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Table 3. Employment status by race, age, sex, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2006 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............. 186,264 123,834 66.5 118,833 63.8 5,002 4.0 62,429 

 16 to 19 years.......................... 12,856 6,009 46.7 5,215 40.6 794 13.2 6,847 

 20 to 24 years.......................... 15,848 12,128 76.5 11,296 71.3 832 6.9 3,720 

 25 to 54 years.......................... 100,105 83,761 83.7 81,000 80.9 2,761 3.3 16,344 

 55 to 64 years.......................... 26,486 17,132 64.7 16,652 62.9 480 2.8 9,355 

 65 years and over.................... 30,968 4,805 15.5 4,670 15.1 135 2.8 26,163 

Women, 16 years and over......... 95,242 56,221 59.0 53,950 56.6 2,271 4.0 39,021 

 16 to 19 years.......................... 6,301 2,935 46.6 2,590 41.1 345 11.7 3,365 

 20 to 24 years.......................... 7,796 5,530 70.9 5,182 66.5 349 6.3 2,265 

 25 to 54 years.......................... 49,928 37,723 75.6 36,428 73.0 1,295 3.4 12,204 

 55 to 64 years.......................... 13,596 7,980 58.7 7,758 57.1 222 2.8 5,616 

 65 years and over................... 17,623 2,052 11.6 1,991 11.3 62 3.0 15,570 

 Men, 16 years and over............. 91,021 67,613 74.3 64,883 71.3 2,730 4.0 23,408 

 16 to 19 years......................... 6,555 3,074 46.9 2,625 40.0 449 14.6 3,481 

 20 to 24 years.......................... 8,052 6,597 81.9 6,114 75.9 483 7.3 1,455 

 25 to 54 years.......................... 50,178 46,038 91.7 44,572 88.8 1,466 3.2 4,140 

 55 to 64 years.......................... 12,891 9,152 71.0 8,893 69.0 259 2.8 3,739 

 65 years and over................... 13,346 2,753 20.6 2,680 20.1 73 2.7 10,593 

Black or African American

Total, 16 years and over............. 27,007 17,314 64.1 15,765 58.4 1,549 8.9 9,693 

 16 to 19 years........................ 2,565 871 34.0 618 24.1 253 29.1 1,694 

 20 to 24 years........................ 2,851 1,960 68.8 1,643 57.6 318 16.2 890 

 25 to 54 years........................ 15,428 12,330 79.9 11,451 74.2 878 7.1 3,098 

 55 to 64 years........................ 3,137 1,739 55.4 1,659 52.9 81 4.6 1,398 

 65 years and over.................. 3,027 414 13.7 394 13.0 19 4.7 2,613 

Women, 16 years and over......... 14,877 9,186 61.7 8,410 56.5 775 8.4 5,691 

 16 to 19 years........................ 1,299 462 35.6 343 26.4 120 25.9 837 

 20 to 24 years........................ 1,495 989 66.2 839 56.1 150 15.2 506 

 25 to 54 years........................ 8,479 6,553 77.3 6,094 71.9 459 7.0 1,926 

 55 to 64 years.......................... 1,747 963 55.1 925 52.9 38 3.9 784 

 65 years and over.................. 1,857 218 11.8 210 11.3 8 3.7 1,639 

 Men, 16 years and over............... 12,130 8,128 67.0 7,354 60.6 774 9.5 4,002 

 16 to 19 years........................ 1,266 409 32.3 275 21.7 134 32.7 857 

 20 to 24 years........................ 1,355 971 71.6 804 59.3 167 17.2 384 

 25 to 54 years........................ 6,949 5,777 83.1 5,358 77.1 419 7.3 1,172 

 55 to 64 years........................ 1,390 777 55.9 734 52.8 43 5.5 614 

 65 years and over.................. 1,170 195 16.7 184 15.7 11 5.8 975 

 See footnotes at end of table.

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, 2006 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............. 10,155 6,727 66.2 6,522 64.2 205 3.0 3,427 

 16 to 19 years......................... 613 154 25.1 132 21.6 22 14.0 459 

 20 to 24 years........................ 863 508 58.9 480 55.6 28 5.6 355 

 25 to 54 years........................ 6,319 5,069 80.2 4,939 78.2 130 2.6 1,250 

 55 to 64 years........................ 1,207 807 66.9 784 65.0 23 2.8 400 

 65 years and over................... 1,154 190 16.4 187 16.2 2 1.2 965 

Women, 16 years and over......... 5,328 3,106 58.3 3,011 56.5 95 3.1 2,222 

 16 to 19 years........................ 301 68 22.7 58 19.3 10 14.6 233 

 20 to 24 years........................ 429 241 56.1 231 53.8 10 4.0 189 

 25 to 54 years........................ 3,293 2,334 70.9 2,271 69.0 63 2.7 959 

 55 to 64 years........................ 646 378 58.5 365 56.6 12 3.3 268 

 65 years and over.................... 659 86 13.1 86 13.0 1 .6 572 

 Men, 16 years and over............. 4,827 3,621 75.0 3,511 72.7 110 3.0 1,206 

 16 to 19 years........................ 311 86 27.5 74 23.7 12 13.6 226 

 20 to 24 years........................ 433 267 61.7 249 57.4 19 7.0 166 

 25 to 54 years........................ 3,026 2,735 90.4 2,668 88.2 67 2.5 290 

 55 to 64 years........................ 561 429 76.6 419 74.7 10 2.4 131 

 65 years and over.................. 495 103 20.8 101 20.5 2 1.7 392 

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over............. 30,103 20,694 68.7 19,613 65.2 1,081 5.2 9,409 

 16 to 19 years......................... 2,796 1,071 38.3 900 32.2 170 15.9 1,725 

 20 to 24 years........................ 3,603 2,681 74.4 2,487 69.0 194 7.2 922 

 25 to 54 years........................ 18,840 15,083 80.1 14,430 76.6 653 4.3 3,757 

 55 to 64 years........................ 2,516 1,490 59.2 1,441 57.3 49 3.3 1,026 

 65 years and over.................. 2,347 369 15.7 354 15.1 14 3.9 1,978 

Women, 16 years and over......... 14,630 8,206 56.1 7,725 52.8 480 5.9 6,424 

 16 to 19 years........................ 1,368 471 34.4 404 29.5 67 14.1 897 

 20 to 24 years......................... 1,688 1,035 61.3 951 56.4 84 8.1 652 

 25 to 54 years......................... 8,910 5,907 66.3 5,603 62.9 304 5.1 3,004 

 55 to 64 years........................ 1,313 652 49.7 632 48.2 20 3.1 660 

 65 years and over..................... 1,351 141 10.4 135 10.0 6 4.2 1,210 

 Men, 16 years and over............. 15,473 12,488 80.7 11,887 76.8 601 4.8 2,985 

 16 to 19 years........................ 1,428 600 42.0 496 34.8 104 17.3 828 

 20 to 24 years........................ 1,916 1,646 85.9 1,535 80.1 110 6.7 270 

 25 to 54 years........................ 9,930 9,177 92.4 8,828 88.9 349 3.8 754 

 55 to 64 years........................ 1,204 838 69.6 809 67.2 29 3.5 366 

 65 years and over.................... 996 228 22.9 220 22.0 8 3.7 768 

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

Race, age, sex, and Hispanic

or Latino ethnicity

 Civilian 

noninstitutional

population

 Not in 

labor

force Total 

 Percent 

of

population