HOUSEHOLD DATA

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 

2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004 2003 2004

TOTAL

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 221,168 223,357 181,292 182,643 25,686 26,065 9,220 9,519

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 146,510 147,401 120,546 121,086 16,526 16,638 6,122 6,271

 Percent of population .......................................... 66.2 66.0 66.5 66.3 64.3 63.8 66.4 65.9

 Employed .............................................................. 137,736 139,252 114,235 115,239 14,739 14,909 5,756 5,994

 Unemployed ......................................................... 8,774 8,149 6,311 5,847 1,787 1,729 366 277

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 6.0 5.5 5.2 4.8 10.8 10.4 6.0 4.4

 Not in labor force .................................................... 74,658 75,956 60,746 61,558 9,161 9,428 3,098 3,248

Men, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 106,435 107,710 88,249 89,044 11,454 11,656 4,338 4,529

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 78,238 78,980 65,509 65,994 7,711 7,773 3,277 3,396

 Percent of population .......................................... 73.5 73.3 74.2 74.1 67.3 66.7 75.6 75.0

 Employed .............................................................. 73,332 74,524 61,866 62,712 6,820 6,912 3,073 3,243

 Unemployed ......................................................... 4,906 4,456 3,643 3,282 891 860 204 153

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 6.3 5.6 5.6 5.0 11.6 11.1 6.2 4.5

 Not in labor force .................................................... 28,197 28,730 22,740 23,050 3,743 3,884 1,060 1,133

Men, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 98,272 99,476 81,860 82,615 10,278 10,461 4,024 4,216

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 74,623 75,364 62,473 62,944 7,346 7,414 3,176 3,305

 Percent of population .......................................... 75.9 75.8 76.3 76.2 71.5 70.9 78.9 78.4

 Employed .............................................................. 70,415 71,572 59,348 60,159 6,586 6,681 2,993 3,165

 Unemployed ......................................................... 4,209 3,791 3,125 2,785 760 733 183 140

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 5.6 5.0 5.0 4.4 10.3 9.9 5.8 4.2

 Not in labor force .................................................... 23,649 24,113 19,386 19,671 2,932 3,047 848 911

Women, 16 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 114,733 115,647 93,043 93,599 14,232 14,409 4,882 4,990

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 68,272 68,421 55,037 55,092 8,815 8,865 2,845 2,876

 Percent of population .......................................... 59.5 59.2 59.2 58.9 61.9 61.5 58.3 57.6

 Employed .............................................................. 64,404 64,728 52,369 52,527 7,919 7,997 2,683 2,751

 Unemployed ......................................................... 3,868 3,694 2,668 2,565 895 868 162 124

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 5.7 5.4 4.8 4.7 10.2 9.8 5.7 4.3

 Not in labor force .................................................... 46,461 47,225 38,006 38,508 5,418 5,544 2,037 2,114

Women, 20 years and over

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 106,800 107,658 86,905 87,430 13,026 13,182 4,594 4,697

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 64,716 64,923 52,099 52,212 8,409 8,462 2,768 2,795

 Percent of population .......................................... 60.6 60.3 59.9 59.7 64.6 64.2 60.2 59.5

 Employed .............................................................. 61,402 61,773 49,823 50,040 7,636 7,707 2,616 2,678

 Unemployed ......................................................... 3,314 3,150 2,276 2,172 772 755 152 117

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 5.1 4.9 4.4 4.2 9.2 8.9 5.5 4.2

 Not in labor force .................................................... 42,083 42,735 34,806 35,218 4,618 4,720 1,826 1,903

Both sexes, 16 to 19 years

Civilian noninstitutional population ........................... 16,096 16,222 12,527 12,599 2,382 2,423 601 606

 Civilian labor force .................................................. 7,170 7,114 5,973 5,929 771 762 178 172

 Percent of population .......................................... 44.5 43.9 47.7 47.1 32.4 31.4 29.6 28.4

 Employed .............................................................. 5,919 5,907 5,064 5,039 516 520 147 152

 Unemployed ......................................................... 1,251 1,208 909 890 255 241 31 20

 Unemployment rate ............................................ 17.5 17.0 15.2 15.0 33.0 31.7 1 ( ) 1 ( )

 Not in labor force .................................................... 8,926 9,108 6,554 6,669 1,611 1,661 423 434

1 Data not shown where base is less than 35,000.

 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. Beginning in January 2004, data reflect revised population controls used in the household survey.

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