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Table 3. Employment status by race, age, sex, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2005 annual averages

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

 Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of labor force 

White

Total, 16 years and over............... 184,446 122,299 66.3 116,949 63.4 5,350 4.4 62,148

 16 to 19 years.......................... 12,690 5,950 46.9 5,105 40.2 845 14.2 6,739

 20 to 24 years.......................... 15,871 12,109 76.3 11,231 70.8 878 7.2 3,763

 25 to 54 years.......................... 99,796 83,341 83.5 80,346 80.5 2,995 3.6 16,455

 55 to 64 years.......................... 25,534 16,275 63.7 15,788 61.8 488 3.0 9,258

 65 years and over.................... 30,556 4,624 15.1 4,480 14.7 144 3.1 25,932

Women, 16 years and over........... 94,419 55,605 58.9 53,186 56.3 2,419 4.4 38,814

 16 to 19 years.......................... 6,219 2,962 47.6 2,597 41.8 365 12.3 3,257

 20 to 24 years.......................... 7,814 5,546 71.0 5,190 66.4 356 6.4 2,268

 25 to 54 years.......................... 49,834 37,563 75.4 36,152 72.5 1,411 3.8 12,271

 55 to 64 years.......................... 13,119 7,542 57.5 7,317 55.8 225 3.0 5,578

 65 years and over..................... 17,433 1,993 11.4 1,930 11.1 63 3.2 15,440

 Men, 16 years and over............... 90,027 66,694 74.1 63,763 70.8 2,931 4.4 23,334

 16 to 19 years......................... 6,471 2,988 46.2 2,508 38.8 480 16.1 3,482

 20 to 24 years.......................... 8,057 6,562 81.4 6,041 75.0 522 7.9 1,495

 25 to 54 years.......................... 49,962 45,778 91.6 44,194 88.5 1,585 3.5 4,183

 55 to 64 years.......................... 12,415 8,734 70.4 8,471 68.2 263 3.0 3,681

 65 years and over..................... 13,123 2,631 20.0 2,550 19.4 81 3.1 10,492

Black or African American

Total, 16 years and over............... 26,517 17,013 64.2 15,313 57.7 1,700 10.0 9,504

 16 to 19 years........................... 2,481 803 32.4 536 21.6 267 33.3 1,677

 20 to 24 years........................... 2,835 1,957 69.0 1,599 56.4 358 18.3 878

 25 to 54 years........................... 15,254 12,202 80.0 11,247 73.7 955 7.8 3,052

 55 to 64 years........................... 2,980 1,647 55.3 1,555 52.2 92 5.6 1,333

 65 years and over...................... 2,967 403 13.6 375 12.7 28 6.9 2,564

Women, 16 years and over............. 14,635 9,014 61.6 8,158 55.7 856 9.5 5,621

 16 to 19 years........................... 1,258 405 32.2 282 22.4 123 30.3 853

 20 to 24 years........................... 1,494 1,017 68.1 852 57.0 166 16.3 477

 25 to 54 years........................... 8,403 6,494 77.3 5,986 71.2 507 7.8 1,909

 55 to 64 years.......................... 1,661 891 53.7 844 50.8 47 5.3 769

 65 years and over..................... 1,819 207 11.4 193 10.6 14 6.6 1,612

 Men, 16 years and over............... 11,882 7,998 67.3 7,155 60.2 844 10.5 3,884

 16 to 19 years........................... 1,223 399 32.6 254 20.8 145 36.3 824

 20 to 24 years........................... 1,341 940 70.1 748 55.8 192 20.5 401

 25 to 54 years........................... 6,851 5,708 83.3 5,260 76.8 448 7.8 1,143

 55 to 64 years........................... 1,319 756 57.3 711 53.9 45 5.9 564

 65 years and over..................... 1,148 196 17.1 182 15.9 14 7.1 952

Race, age, sex, and Hispanic or 

Latino ethnicity

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

 Not in 

labor force Total Percent of 

population 
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Table 3. Employment status by race, age, sex, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2005 annual averages Continued 

(Numbers in thousands)

 Civilian labor force 

 Employed Unemployed 

 Total Percent of 

population Total Percent of labor force 

Asian

Total, 16 years and over................ 9,842 6,503 66.1 6,244 63.4 259 4.0 3,339

 16 to 19 years.......................... 616 160 26.0 140 22.8 20 12.4 456

 20 to 24 years........................... 867 538 62.1 503 58.1 35 6.5 329

 25 to 54 years........................... 6,142 4,878 79.4 4,717 76.8 161 3.3 1,264

 55 to 64 years........................... 1,123 757 67.4 719 64.0 37 4.9 366

 65 years and over...................... 1,093 170 15.5 165 15.1 5 3.1 923

Women, 16 years and over............ 5,163 3,002 58.2 2,885 55.9 118 3.9 2,161

 16 to 19 years........................... 299 79 26.5 73 24.4 6 7.9 220

 20 to 24 years........................... 439 260 59.2 250 57.0 10 3.8 179

 25 to 54 years........................... 3,202 2,233 69.7 2,154 67.3 79 3.6 969

 55 to 64 years........................... 604 354 58.6 335 55.3 20 5.6 250

 65 years and over..................... 619 76 12.3 74 11.9 2 3.1 543

 Men, 16 years and over................ 4,679 3,500 74.8 3,359 71.8 141 4.0 1,178

 16 to 19 years........................... 317 81 25.6 67 21.3 14 16.8 236

 20 to 24 years........................... 428 279 65.0 254 59.2 25 9.0 150

 25 to 54 years........................... 2,940 2,645 90.0 2,563 87.2 82 3.1 295

 55 to 64 years........................... 519 402 77.5 385 74.2 17 4.3 117

 65 years and over..................... 474 94 19.8 91 19.2 3 3.1 380

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over................ 29,133 19,824 68.0 18,632 64.0 1,191 6.0 9,310

 16 to 19 years.......................... 2,689 1,038 38.6 847 31.5 191 18.4 1,651

 20 to 24 years........................... 3,647 2,651 72.7 2,423 66.4 227 8.6 997

 25 to 54 years........................... 18,194 14,446 79.4 13,749 75.6 697 4.8 3,749

 55 to 64 years........................... 2,361 1,378 58.4 1,317 55.8 61 4.4 983

 65 years and over....................... 2,242 311 13.9 296 13.2 15 4.9 1,930

Women, 16 years and over............ 14,172 7,839 55.3 7,295 51.5 544 6.9 6,333

 16 to 19 years............................ 1,313 462 35.2 382 29.1 80 17.2 851

 20 to 24 years............................ 1,692 1,005 59.4 912 53.9 93 9.2 686

 25 to 54 years............................ 8,640 5,654 65.4 5,318 61.5 336 5.9 2,987

 55 to 64 years........................... 1,237 599 48.4 569 46.0 30 5.0 639

 65 years and over..................... 1,289 119 9.3 113 8.8 6 5.1 1,170

 Men, 16 years and over................ 14,962 11,985 80.1 11,337 75.8 647 5.4 2,977

 16 to 19 years........................... 1,376 577 41.9 465 33.8 112 19.3 799

 20 to 24 years........................... 1,956 1,645 84.1 1,511 77.3 134 8.2 310

 25 to 54 years........................... 9,554 8,792 92.0 8,431 88.2 361 4.1 762

 55 to 64 years........................... 1,123 779 69.3 748 66.6 31 4.0 344

 65 years and over..................... 953 192 20.1 183 19.2 9 4.8 761

Race, age, sex, and Hispanic or 

Latino ethnicity

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

 Not in 

labor force Total Percent of 

population 

 SOURCE: Current Population Survey, U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics