HOUSEHOLD DATA HOUSEHOLD DATA

ANNUAL AVERAGES 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 

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.

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