,040 5,911 5,344 5,576 3,692 3,915 2,490 2,627 1,201 1,288 2,707 2,833

 Percent of population ................. 62.6 61.9 74.3 74.1 79.1 78.6 78.4 77.9 80.7 79.9 82.2 83.0

 Employed ..................................... 5,677 5,426 5,110 5,232 3,542 3,721 2,382 2,484 1,160 1,236 2,644 2,736

 Employment-population ratio ..... 58.9 56.8 71.1 69.5 75.9 74.7 75.0 73.7 77.9 76.7 80.3 80.1

 Unemployed ................................ 363 485 234 344 150 195 108 142 41 52 63 97

 Unemployment rate ................... 6.0 8.2 4.4 6.2 4.1 5.0 4.4 5.4 3.5 4.1 2.3 3.4

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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