HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                HOUSEHOLD DATA
     ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                              ANNUAL AVERAGES
     
     5.  Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population by sex, age, and race

     (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                 
                                                         Total               White          Black or African         Asian       
                                                                                               American                          
           Employment status, sex, and age                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                 
                                                     2007      2008      2007      2008      2007      2008      2007      2008  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                        TOTAL                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  231,867   233,788   188,253   189,540    27,485    27,843    10,633    10,751 
         Civilian labor force....................  153,124   154,287   124,935   125,635    17,496    17,740     7,067     7,202 
             Percent of population...............     66.0      66.0      66.4      66.3      63.7      63.7      66.5      67.0 
           Employed..............................  146,047   145,362   119,792   119,126    16,051    15,953     6,839     6,917 
           Unemployed............................    7,078     8,924     5,143     6,509     1,445     1,788       229       285 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.6       5.8       4.1       5.2       8.3      10.1       3.2       4.0 
         Not in labor force......................   78,743    79,501    63,319    63,905     9,989    10,103     3,566     3,549 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 16 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  112,173   113,113    92,073    92,725    12,361    12,516     5,052     5,112 
         Civilian labor force....................   82,136    82,520    68,158    68,351     8,252     8,347     3,796     3,852 
             Percent of population...............     73.2      73.0      74.0      73.7      66.8      66.7      75.1      75.3 
           Employed..............................   78,254    77,486    65,289    64,624     7,500     7,398     3,677     3,692 
           Unemployed............................    3,882     5,033     2,869     3,727       752       949       119       160 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.7       6.1       4.2       5.5       9.1      11.4       3.1       4.1 
         Not in labor force......................   30,036    30,593    23,915    24,374     4,110     4,169     1,256     1,260 
                                                                                                                                 
                Men, 20 years and over                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  103,555   104,453    85,420    86,056    11,057    11,194     4,737     4,787 
         Civilian labor force....................   78,596    79,047    65,214    65,483     7,867     7,962     3,718     3,767 
             Percent of population...............     75.9      75.7      76.3      76.1      71.2      71.1      78.5      78.7 
           Employed..............................   75,337    74,750    62,806    62,304     7,245     7,151     3,608     3,621 
           Unemployed............................    3,259     4,297     2,408     3,179       622       811       110       146 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.1       5.4       3.7       4.9       7.9      10.2       3.0       3.9 
         Not in labor force......................   24,959    25,406    20,206    20,573     3,189     3,232     1,019     1,021 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 16 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  119,694   120,675    96,180    96,814    15,124    15,328     5,581     5,639 
         Civilian labor force....................   70,988    71,767    56,777    57,284     9,244     9,393     3,271     3,350 
             Percent of population...............     59.3      59.5      59.0      59.2      61.1      61.3      58.6      59.4 
           Employed..............................   67,792    67,876    54,503    54,501     8,551     8,554     3,162     3,225 
           Unemployed............................    3,196     3,891     2,274     2,782       693       839       110       125 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.5       5.4       4.0       4.9       7.5       8.9       3.4       3.7 
         Not in labor force......................   48,707    48,908    39,403    39,531     5,879     5,934     2,310     2,289 
                                                                                                                                 
               Women, 20 years and over                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......  111,330   112,260    89,790    90,400    13,788    13,974     5,265     5,333 
         Civilian labor force....................   67,516    68,382    53,925    54,508     8,828     8,991     3,194     3,278 
             Percent of population...............     60.6      60.9      60.1      60.3      64.0      64.3      60.7      61.5 
           Employed..............................   64,799    65,039    51,996    52,124     8,240     8,260     3,096     3,162 
           Unemployed............................    2,718     3,342     1,930     2,384       588       732        99       116 
             Unemployment rate...................      4.0       4.9       3.6       4.4       6.7       8.1       3.1       3.5 
         Not in labor force......................   43,814    43,878    35,864    35,892     4,960     4,982     2,071     2,055 
                                                                                                                                 
              Both sexes, 16 to 19 years                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                 
       Civilian noninstitutional population......   16,982    17,075    13,043    13,084     2,640     2,676       631       630 
         Civilian labor force....................    7,012     6,858     5,795     5,644       801       787       155       157 
             Percent of population...............     41.3      40.2      44.4      43.1      30.3      29.4      24.5      24.9 
           Employed..............................    5,911     5,573     4,990     4,697       566       541       135       134 
           Unemployed............................    1,101     1,285       805       947       235       246        20        23 
             Unemployment rate...................     15.7      18.7      13.9      16.8      29.4      31.2      12.7      14.6 
         Not in labor force......................    9,970    10,218     7,248     7,440     1,839     1,889       476       473 

        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.