HOUSEHOLD DATA                                                                                                  HOUSEHOLD DATA
  ANNUAL AVERAGES                                                                                                ANNUAL AVERAGES
  
  7.  Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 25 years and over by educational attainment, sex, race, and
  Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

  (Numbers in thousands)
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
                                   Less than a     High school                                                      Bachelor's  
                                   high school      graduates,           Some college or associate degree             degree    
                                     diploma      no college (1)                                                  and higher (2)
  Employment status, sex, race,                                                                                                 
      and Hispanic or Latino                                                                                                    
            ethnicity                                                 Total       Some college,     Associate                   
                                                                                    no degree         degree                    
                                   2006    2007    2006    2007                                                    2006    2007 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                   2006    2007    2006    2007    2006    2007                 
                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
              TOTAL                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population...................  27,541  26,633  60,748  61,373  49,011  49,831  32,069  32,853  16,942  16,978  54,571  56,620
    Civilian labor force........  12,758  12,408  38,354  38,539  35,410  35,887  22,504  22,958  12,906  12,928  42,512  44,074
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    46.3    46.6    63.1    62.8    72.2    72.0    70.2    69.9    76.2    76.1    77.9    77.8
       Employed.................  11,892  11,521  36,702  36,857  34,143  34,612  21,630  22,076  12,514  12,535  41,649  43,182
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    43.2    43.3    60.4    60.1    69.7    69.5    67.4    67.2    73.9    73.8    76.3    76.3
       Unemployed...............     866     886   1,652   1,682   1,267   1,275     874     882     393     393     863     892
         Unemployment rate......     6.8     7.1     4.3     4.4     3.6     3.6     3.9     3.8     3.0     3.0     2.0     2.0
                                                                                                                                
               Men                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population...................  13,565  13,249  28,995  29,232  22,137  22,690  14,879  15,337   7,258   7,353  27,258  28,094
    Civilian labor force........   8,112   7,974  21,260  21,385  17,520  17,853  11,507  11,810   6,013   6,043  22,554  23,289
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    59.8    60.2    73.3    73.2    79.1    78.7    77.3    77.0    82.8    82.2    82.7    82.9
       Employed.................   7,614   7,450  20,345  20,434  16,945  17,243  11,110  11,382   5,835   5,862  22,114  22,835
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    56.1    56.2    70.2    69.9    76.5    76.0    74.7    74.2    80.4    79.7    81.1    81.3
       Unemployed...............     498     523     914     951     575     610     397     429     177     181     440     454
         Unemployment rate......     6.1     6.6     4.3     4.4     3.3     3.4     3.5     3.6     3.0     3.0     1.9     1.9
                                                                                                                                
              Women                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population...................  13,976  13,385  31,754  32,141  26,874  27,141  17,189  17,516   9,684   9,625  27,314  28,527
    Civilian labor force........   4,646   4,434  17,094  17,154  17,890  18,034  10,996  11,148   6,893   6,886  19,958  20,784
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    33.2    33.1    53.8    53.4    66.6    66.4    64.0    63.6    71.2    71.5    73.1    72.9
       Employed.................   4,278   4,071  16,357  16,423  17,198  17,368  10,520  10,695   6,678   6,674  19,535  20,346
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    30.6    30.4    51.5    51.1    64.0    64.0    61.2    61.1    69.0    69.3    71.5    71.3
       Unemployed...............     368     363     737     731     692     666     477     454     215     212     423     438
         Unemployment rate......     7.9     8.2     4.3     4.3     3.9     3.7     4.3     4.1     3.1     3.1     2.1     2.1
                                                                                                                                
              White                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population...................  21,781  21,102  50,171  50,340  40,396  41,007  26,281  26,927  14,115  14,080  45,213  46,815
    Civilian labor force........  10,331  10,106  31,351  31,354  28,973  29,287  18,254  18,578  10,719  10,709  35,043  36,215
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    47.4    47.9    62.5    62.3    71.7    71.4    69.5    69.0    75.9    76.1    77.5    77.4
       Employed.................   9,720   9,446  30,188  30,140  28,056  28,355  17,632  17,936  10,424  10,419  34,357  35,535
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    44.6    44.8    60.2    59.9    69.5    69.1    67.1    66.6    73.9    74.0    76.0    75.9
       Unemployed...............     611     660   1,162   1,214     917     932     622     642     295     290     686     681
         Unemployment rate......     5.9     6.5     3.7     3.9     3.2     3.2     3.4     3.5     2.8     2.7     2.0     1.9
                                                                                                                                
    Black or African American                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population...................   3,975   3,761   7,638   7,884   5,889   6,041   4,075   4,160   1,814   1,881   4,089   4,268
    Civilian labor force........   1,593   1,470   5,105   5,158   4,428   4,552   3,015   3,093   1,413   1,459   3,356   3,540
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    40.1    39.1    66.8    65.4    75.2    75.3    74.0    74.4    77.9    77.6    82.1    83.0
       Employed.................   1,389   1,293   4,697   4,783   4,154   4,300   2,816   2,912   1,338   1,389   3,263   3,435
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    34.9    34.4    61.5    60.7    70.5    71.2    69.1    70.0    73.7    73.8    79.8    80.5
       Unemployed...............     204     177     408     375     274     252     199     181      75      70      93     106
         Unemployment rate......    12.8    12.0     8.0     7.3     6.2     5.5     6.6     5.9     5.3     4.8     2.8     3.0
                                                                                                                                
              Asian                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population...................   1,026     999   1,718   1,858   1,439   1,502     847     893     592     609   4,496   4,750
    Civilian labor force........     455     437   1,079   1,174   1,045   1,088     595     647     450     441   3,486   3,679
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    44.4    43.8    62.8    63.2    72.6    72.5    70.2    72.5    76.0    72.5    77.5    77.5
       Employed.................     438     425   1,046   1,136   1,012   1,048     573     624     439     423   3,414   3,592
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    42.7    42.5    60.9    61.1    70.3    69.8    67.7    69.9    74.2    69.5    75.9    75.6
       Unemployed...............      17      13      33      38      32      41      22      23      11      18      72      88
         Unemployment rate......     3.8     2.9     3.1     3.2     3.1     3.7     3.7     3.5     2.4     4.0     2.1     2.4
                                                                                                                                
   Hispanic or Latino ethnicity                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
  Civilian noninstitutional                                                                                                     
   population...................   9,519   9,643   6,738   7,191   4,396   4,665   2,998   3,176   1,398   1,489   3,051   3,292
    Civilian labor force........   5,948   6,040   5,008   5,344   3,502   3,692   2,374   2,490   1,128   1,201   2,484   2,707
         Percent of                                                                                                             
          population............    62.5    62.6    74.3    74.3    79.7    79.1    79.2    78.4    80.7    80.7    81.4    82.2
       Employed.................   5,620   5,677   4,801   5,110   3,377   3,542   2,282   2,382   1,095   1,160   2,428   2,644
         Employment-population                                                                                                  
          ratio.................    59.0    58.9    71.3    71.1    76.8    75.9    76.1    75.0    78.3    77.9    79.6    80.3
       Unemployed...............     328     363     207     234     125     150      92     108      33      41      56      63
         Unemployment rate......     5.5     6.0     4.1     4.4     3.6     4.1     3.9     4.4     2.9     3.5     2.2     2.3

    1 Includes persons with a high school diploma or equivalent.
    2 Includes persons with bachelor's, master's, professional, and doctoral degrees.
    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.  Persons whose ethnicity is identified as Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.  Updated
  population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.