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Table 3. Employment status by race, age, sex, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity, 2004 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............... 182,643 121,086 66.3 115,239 63.1 5,847 4.8 61,558

 16 to 19 years.......................... 12,599 5,929 47.1 5,039 40.0 890 15.0 6,669

 20 to 24 years.......................... 15,817 12,192 77.1 11,233 71.0 959 7.9 3,626

 25 to 54 years.......................... 99,434 83,034 83.5 79,741 80.2 3,293 4.0 16,400

 55 to 64 years.......................... 24,549 15,522 63.2 14,965 61.0 557 3.6 9,026

 65 years and over.................... 30,245 4,408 14.6 4,260 14.1 148 3.3 25,837

Women, 16 years and over........... 93,599 55,092 58.9 52,527 56.1 2,565 4.7 38,508

 16 to 19 years.......................... 6,169 2,879 46.7 2,486 40.3 393 13.6 3,290

 20 to 24 years.......................... 7,794 5,606 71.9 5,207 66.8 399 7.1 2,188

 25 to 54 years.......................... 49,710 37,480 75.4 36,016 72.5 1,463 3.9 12,231

 55 to 64 years.......................... 12,627 7,197 57.0 6,947 55.0 250 3.5 5,430

 65 years and over..................... 17,299 1,930 11.2 1,870 10.8 60 3.1 15,369

 Men, 16 years and over............... 89,044 65,994 74.1 62,712 70.4 3,282 5.0 23,050

 16 to 19 years......................... 6,429 3,050 47.4 2,553 39.7 497 16.3 3,379

 20 to 24 years.......................... 8,024 6,586 82.1 6,026 75.1 560 8.5 1,438

 25 to 54 years.......................... 49,724 45,555 91.6 43,724 87.9 1,830 4.0 4,169

 55 to 64 years.......................... 11,922 8,326 69.8 8,018 67.3 307 3.7 3,596

 65 years and over..................... 12,946 2,478 19.1 2,390 18.5 88 3.5 10,468

Black or African American

Total, 16 years and over............... 26,065 16,638 63.8 14,909 57.2 1,729 10.4 9,428

 16 to 19 years........................... 2,423 762 31.4 520 21.5 241 31.7 1,661

 20 to 24 years........................... 2,821 1,926 68.3 1,572 55.7 353 18.4 896

 25 to 54 years........................... 15,095 12,033 79.7 11,006 72.9 1,027 8.5 3,062

 55 to 64 years........................... 2,827 1,538 54.4 1,452 51.4 86 5.6 1,290

 65 years and over...................... 2,899 380 13.1 359 12.4 21 5.5 2,519

Women, 16 years and over............. 14,409 8,865 61.5 7,997 55.5 868 9.8 5,544

 16 to 19 years........................... 1,227 403 32.8 289 23.6 114 28.2 824

 20 to 24 years........................... 1,495 999 66.8 833 55.7 166 16.6 497

 25 to 54 years........................... 8,321 6,448 77.5 5,912 71.0 536 8.3 1,873

 55 to 64 years.......................... 1,577 824 52.3 784 49.7 40 4.8 753

 65 years and over..................... 1,789 192 10.7 179 10.0 13 6.8 1,597

 Men, 16 years and over............... 11,656 7,773 66.7 6,912 59.3 860 11.1 3,884

 16 to 19 years........................... 1,195 359 30.0 231 19.3 128 35.6 837

 20 to 24 years........................... 1,326 927 69.9 739 55.7 188 20.3 399

 25 to 54 years........................... 6,774 5,585 82.5 5,094 75.2 491 8.8 1,189

 55 to 64 years........................... 1,250 714 57.1 668 53.4 46 6.4 537

 65 years and over..................... 1,111 188 17.0 180 16.2 8 4.2 922

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, 2004 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............... 9,519 6,271 65.9 5,994 63.0 277 4.4 3,248

 16 to 19 years.......................... 606 172 28.4 152 25.1 20 11.5 434

 20 to 24 years........................... 876 539 61.5 493 56.3 46 8.6 337

 25 to 54 years........................... 5,944 4,748 79.9 4,570 76.9 178 3.7 1,196

 55 to 64 years........................... 1,052 676 64.2 649 61.7 27 4.0 376

 65 years and over...................... 1,041 137 13.1 130 12.5 6 4.7 904

Women, 16 years and over............ 4,990 2,876 57.6 2,751 55.1 124 4.3 2,114

 16 to 19 years........................... 293 81 27.7 74 25.3 7 8.7 212

 20 to 24 years........................... 442 262 59.3 238 54.0 24 9.0 180

 25 to 54 years........................... 3,098 2,165 69.9 2,086 67.3 79 3.7 932

 55 to 64 years........................... 562 315 55.9 302 53.7 13 4.1 248

 65 years and over..................... 596 53 8.8 51 8.6 1 2.7 543

 Men, 16 years and over................ 4,529 3,396 75.0 3,243 71.6 153 4.5 1,133

 16 to 19 years........................... 313 91 29.0 78 24.9 13 14.0 222

 20 to 24 years........................... 434 277 63.8 255 58.6 23 8.2 157

 25 to 54 years........................... 2,846 2,582 90.7 2,484 87.3 98 3.8 264

 55 to 64 years........................... 490 361 73.8 347 70.9 14 3.9 129

 65 years and over..................... 445 84 18.9 79 17.8 5 5.9 361

Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

Total, 16 years and over............... 28,109 19,272 68.6 17,930 63.8 1,342 7.0 8,837

 16 to 19 years.......................... 2,608 995 38.2 792 30.4 203 20.4 1,612

 20 to 24 years........................... 3,666 2,732 74.5 2,477 67.6 255 9.3 934

 25 to 54 years........................... 17,512 13,955 79.7 13,163 75.2 792 5.7 3,557

 55 to 64 years........................... 2,208 1,284 58.1 1,210 54.8 74 5.8 924

 65 years and over....................... 2,115 306 14.5 288 13.6 18 6.0 1,809

Women, 16 years and over............ 13,692 7,685 56.1 7,098 51.8 587 7.6 6,007

 16 to 19 years............................ 1,272 429 33.7 346 27.2 83 19.3 843

 20 to 24 years............................ 1,685 1,060 62.9 964 57.2 97 9.1 625

 25 to 54 years............................ 8,352 5,521 66.1 5,151 61.7 370 6.7 2,831

 55 to 64 years........................... 1,162 556 47.8 523 45.0 32 5.8 606

 65 years and over..................... 1,221 119 9.8 114 9.3 5 4.6 1,102

 Men, 16 years and over................ 14,417 11,587 80.4 10,832 75.1 755 6.5 2,831

 16 to 19 years........................... 1,336 567 42.4 446 33.4 120 21.2 769

 20 to 24 years........................... 1,981 1,671 84.4 1,514 76.4 158 9.4 309

 25 to 54 years........................... 9,160 8,434 92.1 8,011 87.5 423 5.0 726

 55 to 64 years........................... 1,046 728 69.6 687 65.7 41 5.7 318

 65 years and over..................... 894 186 20.8 174 19.4 13 6.9 708

Race, age, sex, and Hispanic or 

Latino ethnicity

 Civilian 

noninstitutional 

population 

 Not in 

labor force Total Percent of 

population